THE BEATLES INTRODUCING THE BEATLES US ORIG'64 VEE-JAY MONO AD BACK SEARS BAGGY

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The Beatles·Introducing...The Beatles·US Original 1964 Vee Jay Mono VJLP 1062

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“AD-BACK” VERSION “PRINTED IN U.S.A.” COVER HOLY GRAIL OF THE BEATLES RECORDS

ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL AMERICAN BEATLE LP RECORD ALBUMS, THIS IS THE FIRST VERSION OF THE FIRST BEATLES ALBUM IN AMERICA

WEST COAST RELEASE, MONARCH, LOS ANGELES PRESSING WITH THE “MR” LOGO WITHIN A CIRCLE STAMP AND DELTA ? NUMBERS ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL

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COVER - NEAR MINT (NM-) Original incredibly rare only 3,500 copies "Ad Back" version thick cardboard cover with twenty five "Other Fine Album Of Significant Interest" Vee Jay releases. Very early first run front cover slicks with "Printed In U.S.A." at the lower left hand corner near the spine. The cover is still in its original loose-fitting distributor protective 'Sears Roebuck and Co.' baggy with the orange Sears logo in the opposite corners. Amazing cover. 

LABEL - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX) Original first print colorband Vee Jay VJLP 1062 catalog number 2'83 diameter deep groove pressing ring black  print oval VJ logo MR 1A 'Long Playing' 'Microgroove' label with a multicolored spectrum ('rainbow') band along the label's edge and oval version logo (Vee Jay logo is encircled by a white oval line). First withdrawn  track lineup of "Introducing The Beatles" which includes 'Love Me Do' and 'P.S. I Love You'. Unique variation label with the centered songs title. The labels are very clean, having some very light spindle wear. Beautiful gloss.

VINYL - Very Good Plus Plus (VG++) Original 1st US mono release "Monarch Record Mfg. Co.", Monarch Los Angeles, CA record pressing plant with the 'MR' logo stamped in the runout.

Original thick, heavy plate, glossy vinyl pressing with first matrix numbers and the original 'AudioMatrix' machine stamp in the trail off vinyl (dead wax) area, which is generally considered a proof of authenticity of the first pressing. The vinyl has a unique first release date stamp of 6-29-63 handwritten in the trail-off vinyl.

SIDE 1: 63-3402 AUDIOMATRIX 6-29-63 ?5702 A MR logo with circle stamp

SIDE 2: 63-3403 AUDIOMATRIX 6-29-63 ?5702-X A MR logo with circle stamp

Insanely rare collector copy first US monaural pressing with the machine stamped "AudioMatrix", which belonged to Audio Matrix, Inc., located in Bronx, New York and made metal pressing components including masters, mothers and stampers to the record manufacturing industry. Their work always had machine stamped "AudioMatrix" in the dead wax more often than not almost unreadable as stampers wear led to the depth of the actual stamp getting more shallow. The vinyl has some light surface hairlines and scuffs from the inner sleeve, retaining its beautiful gloss and lustre.

INNER SLEEVE - Very Good Plus (VG+) Original Ad Back Vee Jay "Other Fine Album Of Significant Interest VJ" color paper inner sleeve with adverts for other Vee Jay Records release.

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