ORIGINAL RARE 1964 VEE-JAY INTRODUCING THE BEATLES BLACK LABEL [VJ] W/BRACKETS
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FOR SALE IS A RARE 1964 VERSION II VEE-JAY ISSUE OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES". THIS IS THE RARE ALL BLACK LABEL WITH THE [VJ] LOGO IN BRACKETS! MOST OF THE ALL BLACK LABELS HAD JUST VJ AND NO BRACKETS. VEE-JAY WAS THE FIRST USA RECORD LABEL TO PICK UP AND TAKE A CHANCE ON THE THEN RELATIVELY UNKNOWN "BEATLES". THE BEATLES BY 1964 WERE WILDLY POPULAR IN GREAT BRITAIN, NOT SO MUCH IN THE USA. VEE-JAY RECEIVED THE STUDIO TAPES FROM EMI STUDIOS IN BRITAIN AND RELEASED THE VERY FIRST USA VERSION OF THE SUCCESSFUL BEATLES BRITISH DEBUT LP "PLEASE PLEASE ME". VEE-JAY NAMED THEIR RELEASE "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES". THE FIDELITY OF THESE EARLY VEE-JAY RECORDINGS IS SUPERB. THIS LP FEATURES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" ALONG WITH ELEVEN OTHER SONGS FROM THOSE FIRST ABBEY ROAD STUDIO RECORDINGS. THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED. THIS IS A VERY RARE EARLY RELEASE INDEED.
*THE COVER STILL RETAINS A GOOD PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP.(I LEFT AS IS). THE COVER SHOWS WEAR BUT NO SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDES.
THE ALBUM LABELS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
THE VINYL RETAINS IT'S GLOSSY FINISH (NO NEEDLE GOUGES) AND PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO SKIPS OR ANY MAJOR POPS. JUST SOME RANDOM LIGHT CLICKS HERE AND THERE THAT DO NOT OVERPOWER THE MUSIC PLAYBACK. A SOLID VERY GOOD! VERY RARE!
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