Beatles VJ-581 Please Please Me/From Me to You PS/45 VG

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Beatles VJ-581 Please Please Me/From Me to You PS/45 VG Original Picture Sleeve and 45 Record Issued January 30, 1964 Vee-Jay Records
Beatles Vee-Jay 581 Please Please Me/From Me to You PS/45 VG This PS, for commercial copies, featured the photo from the front of the  Introducing the Beatles album, this time in black and white.   The sleeve is an attractive one, with some of the print in color.   It has been counterfeited, though, due to its rarity.   No original has a "curved cut" at the top of the sleeve.   If you have the "Love Me Do" sleeve or the "Christmas sleeve,"  the cut is the same on this PS as on those more common sleeves.
Picture Sleeve - Very Good Starter Sleeve for this Rare Beatles Sleeve!!                           Decent Shape with all corners intact. Ringwear Both Sides.                           Minor Small 1-Inch Tear on Bottom.  B-Side has Two Tape Marks.                           Good Picture Sleeve otherwise. Great Addition to your Collection!!  VG
45 Record -       Both Sides are in Decent Shape. Noticeable Imperfections and Flaws.                            Labels are both fairly clean and bright as is vinyl. VG
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Goldmine Standard Record Grading
Mint (M)  Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-) 
A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade, in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value.
Very Good Plus (VG+) 
Generally worth 50 percent of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.
Very Good (VG) 
Generally worth 25 percent of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list Very Good as the lowest price. This, not the Near Mint price, should be your guide when determining how much a record is worth, as that is the price a dealer will normally pay you for a Near Mint record.
Good (G), Good Plus (G+) 
Generally worth 10-15 percent of the Near Mint value. Good does not mean Bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object. It is a common item, you'll probably find another copy in better shape eventually. Pass it up. But, if it's something you have been seeking for years, and the price is right, get it...but keep looking to upgrade.
Poor (P), Fair (F) 
Generally worth 0-5 percent of the Near Mint price. The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully seam split, crinkled, and written upon. Except for impossibly rare records otherwise unattainable, records in this condition should be bought or sold for no more than a few cents each.