Glad you enjoyed it, Mark!

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Just listen to the first seconds of songs like "She loves you", "It won't be long" and "I'll get you", and you'll totally understand why 😂

@@SleekhookSleekhook it's a little worse i am Brazillian...hahaha....

Unusual the disc would have an anvil stamp in 1965...but it's Scranton!

Thanks for the information, Robert. Much appreciated!

@@Parlogram That's why we subscribe to your channel Andrew - every day's a school day...right?

I don't believe there were any white label promo copies of US Beatles albums ever made, just hole punches in the covers. That very well maybe an original promo copy of Beatles VI

@@projectpat006 there were two,actually,Greg-The Ua AHDN had a White label promo,and the even scarcer VJ Hear the Beatles blue logo white label!!

@@projectpat006 There weren't any Capitol ones as far as I know. That's why I mentioned Capitol's practice of taking basic retail copies and punching a hole in the cover to make them promo. (Sometimes they would also use a engraving stamp in an upper corner.)

And of course the number stamped on dead wax looks like it sorta dates back to the 1940’s when Capitol singles were on 78 like Nat King Cole, Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer, Art Russell, Peggy Lee, Stan Kenton, and other artists came to the label. For the children’s product, Mel Blanc, the voice of the “Looney Tunes” was on the label as well.

@@Musicradio77Network I noticed that too. It looked similar to some Sinatra and Nat Cole Capitol albums I have from the 50s. Interesting to see this marking on a Beatles album. Highly unusual.

@@johnnytheg they must still have had an older machine they were using. I have a handful of those.

They used the anvil stamp til late '63,then switched to the triangle-they figured for a basically an oldies album,which Early Beatles was,to use the old script stamp once again for just this title.And the Something New is indeed,a "waxy"groove copy,indicative of the July/early August'64 first pressings.However,The Early Beatles shown is a second press,as the first labels used were glossy side printed,then switched to the flat matte side,not long after.

@ It's well documented that the Beatles themselves disliked the Capitol releases for precisely that same reason. Also, you apparently missed the part where I was speaking in the past tense. Try to keep up next time.

@ How is my view "elitist" when it's the view the Beatles themselves held? Convenient that you failed to address that point. Furthermore, any arrogance has come from you with your petty insults simply because I stated an opinion. This is a public forum so don't feign outrage just because somebody else has an opinion that differs to your own. Good day to you.

@ It's all good, sounds like we simply had a misunderstanding. I mean no ill will and always appreciate a good discussion.

I understand the sentiment, but especially with the early albums being more “collections of songs not good enough to be singles” have always been decent assortments of the early songs. Especially since they were more likely to have a couple of singles on the discs. It’s really Rubber Soul on for me where it’s no question the UK albums have the “proper” track listing imo. I certainly don’t go out of my way to listen to anything but the uk monos (and analog stereo Abbey Road), but I never disliked listening to any early capitol record (aside from missing I Saw Her Standing There on the early capitol slate). All speaking from a track listing perspective as opposed to audio quality.. My favorite record is probably Revolver and the Capitol version legitimately upsets me. It takes the most interesting experimentation out and with Paul’s more standard pop fare of the time dominates instead of balances.. all amazing songs but such a “small” exclusion of a couple tracks really changes the dynamics of a piece of art. Respect to anyone else’s opinions this is just what I thought about based on your comment about opening up to the US catalog. Ultimately, seeing the growth of the Beatles and their statements through their art as they worked through the years are “best” observed with the now standardized “cannon”. But, it’s all in good fun in the end.

There are some unique US mixes that are very interesting.

Many thanks, Roger!

Glad you like them!

The first red printers didn't have the Caution info,I believe that was added in early '65.The 3 6000's had the 3 label affiliates listed,Capitol,Pathe'and Angel.

My pleasure, Dan!

The hole punch can mean it's a closeout or it can mean it's a promo. Either way, the idea is to keep them from being returned to stores for attempted refunds. In this case, I lean towards this record being a promo, simply because very few core catalog Beatles records ended up in the closeout bin. (The Tony Sheridan stuff could be seen in the closeout bin, once fans caught on to those recordings.) The core catalog sold good enough over the years that no distributors or stores were stuck with their copies for very long. Capitol and EMI were regularly re-pressing the Beatles albums over the decades to keep up with the demand. And while the demand dipped a bit from time-to-time, it never went away.

Thanks for watching, Carlos.

Glad you like them, Olav. More to come!

Thanks, Luke!

Oh! So that's what it is! I have that mark on a few later US Beatles albums too, but never knew what it was! Thanks! :-)

It was Capitol's one-time tip of the hat to an "oldies"based Beatle lp!!Old songs,old stamper markings to match!!

