eBay ID: mikeharb83 After 20 years of collecting, the time has come for me to sell my Beatles collection and let other collectors appreciate some of the records and memorabilia I've accumilated over the years. Please check out my other listings and remember to save me as a favourite seller, as every week I'll be listing more and more increasingly rare, collectible and desirable Beatles records!

Please be aware that all records are VISUALLY graded only - all grades are given based on how they appear under my desk lamp - since I do not own a record player. I cannot guarantee that discs will be click and skip free, although any marks and scratches that might possibly cause such problems will be highlighted clearly in the description.

Introducing the Beatles
100% Genuine Version 1 Pressing!!
.,.. Catalogue Number   Label   Year of Release VJ LP 1062   VeeJay w/Oval Logo   1964       Sleeve   Format   Tax Code on Disc -   Mono   -       Side 1   Side 2 Track Listing   Track Listing 1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Misery
3. Anna (Go To Him)
4. Chains
5. Boys
6. Love Me Do   1. P. S. I Love You
2. Baby It's You
3. Do You Want To Know A Secret
4. A Taste of Honey
5. There's a Place
6. Twist and Shout       Matrix Number   Matrix Number 63 3402   63-3403       Stamper Code   Stamper Code -   - About the Record
This auction is for an extremely rare and 100% authentic and genuine Version 1 pressing of the Beatles US LP 'Introducing the Beatles' on the VeeJay! Not only that, but this copy comes complete with it's original VeeJay inner sleeve!

The story behind Introducing the Beatles is very interesting and is worth a read. It can be found on it's .

Quoting from Wikipedia:
"On 16 January 1964, less than a week after Introducing... The Beatles was released, Vee-Jay was served with a restraining order stopping further distribution. Beechwood Music, Inc., Capitol Records' publishing subsidiary, owned the American publishing rights to "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You", and because the two songs had not yet been officially released in the US, Beechwood refused to issue a license for Vee-Jay to release them.[2] Approximately 80,000 copies of Introducing... The Beatles had been released with the two songs on them, with only 2,000 or so in stereo."

Introducing the Beatles is one of the most counterfeited LPs in music history but this is a 100% authentic, genuine pressing with everything checking out:

Nearly every fake version 1 was printed as stereo whereas most mono version 1 copies are genuine. This copy has the right colour hue, it has George's shadow, it has the 1/4" internal overflaps at the top and bottom of the mouth (on fakes this overflap is much longer) and the back passes the 'Honey' test (fakes have a chunk of the H in Honey missing). The deadwax on this particular pressing is under 1" - the deadwax on fake presses is much bigger. The deadwax also features the 'Audiomatrix' machine stamp which, again, is never found on a counterfeit pressing and the credit 'The Beatles' is above the spindlehole. On every fake this credit is below the spindlehole!

The deadwax carries the ARP stamp, indicating that this copy was manufactured at American Record Pressing Co. in Michigan and it's Spizer / Cox unique identification number is VJ 1062 (1).MR1A

Incredibly hard to find! If you have any questions at all then please don't hesitate to get in touch!
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The Cover : VG
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The cover is holding up pretty well for its age but does have some wear and tear. Most sleeves turn up pretty trashed as these were pretty fragile, but this is still respectible! The front cover has a rich, full colour to it that has some light wear and rubbing as you can see in the photo above. There's some light ringwear and a little additional wear along the bottom. The corners have rounded slightly. Top seam is holding with a little little paer slick tearing near the spine side. Bottom seam has some heavier wear near the spine but hasn't really started to split. The spine is looking very good with no paper tearing and just very minimal wear. It's holding tight with no splitting or anything and is fully legible! The back cover has yellowed a little and has some light wear as you can see in the photo above. There's some light brown spotting but nothing really major. Looking good! Overall a nice, respectible example of this very rare sleeve!   Inner Sleeve: VG
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The original VeeJay inner sleeve is included and is holding up pretty well! It's yellowed slightly and has tape scarring on one side and along the bottom. The seams are holding but look a little fragile.   Disc (Visually Graded Only!!) : G++
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The playing surface has a lovely shine to it and has some scuffing along with a few slightly heavier looking marks and scratches. On side 2 there's these superficial light, cloudy wave-like impressions over one half of the disc. It's kinda hard to describe. Some of the more notable marks is: Side 1, at 12 o'clock from near the end of track 3 through to the edge of the deadwax, about 2 or so inches long is a light scratch which I can just about barely feel under the fingernail. There's a light scuff just to the left of that which runs from from the outer edge to the deadwax. There's a couple of small, light surface scratches at 3 o'clock that I can't feel under the fingernail. On side 2 tghere's a small scratch at the 2 o'clock position that runs from the middle of track 4 to the beginning of track 6 that's feelable under the fingernail. The rest of the disc, bar some light but noticeable marks, is looking alright!
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Labels : VG
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The labels are clean with full, silver text. There's some marks and light wear as you can see in the photos above, but there's nothing too serious. Both labels have some very light spindlewear from what I can see, and some light whitening around the centrehole. Decent labels!
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Terms and Conditions + Shipping Information
All records have been visually graded under a strong, 125W natural light desk lamp.

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Due to problems in the past where numerous untracked records I've sent out have 'mysteriously disappeared', I only send records out fully tracked and only to your verified PayPal postal address to comply with eBay and PayPal seller protection policy. Because of this, please don't ask me to dispatch the record to a different address to the one you have listed on PayPal as I will not do this.

The P+P costs given on each auction are for that auction only. If you win more than one auction please wait until I've sent you out an amended invoice to combine postage.

Postage Costs will be:

UK 2nd Class Recorded Delivery: £3.99
UK 1st Class Recorded Delivery : £4.99
EU Countries International Signed For : £11.99
Rest of World International Signed For : £15.99

All LPs will be mailed out in a strong, corrugated cardboard LP mailing box with the LP outside the sleeve. Extra sheets of corrugated cardboard will be used where applicable and FRAGILE tape used

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