The Beatles INTRODUCING THE BEATLES ORIGINAL BLACK LABEL 1964 PRESS GENUINE EX++

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THE BEATLES - INTRODUCING THE BEATLES

BLACK LABEL ORIGINAL 1964 PRESS

PLAYS  EXCELLENT PLUS!!!

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: VEE JAY SR 1062
• MATRIX:63-3402-STEREO / 3403-STEREO (ETCHED)
• URT ETCHED INTO BOTH SIDES
• A CIRCLED 'MR' STAMPED INTO BOTH SIDES OF THE DEAD WAX 

THIS IS NOT A FAKE!!! THERE ARE SO MANY FAKES OUT THERE ON THE MARKET THAT YOU WOULD BE FORGIVEN FOR STEERING WELL CLEAR OF THE TITLE ALTOGETHER. THERE ARE HOWEVER NUMEROUS WAYS TO TELL IF THE VINYL AND SLEEVE ARE COPIES.

STARTING WITH THE SLEEVE. THE FIRST TELL TALE SIGN IS THE SHADOW TO THE RIGHT OF GEORGE. MOST FAKES DO NOT HAVE THIS. THE PICTURE QUALITY IS ALSO POOR ON THE FAKES, BUT THE BEST WAY TO TELL A GENUINE COPY IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE. AN ORIGINAL WILL HAVE TWO SMALL FLIPBACKS INSIDE THE SLEEVE TOP AND BOTTOM. FAKES WILL HAVE ONE AND IT WILL BE LARGER. THERE IS GOOD READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SUBJECT

THE VINYL IS FAKED WITH COPIES RANGING FROM EXCEPTION TO EXTREMELY POOR. BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OBVIOUS ONES TO LOOK OUT FOR. THE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES TITLE ON THE LABEL SHOULD HAVE THE WORD S THE BEATLES DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH. MOST FAKES WILL HAVE THE SPINDLE HOLE SEPARATING THE TWO LINES. ALSO THE RUN OF WAX ON A FAKE IS HUGE WHEREAS THE ORIGINALS ARE  NORMAL. THE BEST WAY TO TELL A GENUINE IS WHAT IS STAMPED OR ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX. NONE OF THE FAKES HAVE A SMALL STAMPED CIRCLE WITH THE LETTERS M & R INSIDE. THIS COPY HAS IT ON BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND SILVER ARE BOTH UNRUBBED . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. THERE ARE 7-8  SPIDER LINES REALLY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY HEAVYWEIGHT LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC.  UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION YOU WILL SEE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND HANDLING LINES AND A FEW TINY SCUFFS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC HAS A CRISP CLEAR STERNO REPRODUCTION. THE MUSIC PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE NOTES OR VOCALS.MEANING THAT THE  FEW PLAYS THIS SUPERB DISC HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE SOME RANDOM LIGHT DUST POPS AND TICS AUDIBLE ON SOME TRACKS.

OVERALL IT IS THE DISTORTION FREE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT OVERRIDES ALL ELSE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS EXCELLENT PLUS

BUT I'LL LET YOU BE THE JUDGE, SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN.

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SPOTLESSLY CLEAN . THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS ANYWHERE.NOR ARE THERE ANY SMALL CREASE LINES

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE TINY ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SPLITTING, A PROBLEM THAT USUALLY MARS US SLEEVES. THIS ONE IS UNSPLIT ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFFS TO THE COLOUR.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL INCREDIBLY SHARP WITH JUST COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN PASTE ONE. A LITTLE NATURAL AGEING TO THE WHITE SURFACE AND SOME ONE HAS NEATLY PENNED THEIR NAME AND A DATE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER IS NOT THE ORIGINAL 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY