The following details the special promotional or unusual vinyl releases issued by Capitol of Canada between 1961 and the 1980s.
Not too many releases appear to have been issued this way but it is interesting to note the artists that Capitol put some effort into promoting (eg Helen Shapiro, Sylvia Tyson, etc.)

Capitol Specific Artists Promotional LPs

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CC-PRO-1	Russ Conway	Profile In Sound
This Russ Conway record is recorded on one side only. The sleeve is one-sided and has a picture of Russ as well as a list of his recent records On Capitol. The sleeve is monochrome red, like the record label and is printed on light paper stock.
CC-PRO-2	Helen Shapiro	Profile In Sound
One-sided LP from April 1962. This is essentially an interview from England which was possibly done at the BBC; interspersed are selections of her recent hits of the time. The sleeve is one-sided and has a picture of Helen as well as a list of here recent 45s On Capitol. The sleeve is monochrome on light paper stock.
I found this copy in Toronto in the 1990s and gave it to Paul White who told me that his wife was a real Helen Shapiro fan! The front cover has a «coffee cup ring stain» - no doubt from the coffee cup of a radio DJ !
Notes At least three Helen Shapiro 45s were issued by Capitol in Canada prior to the launch of her discs on the 72000 series. These used the USA catalogue numbering and included:

CC-PRO-3	Freddy Gardner	A Tribute to Freddy Gardner
One sided LP. «A special album produced for Canadian Radio Stations and TV Programming - Not for Sale». Besides the Inclusion of a number of Freddy Gardner Recordings, There are special interviews with his family, musicians and show-business personalities who knew Freddy well.» Timing: 24:11 This copy came from the collection legendary Vancouver DJ Jack Cullen.
PROMO 100	The Lively Ones	(Meet) The Lively Ones
Promotional LP issued July 1965
On the front sleeve is printed «Specially Designed For Radio And TV Programming» as well as «Designed And Produced By Paul White» and there are various pictures of the artists. The rear sleeve has the track listing, playing times, as well as pictures and bios of each artist on the LP. The sleeve is monochrome on light paper stock (like the Helen Shapiro promo disc CC-PRO2).
Capitol T 2563	The Beatles	Yesterday And Today (Butcher Cover)
Beatles LP Yesterday & Today «Butcher Cover» - Bruce Spizer owns one of a handful of surviving copies of the Canadian Butcher prototype (a beautiful colour copy of this sleeve appears in Bruce Spizer’s excellent book «The Beatles Story On Capitol Records: Volume Two») as prepared for release in Canada by Paul White. No copies were ever made commercially avcailable in Canada - it never got beyond the printers proof stage. Although some laminated slicks with 3 punched holes were made in Canada for sales reps, as seen in the picture below.
Capitol 5810	The Beatles	Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever
This is on an all white label as opposed to the US copy which is on the light green Capitol promo label. This promo version has the slightly longer horn solo at the ending of Penny Lane. A similar remix later appeared on the «Rarities» LP (the trumpet ending was added to the stereo mix). This record was never made available to the public and had no official Capitol of Canada release date. It was mailed directly to selected radio stations across Canada on February 6, 1967. It was pressed by Compo and features a white promo label. This was the first and only specially-labelled promotional Beatles disc in Canada. Usually, Capitol of Canada just sent regular stock copies to radio stations. Probably only 100 copies were pressed.
SKBO 3403	The Beatles	1962-1966
This 1973 promo has a Canadian Capitol sticker on the fron cover.
PRO 101 / 102	Pierre Lalonde	I'll Catch The Sun / Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Odd 45 promo with a different number on both sides. This promo is also on the rare target label with the dome logo.
n/a	Anne Murray & Pierre Lalonde	Merry Christmas
Odd 45 promo with no catalogue number. One side features Anne Murray and the other, Québec superstar Pierre Lalonde. The disc is basically a single featuring Christmas wishes by the two singers, one in english and the other in french, pleasing fans across the country. Target label with round logo, comes in a blue picture sleeve.
Apple SK 3419	John Lennon	Rock And Roll
Canadian promo set with Information letter stating that the album ROOTS orginally announced was not the official release but that this Rock And Roll album was the only release authorized by Lennon. The offical release announced on the letter is February 17, 1975.
72773	Suzanne Stevens	Knowing How, Knowing When / Good Times
1976, Not necessarily an actual promo, this was the first 45 pressed out of Capitol's new Canadian plant in 1976. For the occasion they made a special custom orange label and wrote "The first 45 RPM from Capitol Canada June 7th, 1976"
PRO 8570 / SPRO 8571	Paul McCartney	Maybe I'm Amazed (mono and stereo)
Canadian promo with two different catalogue numbers on each side, they feature the mono and stereo verions of Maybe I'm Amzaed, live from the Wings Over America album.
PRO 5	Bob Seger	The Bob Seger Story
Canadian promo only, 2 LP set. The Bob Seger Story was record in Toronto for Canadian readio. Housed in a generic white LP cover.
SPRO 104	Sylvia Tyson	Regine (mono) / Regine (stereo)
Taken from her LP «Woman’s World» (orange label, gatefold, June 9, 1975) * this promo 45 was issued on a white label
SPRO 104	Various Artists	Starbright
Canadian Capitol promo featuring many Capitol artists like The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Anne Murray, Edward Bear, Pink Floyd, Mrs Mills etc.
SMAS 11638	The Beatles	The Beatles Live At The Hollywood Bowl
In 1976, Capitol of Canada sent of promo copies of the album along with a press kit including a sheet of Beatles History along with a press release for the first live Beatles album. The record was regular stock, but with a promotional sticker pasted to the back.
PRO 8908	Paul McCartney	London Town
September 27, 1978. Canadian promo featuring "London Town" form the album "London Town".
SPRO 241	Frank Mills	A Special Radio EP Christmas With Frank Mills
SPRO 437	Frank Mills	Together Through The Years
4 track ep, purple label

