1969 THE BEATLES FAN CLUB (USA ver.) HAPPY CHRISTMAS RECORD Flex-disc & Sleeve
$
93
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The P-E-R-F-E-C-T Xmas gift for any Beatles fan- a 1969 Beatles U.S.A. Fun Club Christmas record!
As best as I can recall, I bought this copy around 1978-79. The sleeve is in very good plus (VG+) condition. No bends or tears. On the cover, there is a faintest impression from the spindle hole; this impression is more prominent on the back of the sleeve. The disc is clean; I'd say near mint (NM). I don't recall every playing this thing.
In 1969 Fan Club members in the States received a USA-made flexi-disc (Americom Corp, NYC) packaged in a UK-made Fan Club jacket (West Brothers, London).
Shipped insured in the continental USA for $7.
PS. I'm just a guy with some records to sell- plain and simple. My old eBay account was deleted due to lack of use, but feedback is just starting to come in for me. Look for more Beatles stuff.
Here's some more information on the history of their Xmas messages:
Beginning in 1963, the Beatles started a holiday tradition of recording Christmas messages for their fans. The recordings were edited and issued on flexi-discs through the Official Beatles Fan Club in England. The records were not available for sale, but were distributed free to fan club members. In 1964, Beatles (U.S.A.) Ltd., the official national Beatles fan club in the United States, began sending the annual Christmas records to its members. This tradition continued through 1969, although the last two Christmas records were not group efforts, but rather were a series of separately recorded messages from each of the Beatles.
The Beatles Christmas record for 1969 followed same formula as the previous year. Rather than gathering at the studio to record a group message or story, each Beatle supplied a tape of holiday greetings, which were once again edited by Kenny Everett (credited under his real name, Maurice Cole, on the sleeve). The disk was issued in a 7 inch cardboard sleeve designed by a Beatle. Credited to Richard Starkey and Zak Starkey. The back of the sleeve has the British Fan Club logo in upper right corner. The jacket was manufactured by West Brothers Printers, Limited, of London. The American Fan Club received a shipment of the 1969 British Jackets for packaging its pressing of the Christmas record, which also a two-sided flexi-disc. The Americom manufactured disk has its label information printed in silver on side-1 and once again features a drawing of the group's faces.
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