THE BEATLES WITH THE BEATLES ULTRA-RARE SEALED '64 GERMAN ODEON STEREO LP

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·       THE BEATLES – WITH THE BEATLES (THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM, BUT FIRST TO APPEAR IN GERMANY OTHER THAN AN OBSCURE TONY SHERIDAN RELASE) - INSANELY RARE GERMAN PRESSING OF THE FAB FOUR’S 1963 STEREO ALBUM –  ODEON RECORDS (GERMANY) STEREO LP 1c-062-04181

·       GENUINE GERMAN PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GERMAN STEREO PRESSING ***

·       BELIEVED TO BE A VERY EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1968/69 ON TURQUOISE (AQUA-BLUE) ODEON LABEL

·       TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TRUE STEREO BEATLES RELEASE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOLLOWING THE STEREO PRESSING OF THE BRITISH FIRST ALBUM BY ABOUT 8 MONTHS. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, THE GERMAN VERSION OF THE ALBUM WAS ACTUALLY RELEASED BEFORE THE ORIGINAL BRITISH RELEASE, WHICH ITSELF WAS REMARKABLE FOR HAVING BEEN RELEASED ON THE DAY JOHN KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED (GERMAN STEREO PRESSING WAS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 12, 1963, WHILE THE BRITISH PRESSING WAS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963 -- THE FATAL DAY IN DALLAS, TEXAS

·       THIS IS NOT A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       DISTINCT GREEN AND BLACK & WHITE COVER, UNIQUE TO GERMAN VERSION OF THE ALBUM

·       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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With the Beatles is a sequel of the highest order -- one that betters the original by developing its own tone and adding depth. While it may share several similarities with its predecessor -- there is an equal ratio of covers-to-originals, a familiar blend of girl group, Motown, R&B, pop, and rock, and a show tune that interrupts the flow of the album -- With the Beatles is a better record that not only rocks harder, it's considerably more sophisticated. They could deliver rock & roll straight ("I Wanna Be Your Man") or twist it around with a little Latin lilt ("Little Child," one of their most underrated early rockers); Lennon and McCartney wrote sweet ballads (the achingly gorgeous "All I've Got to Do") and sprightly pop/rockers ("All My Loving") with equal aplomb; and the propulsive rockers ("It Won't Be Long") were as richly melodic as slower songs ("Not a Second Time"). Even George Harrison's first recorded song, "Don't Bother Me," is a standout, with its wonderfully foreboding minor-key melody. Since the Beatles covered so much ground with their originals, their covers pale slightly in comparison, particularly since they rely on familiar hits (only "Devil in Her Heart" qualifies as a forgotten gem). But for every "Roll Over Beethoven," a surprisingly stiff reading of the Chuck Berry standard, there is a sublime moment, such as Lennon's soaring interpretation of "You Really Got a Hold on Me," and the group always turns in thoroughly enjoyable performances. Still, the heart of With the Beatles lies not in the covers, but the originals, where it was clear that, even at this early stage, the Beatles were rapidly maturing and changing, turning into expert craftsmen and musical innovators.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

If you are an American,  be forewarned: this is a VERY different version of the album from the one you are used to hearing: European mixes of the Beatles albums are generally different, more delicate and balanced and placing much more emphasis on rhythm instruments and vocals than on solo instruments.

This is the SECOND Beatles U.K.  album, and - like all European versions of Beatles albums - this one, too, is different from its American counterpart in the name, number of the tracks, mixing and overall packaging. Courtesy of EMI/Capitol Records  who decided to reissue only MONO versions of first four EUROPEAN  Beatles albums, we will probably never - ever - see this gorgeous UK package in STEREO again. This may be one of your final chances to grab a piece of history in a beautiful condition.

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·       CONDITION:

·       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.

(c)           The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a slight (BARELY VISIBLE) warp along the opening side; this will have absolutely no effect on the record.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.   (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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