THE BEATLES REVOLVER US ORIG'66 CAPITOL MONO 1ST PRESS AUDIOMATRIX STAMP STICKER
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The Beatles·Revolver·US Original 1966 Capitol AudioMatrix Mono T-2576
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RAREST OF ALL THE BEATLES REVOLVER VARIATION PRESSINGS WITH “AUDIOMATRIX” MACHINE STAMP
HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL PRESSING 168 g
ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL 3' X 2' YELLOW OVAL “YELLOW SUBMARINE & ELEANOR RIGBY” SONG HYPE STICKER
VERY EARLY 1ST LABEL WITH THE FIRST PRESSING AUTHOR CREDITS LENNON-McCARTNEY ON THE CAPITOL’S LABELS (SECOND PRESSINGS USED THE COMPOSERS' FULL NAMES)
NOTE: INSANELY RARE FIRST US MONAURAL PRESSING WITH THE MACHINE STAMPED “AUDIOMATRIX”, WHICH BELONGED TO AUDIO MATRIX, INC., LOCATED IN BRONX, NEW YORK, AND MADE METAL PRESSING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING MASTERS, MOTHERS AND STAMPERS, TO THE RECORD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. THEIR WORK ALWAYS HAD A MACHINE STAMPED "AUDIOMATRIX" IN THE DEAD WAX MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ALMOST UNREADABLE AS STAMPERS WEAR LED TO THE DEPTH OF THE ACTUAL STAMP GETTING MORE SHALLOW. WE CAN'T TELL FOR SURE WHAT PRESSING PLANT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WAS PRESSED AT. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE PRESSING RING WITH THE DIAMETER OF 2.75' AND THE "REVOLVER" TITLE WRITTEN WITH SPACES ON THE LABELS IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT THIS IS A SCRANTON PRESSING PLANT ISSUE. BUT, HERE ARE SOME CONTRADICTIONS. BRUCE SPIZER DOCUMENTS A MONO COPY OF "REVOLVER" WITH THE SAME FEATURES AS THIS PRESSING IN HIS BOOK, BUT CAN'T NAME THE PARTICULAR PLANT THAT PRESSED THE "AUDIOMATRIX" ISSUES. HE ALSO MENTIONS THAT "THIS MYSTERY PLANT ALSO PRESSED MONO COPIES OF "SOMETHING NEW," "THE EARLY BEATLES" AND POSSIBLY MORE." THE PRESSING PLANT THAT PRESSED THIS ISSUE AND OTHER "AUDIOMATRIX" COPIES REMAINS UNKNOWN AS THE AUDIO MATRIX COMPANY DIDN'T PROVIDE CAPITOL WITH METAL PRESSING PLATES AS CAPITOL HAD ITS OWN PLATES. NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE NO DOUBTS AT ALL THAT THIS PRESSING IS ONE OF THE FIRST PRESSINGS AS THE VINYL HAS THE DATE STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL, PROVIDING THE PROOF THAT THIS PRESSING WAS MADE IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 1966.
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COVER - NEAR MINT (NM-) Original thick cardboard single type cover. The cover is still in its original shrink (cellophane) wrap. The shrink is fully intact with the original breathe holes. The front cover has the original promotional 3' x 2' yellow oval "Yellow Submarine & Eleanor Rigby" song hype sticker affixed to the shrinkwrap
LABEL - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original Capitol Records T-2576 mono catalog number 62-01A Keystone print black 2'75 diameter pressing ring label with a multicolored spectrum ("Rainbow") band along the label's without the "subsidary" print.
VINYL - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-) Original very early first monaural thick heavy vinyl pressing with the hand written first matrix numbers in trail-off vinyl (dead wax)
SIDE 1: T1-2576-A 10-12-66 AB-12-66 AudioMatrix
SIDE 2: T2-2576-B 10-11-66 AB-11-66 AudioMatrix
The record has a date stamp hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax). The record has the "AudioMatrix" machine stamp in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax) area, which is generally considered a proof of authenticity of the very early first pressing. The vinyl has some very light surface hairlines and scuffs from the sleeve, retaining its magnificent factory gloss and lustre
INNER SLEEVE - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original Capitol Records printed PE 12-2FS (Scranton) gold 'CAPITOL 66 SOUND GREAT!' paper inner sleeve with adverts for other Capitol Records releases
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