The Beach Boys Today Juke Box Compact 33 EP Mini LP In Original Shrink Beatles
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Side 1 the record is in nice VG+ condition with one smaller scuff like in photo 9. Side 2, has 3 of those unusual scuffs, might be from the juke box when they installed the record or something like that or happened during manufacture. An idea of what each scuff looks like is shown in photo 9, the one in photo 9 is larger than the others.
The cover is still in its original baggie and is almost like new, the back cover has a little yellowing near the opening of the cover shown in photo 4.
The song title and album cover strips are all in great shape
The compact 33 was an experimental (and short-lived) disc format of the early 1960s. The disc measures seven inches in diameter (45 sized), has a small center hole, and plays at 33-1/3 RPM. The format was used primarily for mono and stereo singles.
Capitol also put the compact 33 to use in "open-end" interviews - a deceptive yet highly successful technique many record companies employed to promote their artists. Local disc jockeys played the records to stage a fake interview by reading prepared questions from a script between recorded responses. This gave radio stations all over the country an “exclusive” interview.
Capitol (and other companies) manufactured compact 33 records for special jukeboxes but gave up when the 45 single took over the market. Sleeves for the three Beatles jukebox records were a smaller version of the 12-inch sleeve except the back was blank. The record came complete with a song list to display inside the jukebox. Each disc contained six songs - those Capitol probably considered the album's best.
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