The Beatles Souvenir of Their Visit to America US Orig’64 VJ 7" EP Baggy Sealed

$

1,677

ORIGINAL VEE-JAY PICTURE SLEEVE 45 RPM SINGLES VJEP-1-903 (EXTENDED PLAY) DISTRIBUTOR SEALED

THE BEATLES ~ SOUVENIR OF THEIR VISIT TO AMERICA (1964)

FOUR SINGLES FROM THE FIRST US ALBUM “INTRODUCING… THE BEATLES"

ORIGINAL TRANSPAK “SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION” 45 RPM RETAIL PRICE BAGGY

BONUS: THE RAREST WEST COAST DIE-CUT THUMB TAB 45 RPM PICTURE SLEEVE VERSION OF “DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? and THANK YOU GIRL”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

In March 1964, Vee-Jay Records released a 45 RPM 7” EP which featured four songs from the “Introducing… The Beatles” album including “Misery / Taste of Honey / Ask Me Why / Anna. Vee-Jay decided to call the EP “Souvenir of Their Visit to America” as The Beatles came to the US one month earlier and gave a performance at the Ed Sullivan Show. Along with the EP, at the same time around March 23, the company released a 45 RPM single featuring “Do You Want to Know a Secret” and “Thank You Girl” whose picture sleeve is included in this listing as a bonus. The “Souvenir of Their Visit to America” EP and “Do You Want to Know a Secret? / Thank You Girl” Single became the first Beatles 45 RPM records in the US. Original thick cardboard picture sleeve remains sealed in its original early 1960s style TransPak's “Sealed For Your Protection To Keep Clean, Fresh and Brand New” protective distributor baggy with a price seal and a record store tag. "TransPak" is one of the oldest companies doing packaging services which was founded in Silicon Valley, CA in 1952. Considering that the baggy was manufactured by "TransPak" it could be assumed that the distributor which ordered it was also located on the West Coast. Following this logic, it would be rational to assume that distributor ordered this copy from Vee-Jay Records and received it from the Monarch pressing plant, also located on the West Coast, in Los Angeles. It's most likely the distributor of this copy   The stunning cover contains inside an EP with one of the Vee-Jay label variations, which this issue came with. This might be the multicolor band or the all-black label with an oval or a brackets logo, or the rarest and the most collectible label variation, the all-black label with the “VEE-JAY RECORDS” bold banner printed in capital letters at the top, the VJEP 1-903 catalog number along with the band name, song titles and the publishing credits being printed using a thin silver font. The picture sleeve of “Do You Want to Know a Secret? Thank You Girl” Single represents an incredibly rare West Coast variation with a die-cut thumb tab on one side as oppose to a straight top found on the East Coast issue. These picture sleeves were used for commercial copies. The sleeve included in this listing as a bonus doesn’t include a record.

★

The EP is in stunning Mint condition. The Transpak distributor baggy is in great condition only having some light age shelf wear and a small tear at the bottom right corner of the back cover. The picture sleeve of "Do You Want to Know a Secret? and Thank You Girl" doesn't have any tears, splits, writing, scuffs or wear, just some light creasing in one of the corners and gentle signs of use.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

We don't accept bids from the accounts created during the auction or the ones created by the blocked bidders. The buyers with a low rating, please contact us prior to placing a bid. In order to assure a safe transit and prompt delivery we prefer shipping our items with Priority Mail, it concerns the domestic shipping as well as the international. You can be sure that your purchased item(s) will be professionally packed as we don't save on the packing materials. 100% of our buyers are satisfied with our packaging. We guarantee an exact and professional description of each item. If for some reasons something escapes our attention, please let us know. Please do it before you make the decision to open a return request. We'll put our best effort into providing the best customer service. We 100% guarantee a full refund and issue a partial refund only in certain rare cases. We're a Top Rated Plus seller and an opened return request would negatively affect our seller performance. Who would like that? Opening a return request is your right, however, we're sorry but we'll have to block you and it's our right. We're not going to hide the fact that we prefer to see among our customers the intelligent, decent and kind people. If you don't possess these qualities, you won't like dealing with us. We don't list items for an auction often and when we do it's a small quantity as these items are highly collectible and very rare.

FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS' CONSIDERATION

I don't have the information concerning the existing customs regulations and policies in your country. Before placing a bid please find out more details about it yourself. I don't take any responsibility for the length of customs clearance. I also don't have any opportunity to influence the work of postal carriers in any way. For this particular reason, I ship internationally only with expedite shipping service that includes signature confirmation. My capabilities are limited to the professional packing that assures a safe transit throughout the way and fastest shipping dates. After shipping the package I don't accept any claims related to the work of postal service or problems related to the absence of knowledge related to the customs clearance in your country. If you have any negative experience related to the postal service and you'd like to insure the purchased item please contact me about it beforehand. Keep in mind that just like you, I'm interested in our transaction being concluded successfully but my abilities are limited to the service I describe above.