"RARE PASTE OVER" Intro The Beatles-ORIG1964 Vee Jay Mono-No Comma VERSION 2
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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".
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 "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU" BLEEDING THROUGH THE TWO REPLACEMENT TITLES "ASK ME WHY" AND "PLEASE PLEASE ME. (See Photo Sample Of "Ask Me Why". "Love Me Do" shadow is visible.)
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 VG+, WITH SOME WEAR. THE TOP SEAM HAS SEPARATION AND SLIGHT SPLITTING. CORNERS ARE FIRM WITH SOME TIP WEAR. THE SPINE IS STRONG WITH THE PRINT VISIBLE AND LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. THE BACK COLUMNS AND SONG TITLES PRINT ARE ALL DARK, BOLD AND PRESENT.
THE DISC PLAY IS CLEAR VG +++ WITH SURFACE SCRATCHES AND MINOR BACKGROUND NOISE. NO SKIPS OR OBVIOUS SCRATCHES. THE DISC LABEL IS CLEAN WITH SOLID LABELS.
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