Introducing the Beatles VERY RARE Vee Jay VERSION 1 LP w/ 45RPM Label -Oval Logo

$

369

In this auction:

• “INTRODUCING THE BEATLES” LP by The Beatles

• This is Vee Jay Records VJLP 1062.

• This is a MONO (monaural) PRESSING.

• It was issued in January of 1964.

• This is VERSION 1 of this LP title with COLUMN BACK COVER and INCLUDES the cuts “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You”. As you probably know, legal action against Vee Jay Records required the removal of these 2 songs from future issues of this LP. Vee Jay replaced them with “Ask Me Why” and “Please Please Me” which came to be called Version 2.

• The Vee Jay record in this auction has RARE LABELS. It has 45 RPM-SIZE BLACK LABELS WITH RAINBOW COLOR-BAND AND OVAL VEE JAY LOGOS.

• Vee Jay 45 RPM labels used on LPs measure slightly more than 3 & 1/2 inches in diameter, and regular Vee Jay LP labels measure 4 inches in diameter. I have included an image of the label of the record in this auction beside a regular size VJ Version 2 LP label to compare the label sizes.

• BOTH COVER and VINYL of the LP in this auction ARE ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC! We know this because:

1) The cover has George’s shadow and spine printing.

2) The labels have "THE BEATLES" printed above the spindle hole.

3) The vinyl has the Monarch Records logo (MR in a circle) stamped in the trail-off on both sides.

4) The vinyl has "AudioMatrix" stamped in the trail-off of Side 2.

• So you can bid with confidence that you are receiving the real deal and NOT a counterfeit.

• The COVER is in VG+ CONDITION. There is light to moderate overall wear which includes the following: the bottom center area and bottom edge of the front cover slick, bald corners at the top and bottom of the spine, about 2 and 1/2 inches of intermittent flaking on the top seam/edge, some uneven bottom corners of the white rear slick (where it looks like silverfish dined), slight aging of the white rear cover slick, and a very tiny push on the top left corner. The seams and spine are strong. The "O" in "INTRODUCING" printed on the spine has flaked off. There are NO seam splits, NO ring wear and NO writing on this cover. The primarily white rear cover shows very minimal aging.

• VISUALLY the VINYL would seem to be in G+ to VG- CONDITION. There are numerous surface hairlines/scuffs (but none of them to me are “feel-able”). HOWEVER, I decided to play portions of both sides (on my Technics turntable tracking at 1/2 gram) and was QUITE SURPRISED that it sounded better, MORE LIKE VG VINYL, with minimal audible distractions.

• The LABELS are QUITE CLEAN with a few minor/light spindle trails.

As you probably know VERSION 1 issues of this LP are MUCH TOUGHER TO FIND than the Version 2 issues.

FURTHERMORE, the VERSION 1 ISSUES with the 45 RPM-SIZE LABELS are EVEN TOUGHER TO FIND than the Version 1 issues with regular LP-size labels!!!

Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about this LP.

FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records for grading. These grades are Poor (P), Fair (F), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good Plus (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY GRADE this LP’s cover and vinyl, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for more vinyl you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same day. (NOTE: If more than 1 vinyl item is won by the same bidder, please do NOT make payment until I send an invoice with combined shipping cost.) Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close. Add $4.50 for shipping to a U.S. address via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping is available at additional cost.