The Beatles ?– “Introducing the Beatles”
Vee-Jay VJLP 1062 Mono Original Version 2 pressing.

Characteristic identifiers:

ü    Pasted over rear jacket cover

ü    George’s shadow clearly visible on right side of front cover.

ü    No ink missing from "HONEY" on rear of jacket.

ü    No comma in "Please Please Me" track listing on rear of jacket and label.

ü    Colorband labels with prominent green color.

ü    VJ logo appears in brackets above spindle on labels.

ü    "THE BEATLES" centered on label just above spindle.

Vinyl:  EX. Surface marks and light scratches but plays cleanly with no skips or pops.
Matrix / Runout (A Side etched): 63-3402-1
Matrix / Runout (B Side etched): 63-3403

Jacket: EX+.  Still in shrink wrap with only a slightly bumped corner.

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Terms:
Payment is required immediately after purchase. For items valued at $20 or less, shipment will be by USPS Media Mail. For all other items, shipment will be by insured Priority Mail. If necessary, an additional handling charge will be added to cover the cost of insurance beyond $50.

Grading:

M

Mint

Perfect and sealed in original shrink-wrap. Sealed LPs are presumed to be in Mint condition

NM

Near Mint

As close to perfect as you can get, no visible scuffs/scratches.  Played only a couple times, at most.

EX

Excellent

Vinyl has only a couple minor surface scuffs, but no scratches.  Label has very slight evidence of wear, with  sharp coloring, no writing or spindle marks.
Jacket has no seam splits, no creases, very minor chipping at edges/corners, very minor ring-wear, no writing.

VG+

Very Good+

Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.
Jacket has no seam splits, but has 1-2 small hairline creases and/or minor chipping at edges or bumped corners, possibly a cut-out, some ring-wear, no writing.

VG

Very Good

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches but no ‘feeler’ scratches.  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.
Jacket has no seam splits, but has a few hairline creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners, moderate ring-wear, no writing.

VG-

Very Good-

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows evidence of wear and/or has small amount of writing.
Jacket has small seam split (less than 2” long) or has numerous small creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners or small amount of writing, moderate ring-wear.

G

Good

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs/scratches and probably a ‘feeler’ scratch or two.  Label shows a lot of wear and/or some writing.
Jacket has a seam split (less than 6” long) or numerous moderate creases and/or major chipping at edges and corners, water damage/stains, major writing, or heavy ring-wear.