Meet The Beatles
The Beatles
435 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 7483303 |
| Excel File Row | 135 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:56:31 |
| Pressing Year | 1966 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | Capitol |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | ST 2047 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | ST1-2047-B 4 IAM xx2 ("1966 2ND Pressing East C."△ IAM=Scranton press""la 1st press è nel 1964") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | ST2-2047-B 4 IAM II8 |
| Sleeve Condition | VG+ |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Genre | Beat |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The historical value of this first Capitol pressing from 1966, despite being a reissue, lies in its deep connection with the rampant American "Beatlemania" and the curious initial reluctance of Capitol Records. For months, the American label had stubbornly refused to release The Beatles' early singles in 1963, ceding the rights to small labels like Vee-Jay and Swan, which achieved limited success. It was only the incredible radio impact and the lightning-fast sales of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in late 1963, triggered by a DJ in Washington D.C., that forced Capitol to wake up. The label found itself having to prepare "Meet The Beatles" in a hurry to ride the wave before their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, giving rise to an unprecedented cultural phenomenon and a series of "American" editorial choices that would long infuriate purists, but which forever cemented the group's iconography in the USA. This album, therefore, is not just music, but a true discographic and cultural watershed.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - I Want To Hold Your Hand (2:24)
- A2 - I Saw Her Standing There (2:50)
- A3 - This Boy (2:11)
- A4 - It Won't Be Long (2:11)
- A5 - All I've Got To Do (2:05)
- A6 - All My Loving (2:04)
- B1 - Don't Bother Me (2:28)
- B2 - Little Child (1:46)
- B3 - Till There Was You (2:12)
- B4 - Hold Me Tight (2:30)
- B5 - I Wanna Be Your Man (1:59)
- B6 - Not A Second Time (2:03)
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