Description In this auction: · “MEET THE BEATLES” LP by the Beatles · This LP is Capitol Records ST 2047. · This is a STEREO PRESSING. · This is a FIRST U.S. STEREO PRESSING of this LP by CAPITOL RECORDS. · We KNOW that this is a FIRST PRESSING, because there are NO BMI or ASCAP CREDITS PRINTED ON THE LABELS. Only the composers and play times are printed after the title of each cut. · FIRST STEREO PRESSINGS of “Meet The Beatles” were issued January 20, 1964. · According to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels (page 133): “This is the most desirable label variation because it is the first and rarest.” · Also according to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels (page 133): “Exact press runs are not known, but it is speculated that about 2000 copies were manufactured with this label.” · Only East Coast labels have been confirmed to be without BMI or ASCAP. The VINYL in this auction was PRESSED at CAPITOL’S SCRANTON PLANT based on that plant’s triangle-shaped symbol “△” pressed into the trail-off vinyl. · The COVER is the proper/correct Capitol-marked cover for this pressing. We know this because the front cover slick has “BEATLES” in brown, and the rear cover slick does NOT have “Produced by George Martin” printed on the back liner. Furthermore, this cover has the number “3” printed on the rear slick in the lower right corner which identifies this cover as also having been produced at Capitol’s Scranton Pressing Plant. · So, the SOURCE of BOTH VINYL and COVER is CAPITOL’S SCRANTON PLANT. · The COVER is in VG CONDITION. There is moderate overall wear with light partial ring wear. There is moderate wear on the corners at the top and bottom of the spine. The SEAMS and SPINE are STRONG with NO FLAKING and NO SEAM SPLITS. The mostly white rear cover has moderate overall wear. · The VINYL is in VG MINUS to GOOD PLUS CONDITION. There are numerous hairlines/scuffs. Some of them (about 3 or 4) are “feel-able”, so there will be some audio distraction when played. · Despite its low-graded vinyl, IT’S STILL a FIRST STEREO PRESSING and VERY TOUGH TO FIND in ANY CONDITION. After all, how many of the estimated 2000 that were pressed are still around now in 2019? · The LABELS have a few scuffs and light wear on the color band. A VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1964 FIRST STEREO PRESSING of “MEET THE BEATLES” for someone to add to his/her Beatles vinyl collection! Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about this record. FYI: I used the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades are Poor (Pr), Fair (Fr), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY grade this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for more records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same day. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address with tracking.