Fab 4 Collectibles : INTERVIEW RECORDS FROM THE SIXTIES

"A TRIP TO MIAMI"
(PARTS I & II)
LEE ALAN PRESENTS
LEE ALAN (WXYZ) LAP 1/2
SILVER PRINT ON BLUE LABEL
WITH ORIGINAL INSERT
ISSUED APRIL 1964

HERE IS An incredibly rare beatles USA issue 45 SINGLE
FROM April 1964 AND IS One of the rarest beatles records in
existence - ACCOMPANIED BY the VERY rare insert as well.
This SIX-MINUTE INTERVIEW record was A FREE ITEM GIVEN TO
THOSE WHO PURCHASED Lee Alan's two page STORY
ON HIS MEETING WITH THE BEATLES. This
"FREE ITEM FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY"
IS actually stated on the labels of the record.

DETROIT DJ LEE ALAN WAS GRANTED AN INTERVIEW WITH
THE BEATLES AT THE DEAUVILLE HOTEL IN MIAMI BEACH ON
FEBRUARY, 19, 1964, during their stay for their Ed Sullivan show
appearances. WHEN LEE THANKS THEM FOR TAKING TIME OUT
FROM THEIR VACATION TO TALK WITH HIM, THE GROUP
SINGS PART OF CONNIE FRANCIS' 1962 TOP TEN HIT "VACATION".

The PRINTED STORY is the two page 7" x 15" insert
that was included WITH the record and is usually
missing if ONE IS FORTUNATE enough to
find this record. This is one of the very few
that retain the 2 paged tri-fold insert.

The insert is GRADED AT A VG with WEAR
ALONG THE 3 factory folds AND A SPOT OF PAPER
LOSS ALONG A SMALL SECTION OF THE EDGE. THERE IS ALSO
SOME SPORADIC EVIDENCE OF AGING STAINS ALONG THE EDGES.

The VINYL is GRADED AT A SHINY AND RESPECTABLE VG++ WITH
SOME LIGHT SUPERFICIAL MARKS THAT ARE NOT DEEP.
THE GROOVES RETAIN A VERY NICE GLEAM.
THE LABELS ARE GRADED VG+ AND DISPLAY BRIGHTLY
WITH AGING STAINS EVIDENT ON THE "PART 1" SIDE.

LEE THEN ASKS THE BEATLES WHEN THEY FIRST HEARD ABOUT
THE "STAMP OUT THE BEATLES" CAMPAIGN THAT ORIGINATED
IN DETROIT. PAUL REPLIES AT THE KENNEDY AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE,
GEORGE THINKS IT WAS IN A CASH BOX ARTICLE, AND JOHN JOKES
AT SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. AFTER EXPRESSING
THEIR ADMIRATION FOR MOTOWN ARTISTS, THE GROUP THANKS
THEIR FANS AND ED SULLIVAN AND SAYS THE GROUP
WILL PROBABLY RETURN TO THE U.S. IN SEPTEMBER.

TOM CLAY INTERVIEW SET
"REMEMBER, WE DON'T LIKE THEM, WE LOVE THEM"
( IBBB-ZTSC-97436/7 )
Issued SPRING 1964

ITEM #
PR570
CONDITION
SLEEVE AND INSERTS : NEAR MINT / RECORD : MINT (UNPLAYED)
PRICE
$750

TOM CLAY WAS A POPULAR DETROIT DJ WHO LOST HIS JOB IN
THE PAYOLA SCANDAL FOR ACCEPTING $6,000 IN ILLEGAL PAY.
HE RELOCATED TO CANADA, ALTHOUGH HE KEPT HIS DETROIT ROOTS.
CLAY CAPITALIZED ON THE BEATLES POPULARITY BY SETTING UP
A BEATLES BOOSTER CLUB WITH A MEMBERSHIP FEE OF $1.00,
WHICH ENTITLES MEMBERS TO A CARD AND DECAL. LEGEND HAS IT
THAT HE GROSSED $86,000 FROM THE CLUB'S 86,000 MEMBERS.

