BEATLES ACETATE OF 1964 BEST OF ALBUM TO BE AUCTIONED

The acetate album that never saw release will be auctioned off on August 9 by Heritage Auctions.

Photo: Heritage Auctions

Best of the Beatles was assembled by Capitol Records as a two-LP set in 1964 as a compilation of the group's Capitol and Vee-Jay hits to date. According to experts, Capitol was not able to release the album as planned when they found out that Vee-Jay did not lose the rights to their tracks until a later date.

Included with the album will be a letter of authenticity from Clifford J. Yamasaki of Let It Be Records in San Francisco which reads:

I certify that this 2 LP acetate of 'The Best of the Beatles' is one of two known to exist and was purchased from a Capitol Records executive for a project that was scrapped. The project: #46934-41. The date of pressing: 6-2-64

Opening bid for the album is $10,000.

The track list for the album:

Side 1

• Twist and Shout
• Love Me Do
• I Want To Hold Your Hand
• From Me To You
• This Boy
• Roll Over Beethoven

Side 2

• Do You Want to Know a Secret
• Boys
• Ask Me Why
• She Loves You
• You Really Got a Hold On Me
• Long Tall Sally

Side 3

• All My Loving
• P.S. I Love You
• Please Please Me
• Chains
• Devil In Her Heart
• Please Mr. Postman

Side 4

• Misery
• Money
• There's a Place
• Baby It's You
• It Won't Be Long
• All I've Got to Do