BEATLES INTRODUCING THE BEATLES GENUINE LP w/LOVE ME DO

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·       BEATLES - INTRODUCING THE BEATLES - ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING (WITH "LOVE ME DO/P.S. I LOVE YOU" – ORIGINAL 1963 VEE JAY RECORDS MONO LP VJLP-1062

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK VEE JAY LABEL WITH COLOR SPECTRUM (RAINBOW) BAND ALONG THE EDGE OF THE LABEL, SILVER PRINT AND ‘OVAL’ LOGO ON TOP OF THE LABEL

·       Rare “small” Vee Jay label (the label is smaller than the elevated center of the disc intended to be a stand for the label) [THIS LABEL IS OFTEN FOUND ON RIVERSIDE AND CHESS LABELS, BUT PRACTICALLY NEVER ON VEE JAY]

·       THICK, HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER WITH PHOTO SLICK PASTED OVER; CLEAR INSCRIPTION OF THE TITLE ON THE COVER; THIS IS THE "TITLES" VERSION OF THE COVER (NOT THE AD-BACK OR BLANK-BACK VERSION)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE). SOME COVER DAMAGE NOTED BELOW.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

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Who would have thought 44 years ago that an album by the four obscure Brits from a run-down port city where God said good night and fare-thee-well would make such a cataclysmic impact on the world of Rock music - actually music, in general - and become one of the record collectors' most coveted prizes? Well, here it is, in all its glory, the very first pressing of this album. Or, let me rephrase myself: THE GENUINE first pressing of this album, in mono, with OVAL Vee-Jay logo, on a "colorband" Vee-Jay label. All the elements of the genuine "Introducing the Beatles" album are here: Crisp and clear contours of the Fab Four on the front cover; nice and clearly legible spine with the title and serial number inscription; short dead wax (trail-off vinyl), title and name of the band BOTH above the spindle hole, dark cardboard on which the cover was pasted, etc. This is ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED first pressing of this album. What makes this piece even more desirable is that this version of the album includes two songs from their first single (Love me do c/w P.S. I love you), which were later deleted and replaced on all subsequent pressings with the songs from their second single (Please,please me c/w Ask me why). The first version of this legendary album, with the "Love me do" is outnumbered by the second, more common one, at a ratio of at least 50 to 1. A piece of history, not to be missed.

For additional historical information on this album, including track listing ►click here

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+(+) . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

We could not "feel" these abrasions with our fingertip, and we suspect that they are NOT audible.

(b)            The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)             Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn / frayed / bent (nothing significant)

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4 .

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles here and there (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams (yet)

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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