Introducing The Beatles
VJLP SR1062 STEREO
RELEASED 2/10/64
VERSION 2

WITH RARE 1" x 2½" WHITE RECTANGULAR
"STEREOPHONIC" STICKER
AND COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP

ITEM # LP212
CONDITION :
COVER MINT MINUS/ NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED
PRICE :  $3,750

WHEN PRESSING PLANTS RAN OUT OF STEREO COVERS, VEE-JAY
DID NOT WAIT FOR NEW COVERS TO ARRIVE. INSTEAD THEY CONVERTED
MONO COVERS INTO STEREO COVERS BY PLACING STICKERS
ON THE COVERS. TWO "STICKER" CONVERTED COVER VARIATIONS
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, AND THIS EXAMPLE BEING OFFERED HERE IS THE
1" x 2½" WHITE RECTANGULAR STICKER WITH "STEREOPHONIC"
IN BLACK AFFIXED TO THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE COVER
(VJ 1062(2).SC2, SPIZER).
FURTHERMORE, THIS FABULOUS COVER REMAINS
IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP. THIS BY FAR, IS THE
VERY BEST STEREO "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" VERSION TWO
WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER.

THE CONDITION OF THIS ABSOLUTE BEAUTY IS MINT MINUS,
WITH ALL OF IT'S COLORS AND GRAPHICS REMAINING BRIGHT,
DEEP AND RICH AS THE DAY IT WAS RELEASED.

REMAINING UNTOUCHED BENEATH THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP
OVER ALL THESE MANY YEARS is THE RARE "STEREOPHONIC" STICKER.
IT IS PERFECT CORNER TO CORNER AND IN ALL
PROBABILITY IS THE BEST EXAMPLE KNOWN TO EXIST.

THE BACK COVER REMAINS A STARK, BRIGHT WHITE.  THE VERY
MINOR FLAWS EVIDENT ARE A SIGHT PUSH TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
TIP,  A TOUCH OF TONING TO THE BACK COVER IN THE LOWER LEFT
CORNER DUE TO A 2" SHRINK SEAM SEPARATION IN THAT AREA.
LASTLY, A SMALL "SPOT" OF AGE ON THE MOUTH OPENING
IN THE CENTER NEAR THE EDGE OF THE SHRINKWRAP. THIS IS THE
EXTENT OF ANY SIGN OF AGING. NO RINGWEAR, NO TEARS, NO SPLITS.

THE SPINE IS MERE PERFECTION. SQUARE, LEGIBLE AND SOLID THROUGHOUT.

THE ACCOMPANYING STEREO RECORD IS A STUNNING
ABSOLUTE NEAR MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED EXAMPLE.
IT IS THE ALL BLACK LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND THE LARGE
"VJ" LOGO WITH "VEE-JAY RECORDS" PRINTED BELOW. IT HAS LEFT
JUSTIFIED TITLES AND CREDITS AND DOES NOT HAVE
"LONG PLAYING" AND MICROGROOVE" ON THE LABEL.
ALTHOUGH IT HAS "URJ" AND THE "MR" MONARCH RECORDS LOGO
IN THE TRAIL-OFF AREAS ON BOTH SIDES, THE DEEP CIRCULAR
INDENTION LOCATED INSIDE THE OUTER BORDER OF THE LABEL
SIGNIFIES THAT THIS RECORD WAS PRESSED BY COLUMBIA RECORDS
IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA WITH STAMPERS PREVIOUSLY USED BY
MONARCH. THIS VERSION IS THE ONLY VERIFIED STEREO RECORD OF
"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" ON A LABEL WITHOUT THE COLORBAND.
(VJ 1062(2).SR4B, SPIZER) :