The Beatles- JUKE BOX EP For The "Meet the Beatles" Album

$

1,050

     This is a rare Beatles Juke Box EP containing six songs from the Beatles' 12" LP "Meet the Beatles." It was issued in April, 1964 and is on Capitol Records SXA-2047. Included here are the hard cardboard cover, the 7" EP disc and the title strips and a Mini that would identify this record in a juke box. 
     For years, record manufacturers issued EP's strictly for juke box use. They provided entertainment in candy stores, luncheonettes, ice cream parlors, restaurants, bars and clubs. They also gave the listener a few samples of an artist's music in hopes that the listener would go out and by the related 12" LP. As for rock, there were juke box EP's for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones. the Beach Boys, the Four Seasons, the DC 5, and on and on!
     As far as the condition of this set, the hard cardboard cover is made from the same grade of hard cardboard as LP covers were made in those days (1960's). There are no splits or writing or marks of any kind on this cover. It is fairly clean! There is some light wear, especially near the bottom of the front cover. It is in better shape than 99% of other covers of this vintage. The back is blank and is very clean. The cover is VG++ condition! 
     As for the the actual 7" vinyl, it LOOKS VG++ or Near Mint.The labels are Mint with no stickers or writing of any kind. I play tested all six cuts. The sound was fine and stereo separation was excellent.  There was basic silence in the lead-in grooves and between each cut. There were no skips, no clicks and no pops, just a slightly rough sound from previous plays on a juke box. Overall this 7" vinyl EP fared better than many other juke box EP's I have found over the years. Many of them were almost unplayable due to the heavy arm and stylus of the typical juke box back in the day. This one is very much playable and sounds great!
     Included are title strips that would have been used in the juke box for the selection of this EP to play. There is one complete strip of 5  and one special title strip that I believe pre-dates the other strips. It is made of paper, while the others are plastic. These items are Mint!
   PLUS, also included is a Beatles "Meet the Beatles" Mini, which is a 1 7/8" by 1 7/8" miniature of the "Meet the Beatles" LP album cover for juke boxes that could display these. The Mini is Mint.       61 years later and these Beatles juke box EP's are getting harder and harder to find in decent condition like this one!
      Shipping/Handling will be $15.99 Media Mail. I will pack this EP using the box-within-a box method for protection. It will ship Media Mail with 'Restricted Delivery,' meaning only the winner of this EP can take possession of this record and needs to show the USPS Photo ID to receive it! This protects both you and me.