MEET THE BEATLES NO BMI OR ASCAP CREDITS

$

135

VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
GOLDMINE GRADING MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect. NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. > VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.

Beatles, MEET THE BEALTES, T 2047 Capitol Rainbow Label. (mono) High Fidelity. Blue MEET THE, Brown BEATLES. No produced by George Martin on the lower left corner of the back cover. I do not have the original insert sleeve.

"NOTE about label differences: The first pressings (rare) did not show the publishers' credits on the label. Apparently, pressing had not yet begun in Los Angeles; only Scranton-pressed copies are known with the "no credits" label. Second pressings were authorized on January 8th, 1964, and were issued contemporary with the first issue. These show all of the credits as ASCAP, except for "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Both Scranton and LA copies are known with this label style, although (as always) western copies are less common. Third pressings were authorized on February 13th, 1964, and were issued beginning in February. These show the first two songs on side one and the fifth song on side two as BMI; the others are ASCAP. This is due to a change in the perceived publisher. The publisher for "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Wanna Be Your Man" had been listed on internal Capitol documents as George Pincus & Sons; the corrected information shows Gil Music, BMI, as the publisher. Pressings after mid-1966 show almost all the credits as BMI, since yet another change in publishing credits was authorized on March 14, 1966. NOTE: Covers made after February 25, 1964, read "Produced by George Martin" in the lower left hand corner of the back cover. This credit had been inadvertently omitted." The Cover is VG.

This is the cover that has the RIAA #3 and NO "GEORGE MARTIN PRODUCER" credits. Cover does not show ANY RING WEAR, BACK OR FRONT. All lettering on the SPINE can be read clearly. When you hold the cover to the light just right you can see where someone traced around John's and george's left eye. There is a tear about an inch long almost in the center of the spine. One corner is slightly dented. That is is for the flaws I see.