The Beatles vs The Four Seasons VERY RARE Double Vinyl Vee Jay Records LP
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I am selling more duplicate BEATLES and BEATLES-RELATED LPs from my collection. So, please check my other auctions.
In this auction:
· “THE BEATLES vs THE FOUR SEASONS” by The Beatles and The Four Seasons
· This is Vee Jay Records DX-30, a two-record set, issued in a GATEFOLD COVER.
· 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.)
· It is important to note concerning the vinyl that the Vee Jay logos, LP titles, and song titles on all four of the labels on the two discs are all similar, so it is likely that these 2 discs came with this cover and have stayed together all these years.
· The GATEFOLD COVER is in NICE VG CONDITION OVERALL. It has moderate overall wear on the front and rear covers. The primary wear is on the top seams of the gatefold cover where there has been much flaking and seam splits. These top seams have been repaired as much as possible, though there are still a few sections of bald top seams. (Please refer to image of the top seams.) There is heavy wear on the top and bottom of the spine which are bald. There is moderate wear on the corners with some balding and rounding. There are some small repaired splits inside the gatefold cover in the center fold area. (Please refer to images.) There is some wear on the spine and a small split on the exterior of the spine corresponding to the location of the repaired splits inside the gatefold. The bottom seams are overall nice and strong with just a 1-inch split near the opening where that seam is bald. (Please refer to the images to see what I have described.)
· Despite the blemishes I noted, the cover images are STILL NICE.
· NOTE: The score card on the rear cover has NOT been filled in. Often I’ve seen copies of this LP with numbers written on the score card.
· The VINYL of the Beatles disc, “Introducing the Beatles” (Version 2) is in STRONG VG CONDITION with some surface scuffs/hairlines.
· The VINYL of the Four Seasons disc is in WEAK VG or VG MINUS CONDITION with a number of scuffs/hairlines/scratches some of which will be audible. (Side 2 has more hairlines/scuffs than Side 1.)
You know how tough it is to find this LP these days in any decent condition!!!
Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about these records.
FYI: For these records, 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 are the grades, 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), used 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 items you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address with tracking.
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