INTRODUCING THE BEATLES 1964 US VeeJay LP - 100% AUTHENTIC V2 ALL-BLACK BRACKETS
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PLEASE READ FIRST!
I'm having to make this even clearer as people are still buying records I'm grading low and as a 'collection filler', and then complain about the audio quality when they try to play them. As I do not own a record player I VISUALLY GRADE my records, so I cannotguarantee that discs will be click, skip and noise free (although any marks that may cause such problems will be highlighted in the description).
All photos are of the actual item on sale. I do not use stock or 'borrowed' images.
THE BEATLES
INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
MEGA RARE 2nd Variation - All Black Label with BRACKETS Logo!!
This auction is for a copy of the Beatles US VeeJay LP 'Introducing the Beatles'. This is the mega rare version 2 pressing that features the all-black label with the brackets logo!
The story behind this LP is very interesting. I highly recommend you read up on it at its Wikipedia article.
Late on in production of Introducing the Beatles, VeeJay fought to get as many copies pressed before the their publishing rights to the songs expired. When rainbow band labels ran out the manufacturers kept going on using plain black labels. The majority of all-black label can be found with the plain VJ plain block logo and, to a lesser extent, the older Oval style logo. Just as production was coming to a halt though before the publkishing rights expired Southern Plastics Inc. in Tennessee ran off a tiny, tiny run of copies with all-black labels and a small VeeJay logo in brackets. When I emailed Bruce Spizer aboout this particular pressing a few years back, he came back to me with this:
"The legitimate pressing with the small brackets logo on a plain black label was manufactured by Southern Plastics. It is very rare. I only know of about a dozen or so that have been confirmed. My guess is that a few hundred were pressed when Southern Plastics ran out of Vee-Jay label backdrops. Bruce"
Literally just a few hundred copies with this label style came off the Southern Plastics production line back in 1964 and, today, they're near-impossible to find!
The big problem is that the most common Introducing the Beatles counterfeit discs have an all black label with a brackets logo. However, please be assured that this copy is 100% genuine and authentic!
Nearly every fake lists the Version 1 songs whilst nearly every genuine copy lists the version 2 songs. Nearly every fake was printed as stereo whereas most mono copies are genuine. This copy has the right colour hue, it has George's shadow, it has the 1/4" internal overflaps at the top and bottom of the mouth (on fakes this overflap is much longer) and the back passes the 'Honey' test. The deadwax on the record is less than 1" thick and carries the 'Audiomatrix' machine stamp (fakes have a deadwax larger than 1" and nearly all do not have this stamp) and the credit 'The Beatles' is above the spindlehole. On every fake this credit is below the spindlehole! The sleeve is also a rare later Intro sleeve with a tiny number 2 at the bottom right corner of the back.
This particular pressing, based on it's label style, was printed at Southern Plastics Inc. in Tennessee It's Spizer / Cox indentification number is VJ 1062 (2).MR6
If there are any other questions you wish to ask about this album then please feel free to ask away!
Not in the best condition but is being sold as a collection filler due to how insanely rare and collectible these are!
Please check out large, detailed photos of this record at the bottom of this listing.
Title Introducing the Beatles Year of Release 1964 Catalogue Number VJ 1062 Label All black VeeJay with small brackets logo Tax Code on Disc - Sleeve Manufacturer - Side 1 Matrix Number 63-3402-1 Side 2 Matrix Number 63-3403-1 Side 1 Stampers - Side 2 Stampers - Cover Condition The cover is in F/G condition. The cover is holding up okay but is showing both its age and how fragile these sleeves can be. The front still has a decent colour but has two small areas at the bottom where it looks like the sun has faded the sleeve. There's also some wear as you can see in the photos below. The top seam is kind of holding but looks pretty fragile with a small split in from the mouth edge about 3" long. The bottom seam looks as though it tore most of the way through as there's a clean seam repair. The spine is also pretty fragile and has worn through with a few small splits. The back cover has some light staining and discolouration with a couple of small small tears in the slick at the mouth edge. Inner Sleeve Condition The inner sleeve is in FAIR condition. The original VeeJay advertising inner sleeve is included. It's creased up and the seams are pretty split and torn, but it is inlcuded. Inserts Condition - Disc Condition(VISUALLY GRADED) The disc is in GOOD condition. The disc still has a pretty decent shine to it and, for the most part, looks pretty decent. However, there are some scuffs and marks and side 2 in particular has some light but noticeable surface scratches. I have no idea if these marks would affect play but would more than likely cause a click. Label Condition The labels are in VG condition. Labels are clean but the silver print has faded a little. There's some spindlewear and some whitening around the centrehole.
All records have been visually graded under a strong, 125W natural light desk lamp.
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All LPs will be mailed out in a strong, corrugated cardboard LP mailing box with the LP outside the sleeve and extra
sheets of corrugated cardboard will be used where applicable.
My Vinyl Grading:
MINT No true preowned disc can be mint. The highest I will ever grade a disc is NM+/M- if it looks untouched and unplayed, but the MINT description will only be for records I personally know have never been played (i.e. I personally bought from new) or for copies that are still sealed. NEAR MINT (NM) For discs that look near flawless and which may have just the slightest, barely visible little whispy marks here and there. EXCELLENT (EX) For discs that still retain a brilliant, clean shine but does have some light scuffs here and there. VERY GOOD (VG) For discs that still look clean and have a nice shine to them, but do have a fair amount of light scuffmarks and/or some light scratches. GOOD (G) For discs that look like they have been loved and have a fair amount of scuffs and surface scratches. Not in terrible condition, but would look like it would play with a lot of crackle. FAIR (F) For discs that may have some life left in them but are pretty trashed with numerous surface scuffs and heavier scuffs and scratches etc POOR (P) For discs that are unplayable and look completely trashed. Discs like this would only ever be offered if they were insanely rare.price rating
