Beatles Hey Jude Revolution 4-inch Apple Americom 1969 Pocket Disc M221 2276P

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499

  This extremely rare Beatles Hey Jude / Revolution 4-inch Apple/Americom 1969 Pocket Disc M221 2276P will make an exceptional addition to your collection.  The disc is VG++ (possibly M-); visual inspection under a magnifying glass reveals very faint wear on Hey Jude.  The same inspection shows very light surface wear on the Revolution side.  It is very clean.

From The Beatles Collection at yokono.co.uk;

“The Pocket Disc was manufactured by Americom, Inc. from 1966 to 1969.  A former president of RCA, Lawrence Kanaga, came up with the idea for the Pocket Disc.  Americom, who had previously pressed records for use in communications, pioneered the format, marketing it to the record companies as an alternative single.

After approximately two years piloting the format and arranging for record company partners, Americom formally began test marketing the discs in the Seattle area in Fall, 1968.

Capitol/Apple was among several record companies which made an arrangement with Americom to release certain of its latest hit singles in the Pocket Disc format.  These carry crude Capitol and Apple labels, with some of the Apple discs having the Capitol logo (just as the singles did).  In the listings, the Americom catalog number is listed, along with the Capitol/Apple number.

Americom's discs ran 33 1/3 RPM and were 3.75" in diameter.  If a song ran over three and one half minutes, it was edited in order for the format to accomodate it.  Apparently the editing was done at the record company level, and not by Americom.  The discs were available via Americom vending machines -- with the idea being that the instance of theft would be reduced.  Each came in a generic (red or blue) Pocket Disc sleeve.  The pocket disc was assigned a Capitol number, 2276P (the number was the same as the 45 single and the "P" was for "pocket disc"), but the disc is marked M-221, which is its Americom catalog number.”

The matrix runout on Hey Jude is M-221-A, and the runout on Revolution is M-221-B.

All other online examples I’ve seen have the red sleeve; this is the first I’ve seen having the blue sleeve.  The sleeve has no tears, folds, or creases.  Hey Jude is hand-written on one side.

Please ask any questions you may have.  Buyer pays $7.00 Priority Mail shipping within the U.S.  International shipping will require additional postage.  Thank you for your interest.