1964 RARE VEE-JAY INTRODUCING THE BEATLES MONO VERSION ONE WITH 45 SIZE LABEL
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FOR SALE IS AN AUTHENTIC 1964 MONO VERSION 1 VEE-JAY ISSUE OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES". THIS HAS THE "45" SIZE LABEL WITH (VEE-JAY) OVAL LOGO AND NOT THE USUAL FULL SIZE LP LABEL. VEE-JAY WAS STRUGGLING TO MEET DEMAND AND ISSUED SOME PRESSINGS WITH "45" SIZE LABELS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VERSION 1 (FIRST ISSUE) PRESSING WITH SONGS "LOVE ME DO" AND "PS I LOVE YOU" INCLUDED. DUE TO A PUBLISHING DISPUTE, VEE-JAY WAS FORCED TO CONTINUE PRODUCTION OF THIS ALBUM BY REPLACING THESE TWO SONGS WITH "PLEASE PLEASE ME" AND "ASK ME WHY" AND WERE KNOWN AS VERSION 2 (SECOND ISSUE) "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LPS'. VEE-JAY WAS THE FIRST USA RECORD LABEL TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THE RELATIVELY UNKNOWN "BEATLES". IN 1964 THE "BEATLES" WERE POPULAR IN GREAT BRITAIN, NOT SO MUCH IN THE USA. VEE-JAY RECEIVED THE STUDIO TAPES FROM EMI STUDIOS IN BRITAIN AND RELEASED THE FIRST USA VERSION OF THE SUCCESSFUL BEATLES BRITISH DEBUT LP "PLEASE PLEASE ME". VEE-JAY NAMED THEIR RELEASE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES". THIS RECORD LISTING IS FOR ONE OF THE FIRST USA VEE-JAY VERSION 1 MONO RELEASES. THE FIDELITY OF THESE EARLY VEE-JAY RECORDINGS IS SUPERB. THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED. THIS IS A VERY RARE EARLY RELEASE INDEED.
" THE COVER SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAR BUT IS STILL SHARP AND CLEAR WITH NO SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDES.
THE ALBUM LABELS ARE IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION.
THE VINYL SURFACE IS CLEAN BUT DOES HAVE SOME VISIBLE SLEEVE WEAR AND USE MARKS. IT PLAYS THROUGH VERY WELL WITH NO LOUD POPS OR NEEDLE GOUGES. GOOD CONDITION.
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