Record Shop Displays
1963 EMI Promo Shop Display
Likely the first promotional counter top display to be issued by EMI in August 1963 in the UK for The Beatles. . Looks incredible. Features the classic Dezo Hoffman shot of the group in collarless suits.
1963 Parlophone Promo Card UK
Beatles EMI/Parlophone Records Promotional Store Display mid 1963. This display measures approximately 17" tall by 20" wide. It has a cardboard easel attachment on the back.
1963 Parlophone Promo UK
A Parlophone Promotional Store Poster manufactured in July 1963 by EMI Records. This poster measures 12" x 15" and features a nice Dezo Hoffman group pose of the group on an orange background. It is dated 7-63 in fine print on the poster.
1963 Parlophone Shop Ad UK
Late 1963/early 1964 21" x 34.5" UK promo poster for "Please Please Me" and "With The Beatles" albums. Top and bottom of poster has thin metal reinforcement strips at top and bottom (top has a circular hook for display) likely put on at the time by the record store.
1963 Parlophone Shop Banner
EMI/Parlophone poster was printed in late 1963, for use in Record Stores in the UK. This promotional poster measures 10" high by 30" wide.
1963 Please Please Me UK Shop Ad
This ultra-rare EMI/Parlophone banner poster was manufactured in April of 1963 for The Beatles third Parlophone single, From Me To You. Also promoted on this poster is The Beatles first album, Please Please Me and the first two singles, Love Me Do and Please Please Me which are noted as such on the mini-LP cover. This great promotional poster measures approximately 17" wide by 7" high and is the only known example
1964 Beatles Xmas Capitol
In November 1964 Capitol Records went all out and created this great looking 6.5 foot high colorful cardboard display featuring The Beatles in Santa Claus suits advertising the first four Capitol albums including the new LP, The Beatles Story.
1964 Capitol 2nd Album Motion Display USA
This thick cardboard motion head display was used to promote the release of the Beatles second album in the U.S in February 1964. Measuring approx: 12.5" tall by 6" wide.
1964 Capitol 2nd Album Poster USA
Ultra rare Capitol Records promotional poster manufactured in the USA to promote The Beatles newest album at the time, The Beatles Second Album!!! The poster was made under license from Capitol Records USA in February 1964 and distributed to record stores across the country. The poster features an enlargement of The Beatles Second Album LP cover, plus at the bottom of the poster it promotes their 1st album on Capitol Records, Meet The Beatles! Additionally, the poster also promotes The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love 45rpm single on Capitol Records too!! The poster is the largest promotional poster ever made by Capitol Records to promote a Beatles album!!! It measures approximately 58" tall by 42.75" wide
1964 Capitol Beatles Headquarters USA
Likely produced in 1964 this nearly 5 foot high retail display would have been hard to ignore! Printed in dark blue/black on a bright orange background, the group is shown in full profile with the proclamation "YOUR BEATLES HEADQUARTERS". The Capitol logo is boldly placed over their legs.
1964 Capitol USA Ad
1964 Meet The Beatles Capitol
Capitol records in the USA had this 20½" X 14½" easel backed cardboard "MEET THE BEATLES!" promotional display done for record stores in 1964.
1964 Meet The Beatles Capitol Banner
One of the very early banners issued by Capitol in the USA for the Meet The Beatles LP
1964 Meet The Beatles Store Display
This awesome vintage point of sale "motion display" advertises the Beatles first album on Capital Records in the U.S., “Meet The Beatles,” released February, 1964. The cardboard display measures 31" x 25.5" x 7,” and was designed for battery operation to mechanically move the heads of Paul, Ringo, George and John which stand out from the 23" x 17” central black and white picture of the Beatles. The head of the sign reads “Meet The Beatles, Rock to Their Incredible First Album,” alongside the Capital Records logo. To the left of their picture the sign reads “3 Million Beatles Records Already Sold in England,” and on the right, “contains the smash single - “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” This window display was designed for, and delivered to record stores in February, 1964 by Capital Records as part of a national merchandising campaign. Very few copies survived Beatlemania, making it one of the rarest of all Beatles memorabilia/promotional items.
1964 Poster HMV New Zealand
1964 Vee Jay Shop Poster
Unbelievably rare 19.75" x 20" two-sided cardboard promo poster/display advertising the Beatles Vee Jay 7" EP release (VJEP 1-903) released in March 1964.
1965 Beatles 65 Capitol
This Beatles '65 cardboard store display was manufactured by Capitol in the USA and is done in a 3D effect design as parts of the picture were die-cut. It measures approximately 20" x 20".
