Sold Date: December 23, 2018
Start Date: December 16, 2018
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The Beatles·Help! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)·US Original 1965 Capitol Mono MAS-2386

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INCREDIBLY RARE CAPITOL RECORDS PROMOTIONAL COPY WITH A PERFORATED "PROMO" PUNCH HOLE STAMP

PROMOTIONAL, DEMONSTRATION AND RADIO STATION COPIES WERE SENT TO RADIO STATIONS AS MUCH AS FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE RECORD AND CONSIDERED TO BE THE EARLIEST VERY FIRST PRESSINGS OF THE PARTICULAR TITLE

Original 1st East Coast Release Capitol Record's, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Pressing Plant Identifiable Runout Marking IAM In Triangle Stamped In The Trail-Off Of The Vinyl.

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COVER - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original thick cardboard pasteover gatefold cover. The front cover has a 'PROMO' perforated promotional stamp. The cover is still in its original shrink (cellophane) wrap. The shrink is fully intact with the original breathe holes

 LABEL - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original Capitol Records MAS-2386 mono catalog number Keystone print black 62-01A label with a multicolored spectrum ("Rainbow") band along the label's edge without the "subsidiary" print. First print mono label variation without the author credit (Ken Thorne) for B4 "The Bitter End" or B6 "The Chase", and "You Can't Do That".

VINYL - EXCELLENT Original very early 1st pressing thick vinyl with the hand written first matrix numbers in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

SIDE 1: ST-1-2080-A3 #4 IAM in triangle P

SIDE 2: ST-1-2080-A3 IAM in triangle P 1 1

Original 1st East Coast release Capitol Record's, Scranton, Pennsylvania, pressing plant identifiable runout marking IAM in triangle stamped in the trail-off of the vinyl. The vinyl has some very light surface hairlines and scuffs from the sleeve, retaining its great factory gloss and lustre.

INNER SLEEVE - EXCELLENT Original Capitol Records PE 12-2ES (Scranton) olive "Capitol's New Improved Full Dimensional Stereo sounds better than stereo has ever sounded before" printed paper inner sleeve with adverts for other Capitol Records releases.

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