The Beatles vs The Four Seasons RARE Vee Jay Records Double Vinyl LP

$

190

In this auction:

• “THE BEATLES vs THE FOUR SEASONS” LP by The Beatles and The Four Seasons

• This is Vee Jay Records DX-30, a two record set.

• The LP contains 2 MONO (monaural) RECORDS.

• This LP was issued in August, 1964.

• As you probably know, Vee Jay, for a short period of time in 1963-1964, held the rights in the U.S. to a handful of Beatles songs that the record company recycled several times by selling the same LP in different covers. The buying public quickly realized that they were not acquiring any new Beatles’ material in each Vee Jay album they purchased. Instead, they were buying basically the same Beatles’ tunes when they purchased “Introducing the Beatles”, “Songs, Pictures & Stories of the Fabulous Beatles” and “The Beatles vs The Four Seasons”, the last one listed being the LP in this auction.

• The Beatles’ disc in this LP is repackaging of “Introducing the Beatles”, and the Four Seasons disc in this LP is a repackaging of the Four Seasons’ “Golden Hits” LP.

• About 18,000 mono copies were sold.

• The LP was originally issued with a Beatles poster which is NOT included in this auction.

• The labels on the discs in this auction have Vee Jay’s BRACKETS LOGO. (Copies were also issued with the oval Vee Jay logo.)

• The GATEFOLD COVER is in STRONG VG to WEAK VG+ CONDITION. It has moderate overall wear which includes a nicely-repaired 6-inch seam split on one of the top seams, light to moderate wear on two of the corners at the openings, and a small light stain on the bottom center edge of the rear cover that has also bled through slightly to one panel inside the gatefold cover (please refer to images). There is also a push on the upper right corner that has caused a ripple of small creases near the corner and three slightly larger creases to the top of the “S” in “SEASONS” up to the top of the “R” in “FOUR” (please refer to images). The FRONT and REAR COVERS are VERY CLEAN with VERY MINIMAL WEAR! Also, it is important to note that the SCORE CARD on the REAR COVER HAS NOT BEEN FILLED IN. (Often I’ve seen this LP with numbers written on the score card.)

• The VINYL of the Beatles disc is in NICE VG+ CONDITION with some very light surface hairlines/scuffs.

• The VINYL of the Four Seasons disc is in WEAK VG CONDITION with a number of small hairlines/scuffs (none “feel-able”).

• Overall, a NICE DECENT COPY of this RARE and HARD-TO-FIND BEATLES ALBUM to add to your vinyl collection.

• Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for some information about this LP.

• FYI: I used the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades are Poor (Pr), Fair (Fr), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY grade this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for more records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close. Add $5.00 for shipping to a U.S. address with tracking.