"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"   Version 1

 TITLE        RECORD CAT.#      RELEASE DATE            COMMENTS

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP SR1062 STEREO, 1/10/64,
Version 1
 
RAREST AMERICAN BEATLES ALBUM !!
STEREO "AD BACK"

The accompanying Record is the 1st Label with Colorband and Oval
VJ1062(1).SR1A, Spizer :

FOR FULL DESCRIPTION & DETAILS OF THIS LP :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP 1062 MONO, 1/10/64,
Version 1
 
ONE OF THE RAREST AMERICAN BEATLES ALBUM !!
MONO "AD BACK"

Beautiful Near Mint Minus Cover and the
accompanying Record grades at a dynamic Near Mint.
VJ1062(1).MR1A, Spizer :

FOR FULL DESCRIPTION & DETAILS OF THIS LP :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 1/10/64,
Version 1

Finding Version One variations of Introducing The Beatles
are becoming very difficult to find clean and this Mono example is quite an acquisition.
The condition of this Column Back Cover is a sparking Near Mint Minus, with
very minimal corner wear that keeps it from a Near Mint grading.
Front Cover graphics are sparkling and sharp. NO ringwear, NO splits
and the spine is solid and legible from edge to edge.
(ACTUAL PHOTOS) :

Back Cover is a gorgeous White !
A "C" circular price stamp remains from 1964
on the upper right corner of the back Cover :

The accompanying Record is the Colorband and Oval variation
in very beautiful VG++ (bordering Near Mint Minus) condition,
displaying one light superficial scratch on Side 1 from the
run-out groove into the last track.
The shiny sheen remains to the grooves throughout the vinyl !
VJ1062(1).MR1C, Spizer :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 1/10/64,
Version 1

Cover remains in
Original Sears and Roebuck Baggy Wrap !

(ACTUAL IMAGES)

A most stunning example of a Version One, Column Back issue,
and the very best we have ever acquired to date !

When peering into the Baggy, the actual Cover is a gorgeous Near Mint,
being covered all these years. The colors remain
vibrant and bold, with NO signs of wear on the front or back.
The Back Cover is a snow white !!
Any signs of wear displayed in our images are on the Baggy ONLY !!

There is a small $2.79 Price Sticker, measuring ¾" still adhered
to the upper left front corner of the Sears Baggy Wrap.
Also printed is the date "1-6", indicating January 6.
Since the LP was released on or about January 10, 1964,
it does correspond around the time that the Sticker was stamped :

Accompanied by the RARE OVAL
45- SIZE LABEL VARIATION
Vee-Jay's habit of using whatever label backdrops were available led to this
strange and RARE variation - a label that is not the standard size album label.
Instead it is a black label with an outer rim Colorband featuring
a small Oval logo on a 45-size label
VJ1062(1).MR2, Spizer :

Apparently, this curiosity was pressed
after Monarch ran out of Album-size oval logo backdrops, but prior to
receiving the new album-size brackets logo label backdrops in mid-January 1964.

The Labels and Vinyl grade a shimmering Near Mint, a condition rarely
found on this release. The Record appears to have had very minimal play
and has been well cared for over the years.

Accompanied by its Original 1st issue Vee-Jay "Ad Back" Inner Sleeve !

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 1/10/64,
Version 1

Accompanied by the RARE OVAL
45- SIZE LABEL VARIATION
Vee-Jay's habit of using whatever label backdrops were available led to this
strange and RARE variation - a label that is not the standard size album label.
Instead it is a black label with an outer rim Colorband featuring
a small Oval logo on a 45-size label
VJ1062(1).MR2, Spizer :

Apparently, this curiosity was pressed
after Monarch ran out of Album-size oval logo backdrops, but prior to
receiving the new album-size brackets logo label backdrops in mid-January 1964.

Light scuffing along bottom edge of front cover, NO ringwear, NO splits.
Spine is outstanding ! Vinyl & labels a nice & true VG++ !!

"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES"   Version 2

 TITLE        RECORD CAT.#      RELEASE DATE            COMMENTS

Introducing The Beatles
VJLP SR1062 STEREO, 2/10/64
Version 2

Here is another gorgeous example of the rarer STEREO Version 2 !
This Cover is a STUNNING NEAR MINT MINUS from corner to corner.
NO ring-wear, NO dirt, and the spine is solid top to bottom. Great throughout.
Just some minimal "aging spots" on back cover.

