Sold Date: June 9, 2014
Start Date: June 2, 2014
Final Price: $15.50 (USD)
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OFFERED HERE IS THE BEATLES: INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
RELEASED ON VEE JAY RECORDS VJLP 1062 ON FEB. 10TH, 1964. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL RARE MONO FIRST PRESSING OF VERSION 2. VERSION 2 HAS "ASK ME WHY" & "PLEASE, PLEASE ME"(with comma). AUTHENTICATION OF THIS ORIGINAL INCLUDES THE SHADOW OF GEORGE ON THE COVER. THE LABEL HAS THE LARGE BRACKET VARIATION WITH COLOR RAINBOW BAND AND "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" AND "BEATLES" WITH SILVER LETTERING BOTH ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. LONG PLAY AND MICROGROOVE ARE ON THE LABEL. MEASURES 7/8 " RUN OFF. SIDE 1 ETCHED MATRIX 63-402  & URJ,  what looks like 1-23-64 etched(perhaps date). also what looks like A1 etched. top of A is a straight line. SIDE 2 ETCHED MATRIX 63-403 & ETCHED  2-6-64(perhaps date). also URJ  and an A as described above. there are also a couple machine stampings on both sides on the run off that look like -----
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CONDITION:
THE ENTIRE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAY GRADED ON A PRO-JECT EXPRESSION III TURNTABLE WITH SILVER MICRO BENZ CARTRIDGE THRU  HIGH END AMP AND SPEAKERS.
VINYL:  VISUAL INSPECTION OF RECORD SHOWS MANY LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES  THAT DO NOT EFFECT THE SOUND OF THE MUSIC IN ANY SIGNIFICANT AUDIBLE WAY.  THERE IS SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN THE TRACKS. ALL OF THE TRACKS PLAY AT LEAST VG+ TO EXCELLENT USING THE GOLDMINE STANDARD OF GRADING. THE ALBUM PLAYS GREAT AND IT IS GRADED A VG+ DUE TO THE SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN MOST OF THE TRACKS.  IF IT WERE NOT FOR THAT,  IT WOULD BE MOSTLY EXCELLENT FOR THE MUSIC CONTENT.
COVER:  GOOD HEAVY CARDBOARD SHOWS EDGE WEAR AND SOME CREASES ON COVER. THE SPINE IS WORN WITH ONLY PARTIAL LETTERING. SOME CREASES ON THE FRONT COVER. SIX INCH SPLIT ALONG THE TOP RIGHT. WHITE BACK COVER HAS SOME OF IT TORN OFF OF THE PASTE ON TRACK SHEET. UPPER LEFT CORNER(as pictured).  SOME CRACKING ON BACK PASTE ON TRACK SHEET. THE COVER IS STURDY.
THE ALBUM COMES WITH PLASTIC RECORD SLEEVE AND PLASTIC PROTECTIVE RECORD COVER.
EVERY BEATLES COLLECTOR SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE RARE ORIGINALS OF THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN THEIR COLLECTION. THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE IS AS FRESH TODAY AS IT WAS UPON ITS RELEASE IN 1964.
COMBINED SHIPPING SAVINGS WITH MULTIPLE PURCHASES.