INTRODUCING BEATLES 100% GENUINE, ORIG LP w/LOVE ME DO
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· BEATLES - INTRODUCING THE BEATLES - ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING (WITH "LOVE ME DO” and “P.S. I LOVE YOU”) – ORIGINAL 1963 VEE JAY RECORDS MONO LP VJLP-1062
· ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
· ORIGINAL BLACK VEE JAY LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (“RAINBOW”) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE AND “OVAL” VERSION OF THE LABEL (VEE JAY LOGO IS ENCIRCLED BY A WHITE OVAL LINE)
· 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)
· SUPER-THICK, SUPER-HEAVY VINYL PRESSING (ALMOST 3 mm AT THE SPINDLE HOLE !!!)
· CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
· THE RECORD HAS 'AUDIOMATRIX' MACHINE STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.
· IF YOU ARE TRYING TO READ TIME ON JOHN LENNON’S WRIST WATCH TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE PRESSING, WE HAVE A GOOD PSYCHIATRIST WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU (THE ODDS ARE SLIM, BUT...). IF YOU NEED TIME, BUY YOURSELF A SWATCH ™ . THIS IS THE ORIGINAL COVER - PERIOD!!!! NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS.
· 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 46 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 galactic 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), Audiomatrix stamp in dead wax; 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.
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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 ¼ 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 ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 6 and 8 inches /15 to 20 centimeters)
- Cover has a partially split spine (between 1 and 2 inches / 2.5 to 5 centimeters)
- Cover has some visible ring wear; 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 5.
- Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.
- Two small grease-like stains noted on the back cover (less than 1 square inch in size, total)
- Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.
- Cover has some fraying/wear along the lower seam and the spine
- Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
- No cut-out (drill) holes.
- No cut-out corners
- No saw-marks or indents
- No writing
- No stamps
- 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 glue traces or wax residue.
- No bar codes
- No RIAA stamps or stickers.
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