INTRODUCING THE BEATLES VEE JAY RAREST AD BACK STEREO
  $   4,050

 


$ 4050 Sold For
Dec 7, 2004 Sold Date
Nov 27, 2004 Start Date
$   100 Start price
24   Number Of Bids
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UP FOR AUCTION IS THE LONG AWAITED,MOST SOUGHT AFTER BUT HARDEST TO FIND BEATLES ALBUM ON THE PLANET.PLEASE JUST SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLYTHIS IS THE ULTRA RARE STEREOPHONIC AD BACK VERSION OF INTRODUCING THE BEATLES ON VEE JAY SR 1062 WITH NO SONG TITLES BUT PICTURES OF 25 OTHER ALBUMS RELEASED BY VEE JAY ON THE BACK OF THE COVER.ALL SERIOUS BEATLE COLLECTORS SEEK OUT THIS ALBUM BUT THEY ARE ALMOST EXTINCT AND THIS ONE IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND 100% GARANTEED ORIGINAL.THE AD BACK COVER WAS THE ABSOLUTE FIRST EDITION OF INTRODUCING THE BEATLES TO BE RELEASED BY VEE JAY AND THERE WERE ONLY APPROX. 1500 STEREO COPIES OF THESE EVER RELEASED WITH MOSTLY MONO BEING RELEASED.MOST OF THESE PROBABLY NEVER SURVIVED AND THE ONES THAT DID ARE PROBABLY IN THE HANDS OF COLLECTORS WHO ARE NOT IN A HURRY TO PART WITH THEM.I MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO FINALLY PART WITH MINE EVEN THOUGH THE VALUE IS GOING TO INCREASE IN THE FUTURE.YOU SEE AN OCCASIONAL MONO AD BACK UP FOR AUCTION BUT I PERSONNALY HAVE NEVER SEEN A STEREO COPY UP FOR AUCTION.GOLDMINE'S 2002 EDITION PRICES THIS RECORD AT $4,000 VG,$8,000 VG+ AND $12,000 IN NM THAT I DOUBT EVEN EXISTS.I RATE THIS RECORD UP FOR AUCTION A STRONG VG+ TO EVEN VG++, BOTH VINYL AND COVER BUT MY RESERVE IS NOT NEARLY THE VG+ PRICE.THE COVER IS SOLID WITH NO SPLITS,TARES,OR RIPS.IT IS CLEAN WITH SOME VERY MINOR SHELFWARE ALONG PARTS OF THE EDGES WITH NONE ALONG THE SPINE WHERE YOU CAN READ ALL OF THE LETTERING.THERE IS SOME VERY FAINT SURFACEWARE IN A FEW SPOTS IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE LAMINATION WHICH IS MORE THAN NORMAL FOR A 41 YEAR OLD RECORD.THE BACK IS CLEAN AND ALSO HAS SOME FAINT SURFACE WEAR AND A 1 INCH INSIGNIFICANT SCRATCH NEAR THE TOP LEFT.THE VINYL STILL RETAINED A GOOD PORTION OF ITS LUSTER AND HAS NO SCRATCHES TO INTERFERE WITH ITS PLAY AND IT DOES PLAY GREAT.THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SCUFFS CAUSED BY THE INNER PAPER SLEEVE THAT DO NOT INTERFERE WITH PLAY.THERE IS A HINT OF CRACKELING BETWEEN TRACKS WHEN THE RECORD IS SILENT AND ABOUT TO GO TO THE NEXT TRACK.THE LABELS ARE EXCELLENT WITH A LITTLE SPINDLE WARE(SEE THE PICTURES).THIS RECORD IS VERY SOLID ESPECIALLY FOR IT'S AGE AND RARITY.THIS WOULD MAKE A TREMENDOUS AND EXCITING CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL WHO IS A BEATLE COLLECTOR OR COLLECTOR OF RECORDS OR FOR YOURSELF. FOR AN INFORMATIVE HISTORY OF THE AD BACK COVER AND ALL VERSIONS OF INTRODUCING THE BEATLES INCLUDING PICTURES AND TIPS ON HOW TO SPOT A COUNTERFEIT AND THE REAL THING,GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN (INTRODUCING THE BEATLES VEE JAY) AND THE FIRST WEBSITE THAT YOU SHOULD HIT IS ONE BY PERRY COX WITH WWW.ESKIMO.COM ETC. AND ONCE ON THE WEBSITE,SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LIGHT BLUE BOX THAT SAYS THE HISTORY OF THE ADBACK.THE WEBSITE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2001 SO THE PRICE GUIDE IS NOT UP TO DATE.THIS RECORD HAS ALL OF THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF AN ORIGINAL EVEN THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE COUNTERFEIT AD BACKS EXIST.FIRST THE COVER.1/GEORGE'S SHADOW IS TO THE RIGHT OF HIS PICTURE.2/THE WORDS STEREOPHONIC APPEAR AT THE TOP IN GREY BLOCK LETTERING AS WELL AS SR 1062 IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.3/PROBABLY THE MOST TELLING IS THE WORDS PRINTED IN U.S.A. APPEAR VERTICALLY ABOUT AN INCH OR TWO ABOVE THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER RUNNING ADJACENT TO THE SPINE.4/THE LAMINATION IS SMOOTH AND PROFESSIONAL.5/THE COVER HAS THE ONE QUARTER INCH INNER FLAPS.AS FOR THE RECORD ITSELF,1/THE TITLE AND THE WORDS THE BEATLES APPEAR TOGETHER ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE.2.THE WORD STEREO APPEARS AT 12 O;CLOCK ABOVE THE OVAL VEE JAY LOGO AND THE WORDS LONG PLAYING AND MICROGROOVE ALSO APPEAR ON THE LABEL WHERE THEY BELONG.3/THE RAINBOW COLORBAND IS SMOOTH AND THE COLORS GRADUALLY BLEND INTO EACH OTHER.4/THE SILVER LETTERING IS SHARP AND BOLD.5/THE TRAILOFF AREA IS NOT MORE THAN ONE INCH AND HAS THE AUDIOMATRIX AND ARP STAMPED INTO THE DEADWAX.I HAVE OR WILL BE LISTING MORE BEATLES INCLUDING 2 HARD TO FING 45'S ON VEE JAY.ONE OF THEM IS A AUTHENTIC RARE MISPRINT OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITH ONE SIDE HAVING THE OVAL LOGO AND THE OTHER SIDE HAVING THE BRACKETS LOGO AND BOTH SIDES HAVING DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBERS SO LOOK FOR IT.AGAIN, SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLYAND NO BIDDERS WITH 0 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS OR MORE THAN 5% NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS.NO PAYPAL UNLESS YOU EMAIL ME AND ARE WILLING TO PAY 5% OF THE TOTAL COST AND PLEASE READ THE BOX BELOW ON PAYMENT,SHIPPING,AND INSURANCE INFORMATION.I WILL NOT SHIP THIS RECORD UNINSURED AND INSURANCE BY USPS WILL BE CALCULATED ACCORDING TO FINAL VALUE.ALL RECORDS ARE PACKED STURDY WITH DELIVERY TRACKING CONFIRMATION NUMBER AND FEEL FREE TO EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND I WILL ANSWER THEM AS SOON AS I CAN GET TO THEM.SORRY ABOUT THE LENGTHY LISTING BUT SOME PEOPLE FEEL THAT YOU DONT GIVE ENOUGH INFORMATION,AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF PICTURES.THANKS ,GOOD LUCK AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER BEATLES RECORDS LISTED AND ABOUT TO BE LISTED.


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