(ACTUAL PHOTOS) :

The accompanying Record is the
Colorband and Brackets variation with "STEREO" at the 12 o'clock position,
VJ1062(2).SR2A, Spizer :

The condition is a stellar NEAR MINT vinyl with strong high gloss throughout,
due to very minimal play time. The Labels are just as gorgeous !
To find a STEREO disc in this condition is very rare ...
not to mention the gorgeous accompanying Stereo "Banner" Cover !!!

HIGH END CONDITION "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" albums
are true gems and are significant Collectibles -
especially for the less common STEREO pressings !!!

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 2/10/64,
Version 2

FIRST ISSUE VERSION TWO COVER :
RARE "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITHOUT COMMA !!

Here is the least common of Version Two Covers,
VJ1062(2).MC1A, Spizer
and is the very first issue manufactured for Introducing The Beatles. These
covers were produced from another printing company contracted by Vee-Jay,
and have the assembly factor without the inside flaps
(Spizer, 'Songs Pictures Stories of The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay', page 191).

The condition of this Cover is a gorgeous Near Mint Minus.
It has very minor aging wear on the Back Cover only, with
NO ringwear evident anywhere. The spine is solid and legible from end to end.

The accompanying Mono record is in sparkling
Near Mint condition and appears UNPLAYED !
This is the Colorband and Brackets label variation,
VJ1062(2).MR2B, Spizer :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 2/10/64,
Version 2

FIRST ISSUE VERSION TWO COVER :
RARE "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITHOUT COMMA !!

Here is the least common of Version Two covers,
VJ1062(2).MC1A, Spizer
and is the very first issue manufactured for Introducing The Beatles. These
covers were produced from another printing company contracted by Vee-Jay,
and have the assembly factor without the inside flaps
(Spizer, 'Songs Pictures Stories of The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay', page 191).

(ACTUAL IMAGES) 

The condition of this Cover is a brilliant Near Mint, with NO
ringwear evident anywhere. Only signs of minor flaws is noticeable on
Back Cover with two faint aging stains.

The spine is fantastic - solid and legible from end to end.
Very typical minor wear is only evident on tips of corners.

Accompanied with RARE BRACKETS LABEL VARIATION :
45-SIZE LABEL !!
As was the case with Version One of this album, some records
were pressed with 45 size labels - featuring the small brackets logo
found on the Vee-Jay 45-size label, and this example is a beauty. featuring
a Near Mint vinyl with Near Mint Minus labels (some faint spindle wear evident).
VJ1062(2).MR3, Spizer :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 2/10/64,
Version 2

 Accompanied RARE BRACKETS LABEL VARIATION :
45-SIZE LABEL !!

As was the case with Version One of this album, some records
were pressed with 45 size labels - featuring the small brackets logo
found on the Vee-Jay 45-size label.
VJ1062(2).MR3, Spizer :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 2/10/64,
Version 2

The accompanying Mono Record is the
Colorband and Brackets variation with "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" print.
Record is truly a Near Mint sparkling beauty !
VJ1062(2).MR2A, Spizer :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 2/10/64,
Version 2

The accompanying NEAR MINT Mono Record is the
Colorband and Brackets variation without "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" print.
Record has appears to have been once - perhaps twice. A real beauty !
VJ1062(2).MR2E, Spizer :

Introducing The Beatles,
VJLP1062 Mono, 2/10/64,
Version 2

The accompanying Mono record is the Colorband and Brackets label variation,
VJ1062(2).MR2B, Spizer :

OTHER "SIGNIFICANT RELEASES"

 TITLE        RECORD CAT.#      RELEASE DATE            COMMENTS

NM - / M
Unplayed

NM - / NM -

THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD
ON STAGE
Vee-Jay, VJ-1085, 9/18/64,
PORTRAIT COVER
(MONO)

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP !
A MOST GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS VEE-JAY RARITY !

WITH ACCOMPANYING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED RECORD -
COLORBAND WITH OVAL LOGO & ORIGINAL "AD BACK" SLEEVE !

FOR FULL DESCRIPTION & DETAILS OF THIS LP :

THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD
ON STAGE
Vee-Jay, VJS-1085, 9/18/64,
PORTRAIT COVER
(STEREO)

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP !
ABSOLUTELY ULTRA-STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION !

