In this auction: 

·       “SOMETHING NEW” LP by the Beatles  

·       This LP is Capitol Records T - 2108.

·       This is a MONO (monaural) PRESSING.

·       This LP was originally issued July 20, 1964.

·       This is an EAST COAST 1st MONO PRESSING. We know this because the German translator’s name is incorrectly spelled as “Nicholas” instead of “Nicolas” in the label credits. (Later East Coast Pressings have the correct spelling, “Nicolas”.)

·       According to Perry Cox, this LP was pressed at Capitol Records’ Scranton plant based on the number “3” printed on the rear cover at lower right.

·       The VINYL has the “?” in the trail-off wax. This is the symbol Capitol Records used to identify vinyl pressed at its Scranton Pressing Plant.

·       Therefore, this #3 Scranton cover and Scranton vinyl are correctly paired/matched.

·       NOTE: Some sellers may intentionally or accidentally switch vinyl and covers in order to create an LP with a higher grade cover and vinyl combination, but NOT correctly matched to the same pressing plant. I don’t do that. This is the correct cover and vinyl for this pressing/issue.

·       The COVER is graded VERY STRONG VG + to NEAR MINT MINUS. It is still in its ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP. There is a 2 ½-inch X 2 ½-inch piece of shrink wrap missing at the lower right corner which allowed only a little bit of wear on the cover (which is why the cover is graded Near Mint Minus instead of Near Mint.) There is a tiny push only on the lower right corner. The primarily white rear cover is mostly white with some light “aging” near the opening. There is a very small “ding” on the rear cover at the opening about 4 inches from the top.

·       This primarily black cover is a tough cover to find without wear.  It was prone to show wear very easily and is often found with such wear. However, this one has VERY MINIMAL WEAR and been well-protected by the shrink wrap over the past 50+ years! The seams and spine are perfect!!

·       The VINYL is in VG CONDITION with a number of light surface hairlines/scuffs. Only one is “feelable”, and there was very minimal audio effect when I played it. There are 2 very tiny bumps in the vinyl which are manufacturing defects. I played the 2 tracks (using my Technics turntable and tracking at ½ gram) where the bumps are located, and there were NO skips.

·       The vinyl also comes with its ORIGINAL BLUE CAPITOL RECORDS INNER PAPER SLEEVE which is the correct inner sleeve for this LP issue.

An ORIGINAL BEATLES 1st PRESSING MONO LP to add to your vinyl collection!

Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for some information about this record.