Introducing the Beatles, Vee-Jay LP 1062, MONO Version Two, REAL ONE!

Offered here is an Original: Introducing the Beatles, Vee-Jay  LP1062, MONO Version Two,  A REAL ONE! Play Tested.  I played this twice and cleaned it.  Music and sound are OUTSTANDING.   ( I use the Discog grading  for records, sleeves and covers).    It has some almost miscroscopic lines - very difficult to see. There is an area with cover 'scuff' lines.  None of these affect the play.  Little if any static - I didn't hear any.  The only label marks are some needle lines (as seen in the photos).  The sleeve is a generic white sleeve which is slightly oxidized and ha sd flattened bend lines at the corner,  The cover has minor corner bumps, some on the top edge but mostly at the bottom from the shelf, some closed tears exist on the bottom edge of the cover - again likely from sliding it into a shelf or cabinet. ALL of the Beatles Albums I am slowly listing are from a single collection and most if not all are first releases.  Shipped in bubble wrap and bosed, INSURED and with delivery confirmation. VJ 1062    VJ block logo silver on black "Side" (not all caps) The "Column Back" Version  The third back cover variation is much more conventional. Although this cover has no liner notes or pictures, it does list the song titles in thick black print in two columns. The VJ brackets logo is centered at the top of the cover above the title of the album, which appears in huge black letters. This boring cover variation, hereinafter referred to as the "Titles On Back" cover, is clearly the result of Vee-Jay's desire to get the album issued as quickly as possible. A review of the other Beatles albums in Vee-Jay's catalog, as well as Vee-Jay albums by other artists, shows that its albums normally had informative and attractive back covers. Contrary to previously held beliefs, it is likely that all three cover variations were assembled within weeks or even days of each other and were issued at the same time in January of 1964. Although Beatles historians have always insisted that Introducing The Beatles was first released in 1963, Vee-Jay documents prove otherwise. All royalty statements prepared for Capitol and song publishing companies list no sales for the album until the first quarter of 1964. This is consistent with the summary sheets of distributors' orders, which show that the first orders for LP 1062 were taken on January 8, 1964. Corporate minutes from the Tuesday, January 7, 1964, meeting of the Board of Directors of Vee-Jay further confirm that Introducing The Beatles was not released in 1963. In discussing the Beatles situation, Jay Lasker is quoted as follows: "We have an LP that could be huge-we can get it out on the street by the end of this week-at least 30,000 LP's could be gotten out." This indicates that the album was released on or about Friday, January 10, 1964. The minutes further indicate Vee-Jay knew that its questionable legal rights to release the album made the Beatles a "calculated risk." Even so, Mark Sands, the company's financial consultant, was of the opinion that Vee-Jay's cash flow problems necessitated taking the calculated risk of releasing Beatles recordings even if the company had to pay in a year or two if it lost its legal battles with Capitol. Thus, Vee-Jay's decision to release the album came with an attitude of "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" With production, sales and distribution of the album running full speed ahead, Vee-Jay hit a road block on January 16, 1964. Capitol obtained a temporary injunction prohibiting Vee-Jay from manufacturing or distributing Beatles records. Vee-Jay was also sued by Capitol's Beechwood Music subsidiary over the inclusion of the songs Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You on the album. When Vee-Jay resumed production of the album in February, these songs were replaced with Please Please Me and Ask Me Why. One is left to ponder why the boring Titles On Back cover scheme was not jettisoned for a more attractive cover when Vee-Jay reissued the album in its Version Two configuration. It is quite possible that Vee-Jay wanted both versions of the album to have similar covers so that leftover Version One albums could be put in the distribution pipeline without attracting attention. As with all Beatles records on Vee-Jay, there are multiple label variations for this historic album. This is because the records were manufactured at different regional pressing plants. Exhibits filed in Vee-Jay's New York litigation with Capitol indicate that stampers were initially sent to the same three factories that produced the Beatles 1963 singles: ARP, Monarch and Southern Plastics. Although color shades do vary on originals, the printing of the photo and text is always very sharp and clear. Any with poor quality printing are probably counterfeits. All legitimate covers are made using varying shades of gray or tan cardboard, with the printed front and back slicks bonded on them. All original covers we have seen have a 1/4" overlap of cardboard at the top and bottom of the inside cover. This check can only be made by viewing the inside of the cover at the top and at the bottom. On most fakes, these overlaps are either much larger than 1/4", or there is no flap at all.  I try my best to be accurate in grade. BUT Grading is subjective. You may not agree with me - CAREFULLY look at the photos, zoom in on them. Judge the condition for yourself please.   Stored and Shipped in a protective LP plastic sleeve. Matrix / Runout (Label A): VJLP 1062  63-3402 Matrix / Runout (Label B): VJLP 1062  63-3403 Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A Etched): Δ 6307  scratched out MR in circle 63-3402 Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B Etched): Δ 6307  scratched out MR in circle 63-3403 Record is Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover is  Very Good Plus (VG+) Unfortunately too many dishonest people try to exchange their junk records for clean ones, Therefore all records are sold as is – no returns Please ask questions BEFORE you buy - thank you Please go to my m e button for additional information on collectibles we are offering!   Please note Buyers from outside of the United States are responsible for any and all duties, tariffs or other fees that YOUR country may impose.   Please be sure to check our store, Myers Collectibles, where we have thousands of items listed.