The Beatles Introducing The Beatles US Orig'63 VJ Stereo Version 1 Ad Back Cover

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6,989

ORIGINAL VEE-JAY RECORDS 1st STEREO ISSUE VERSION 1

THE BEATLES ~ INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (1963)

TRUE 1st STEREO PRESSING WITH THE “S” SUFFIX IN THE RUNOUT GROOVES

HOLY GRAIL “AD BACK” STEREO COVER

1st RUN “PRINTED IN U.S.A” NEAR MINT COVER IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP

1st PRINT STEREO LABELS WITH THE WITHDRAWN “LOVE ME DO” AND “P.S. I LOVE YOU” TRACKS

AMERICAN RECORD PLANT PRESSING WITH THE 1st -A1 / -A1 MATRIX NUMBERS

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It’s hard to find any other more desirable and rarer The Beatles album than the 1st Stereo “Ad Back” cover Version 1 “Introducing… The Beatles”. Despite the fact that Vee-Jay Records were perfectly aware of Capitol Records planning an all-out promotional campaign for The Beatles in the US as was reflected in the December, 1964 issue of Billboard Magazine, and potential legal problems in the future, the company made the decision to release “Introducing…The Beatles” nonetheless. The design of the back cover’s paste over slick was still not ready when the metal parts had already arrived at the pressing plants where Vee-Jay placed the order at. Being extremely limited in time, Vee-Jay decided to use the design of the inner sleeve prepared for this issue as the back cover for the 6000 front covers that had already been printed. This issue of The Beatles' 1st studio album "Introducing...The Beatles" is indeed considered to be one of the rarest among all of The Beatles albums released in the US. This copy represents the 1st Stereo Version containing the withdrawn tracks, "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You". The Stereophonic cover of this copy has the "Other Significant Albums of Interest on Vee-Jay Records" paste-over slick on the back with 25 adverts of other VJ releases, which is commonly known as the "Ad Back" version. The front cover has a rare vertical "Printed in U.S.A." text in the lower left-hand corner. Original cardboard cover with the interior containing the ¼” flaps at the top and bottom. The cover still remains in its original factory shrink wrap and is possibly one of the best Stereophonic "Ad Back" covers we've ever seen. Original true Stereophonic Vee-Jay Records black multicolor band “Vee-Jay” oval logo labels featuring a large "Stereo" banner at 12 o’clock, 2.75" deep groove pressing ring and the “VJLP1062” catalog number. Original thick glossy vinyl pressing with the 1st matrix numbers and original “AudioMatrix” machine stamp in the trail-off vinyl. The vinyl has a unique 1st release date “6-28-63” stamp handwritten in the trail-off vinyl. For this particular reason, the listing indicates 1963 instead of 1964 as the release date. American Record plant pressing with the very early 1st -A1 / -A1 matrix numbers. The full matrix numbers featuring the machine "AudioMatrix" and “ARP” stamp are as follows: Side 1: 63-3402 S A1 ARP AudioMatrix; Side 2: 63-3403 S 6-28-63 A1 ARP AudioMatrix. The album comes with an original Vee-Jay Records "Other Significant Albums of Interest on Vee-Jay Records" inner sleeve with 25 adverts of other VJ releases on each side.

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The stunning cover remains in the original factory shrink wrap and is in Near Mint condition. It would be graded as Mint Minus if it wasn't due to some super light scuffing on the bottom right corner and a very light push-in on the top left corner. The vinyl is graded as strong Very Good Plus visually with its audio being Excellent. It retains its beautiful factory gloss only having a few very light non-feelable surface marks as well as some very light scuffs from the original inner sleeve which is in Near Mint Minus condition and doesn't have any splits or tears. The glossy labels are super clean and are scuff- and wear-free, only having a couple of very light spindle marks. The vinyl sounds amazing with a punchy, vivid and dynamic Stereo sound.

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