Question: Alternate Cover for Meet the Beatles
christopher lynch
Bob H
Dear Mr. Lynch,
Thanks for your insight into my question.
Regards,
Bob
HotPlatter
Dave Guard left the Kingston Trio to form the Whiskey Hill singers
however, They never took off. I understand dave is back with the new
trio now doing gigs around the usa...
>> Pretty neat trick. Dave Guard died on March 22, 1991 (age 56)
of lymphoma.
Ed O.
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Michael Biel mbiel@kih.net
Bob H <tau...@execpc.com> wrote in article <32D6F8...@execpc.com>...
> Hi All!
> Question concerning paste over cover on "Meet the Beatles",
> Capitol T2047.
> I have just come into possession of a Meet the Beatles album and
> when I got it home I noticed that the front cover was loose and
> exposed a different album cover underneath. In my curiosity I
> peeled of the standard cover showing the Fab four faces and found
> that this cover had been pasted over a cover picture called "Dave
> Guard and the Whiskey Hills Singers.
> pasting standard covers over alternate covers, (except Butcher Block).
> Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. >
Regards, Bob
WOW! Maybe you've just discovered that the Beatles REALLY WERE Dave Guard
and the Whiskey Hills Singers! They changed their name at the last minute!
Maybe Paul really IS dead and is Nick Reynolds in disguise! Have you ever
seen them in the same room together? Did the Kingston Trio ever have a hit
after the Beatles first hit?
Actually, I think that somewhere I have another Capitol LP like that.
Remember, this record was a monster hit, and they would do ANYTHING to get
copies of it out to the stores quickly. Decca used to do this alot in the
days of the 78 album. Since those albums really WERE albums, they (being a
cheapy label in those days) didn't want to waste a dime.
And, by the way, just because the label says that the record was
manufactured by Capitol Records USA doesn't mean that they actually pressed
it. A copy I have of this album which was actually pressed by RCA Victor
still says Mfg by Capitol Records USA. The price guides list it as a label
variation, but it's a Victor pressing--and it is NOT a record club
pressing. But in this case it is obviously a Capitol pressing because they
would be the only ones that would have some Dave Guard covers lying around.
And just as obviously, they were willing to sacrifice a Dave Guard cover
to get another Beatles album quickly into the hands of another screamingly
orgasmic teenage girl before she came to her senses. :-)
Michael Biel mb...@kih.net
Vinylville
Bob H wrote:
>
> Hi All!
>
> Question concerning paste over cover on "Meet the Beatles",
> Capitol T2047.
>
> I have just come into possession of a Meet the Beatles album and
> when I got it home I noticed that the front cover was loose and
> exposed a different album cover underneath. In my curiosity I
> peeled of the standard cover showing the Fab four faces and found
> that this cover had been pasted over a cover picture called "Dave
> Guard and the Whiskey Hills Singers.
> Does anyone have any information about Capitols practice of
> pasting standard covers over alternate covers, (except Butcher Block).
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
It was a fairly common practice not only with Capitol but other labels
as well. Occasionally, there was an over production of covers and would
be used for other releases... usually the old graphics would be removed
before the new was pasted, but sometimes to cut corners...
...Vinylville
Bob H
Thanks for the information,
regards,
Bob
Bob H
Thanks for the informtion
Regards
David Linley
> > > I have just come into possession of a Meet the Beatles album and
> > > when I got it home I noticed that the front cover was loose and
> > > exposed a different album cover underneath. In my curiosity I
> > > peeled of the standard cover showing the Fab four faces and found
> > > that this cover had been pasted over a cover picture called "Dave
> > > Guard and the Whiskey Hills Singers.
> >
> > > Does anyone have any information about Capitols practice of
> > > pasting standard covers over alternate covers, (except Butcher Block).
> > It was a fairly common practice not only with Capitol but other labels
> > as well. Occasionally, there was an over production of covers and would
> > be used for other releases... usually the old graphics would be removed
> > before the new was pasted, but sometimes to cut corners...
> >
> > ...Vinylville
I once sold a copy of Introducing the Beatles with a Gladys Knight and
the Pips cover underneath, but I think that was a Vee Jay release.