Sold Date: May 14, 2017
Start Date: May 7, 2017
Final Price: $1,265.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 37
Seller Feedback: 345
Buyer Feedback: 174

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*THE BEATLES~REVOLVER~ULTRA RARE US ORIG’66 CAPITOL 1ST PRESS PROMO COPY FACTORY SEALED*

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A STILL SEALED MONSTROUSLY RARE CAPITOL RECORDS EARLIEST PROMOTIONAL COPY OF THE REVOLVER ALBUM, WHICH MANY CONSIDER TO BE THE GREATEST ROCK ALBUM OF ALL TIME, WITH THE PERFORATED ‘PROMO’ STAMP AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE COVER. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME EVER WHEN YOU SEE A STILL SEALED EARLIEST PROMOTIONAL REVOLVER ALBUM. 

***STILL FACTORY SEALED NEVER OPENED NEVER PLAYED IN 51 YEARS***

***ULTRA RARE VERY EARLY FIRST US STEREO LEGENDARY EAST COAST, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, RECORDS PLANT PRESSING***

***THE MISSING FACTORY DESIGNATOR NUMBER ON THE BACK COVER INDICATES WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT THIS CAPITOL RECORDS SCRANTON PLANT PRESSING IS ONE OF THE TRUE FIRST PROMOTIONAL ALBUMS WITH THE OLDEST KNOWN COVER VERSION, BEFORE CAPITOL EVEN STARTED NUMBERING THE COVER SEQUENCING, WHICH HAPPENED ONLY AFTER THE 1966***

*** ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING "CAPITOL 66" SOUNDS GREAT YELLOW PRINTED INNER SLEEVE WITH ADVERTS FOR OTHER CAPITOL RECORDS RELEASES IS SEEN THROUGH THE PERFORATION HOLES***

THE BEATLES~REVOLVER~ULTRA RARE FIRST US PRESSING PROMOTIONAL COPY BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL 1966 CAPITOL RECORDS ST-2576 STEREO  ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL LABEL WITH A MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (”RAINBOW”) BAND  ALONG THE LABELS’ EDGE WITHOUT THE “SUBSIDIARY” RIM TEXT. FIRST US STEREO PRESSING WITH THE “LENNON-McCARTNEY” CREDITS ON THE LABELS. (SECOND PRESSINGS USED THE COMPOSERS' FULL NAMES).

FIRST ISSUE MATTE THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) COVER WITH A WHITE BORDER AROUND THE FRONT AND NO FACTORY DESIGNATOR RIAA NUMBER ON THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE BACK COVER. THE COVER IS STILL FACTORY SEALED. THE SHRINK IS FULLY INTACT WITH THE ORIGINAL BREATHE HOLES. THE FRONT COVER HAS FILE UNDER: ‘THE BEATLES’ TEXT AT THE TOP RIGHT. PERFORATED ‘PROMO’ STAMP AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE COVER.

ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING "CAPITOL 66" SOUNDS GREAT YELLOW PRINTED INNER SLEEVE WITH ADVERTS FOR OTHER CAPITOL RECORDS RELEASES IS SEEN THROUGH THE PERFORATION HOLES

PLEASE NOTE: PROMOTIONAL, DEMONSTRATION AND RADIO STATION COPIES WERE SENT TO THE 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.

BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE AND ORGANOLEPTIC EVALUATION ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE ISSUE, INCLUDING ITS CONSTRUCTION, APPEARANCE, WEIGHT, PRINT FEATURES, AND THE WAY THE COVER IS SEALED IN THE FACTORY SHRINK LEAVE NO DOUBTS THAT IT IS THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING.

***IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION***

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

·     VINYL: NEW (FACTORY SEALED)

·     COVER: NEW (FACTORY SEALED)

THE SHRINK AT THE MOUTH OF THE RECORD IS COMPLETELY INTACT. THE SHRINK HAS A 1.5 INCH SEAM SPLIT AT THE TOP EDGE WITH THE LIGHT WEAR OF THE COVER. THE SHRINK HAS A 2 INCH SEAM SPLIT ON THE RIGHT OF THE BACK COVER, BUT THE COVER ISN’T AFFECTED IN ANY WAYS. IT IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE COPY!

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·     WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·     WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·     IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·     WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·     WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·     WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·     WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·     WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

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