IN APRIL 1964, following his first Beatle Booster Ball,
CLAY WENT TO LONDON, WHERE HE USED HIS DETROIT
BACKGROUND TO GAIN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BEATLES ON THE
SET OF "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT". This contest had two
winners who went along on the trip WITH CLAY
(he left his position at CKlW in June of 1964
and was not present for their Detroit concert).

UPON HIS RETURN, HE SOLD AN INTERVIEW DISC TITLED
"REMEMBER, WE DON'T LIKE THEM WE LOVE THEM".

These interviews wERE manufactured into a
Promotional 45 Release package for mail-in orders only.

THE DISC CAME IN AN ELABORATE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
WITH PICTURES OF CLAY, HIS FAMILY AND THE BEATLES.

This Near Mint UNUSED package includes
the PHOTO-INFO 4 page FLYER with Beatles photos
(during the interview) and info. The FLYER is folded
and opens up in the center, as seen above.
Below, is the back page :

The 45 INTERVIEW single is in UNPLAYED MINT condition,
with beautiful light blue labels with dark blue print :

Also included here is the ORIGINAL 7"
SQUARE MANILA MAILER that these sets were shipped in :

the American Tour With Ed Rudy #2
Radio Pulse Beat News
Original 1964 Issue
ISSUED 6/9/64

ITEM #
PR717
CONDITION
COVER: NEAR MINT / RECORD : MINT (UNPLAYED)
MAGAZINE : NEAR MINT
PRICE
$750

Ed Rudy was a veteran newsman with radio, TV and newspaper experience,
who in 1964, through his INS Radio News Service,
provided audio interviews to Radio Pulsebeat News for distribution
to radio stations throughout the country. After receiving inquiries
on the Beatles, INS sent a radio billboard to stations to determine
the level of interest. When 440 stations indicated they wanted
to buy audio of the Beatles, Ed Rudy interviewed the group
during their first U.S. visit. He was the only American
reporter present throughout the entire tour.

This is the first (of three) Beatle documentary records that Ed Rudy compiled.
The record was intended only for radio programming, yet due to
Beatle fans expressing interest in the album, Rudy eventually pressed
additional copies which were then sold in stores (list price $3.98)
and by mail ($2.98). To enhance the package, some of the album's initial
issues came with a custom un-priced copy of Teen Talk magazine,
featuring text on the first U.S. visit and photos by Dezo Hoffmann.

Not all copies of this LP were sold with the
Bonus Beatles Magazine… this one has the ORIGINAL
un-PRICEd COMPLIMENTARY COPY IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

ALSO FOUND IN THIS PACKAGE ARE THE TWO ORIGINAL INSERT CARDS,
ONE OF WHICH WAS ONCE STAPLED TO BOTTOM
RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAGAZINE'S BACK COVER :

the 1965 TALK ALBUM
"IT'S HERE, LUV !!!"
ED RUDY WITH NEW U.S. TOUR
NEWS DOCUMENTARY NO. 3
Radio Pulse Beat News
Original 1965 Issue
ISSUED MID 1965

IN 1965, Ed Rudy reLEASED ANOTHER DOCUMENTARY DISC,
WHICH WAS GEARED TO RADIO STATIONS AND FANS.
ALTHOUGH COVERING THE 1964 SUMMER TOUR, THE RECORD LIBERALLY
RECYCLES BITS FROM THE FIRST U.S. VISIT ALONG WITH THE
GROUP'S COMMENTS TAPED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1964
IN BALTIMORE, WITH ED RUDY AS THE INTERVIEWER.

IT'S COVER (RUDY3.MC1, SPIZER) FEATURES A RED TINTED
PICTURE OF ED RUDY AND THE BEATLES ALONG WITH
THE PRINT "IT'S HERE, LUV!!!" AND "GEAR & FAB".

THE COVER IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION
DISPLAYING VERY CLEAN AND WHITE WITH MINIMAL AND
LIGHT HANDLING WEAR. NO RING-WEAR, NO SPLITS.
there is an original "c" red ink price
stamp in upper right corner of back cover.

THE RECORD IS A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT
WITH A GLEAMING SHEEN AND THE ORANGE LABELS ARE
A CLEAN AND BRIGHT NEAR MINT AS WELL.