Introducing The Beatles Version 2 Paste Over No Comma Mono
  $   150

 


$ 150 Sold For
Sep 23, 2023 Sold Date
May 20, 2023 Start Date
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UP FOR SALE IS THE ULTRA RARE VERSION 2 (MONO) PASTE OVER SLEEVE FEATURING NO COMMA IN “PLEASE, PLEASE ME”. VEE-JAY PREPARED NEW COVERS FOR THE REVAMPED VERSION TWO ALBUM, WHICH IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "PLEASE PLEASE ME VERSION" OR THE "ASK ME WHY VERSION". THE FRONT COVER OF THE ALBUM IS THE SAME AS THE VERSION ONE COVER WITHOUT "PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.". THE BACK COVER IS IDENTICAL TO THE TITLES ON BACK VARIATION OF VERSION ONE, EXCEPT FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE TITLES OF THE TWO SONGS THAT REPLACED "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU".


I AM PLEASED TO OFFER THE MOST INTERESTING, RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER VARIATION TO THE MONO VERSION TWO COVER, NAMED THE "PASTE OVER". AFTER THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REISSUE THE ALBUM WITH THE TWO DIFFERENT SONGS, VEE-JAY STILL HAD A SUPPLY OF MONO VERSION ONE COVERS LEFT OVER. RATHER THAN DESTROY THESE COVERS, VEE-JAY HAD VERSION TWO "PLEASE PLEASE ME" BACK COVER SLICKS PASTED OVER THE VERSION ONE BACK COVER SLICKS.


ONE CAN CLEARLY SEE THE VERSION ONE SONG TITLES BENEATH THE PASTED OVER REVISED SLICK, IN PARTICULAR "CHAINS” AND “I SAW HER STANDING THERE” BLEEDING THROUGH THE PASTE OVER. I ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK COVER WHERE YOU CAN SEE AN OVERLAP OF THE ORIGINAL BACK SLICK WITH THE NEW “PASTE OVER” COVER. PASTE OVER COVER ALSO FEATURES THE MYSTERIOUS “RED STAMP” SOMETIMES FOUND ON THE BACK OF VJ LP RELEASES FROM THE TIME PERIOD.


FURTHERMORE, THIS EXAMPLE HAS YET ANOTHER RARE HIGHLIGHT. THE SLICK THAT HAS BEEN PASTED OVER IS INDEED THE VERY FIRST SLICK PRINTED THAT FEATURES THE REPLACEMENT SONG "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITHOUT THE COMMA FOLLOWING THE FIRST "PLEASE". THESE FIRST BACK COVERS WITHOUT THE COMMA ARE VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN TO FIND, MAKING THIS DOUBLE-ATTRACTION COVER QUITE A VERSION TWO TREASURE.


THE CONDITION OF THIS RARE COVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH THE BOTTOM SEAM COMPLETELY SPLIT AND MISCELLANEOUS WEAR THROUGHOUT.


THE DISC IS A CONSERVATIVE VG WITH BEAUTIFUL LABELS (COLORBAND & BRACKETS, "LONG PLAYING" ON LABEL IN ONE WORD, AND WAS PRESSED BY ALLENTOWN RECORD COMPANY (ARC). VINYL RETAINS MUCH OF IT’S ORIGINAL GLOSS AND HAS SMALL MISCELLANEOUS SCUFFS/MARKS THAT DO NOT EFFECT PLAY.


ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK, THANK YOU!


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