WITH ACCOMPANYING NEAR MINT MINUS RECORD -
STEREO COLORBAND WITH OVAL LOGO & "AD BACK" SLEEVE !

FOR FULL DESCRIPTION & DETAILS OF THIS LP :

The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons
VeeJay DX-30, Mono, 10/1/64

HERE IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE,
CLASSIC VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SET
THAT INCLUDES THE BEATLES
"INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" (VJLP1062) RECORD,
ALONG WITH THE FOUR SEASON'S
"GOLDEN HITS OF THE FOUR SEASONS" (VJLP1065) ALBUM.

THESE ARE THE ACTUAL IMAGES OF THIS GATEFOLD MONO LP SET !

THE FRONT & BACK COVER REMAINS CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH
STUNNING "WHITE" TONE REMAINING. NO RINGWEAR AT ALL.
THE GRAPHICS ARE BOLD AND CRISP.
THERE ARE TWO VERY TINY STAPLE HOLE PUNCTURES FROM
WHERE A PRICE STICKER ONCE WAS, EVIDENT NEAR THE UPPER LEFT
AREA OF THE FRONT COVER, ABOVE THE "H" IN THE WORD "THE"
IN THE PRINT "THE INTERNATIONAL BATTLE ....".
AGAIN, THESE STAPLE PUNCTURES ARE EXTREMELY SMALL
AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL BEAUTY.
OVERALL WEAR ARE JUST A COUPLE OF "HANDLING" RUB WEAR
POINTS ON THE FRONT COVER ONLY, AND THE CORNER TIPS HAVE MINOR,
SOFT SHELF WEAR BUT NOTHING DRASTIC. NO SEAM SPLITS, NO RIPS.



THE SPINE IS SOLID, COMPLETELY LEGIBLE WITH NO SPLITS,
WITH JUST A TOUCH OF DISCOLORATION AT THE VERY BOTTOM TIP.
GATEFOLD SPREAD REMAINS STUNNING WITH NO FLAWS AT ALL ! JUST GREAT :

Original POSTER that accompanied this release IS included
and is A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS, WITH VERY LITTLE
HANDLING WEAR, AND THE TWO TINY STAPLE PUNCTURES FROM THE
CORNER OF THE COVER, ARE EVIDENT NEAR THE FOLD OF THE POSTER
AT THE BOTTOM CENTER EDGE. HARDLY NOTICEABLE.

AMAZINGLY, BOTH RECORDS ARE MINT "AS NEW" UNPLAYED !
THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND GLEAM IS STELLAR !
THE Labels ON BOTH ALBUMS
are UNBELIEVABLE, TRULY gorgeous THAT
APPEAR LIKE NEW WITH AN UNTOUCHED HIGH-GLOSS !
THE TWO ORIGINAL WHITE VEE-JAY GENERIC INNER SLEEVES
ARE INCLUDED, AND THOSE TINY STAPLE PUNCTURES ARE EVIDENT IN
BOTH OF THEM IN THE VERY CORNER OF EACH.
Beatles Label: (VJ1062(2).MR2D(ii),Spizer), Colorband & Brackets :

Four Seasons (VJLP 1065) Label variation is identical, also PRESSED BY
ALLENTOWN RECORD COMPANY (ARC) :

THIS IS INDEED A MOST RESPECTABLE "KEEPER" EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE TITLE ...

... AND WOULD MAKE A MOST PROUD ADDITION
TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION !!

$3750

The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons
VeeJay DXS-30, STEREO, 10/1/64

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP !

WHAT AN ACQUISTION ! JUST THINK ! THE SHRINKWRAP HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED
FROM THIS ULTRA-RARE "VEE-JAY STEREO" GATEFOLD RELEASE !
THE COVER WAS SLICED OPEN ALONG THE MOUTH OPENINGS AND SIMPLY STORED
AWAY SINCE 1964 ! IT IS AS CLOSE TO STILL SEALED AS ONE CAN GET !
THE RECORDS ARE UNPLAYED AND THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING POSTER IS PERFECT !

... AND WOULD MAKE A MOST PROUD ADDITION
TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION !!

 

The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons
VeeJay DX-30, Mono, 10/1/64

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP !

