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Item LP001.
Introducing The
Beatles
(Version 1 Stereo - AD Back) on Vee Jay Records !!!
Manufacturer: Vee Jay Records, USA, SR1062, 1964
Cover Condition: VG
Vinyl Condition: Good
Comments:
Offered is truly one of the Holy Grails of vintage Beatles record
collecting... the STEREO AD BACK Introducing The Beatles
album issued by VJ Records in January 1964, just a month before The Beatles
visited America for the first time ever. The record ID number is SR-1062. Both
the jacket and the record pass all of the authenticity tests 100%: the jacket
has two 1/4" inner flaps on the inside seams; it has "PRINTED IN U.S.A." printed
vertically on the front cover, lower left corner; and the rare Vee Jay "AD BACK"
slick on the back cover. The jacket lays nice and flat. The seams are
quite nice and the spine print is all there except for the very top where SR1062
is worn away. The jacket includes the original VJ inner sleeve too, but there is
tape on all 3 sides of the VJ inner sleeve. The vinyl we will grade
conservatively Good+ to VG- but it plays much better than that: the vinyl still
has some gloss to it even though there are numerous scuffs and scratches on the
vinyl. It's very enjoyable to listen to this record, you won't be disappointed
with this record. Vee Jay pressed some of the best deep groove records ever
made, and this is one of them. The record is quite heavy too as you would expect
with a deep groove pressing from the early 1960s. The sound is still quite
brilliant, even though in the quiet passages, between songs, there is a little
noise. The stereo definition is really nice. We have listened to the entire
record and there are absolutely no skips and no loud pops either. We would grade
the vinyl VG to VG+ just by listening to it. I've heard NM- condition records
that sounded the same as this one. In the dead wax area on the inner grooves is
stamped "AudioMatrix" and also stamped "ARP" so this is definitely the FIRST
ISSUE of this rare album. The record ID numbers are visible too in the dead wax
but these are much harder to see unless you use a magnifying glass, but they are
all there. On side 1 on the label's border is a small name written neatly in ink
that is hard to see in the pictures; it measures less than 1", the name
"Sprague" is located in the yellow colored section of the label's border on side
1. This 1st issue has STEREO printed in large bold silver letters above the oval
Vee Jay logo on both sides. The labels have outer wear so I grade them VG.
Overall it's about a VG package, both record and jacket given the various
conditions of each piece. The record is definitely a keeper and worthy of any
serious Beatles record collection. So if you don't want to spend $5,000 for an
example of this rare Stereo AD Back LP in VG+ condition, here's your chance at
getting a decent one at a reasonable price. Keep in mind that this gem is one of
the highest valued Beatles records in existence, booking at over $12,000 in NM
condition and $6,000 in VG condition. So in years to come, this record will
definitely increase in value. Finally, since the real value here is in the
cover, if you were to find a VG+ or better record someday, you could easily
double the value of your investment. We have provided several different photos
of the piece. Please note that shipping on this item will be $35
for any USA address and the record will be sent by USPS Express mail overnight
delivery with full insurance.
SOLD
Item LP003.
The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage
- Vee Jay Records # VJS-1085
Manufacturer: VJ
Records USA, VJS-1085
Cover Condition:
VG
Vinyl Condition:
VG,
1964 Vee Jay 1085 Mono LP.
Comments:
THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD
ON STAGE #VJ-1085 - an extremely rare and very hard to find LP issued in
October 1964 by Vee Jay Records as a last attempt by Vee Jay Records to cash in
on The Beatles success in America! Capitol Records sued Vee Jay and the
courts issued an order that Vee Jay had to cease selling Beatles records in
1964. This LP was their last Beatles LP issued. Because it only
contained 4 Beatles songs it didn't sell well. Plus the fact that these 4
songs had already been issued previously on 45rpm records by Vee Jay itself.
This rare mono LP was pressed on Vee Jay Records # VJ-1085. This LP is
also known as 'The Beatles Portrait Cover' because of the great color drawing of
the band on the cover. This album is guaranteed 100% authentic! This LP
was originally purchased 5 years ago from Rockaway Records in California.
Original 'Beatles Portrait Covers' can also be authenticated by looking closely
at the dark blue background area around the picture of The Beatles:
original copies have a pink & blue dot speckled dark blue background around The
Beatles: hundreds of super tiny blue and pink dots randomly scattered on
the dark blue background area. Fake copies cannot duplicate this unique
background coloring; only authentic original copies have this feature;
see closeup pictures taken through a jewelers loupe to the right of Paul's ear
and to the right of John's left jacket pocket area.
This LP is overall in Very Good condition. The jacket has tape residue
along the top and bottom seams even though it appears that there are no seam
splits on either seam! There is also 3 longer pieces of tape residue on
the front and back covers. Apparently someone long ago taped up the seams
for no good reason and then added 3 longer vertical pieces of tape just for good
measure. The tape residue doesn't show much unless you hold the LP under a
bright light at an angle(see picture attached). The printing on the spine
shows well. The jacket has corner wear on all 4 corners plus there is a
small bit of red ink on the back cover. But overall this LP jacket
displays well and is a good example if someone doesn't want to spend the money
on an excellent or better conditioned copy. The vinyl is Very Good
condition. It includes the original Vee Jay Records inner sleeve which
the seams have been taped. SALES PRICE
$1,325
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Item LP0101:
The Ultra Rare BEATLES USA WHITE ALBUM SWBO-101 COMPRESSED VERSION From
1968 - This Very Rare album was never supposed to be produced by Capitol Records
and especially not Released to the Public !!!