Do you have a source for that? Jacksonville pressings are usually identified by a O in the dead wax. The anvil seen here was from Scranton’s plant but was the stamp used prior to the triangle IAM

@@lukeiovenitti4124 I believe I'm blind. I first watched this on my phone! Terra Haute was my second go to response here.

Many thanks, Patrick!

All of the originals had promo markings,which were corner dot punched "Promo"word copies,or what has been referred to as Promo word notch copies. I've had a few.Something New and Revolver Monos.And a "Free"word notcher for MMT,as well.

They are on my list but not easy to find here in Europe.

Looked like the generic box used in UK and Netherlands, probably re-purposed. Too bad the video doesn't show the catalog number on the side.

Well, the Dutch actually did a fadeout on I Want You (She's So Heavy). What a sacrilege!

Not necessarily. The shadow is the most obvious giveaway but some bootlegs had the shadow too. Need to check the record to be sure.

It ALSO has to have the correct track listing on the back cover, and the label with the album title and Beatles credit above the spindle hole.... there are some counterfeits with the correct front cover - Georges' shadow - out there, but the rear cover text and label text are still wrong! ;-)

Some counterfeits do have the shadow, but in order to tell if the cover is legitimate, observe the texture of the cover. If the cover is flat and doesn’t seem like a paste over, it’s a fake. If the cover has a bit of a texture and the back shows those flip backs underneath the cover paste on, it’s legitimate

There is a boot with the Allentown text font,same setup,with "The Beatles"ABOVE the play hole.Telltale signs it's a boot:flat matte label,not glossy,and loud yellow and deep purple,but no greenish tint in colorband.Plays as lousy,with the dropout,as the others do.

Reminds me of “”I’m looking through you” with the false start. I just thought that was how it was.

@@michaelmcclelland2896Rubber Soul is the album with most of the US unique mixes. The Word in stereo has John's vocals double tracked and Michelle in mono fades out later than every other release.

@@fbt25 I wish someone would make a visual diagram of us/uk albums with all the oddities, such as that , able to be seen and heard as well. That would be cool.

I got a "pepper" inner in my 1967 stereo copy of MM Tour also!(0Scranton) Got it for xmas 1967.

The earliest US copies of Rubber Soul accidentally left out the John, Paul, George, Ringo names; which were quickly added! I have a lovely stereo US Rubber Soul that doesn't have the individual names - it still has 'most' of it's original shrink-wrap even! I picked it up several years ago off Ebay - I'm a UK collector, and when I saw it, I knew I needed to have it!! I think back then - 10 years ago-ish, I only paid around £20, maybe £30 for it! I hate that early stereo mix, but I love the record itself, with it's different 'Capitol' mixes on a few songs... :-)

@@stevesstuff1450 Another variant in early copies is having their names on the label, but no "The Beatles". That's actually one of the releases I own! Crazy how many variations there were at the time.

Yes it does, Steve.

The green box came first.

That’s why Capitol was using Duophonic as reprocessed stereo. You don’t see Duophonic name on any Beatles US releases like “Meet the Beatles”, “Second Album”, “Something New”, “Beatles ‘65”, “Beatles VI”, and “Magical Mystery Tour”.

​@@Musicradio77Network The reason you don’t see Duophonic on The Beatles Capitol stereo albums is because most of the tracks were in true stereo. Capitol only used reprocessed stereo on 17 tracks throughout their catalogue. (2 Meet The Beatles, 3 The Beatles' Second Album, 2 Beatles '65, 2 The Early Beatles, 1 Beatles VI, 1 Help!, 3 Yesterday and Today and 3 on Magical Mystery Tour. Something New was the 1st Capitol album where all the tracks were in true stereo.

It's called plastic migration.

I wish, Mike!

Columbia is capitol city of South Carolina. And true no "Columbia," state.

Columbia refers to the record company to which pressings were contracted out to.

I saw that on the screen and KNEW someone would make such a comment. I had top scroll all the way down, but I found it. lol (I guess it wasn't noticed that the "state" of Los Angeles or Jacksonville wasn't mentioned)

@@Parlogram I saw that, did the double-take, but then realized you must be referring to the company contracted to do the pressing since there IS a Columbia records. I've seen you refer in previous videos to instances where other record companies were often contracted to help press Beatles records due to the high volume (e.g., Decca in the UK). Some of us are paying attention... 😉

"Wood for trees" comes to mind. Let's not get too lost in details whilst we enjoy this journey.

Yes, I grew up listening to Capitol pressings. It was a shock when I picked up the BC13 and could hear the clarity of the recordings for the first time. I then picked up a German copy of MMT - it was like what Dorothy felt when she stepped into technicolor in Wizard of Oz - I was totally blown away. What a waste of time it is to collect Capital releases...