BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD JOLLY WHAT ON STAGE VJ LP 1085 Mono Black Label US 1964
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Jolly What! England's Greatest Recording Stars: The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage is a 1964 vinyl album, released by Vee-jay (VH) and featuring tracks by The Beatles and singer Frank Ifield, who The Beatles actually liked.
Ifield toured the UK in 1963. While Vee-Jay temporarily had the US rights to a number of the Beatles' recordings, they released Jolly What! on 26 February 1964. The LP consisted of four studio Beatles songs (all previously released on Vee-Jay singles), plus eight recordings of Ifield. The original pressing has a drawing of a chubby old man with a moustache and a Beatle wig, and is itself quite rare.
However, just before Vee-Jay's publishing rights were about to expire on 10 October 1964, they changed the sleeve cover to a drawing of the Beatles. Like many of the albums rushed out to cash in on the Beatles' success, Jolly What! has been called a "rip-off" due to its intentional misleading of buyers. The album consisted entirely of studio recordings (not live, and thus not "on stage"), and all the Beatles material had been previously released.The album is also known for a mistake in the liner notes: "It is with a good deal of pride and pleasure that this "copulation has been presented..." (presumably "copulation" should have been "compilation." Humorously, "copulation" may have been appropriate since the makers of the album were "trying to screw the fans out of their money." Until the release of The Beatles 1962-1966 compilation album in 1973, Jolly What! was the only American Beatles album to include "From Me To You."
Original pressing is quite scarce and a must for any Beatles record collection. not a bootleg or countefeit or re-pressing. Still in its original plastic (but not still sealed), this album is in excellent condition, and the vinyl is very clean. Note the blemish/wear at the bottom of the back cover. It would probably photograph better out of its plastic shrinkwrap. No exposure to smoke, pets, dust, mold, or Blue Meanies.
A.I. Description: "The Beatles & Frank Ifield Jolly What! (On Stage)" is a classic rock LP record released in 1964 by Vee-Jay Records in the United States. This first pressing mono edition features a mix of Beatles classics with Frank Ifield recordings and has a catalog number of VJLP 1085. The vinyl record is a 12" in size and plays at 33 RPM, with the matrix numbers 64-3852 and 64-3853. This collectible piece showcases the British Invasion sound of the 1960s, making it a sought-after item for fans of pop rock and rock classics.price rating