TALK ABOUT A REAL BEAUTY !
JUST THINK ! THE SHRINKWRAP HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS
DIFFICULT TO FIND CLEAN TITLE ! JUST SLICED OPEN AND SIMPLY STORED AWAY SINCE 1964 !
CORNER TO CORNER, IT IS AS CLOSE TO STILL SEALED AS ONE CAN GET !
THE RECORDS ARE UNPLAYED AND THE ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING POSTER IS PERFECT !

THIS CLASSIC VEE-JAY DOUBLE ALBUM SET INCLUDES
THE BEATLES "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" (VJLP1062) RECORD, ALONG WITH
THE FOUR SEASON'S "GOLDEN HITS OF THE FOUR SEASONS" (VJLP1065) ALBUM.

THESE ARE THE ACTUAL IMAGES OF THIS GATEFOLD MONO LP SET !

THE COVER IS A BRIGHT WHITE. NO DIRT, NO RINGWEAR - AND THE GRAPHICS ARE STUNNING !
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY SQUARED & THE PRINT IS CENTERED.
ONLY MINOR FLAW TO THIS GORGEOUS COVER IS DUE TO A ½" SHRINK TEAR IN
THE UPPER LEFT TIP, WHERE THAT CORNER TIP HAS YELLOWED A TOUCH WITH AGE
AS PICTURED IN THE IMAGE BELOW :

THE GATEFOLD CENTER HAS NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY,
DUE TO THE SHRINKWRAP THAT HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED :

Original POSTER that accompanied this release IS included
and is a stunning MINT, LIKE NEW :

THIS SET APPEARS THAT THE SHRINK WAS SLICED AT THE MOUTH,
Both Records WERE REMOVED AND THEN STORED.
THESE RECORDS APPEAR AS THOUGH THEY WERE PRESSED YESTERDAY -
UNPLAYED, LIKE NEW. Truly STELLAR !
Labels are equally BRILLIANT -  WITH AN UNTOUCHED HIGH-GLOSS !
Beatles Label: (VJ1062(2).MR2D(ii),Spizer), Colorband & Brackets :

Four Seasons (VJLP 1065) Label variation is identical, also PRESSED BY
ALLENTOWN RECORD COMPANY (ARC) :

THIS IS A TRUE GEM, COLLECTORS !!

... AND WOULD MAKE A MOST PROUD ADDITION
TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION !!

$5750
SOLD

Songs, Pictures And Stories of The Fabulous Beatles
VeeJay 1092, MONO, 10/12/64

Label: VJ1062 (2). MR5
Accompanied by
ONE OF THE RARER VARIATIONS OF THIS LABEL :

ALL BLACK LABEL WITH OVAL LOGO
Pressed by Columbia Records in Bridgeport, CT.

Record appears to have been played once.
Vinyl and Labels on this record are truly GORGEOUS  !!

$600

Songs, Pictures And Stories of The Fabulous Beatles
VeeJay 1092, MONO, 10/12/64
Label: VJ1062 (2). MR5
ONE OF THE RARER VARIATIONS OF THIS LABEL :
ALL BLACK LABEL WITH OVAL LOGO
Pressed by Columbia Records in Bridgeport, CT.
(See scan of label above).

Hear The Beatles Tell All
VeeJay PRO-202, Mono, 11/5/64

Jim Steck, a radio newsman with KRLA in Los Angeles, and Dave Hull,
a popular disc jockey with the same station, each conducted interviews with the Beatles
during their 1964 American tour. After portions of these interviews were aired on
KRLA, Vee-Jay approached the pair and reached an agreement to release the interview
on an album. In order to flesh out a cohesive album, Vee-Jay employed the services
of Lou Adler, who edited the interviews applied crowd noises, screams and percussion
by Hal Blaine, a top flight Los Angeles session drummer.

The back cover of the album is reminiscent of the Ad Back Cover
on the first issue of Introducing The Beatles in that it features miniature pictures
of album covers and singles picture sleeves.

The condition of the Cover is a wonderful Near Mint Minus with minimal superficial wear,
and is accompanied by its UNPLAYED MINT Vinyl, which features the first label
variation that includes the "PRO" suffix after the record number VJLP202
(VJ 202 MR1A), Spizer :

$475
SOLD