APP 101.SR1(c)X Apple SWBO-101
This is a
previously unknown Jacksonville Factory Pressing with Both Records
pressed from two of the original 33 sets of lacquers (Disk 1 was pressed
from A11 and A9 lacquers) (Disk2 was pressed from B15 and A11 lacquers);
all previous Compressed Versions found and documented have been from the
Scranton and two from the Los Angeles Factory!!! Don't Miss Out On
This Ultra Rarity pressed at Capitol Records' Jacksonville IL factory in
November of 1968 !!!
Because this rarity was one of the
first White Albums pressed, both albums contain all 7 Song Title Errors too!
Offered is the ultra
rare Compressed USA First Edition Version of The Beatles White Album on Apple
Records SWBO-101!! This LP was never supposed to be released to the public, or
anyone!!! George Harrison asked Capitol Records in late 1968
to destroy all the masters that were created to date! This is
one of those very few copies that was pressed by mistake at Capitol Records
Jacksonville IL Factory in 1968!!! This record is a First
Issue White Album that's record labels contain 7 Song Title printing errors!
The jacket has "The Beatles" in raised letters with serial
number ● 0646934 stamped on the front cover. This LP jacket has a Gugler
Litho manufactured
cover!
The album jacket itself is in Very
Good to Very Good+ condition. The jacket has some light foxing all over.
The seams have light even wear with no seam splitting. Inside the gatefold
has more foxing around the edges but with no splits in the center fold.
The spine is complete with all printing.
The album includes the four 8x10
color photos in Excellent condition. Included is the original orange
colored page divider for the 4 photographs of The Beatles in Excellent condition
plus the original poster is in Excellent condition.
The 2 original white paper inner sleeves are included in Very Good condition.
The value here is in the vinyl itself and the records... Both records are in
Near Mint- condition! We are sure that some dealers would grade both records
Near Mint! They are that nice!!! Full gloss, no spindle marks
or wear! A Gorgeous Set That You'll Never Have To Upgrade!
The master numbers on this
LP are stamped in the deadwax on each side as follows:
Side 1:
SWBO-X1-101-A11 #3 -
This record has an 'O'
in the deadwax signifying Jacksonville Factory
Side 2: SWBO-X2-101-A9
#2 - This record has an 'O' in the
deadwax signifying Jacksonville Factory
Side 3:
SWBO-X3-101-B15 #2
- This record has a 'O' in the deadwax
signifying Jacksonville Factory
Side 4: SWBO-X4-101-A11 #3 - This
record has a 'O' in the deadwax signifying
Jacksonville Factory
Each of the sides are shown in our
pictures along with pictures of the deadwax etchings for each side.
Again, these were pressed and distributed by Capitol Records' Jacksonville
Illinois Factory! We sold a very similar copy a year ago and that was the
only other Jacksonville Compressed White Album known. Any doubts can
be settled by checking DISCOGS out and viewing the first issue Jacksonville
White Album pressing; look down under BARCODE AND OTHER IDENTIFIERS you will see
the first 4 sides listed(this is the album you normally find), the next 4
listings are the Compressed Version... so look for: (Runout A) (Runout B)
(Runout C) and (Variant 1 / Runout D)... these 4 sides contain Record 1 mfg
using A11 and A9 Jacksonville masters and Record 2 made from B35 /B35 Los
Angeles masters... Be aware: some compressed version albums only
have 1 compressed disk in the set. Our Copy Has Both LPs Compressed!!
This Is Only
The Third Copy of
a Complete Jacksonville Compressed Pressing Version we have ever heard of - This
is a Great Opportunity to Add a Terrific USA 1968 WHITE ALBUM Rarity to your
Beatles collection!!
When we sold the other Jacksonville album last year, Perry Cox told us it was
the first one he'd ever heard of! It's that rare!! Good Luck!!
We have found on the web plus Bruce
Spizer's books have several paragraphs on this exact subject. After some
reading on the web we found a lot of information pointing out several noticeable
differences: on Why
Don't We Do It In The Road?
'Bruce Spizer had 3 paragraphs about this special compressed version of The
White Album on his follow up to "The
Beatles on Apple Records" book
which he placed as an addendum in his "The
Beatles Swan Song" book.
He stated that George did indeed supervise the re-mastering and it took place at
Sound Recorders Studio around the corner from the Capitol Tower and that Capitol
scrapped the original 33 sets of laquers in October 1968. But for some reason
the Scranton factory released some of these initial 33 laquers!!! The new
lacquers were recut with E/Q settings with Stereo Limiter Equipment now set to
zero. He stated the differences were evident with a close listen at the low &
high parts of songs are less dynamic on these early versions. He showed several
digital wave comparison charts of one particular song, Why
Don't We Do It In The Road? and
that clearly showed differences in the song! He stated there is visible evidence
of this compression in all the songs on the album! Buy his books and you can
educate yourself on this special LP!
 
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