MEET THE BEATLES RARE SEALED UNIQUE JAPAN-ONLY APPLE MONO PROMO AUDIOPHILE LP

$

180

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·       BEATLES – MEET THE BEATLES – JAPANESE-ONLY ALBUM, NEVER RELEASED ANYWHERE ELSE OUTSIDE OF JAPAN – 1964 TOSHIBA/EMI RECORDS OF JAPAN MONO LP EAS-70100 ON AN JAPANESE APPLE/EMI-TOSHIBA LABEL RELEASED IN JAPANESE "COUNTRY FLAG SERIES" (THE JAPANESE "OBI" STRIP HAS A NATIONAL FLAG ON TOP OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED; THIS TITLE HAS A JAPANESE FLAG, SIGNIFYING THAT IT WAS A JAPANESE-ONLY RELEASE; (PLEASE NOTE: THE ALBUM BEARS THE TITLE IDENTICAL TO THE AMERICAN RELEASE, BUT THE TRACK LISTING AND SEQUENCE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT)

·       GENUINE JAPANESE  PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED JAPANESE PROMO AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

(THE ALBUM IS SEALED THREE WAYS: FIRSTLY, WITH A CAPITOL RECORDS (JAPAN) SEALANT STICKER ON THE OPENING SIDE; SECONDLY,  IT IS SEALED IN A LOOSE-FITTING BAGGY AND, FINALLY, IN AN OVERSIZED PVC BAGGY WITH A RESEALABLE FLAP ***

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       VERY EARLY PRESSING (1976) ON APPLE / EMI-TOSHIBA LABEL (WHOLE GREEN APPLE ON ONE SIDE, SPLIT WHITE APPLE ON THE OTHER)

·       ALBUM INCLUDES "OBI" (A RIBBON / BELT WITH JAPANESE ALPHABET CHARACTERS, CONTAINING ALBUM DATA)  WRAPPED AROUND THE COVER)

·       THIS IS NOT A RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       GUARANTEED TO INCLUDES ORIGINAL JAPANESE INSERT

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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These Japanese hi-grade , virgin-vinyl, extended-dynamic range vinyl pressings - while they were imported  in the 1970's and early 1980's - were audiophile and connoisseur delights  (we   have not  seen some of these titles in circulation in years – some of them are highly collectible). These majestic recordings received an  intense, meticulous and laborious treatment like very few other recordings did.   They are characterized by the boosted dynamic and frequency range, almost compulsive attention paid to the fine detail and integrity of the pressing and highest quality  of the material. Many of  these recordings remain unsurpassed, delivering music  reproduction as close to  the actual recording session as possible. In the best tradition of some of the major Japanese corporations -  such as RCA Victor Co. (Nippon),  Warner-Pioneer Corporation of Japan or EMI-Toshiba Corporation  -  the sound quality of the Japanese pressings is, generally,  truly extraordinary - much better, we firmly believe, than the corresponding first pressings of the albums in question.

THE RECORD COMES IN A METICULOUSLY CONSTRUCTED STURDY JAPANESE COVER, DELICATE PVC-INNER SLEEVE  RESEMBLING FINE (RICE PAPER) INNER SLEEVE, LYRICS AND ALBUM  DATA INSERT AND WITH THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE "OBI" (PAPER RIBBON WITH ALBUM INFO, STILL WRAPPED AROUND THE COVER)

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The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its finest audio format, no longer in print, and no longer easily obtainable.

Track list

1.    I Want To Hold Your Hand

2.    She Loves You

3.    From Me To You

4.    Twist And Shout

5.    Love Me Do

6.    Baby It's You

7.    Don't Bother Me

8.    Please Please Me

9.    I Saw Her Standing There

10.                       P.S. I Love You

11.                       Little Child

12.                       All My Loving

13.                       Hold Me Tight

14.                       Please Mr. Postman

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The album is guaranteed to come with the original Japanese-only insert/lyrics sheet still intact.

(c)           The record is guaranteed to come in a hi-grade PVC inner sleeve

(d)          The album comes with the original Japanese 'OBI' strip/sash completely intact

(e)           The record is guaranteed to be pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

(f)              The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(g)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.   (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels  (except for the promotional sticker and Capitol Records' sealant sticker)

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

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