Introducing The Beatles First Version Stereo Columns Deep Groove RARE

$

7,500

Introducing the Beatles on Vee Jay SR 1062, a true stereo pressing from 1964.  Not to be confused with the hundreds of fake ones that are always listed on Ebay! The Beatles and Introducing the Beatles are above the spindle hole. Correct color band. Deep groove labels. 63 3402S 63 3403S is etched in the dead wax. Audio Matrix is stamped in the dead wax.  It has "P.S. I Love You" and "Love Me Do" on the labels.  Those songs are also on the back cover making it a true first pressing before they used the Ad back cover and Blank cover during lawsuit.  The H and the E are not missing any ink from the A Taste of Honey. The vinyl is in VG condition. Light marks and scuffs. Plays excellent on my turntable.  The cover is in VG condition. Some shelf and rub wear.  Print is still legible on the spine. Small name on top right back corner. No seam splits. This is truly one of the rarest pieces of Beatles ever pressed. 
"A LITTLE INFO ON THE "VERSION 1" STEREO COLUMN BACK LP  At this point in time there are probably less than a dozen known copies of this RARE Version 1 Cover in existence!  This is the cover that counterfeiters have had a field day with over the years, however ours is  100% AUTHENTIC  and has been verified to be authentic by one of world's foremost BEATLE experts (Mr. Perry Cox - COA included). This is a 1st pressing of the Version 1 variation of this LP but it's really the "COVER" where most of the value is here. This was one of  Three (3) VERSION 1 COVERS made by  Vee Jay.  The 1st was the  AD  BACK, the 2nd was the  BLANK BACK, and the 3rd was this  COLUMN BACK  with songs listed in the two (2) columns on the back. This variation is considered to be the rarest one. Vee Jay  was being sued at the time requiring them to cease all marketing of this album due  publishing rights violations primarily surrounding 2 songs LOVE ME DO & P.S. I LOVE YOU.  However they had already pressed a number of vinyls, so they basically tried to hide the fact  that they actually continued to sell this album, but in different covers  (AD BACK  &  BLANK BACK) masking the contents. So the lawsuit is really what made this particular cover so rare since they could no longer use it. Remember that only a total of 2,202 STEREO Vinyls were  ever produced to be paired with all 3 covers.  So coupled with this cover, it is truly SCARCE  and a RARITY!   Also for those familiar with how to identify an AUTHENTIC Version 1 Cover (Mono or Stereo) this cover passes the "HONEY" Test. No "FAKE" has ever passed this test. Look at the back of the COVER at the song "A TASTE OF HONEY" in particular at the word "HONEY" and the letters "H" and "E". If there is ink missing in the top left corner of either of these letters, there's no question - it's a "FAKE". This test is known by every expert to be 100% fool proof.
ALSO OF NOTE:  Some collectors have written in asking if this cover requires the presence of the phrase "Printed in USA"           on the lower left side, however it does not. This phrase only appears on ALL "AD BACKS" and only some "BLANK BACKS".           There's never been any evidence suggesting that this phrase has EVER appeared on "VERSION 1 COLUMN BACKS"  since              Vee Jay was forced to switch printers in 1963 from COBURN to IVY HILL, who never included this phrase. (SEE  PHOTO)

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