Introducing...The Beatles - 6-29-63 Press Date - VG++

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Introducing...The Beatles
The Beatles

1964 - Vinyl - Vee Jay VJLP-1062 Mono
Record = VG++  Cover = VG+ "Printed in U.S.A." on front lower Left, Blank Back with Scuffs & Stains.
  Issued shortly before "Meet the Beatles" in January, 1964. Possibly 1,500 copies were pressed.
Trail Off = Triangle 5702 A ,63-3402 Triangle 5702-X A, 63-3403
Also Both sides have Date 6-29-63, both "MR" & "Audiomatrix" Stamps in trail off.

The first Beatles album released in the United States. Originally scheduled for a July 1963 release, the LP came out on 10 January 1964 on Vee-Jay Records mere days before Capitol's Meet The Beatles!. An invoice sent to Vee-Jay by Universal Recording Corporation in late June of 1963 indicates that Universal prepared "Monaural Masters" and "Stereo Masters" for matrix numbers 63-3402 and 63-3403. These are the matrix numbers assigned to side one and side two of Introducing The Beatles. The invoice further indicates that mono and stereo lacquers were sent by Air Express to Audio Matrix. Audio Matrix invoices dated June 28, 1963, indicate that stereo stampers for matrix numbers 63-3402 S and 63-3403 S were sold to Vee-Jay and shipped to ARP and Monarch Records. There are also Audio Matrix invoices dated July 1, 1963, that show that mono stampers for matrix numbers 63-3402 and 63-3403 were sent to Southern Plastics, Monarch Records and ARP. The dates of the invoices are consistent with dates appearing in the trail off areas of the records. The stereo discs are dated 6-28-63 and the mono discs are dated 6-29-63. These documents show that the metal parts needed to press Introducing The Beatles were at the primary factories used by Vee-Jay by early July of 1963. The back cover to this issue is white and is blank. It may have been a transitional issue. It has often been called a promotional issue, although there is no print indicating this. Record label is black with color band & oval VJ logo. Includes the tracks "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You.


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GRADING STANDARDS:

I do not grade above Near Mint unless clearly brand new and sealed. All records visually & conservatively graded. Troublesome looking areas are checked on headphones and noted accordingly. I may add a plus or minus to these grades for further accuracy.

NEAR MINT NM
Near mint records must have been recently opened by me

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) or (VG++)  A good description of a VG++ Record is “except for a couple of minor things, this would be Near Mint.” VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, so long as repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.
VG++ Covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable locataion. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. Covers with cut-out markings can never be considered Near Mint.

VERY GOOD (VG)
VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail.
When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song’s intro and ending. But the noise won’t overpower the music otherwise. Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detract from the label.
VG covers will have many signs on human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover, where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious; it may appear on all three sides, thought it won’t be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written on it or stamped a price tag on it, too.

GOOD (G), GOOD PLUS (G+) OR VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-)
Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear. The label is worn and exhibits significant ring wear, heavy writing or obvious damage caused by tring to remove tape or stickers and failing miserably. A Good to VG- cover has ring wear to the point of distraction, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing, such as huge radio station letters written across the front to deter theft.

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FYI------FYI------FYI------FYI
ALL records can only play as good as the equipmint you play them on !
A record played on a well tuned high end player with a high end needle/cartridge sounds one way but will sound completeltly different on a low end untuned player.