THE BEATLES, SERGEANT PEPPER (VEE-JAY LABEL VJLP 1350)
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THE BEATLES, SERGEANT PEPPER (VEE-JAY LABEL VJLP 1350)
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 period of 5 years starting in early 1963.
After the failure of the 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 release, some Beatles records were pressed with Vee-Jay labels. This one, ‘Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (VJLP 1350) is in near mint condition.
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