VERY RARE Beatles- A Hard Day's Night MONO White Label PROMO UAL 3366 1964 US LP

$

900

RARE RARE RARE - HARD DAYS NIGHT BEATLES LP !(White Label Promo U.S.A release!).

I believe this to be the COLUMBIA PRESSING.

Plays from begginning to end. No skipping !!!

surface wear n scuffs n a few very minor scratches. But nothing too bad. No actual skips. cover has fades and fade spots, and a lil rough around the edges, but over all good . If you do the research, you will see theres a good chance this is the only one currently for sale in the world at present time. Serious collectors know the value n rarity of this lp.

grab it now. Wont lose its value as its kinda like money in the bank ! ;)

the last rare lp auction like this one SOLD FOR 3k !

shipping should be insured in full. Or pick up prefered.

Online Description :

The Beatles

"A Hard Day's Night" Soundtrack LP

UAL 3366 - MONO White Label PROMO

released by United Artists 1964

This is an EXTREMELY RARE Beatles record!

These White Label Promos are estimated to have been pressed in quantities of as few as 200 but not more than 500 !

Matrix numbers for each side are:

Side 1: UAL 3366A

Side 2: UAL 33668

With so few pressed and distributed to radio stations, it's likely that not many survived in any condition, much less the fantastic shape that this is in. These promotional copies must have been played heavily since this soundtrack and film were a huge hit for the Beatles.

Also of note is that this is the only Beatles album which was released in a "NOT FOR SALE" issue. Neither Capitol or Vee-Jay released promo records in this manner.

I have graded the cover and record as VG on the Goldmine scale of M/NM/VG+/VG/G/P. I have provided many large pictures for you to see exactly what is .

Please contact me with any questions regarding the record.

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Here is some information that is available online regarding this WLP according to Beatle.net.

PRESSING VARIATIONS:

United Artists did not own its own pressing facilities. Albums for East Coast distribution were pressed primarily by Columbia Records, either in Bridgeport, Connecticut or Pittman, New Jersey. These pressings can be identified by a thin circular band located 1 1/2? from the center spindle hole. The song titles and running times are not left and right margin justified, but rather are positioned to conform to the circular band. Many of the West Coast albums were pressed in California by H.V. Waddell Co. in Burbank and Monarch Records in Los Angeles. The Waddell LPs have an indented circular groove 1 1/4? from the center hole. The type-setting is similar to the Columbia discs in that the song titles and running times are positioned to conform to the circular band. The albums manufactured by Monarch have an indented circular groove 1 5/8? from the center hole. The song titles are centered and there is no running time information. They also have hand etched job numbers (preceded by a delta symbol) and machine stamped MR circle logos in the trail off areas. As detailed in the author’s The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay, Columbia, Waddell and Monarch also manufactured Beatles albums for Vee-Jay.

United Artists also hired RCA to manufacture copies of the album. Although RCA and Waddell discs both have an indented circular groove 1 1/4? from the center hole, they are clearly distinguishable. On the RCA discs, the song titles and running times are left margin justified. In addition, the RCA labels have an identification number (RR4M-0474 on mono side one and RR4M- 0475 on mono side two) printed below the album number to the right of the center hole. The identification numbers are also machine stamped in the trail off areas.

Most of the soundtrack albums pressed in 1964 have labels that mistakenly identify I’ll Cry Instead as “I Cry Instead.” There are mono and stereo records with I Cry Instead on the label. After the error was discovered, UA sent corrected label copy information to the pressing plants, thus leading to mono and stereo records with I’ll Cry Instead labels. These later issue discs are rarer than the first issue albums with the incorrect song title.

United Artists also pressed a limited number of mono promotional soundtrack albums. These records have black print on white labels. The phrase “NOT FOR SALE” appears below the record number to the right of the center hole. There are Columbia and Waddell variations. It is believed that less than 500 copies of the promotional soundtrack album were pressed. Some of the promo albums came in covers with a black promo stamp.

Buyer pays all shipping, tracking and insurance costs. Carrier is your choice, but it will not be shipped without insurance and tracking. This will not be shipped Media Mail. International bidders - I hesitate to sell internationally because there are several countries where records disappear regularly. Please contact us before bidding so we can find a reliable shipping method to get this record safely delivered. I reserve the right to refuse and bidders.

This record must be insured for the full selling amount and will not be declared as a gift or undervalued to save on import taxes.

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Record is sold as is.

All records are graded visually by Goldmine standards.

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