THE BEATLES, RUBBER SOUL (VEE JAY LABEL VJLP 1236)
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THE BEATLES, RUBBER SOUL (VEE JAY LABEL VJLP 1236)
Did you ever wonder what the Beatles US records might have looked like if Chicago based Vee-Jay Records had kept the rights to release their records? After all, the original contract signed by Vee-Jay and Brian Epstein gave the label exclusive rights to release Beatles material in the USA for a five year period starting in early 1963.
After the failure of band’s first two singles (Please Please Me in February 1963 and From Me to You in May 1963) Vee-Jay neglected to pay the miniscule royalties earned from the almost non-existent sales of those records. This later enabled Epstein to claim breach of contract and for Capitol Records to re-claim the distribution rights.
A decade ago, as a novelty/limited released, some Beatles records were pressed with Vee-Jay labels. This one, Rubber Soul (VJLPS 1236), is in near mint condition.
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