Introducing the Beatles (1964) Vee-Jay Records

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The Beatles ?– “Introducing The Beatles”. Vee Jay Records (February 1964). Mono; LP/VJLP 1062.

Authentic collector’s item, increasingly hard to find. Album purchased new in March 1964 and now being sold by original (only) buyer/owner.

Album Condition:

• Record Grading: VG

• Cover Grading: VG 

• Sleeve Grading: Missing

• Release Date: February 1964

Record Disc Grading (VG): The vinyl shows signs of light use.  The disc is used and has most of its original gloss (see photos). There are a few light scuffs and scratches.  The label is bright, with minimal wear or very light spindle marks. 

Vinyl Disc Details: Mono disc - version II. VJLP 1062; 63-3402; 63-3403. Center hole with “Rainbow” colors. “Long Playing”. Left justified titles. Vee-Jay logo “brackets”.

Sleeve: Picture sleeve is missing.

Cover Grading (VG): Cover has bright colors and shows light wear with split bottom seam (see photo). Back of cover has faded ink writing with owners name and original date of purchase.

Cover Version: Mono cover - version II - “column back”. Contains “Please Please Me” and “Ask Me Why” (see note below).

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Note - Album Background History:

Vee-Jay and Capitol records battled in court over this album throughout the early part of 1964. Injunctions against Vee-Jay's album were issued, lifted and restored more than once.

To circumvent a restraining order, Vee-Jay reconfigured Introducing... The Beatles. It removed "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" and replaced them with the previously omitted "Ask Me Why" and "Please Please Me", though some pressings of the album did not alter the track list. The new versions were prepared in late January and began appearing in stores around 10 February 1964.

Because the album was often pressed quickly between restraining orders, there are almost two dozen different Vee-Jay label variations, including mono and stereo copies, made at numerous pressing plants.

There have also been numerous counterfeit albums pressed and sold.

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