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THE BEATLES - SECOND ALBUM - ORIGINAL 1964 CAPITOL
RECORDS STEREO LP ST-2080
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ORIGINAL
U.S. PRESSING
*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***
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ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL
LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED
SPECTRUM (“RAINBOW) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE
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THE THICKNESS OF THE
VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER
PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE
ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
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THREE “BREATHE” (AIR)
HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP (TWO ON THE FRONT SIDE, ONE IN THE BACK)
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CONTRARY TO POPULAR
BELIEF, STEREO PRESSING OF THIS TITLE IS
MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO
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NO ANNOYING “RIAA” STAMP ON THE COVER (TYPICALLY, A SIGN OF
LATER PRESSING)
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THE SMALL PRESSING GENERATION NUMBER ON THE BACK COVER IS: 3 .
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ORIGINAL, FIRST VERSION OF THE COVER
WITH THE LINE “TO BE PLAYED ONLY WITH A STEREO CARTRIDGE AND NEEDLE TO AVOID
DAMAGE”
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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS
NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
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THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.
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THICK, HEAVY VINYL
PRESSING
(►PLEASE SEE THE
IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
(Note:
this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This
is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)
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If you are a European, be
forewarned: this is a VERY different version of the album from the one you are
used to hearing (actually, European version of this album does not even exist -
European equivalent of this album would probably be "With the Beatles",
the group's second UK album): American mixes of the Beatles albums are
generally different, more "raw" and placing much more emphasis on
echo and reverb (this one is no exception).
This is the second Beatles
Capitol album, and - like all American
versions of Beatles albums - this one, too, is different from the British
counterpart in name, number of the tracks, mixing and overall packaging. Finding a still sealed original copy?!?! Forget it – not even
a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.
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The Beatles' Second Album
was the first album of the group's work to be assembled by Capitol Records
exclusively for the American market (as opposed to, say, Meet the
Beatles!, which was a reconfigured and shortened version of With the
Beatles). As such, it offends some historical purists, who don't
think of it as a real album. Regardless of its origins, however, The Beatles'
Second Album stands as probably best pure rock & roll album ever issued of
the group's music. In the process of pulling songs from various British and
American EPs, singles (including "She Loves You") and B-sides, as
well as tracks left over from the editing of With the
Beatles for American release, the compilers somehow managed to avoid
any trace of the pop ballads favored by Paul
McCartney that usually slowed down the group's other early albums,
and the result was the longest uninterrupted body of hard rock & roll and
R&B in their entire output. No other long-player by the group featured them
doing more covers of songs by black American artists or songwriters, including Little
Richard("Long Tall Sally"), Chuck Berry
("Roll Over Beethoven"), Smokey
Robinson ("You Really Got a Hold on Me"), Barrett
Strong ("Money"), and others, and just to show how rich a
vein this all was at the time of its release, the version of "Roll Over
Beethoven" here actually charted briefly as a single, while "Long
Tall Sally" served as their concert finale.
(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER,
ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
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CONDITION:
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RECORD
(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL
records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete
sunlight)
(a)
THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED
AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to
be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our
policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE
READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).
(b)
The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve (we are unable to determine the color of
the inner sleeve).