Capitol Promotional LPs

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CTS 1	Various	Sounds Canadian
Not actually a PROMO per se, this album was put together to promote Canadian artists and was sold a very low prices. Green target label, Compo stereo pressing.
SPRO 9	Various Canadian Artists	Capitol Today
Its full album name being "Capitol Today, An Album Commemorating the Official Opening of the New Capitol Plant, June 15, 1977", this album on pink / red vinyl (purple label, 2ble album) featured Capitol's most successful Canadian artists.
This This album was also made as a double Gold vinyl album.
SPRO-103	Various Artists	Promo LP From 1973
LP Special Promotional LP SPRO-103 Various Artists «Summer Canadian Singles Festival / Festival Canadien D’Ete Des 45 Tours» This was produced to showcase the series of Canadian artists who were releasing 45s in 1973 on both the Capitol and Pathe labels. The disc uses the orange Capitol label that was new at the time. The cover mentions intros and times for each intro but my copy has no recorded intros before the songs.

SP 2	Dionne Brégent	Et Le Troisième Jour
This 1976 promo was a signle meant to promote the album 70 044.
SPRO 230	Various	Chartbusters in-store sampler
Dated around 1983, this white label sampler featured the Beatles' short version of Hey Jude released on the "20 Greatest Hits" album, as well as many other artists from the early 80s, like Pat Benetar, the Stray Cats, Kenny Rodgers, and Bob Seger.

Capitol Custom Albums

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Not actually promos per se, in the sense that they were not intended for radio station. In reality, they were specially marketed LPs featureing various artists, designed as giveaways for clients of the specific company they were featuring. For example, "cc-1003" was promoting "Golden Tobacco / Belevedere Cigarettes". They were all pressed in Canada by RCA for Capitol. It is not known exactly how many of those were made, but as of now we have at least 4 different albums listed. These promo LPs were most likely produced circa 1961-1962. Any other information to complete this liste is welcome.

CC-1001	Gisele Mackenzie	Orchids From Gisele
Parr's logo at bottom left of front cover - the LP was made specially for "Swifts Premium Meats" and given away as a promotional item to their customers.
CC-1002	Various Artists	Styled Just For You
Features Nelson Riddle, Ray Anthony, Lex Baxter, Billy May, Alfred Newman (more info TBD). Some copies have a white sticker promoting Roy And Gibson. the LP was made specially for "Roy and Gibson" and given away as a promotional item to their customers.
CC-1003	Various Artists	Big Band Panorama
Features Ray Anthony, Glen Gray, Bobby Hackett, Harry James, Stan Kenton. The album has the Parr's logo at bottom right of front cover - the LP was made specially for "Golden Tobacco / Belevedere Cigarettes" and given away as a promotional item to their customers. This album exists on both glossy RED label and glossy BLUE label.
CC-1004	Various Artists	A Merry Christmas
Features St. Luke's Choristers, Virgil Fox, Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians, The Roger Wagner Chorale, Eddie Dunstedter. The album has the Parr's logo at bottom right of front cover - the LP was made specially as a corporate promotional item but it does not say on the jacket for which company specifically.

Canadian Capitol promo Cassettes

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SPRO 458	The Sensual World, An Interview With Roger Scott	Kate Bush

Canadian Capitol CD promo albums

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These CDs are part of a series of Capitol promos featuring various artists from their roster. Many of these CDs were issued every month (most likely one every week) and were sent to radio stations for promotional purposes.

CDPRO volume 19	Various	August 1992
Featured various Capitol artists from Canadian Stompin' Tom Connors to Roxette, Wilson Phillips and Iron Maiden.
CDPRO volume 22	Various	Various October
Featured various Capitol artists from Tom Cochrane to Megadeath and Jethro Tull.
CDPRO volume 29	Various	Various November
Featured various Capitol artists from Great White to Beau Dommage and Red Hot Chili Peppers.