Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles Vee Jay LP in Nice Condition

$

70

I am selling some early, rare, and rather obscure Beatles LPs as I continue to downsize my vinyl collection. So, please check my other auctions too.

In this auction:

·       “SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES” by The Beatles

·       This is Vee Jay Records VJLP 1092.

·       It was released in 1964.

·       This LP is a fancy repackaging of “INTRODUCING THE BEATLES”. Vee Jay did not press separate records for this album. Instead, factories placed “INTRODUCING THE BEATLES” (VJ 1062) discs into the album’s unique and colorful 2/3-cut gatefold cover.

·       As you probably know, Vee Jay, for a short period of time in 1963-1964, held the rights in the U.S. to a handful of Beatles songs that the record company recycled several times by selling the same LP in different covers. The buying public quickly realized that they were not acquiring any new Beatles’ material in each Vee Jay album they purchased. Instead, they were buying basically the same Beatles’ tunes “recycled” when they purchased “Introducing the Beatles”, “Songs, Pictures & Stories of the Fabulous Beatles” and “The Beatles vs The Four Seasons” (the Beatles’ disc in that 2-record set being  repackaging of “Introducing the Beatles”).

·       The UNIQUE FEATURE of this Vee Jay LP is that the LEFT-SIDE FRONT FLAP OF THIS GATEFOLD COVER IS 2/3 THE SIZE OF THE RIGHT SIDE POCKET HOLDING THE RECORD.

·       The COVER is in VERY STRONG VG to WEAK VG+ CONDITION. Front images, rear images and inside gatefold are nice and clean and without wear. It is really quite clean overall with light to moderate wear primarily on the corners and spine. The spine has some wear at the top and bottom and there is some wear on the corners. Even with the blemishes I’ve mentioned, this is still one of the nicest covers I’ve had, because there is minimal to no wear on the black areas of the front and rear covers. Many copies of this LP show wear on the black areas. There is a name written lightly on the inside of the 2/3 cover and some very light “slices” or “cuts” in the same location and on Ringo’s hair on the right side. These are very light cuts/slices that can’t be seen unless the cover is tilted to certain angles in the light. (Please check out the images and see for yourself.)

·       The VINYL is in NICE VG+ CONDITION with some very light surface hairlines/scuffs and LOTS OF GLOSS!

·       The original Vee Jay paper inner sleeve is included. There is some writing (circles drawn in ink around certain LPs pictured) on it.

·       It’s a NICE Vee Jay LP for your vinyl collection!

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

FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of Perry Cox’s Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. I use these grades, Good+ (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 the 45s and picture sleeves I auction, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for other records 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. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address via standard mail with tracking.