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THE RECORD THAT STARTED "BEATLEMANIA"
"PLEASE PLEASE ME" B/W "FROM ME TO YOU"
VEE-JAY 581, PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE
SPECIAL TITLE SLEEVE
RELEASED: EARLY 1964

CONDITION: NM
ITEM#: PR736
PRICE: -------

DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL SCANS)

PROMOTIONAL SINGLES WERE ISSUED FOR VEE-JAY'S RELEASE OF THEIR VJ-581 RELEASE OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" / "FROM ME TO YOU". IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE NUMBER OF THESE PROMOTIONAL 45 SINGLES PRESSED DID NOT EXCEED A FEW THOUSAND COPIES.

THE BLUE AND WHITE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE JACK PARR SLEEVE') THAT ACCOMPANIED A SMALL NUMBER OF THE "NOT FOR SALE" SINGLES, PROUDLY DESCRIBES THE RELEASE AS "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA". IT REFERS TO THE GROUP'S JANUARY 3, 1964 FILM CLIP ON "THE JACK PAAR SHOW " AND THEIR UPCOMING APPEARANCES ON THE FEBRUARY 9 AND FEBRUARY 16 EDITIONS OF "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ". IN ADDITION, THE GROUP WILL BE FEATURED IN TIME, LIFE AND NEWSWEEK MAGAZINES. THESE REFERENCES TO THE SPREAD OF BEATLEMANIA IN AMERICA GIVES THIS SPECIAL SLEEVE HISTORICAL AND SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE.

THE CONDITION OF THIS ULTRA RARE SLEEVE IS A MOST SOLID AND GORGEOUS NEAR MINT. THE COLORS REMAIN VIBRANT. THE BLUES ARE CRISP AND BOLD, WHILE THE WHITE SECTIONS ARE BRIGHT WITH NO DEEP WEAR TO SPEAK OF. NO RIPS, NO TEARS, NO SEAM SPLITS - AND THERE IS NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD IMPRESSION. THE EDGES ARE QUITE SHARP.

THE TWO LIGHT BLUE VERTICAL ROUND "RINGS" SEEN IN THE CENTER TOP ON ONE SIDE ARE CALLED "PRINTER'S ERROR". THESE RINGS WERE CAUSED BY THE SMALL SUCTION CUPS THAT LIFTED THE SLEEVES COMING OFF THE PRINTING MACHINES TO THE STACKING AREA.. THIS ASPECT IS A CONSISTENT CHARACTERISTIC FOUND ON ALL OF THESE PROMOTIONAL SLEEVES THAT HAVE SURFACED. ONLY SIGN OF WEAR OF MENTION IS AN AREA OF 'RUBBING' NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE ON THE BLUE AREA BENEATH THE WORDS IN THE PARENTHESIS "(PROMOTION COPY)".

THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF "THE RECORD THAT STARTED BEATLEMANIA" PROMOTIONAL SLEEVE COMBINED WITH ITS VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION, MAKES THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE ONE OF THE FINEST IN CONDITION THAT HAS EVER SURFACED.