The Beatles vs The Four Seasons US Orig’64 Vee-Jay DX30 Mono 2LP Set Sears Baggy

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The Beatles vs The Four Seasons US Orig’64 Vee-Jay DX30 Mono 2LP Set Sears Baggy

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Original 11½" X 23" Fold-Out Promotional Color Poster

ORIGINAL 1st US VEE-JAY RECORDS DX-30 MONO PRESSING 2LP SET

THE BEATLES VS THE FOUR SEASONS (1964)

ORIGINAL 11½" X 23" VEE-JAY RECORDS FOLD-OUT PROMOTIONAL COLOR POSTER

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Original 1st US Vee-Jay Records Mono pressing 2 record set copy of “The International Battle of the Century: The Beatles vs The Four Seasons”. This LP set featuring “Introducing The Beatles” and “Golden Hits of the Four Seasons” albums was pressed at the Monarch plant in Los Angeles. The album comes with the original full color Beatles picture suitable for framing 11½" x 23" promotional poster, which is larger than the size of 8" x 15" misprinted on the album's cover. The cover is in stunning Excellent Plus condition still remaining in the original distributor “Sears, Roebuck and Co.” protective baggy with the yellow “Sears” logos:

Introducing the Beatles - Original 1st print color band Vee Jay VJLP 1062 labels with a 2.75” diameter pressing ring, [VJ] brackets logo, “Long Playing” and “Microgroove” print. Original 1st Mono pressing with the full matrix numbers being as follows: Side 1 - 63-3402-1 ARC URJ A1 1 1 2-7-64 AudioMatrix I I I; Side 2 - 63-3403-1 ARC URJ 2-11-64 A1 1 1 AudioMatrix. 

The Golden Hits of The Four Seasons - Original 1st print color band Vee Jay VJLP 1065 labels with a 2.75" diameter pressing ring, VJ brackets logo, “Long Playing” and “Microgroove” print. Original 1st Mono Monarch, LA pressing as identified by the MR in a Circle stamp and Delta (△) stamp in the trail-off vinyl on both sides. The vinyl also contains a date ”2-3-63” stamp and a machine “AudioMatrix” stamp. The full matrix numbers are as follows: Side 1 - 63-3408 ARC A  RA MR in a Circle △5713 2-3-63 AudioMatrix; Side 2 - 63-3409 MR in a Circle △5713-X 2-3-63 AudioMatrix. 

The album comes with 2 very rare original "The Greatest Gospel Sound On Record Is On Vee-Jay Records" inner sleeves.

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We grade the beautiful gatefold cover remaining in the original distributor Sears baggy as Excellent Plus. The cover is very clean and doesn’t have any splits, wear, writing, soiling or residue. The front cover only has some very light age scuffing and a little hint of ring wear at the top. The back cover as well as the interior gatefold cover are in Near Mint Minus condition. The rigid spine contains a fully readable text. The vinyl is graded conservatively as follows:

Introducing The Beatles – Side 1/2: Strong Very Good Plus, closer to the Excellent Plus side. It has only a few very light non-feelable marks and hairlines. The vinyl retains its shiny glossy factory lacquer. The Side 1 label is in pristine Near Mint Condition and Side 2 label is Excellent Plus only having a couple of super light barely visible spindle marks that can be seen under a strong light. Both labels are very clean and are scuff- and wear-free.

The Golden Hits of The Four Seasons – Side 1/2:  Very Good Plus. The vinyl retains its factory gloss only having some very light non-feelable surface hairlines and marks as well as scuffs from the original inner sleeve. The labels are very clean and in Near Mint Minus condition, scuff- and wear-free, only having a couple of very light spindle marks that can be seen under a strong light.

Both records sound amazing only having some very light occasional static which most likely will go away if the record is professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine. The original red Vee-Jay Records inner sleeves are in Near Mint condition without having any splits or tears, just like the original poster which is also in great condition.

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