"PLEASE PLEASE ME"
B/W
"ASK ME WHY"

VEE-JAY 498
RELEASED: 2/20/63

"BEATTLES" WITH TWO T'S

HISTORIC AND ULTRA-RARE
WHITE LABEL 'DISC JOCKEY ADVANCE SAMPLE' PROMOTIONAL COPY


CONDITION: NM (VINYL) / NM (LABELS)
ITEM#: PR847
PRICE: ------


 

 
  DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL SCANS)

THE FIRST RECORD RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES TO BEAR THE BEATLES NAME WAS VEE-JAY 498. THE SINGLE CONTAINED THE GROUP'S SECOND BRITISH 45RPM SINGLE, "PLEASE PLEASE ME" BACKED WITH "ASK ME WHY".  VEE-JAY WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT HAD WITH THE BEATLES, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE GROUP'S NAME. THEREFORE ALL INITIAL ISSUES OF THE PROMOTIONAL AND STORE STOCK RECORDS ADDED AN EXTRA "T" TO THE GROUP'S NAME.

THIS ULTRA-RARE WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL RELEASE OF THIS INFAMOUS RECORD (VJ 498.DJ1, SPIZER) IS SIMILAR TO THE STOCK COPY, AS IT WAS ALSO MANUFACTURED BY ARP. ITS TYPESETTING IS IDENTICAL TO THE STOCK COPY DOWN TO THE MISSPELLING OF THE GROUP'S NAME IN THIN PRINT. ITS TRAIL-OFF AREA MARKINGS ARE ALSO IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF THE STOCK COPY, MEANING THAT THE ARP STOCK COPY AND THE PROMO RECORD WERE PRESSED FROM THE SAME STAMPERS. THE MOTHER AND MASTER FOR THIS RELEASE WERE PREPARED BY AUDIO MATRIX, AND THE WORDS "AUDIO MATRIX" IS STAMPED AND CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE TRAIL OFF AREA.

THE CONDITION ON THIS SUPER RARE "DISC JOCKEY" 498 PROMO 45 HAS A STUPENDOUS, SPARKLING NEAR MINT (BORDERS NEAR MINT MINUS) VINYL WITH VERY MINIMAL PLAY TIME EVIDENT AND RETAINS A HIGH GLOSS AND THE GROOVES DISPLAY A LUXURIOUS DEEP SHEEN. THE NEAR MINT BRIGHT LABELS HAVE A SHINY WHITE TONE. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EXAMPLE IS THAT THERE ARE NO RADIO STATION "X" HANDWRITTEN MARKINGS THAT HAD DESIGNATED THE A-SIDE PLAY, THE HISTORIC DISC IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS OWN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT ORIGINAL VEE-JAY 1963 GENERIC COMPANY SLEEVE, WITH NO SPLITS.

THIS ONE IS QUITE AN AWARDING ACQUISITION - ONE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A VITAL CORNERSTONE IN A BEATLES 45 SINGLE COLLECTION. THIS EXAMPLE IS THE VERY BEST WE HAVE OFFERED FOR THIS HISTORIC RELEASE IN OUR 24 YEARS IN BUSINESS.
 

    

 

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