The Beatles I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND Rare '64 MINT EAST & WEST COAST 45 & PS
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RARE! The Beatles sing I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND b/w I Saw Her Standing There on 1964 Capitol MINT WEST and EAST COAST 45s with MINT Picture Sleeves.
Condition is "used." Ships FREE by USPS Media Mail.
This is a Great Investment Opportunity for You!
Own Two (2) Important and Valuable Pieces of Rock History:
The Beatles' First Capitol Records Vinyl Singles with Iconic Picture Sleeves
featuring the EAST COAST edition AND the Much Rarer WEST COAST edition,
BOTH in pristine MINT Condition!
This auction is for two (2) rare, valuable, and historic records: The East Coast AND West Coast varieties of the Beatles' classic I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND b/w I Saw Her Standing There They are two mint condition 45s and two mint condition picture sleeves. I set the prices for these items based upon the values assigned in the Guide to American Beatles Records by Perry Cox, et.al. (2007). Their current value is probably much higher.
Key Authenticity Verifications (See also photos above.)
1964 WEST COAST variety:
- Orange & Yellow Swirl record DOES NOT contain the white print "A Subsidiary of Capitol. . ." at the bottom of the label, increasing its value significantly.
- "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc. . . ." is close to the rim, not indented at the bottom of the label as it is on the 30th anniversary version from 1994.
- Sides A and B have the correct catalog numbers (45-X44771 - G2; 45-X44772 - F1) hand-etched into the runout groove (dead wax). [See photos, please.]
- Picture Sleeve has thumb tab and Beatle George's head is cropped in photo.
- Capitol Records logo on Picture Sleeve DOES NOT have dots after "Reg US Pat Off" as it does on the 1994 version
- Side B has George Pincus & Sons as the publisher, significantly increasing its value.
- Orange & Yellow Swirl record DOES NOT contain the white print "A Subsidiary of Capitol. . ." at the bottom of the label.
- "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc. . . ." is close to the rim, not indented at the bottom of the label.
- Picture Sleeve is straight cut and shows all of Beatle George's head in photo.
- Sides A and B have the correct catalog numbers (45-X44771 - G4 A4; 45-X44772 - F5 Xx2) machine-etched into the runout groove (dead wax). [See photos, please.]
- has Walter Hofer as the publisher on Side B, significantly increasing its value.
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