Sold Date: October 27, 2024
Start Date: October 20, 2024
Final Price: $313.00 (USD)
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ORIGINAL 1st US CAPITOL RECORDS 2LP COMPILATION PRESSING FACTORY SEALED COPY 

THE BEATLES ~ THE BEATLES / 1962-1966 (1973)

RED LARGE TRACK LISTING HYPE STICKER WITH THE APPLE RECORDS LOGO

THIS ISSUE CONTAINS INSIDE:

RED CUSTOM INNER SLEEVES WITH THE LYRICS ON BOTH SIDES

WHITE “FOR YOUR INFORMATION” BEATLES’ DISCOGRAPHY INSERT CATALOG

RARE ORIGINAL GOLD-FOIL “THE GREATEST MUSIC EVER SOLD CERTIFIED ‘BEST OF’ ALBUM” ROUND STICKER

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Original 1st US release of The Beatles’ album compilation “The Beatles / 1962-1966”, representing an anthology of the best Beatles songs for the period from 1962 to 1966, which was released in 1973 concurrently with its counterpart 1967-1970 (the “Blue Album”) that you can also find among our currently listed items. The compilation albums were created by Apple and EMI/Capitol Records in response to a bootleg collection titled Alpha Omega, which had been sold on television the previous year. Print advertising for the two records made a point of declaring them "the only authorized collection of the Beatles". This issue, released on two LPs, is often called the "Red Album". 1st print gatefold cover with the green Apple Records logo at the top on the back and "1700 Broadway, New York, New York, 10019" address at the bottom. This copy is the original 1st pressing and NOT the reissue with Capitol's target logo on the back of the cover. This factory sealed copy also has a large 4” x 6” red hype sticker with the Apple logo and song titles affixed to the shrink wrap at the bottom right corner of the back cover. The sticker contains the “Printed in U.S.A.” text, “3403” catalog number and advertises the presence of “Complete Lyrics Included Inside” at the bottom. The front cover of the gatefold cover contains a rare 3.5” variation of the gold-foil embossed “The Greatest Music Ever Sold Certified ‘Best Of’ Album” sticker at the top left corner. All of the copies of this issue include the custom red inner sleeves, containing the lyrics / credits, and the white Beatles' album discography insert. The inner gatefold photo is from the "Mad Day Out" photo session in London on Sunday, July 28th , 1968. Finding this album in a Mint factory sealed condition is extremely hard. The last photo shows both compilation albums inside a very rare official Capitol Records record store LP box. It isn’t a part of this listing and is being sold separately.

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Magnificent factory sealed copy in Mint condition.

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