1965 Beatles Capitol Carousel
This electric store promotional display was manufactured by Capitol in the USA in 1965 to promote the latest Beatles 65 album and four others. The albums would rotate on a carousel and light up.
1965 Capitol USA Display
Rare 1965 USA 46" x 23.5" tri-fold display. Features the center section advertising "Beatles VI" and the side panels advertising "Meet The Beatles", "Second Album", "Something New" (left side) and "Beatles '65" and "The Early Beatles" (right side). The Beatles figures in the center section are designed to pop-out when the right and left panels are folded forward
1965 Help Capitol
This fantastic electric motion display was manufactured by Capitol in 1965 in the USA to promote the Help album. The display has a top lid that opens and closes with 4 hands reaching out from inside the box that display the word Help. Approximately 17.5" x 17.5" x 17" in size when closed and when open the display measures approximately 32" tall
1965 Help Promo Poster
USA 1965 22" x 12" Capital promo poster for "Help."
1965 Rubber Soul Capitol
Very rare promotional poster done by Capitol in the USA in 1965 measuring 22" X 34¼"
1965 Rubber Soul USA
Measuring a large 30" x 22.5", this die-cut cardboard promo features the iconic Rubber Soul album cover with a hinged white flap captioned "The Beatles Sing 12 Brand new Songs! Rubber Soul Never Before Available in the U.S.A. Great for Giving! Or Just Groovy Listening!"
1966 Revolver UK
1966 - 16.75" x 23" UK promo poster advertising Revolver as well as Beatles For Sale, Help, Hard Day's Night, and Rubber Soul
1966 Yesterday & Today
This Capitol poster was done mid 1966 to replace the 'butcher' cover version as a promotional in store advert for the new Beatles 'Yesterday & Today' LP and measures 21.5" X 18"
1966 Yesterday & Today Butcher
This Yesterday and Today promotional poster was manufactured by Capitol Records in June 1966 but then was quickly replaced by the 'trunk' cover version, it measures 18" x 22"
1967 Sgt Pepper France Store Poster
1967 Sgt Pepper Germany Store Poster
An original German Odeon/EMI 3-D shop display that was used to promote the Beatles 1967 album Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. The display is 18.5" x 13.5".
1967 Sgt Pepper UK Store Poster
This exceedingly scarce 1967 UK promotional poster for The Beatles landmark “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album features the album’s foldout group photo by photographer Michael Cooper. “New Beatles LP Here Now” is printed below. The album went to #1 on the UK album chart a week after it’s June 1, 1967 release.The 18" x 24” poster has been folded in eighths.
1968 Hello Goodbye Japan
An original promotional poster from the 1968 Japanese release of The Beatles single 'Hello Goodbye'. The poster features headshots of the band and the Odeon Records catalogue number OR-1838 on a yellow and pink background. The poster measures 51.5cm x 24cm (20.25 inches x 9.5 inches).
1968 White Album Cubes
1968 White Album Israel
1968 18" x 23.5" Rare Israeli promo poster for the "White Album."
1968 White Album Poster UK
C1968.Here is a great looking (and extremely scarce) British poster featuring the now famous John Kelly portraits that were included inside the album jacket of “The Beatles Special Double Album!” The thirty-song album immediately went to #1 around the world, spending eight weeks at the top of the album chart in the U.K. The 39 x 14” banner poster was sent to record outlets to advertise the album
1968 White Album USA
This an original Beatles promotional poster for the USA release of the “White Album.” The 23"x 28” poster features a montage of primarily photographic images picturing each of the four Beatles and a film strip that pictures their manager, Brian Epstein. Bold red lettering on the top announces “ITS HERE,” to what was certainly a legion of fans awaiting the album's 1968 release.
1968 Yellow Submarine Capitol
1969 Abbey Road
Abbey Road Floor Display - Two-piece cardboard display. Top half has an enlargement of the album cover with die-cut figures of the Beatles crossing the road. Top piece attaches to the bottom with a pole. Bottom half is a record bin which is black with "The Beatles" printed on it in green on the front. A green apple is on the side. A white arrow, with a crack in it, points up on base. The display is original. It is complete except for the back piece of cardboard on the top of the display which holds the front top portion.
1970 Hey Jude Capitol
This gold promotional display was issued in January 1970 to promote the USA Hey Jude album.
1970 Hey Jude Capitol USA
1975 UK Singles Display
1975 UK Singles Display Banner
1977 Hollywood Bowl
Very large 39" x 48" cardboard display for the release of the 1977 USA Hollywood Bowl album.