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#03 The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage (Jolly What! Cover) (VJLP-1085/VJS-1085)
(Update: 31th. October 2017)

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  • #3-1 Oval logo / Monarch Press
  • #3-2 Bracket logo
  • #3-3 Black label / Columbia Press
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    Notice* Click the disk of each album, so you can see the large picture image.

    #3-1 The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage (Jolly What! Cover)
    (STEREO 1st. Press: "Oval Logo / Monarch Records Press" VJS-1085)
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    TITLE THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE (JOLLY WHAT! COVER)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJS-1085
    RELEASE DATE 26th. Feburary 1964 / First Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    Please, Please Me (The Beatles)
    		 I Remember You (Frank Ifield)
    Anytime (Frank Ifield)
    		 Ask Me Why (The Beatles)
    Lovesick Blues (Frank Ifield)
    		 Thank You Girl (The Beatles)
    Ifm Smiling Now (Frank Ifield)
    		 The Wayward Wind (Frank Ifield)
    Nobody's Darling (Frank Ifield)
    		 Unchained Melody (Frank Ifield)
    From Me To You (The Beatles)
    		 I Listen To My Heart (Frank Ifield)
    FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
    label label label label label
    INNER SLEEVE
    		 FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    Sorry,
    I don't have it.
    		 The VJ brackets logo is right corner at the top of the cover above the title of the album. label
    The albumfs stereo jacket has the cover slick positioned so that the number VJS 1085 is located in the upper right corner.
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The stereo jacket has the cover slick positioned so that gSTEREOh is at the top center of the cover.
    		 label The VJ brackets logo is right corner at the top of the cover above the title of the album.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The back cover to The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage reveals that only four Beatles songs are included on the album.
    Has gPLEASE, PLEASE MEh with a comma.
    The text on the albumfs back cover was written by Muriel Gaynor.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label Has a black label with an oval logo and outer rim colorband with left justified artist-only credits, the album number VJLPS 1085 and "STEREO" at 3 ofclock.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label Has left justified titles and artist's name and "THE BEATLES AND FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE" on the label.
    The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label.
    With "SIDE" in upper case letters.
    Has gPLEASE, PLEASE MEh with a comma.
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL Has a black label with an oval logo and outer rim colorband
    MIX STEREO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1 64-3852-S   ∆6298    1-21-64  RA (hand etched)  Audio Matrix logo  (MR) logo (machine stamped)
    SIDE 2 64-3853-S   ∆6298X 1-26-64  RA (hand etched)  Audio Matrix logo  (MR) logo (machine stamped)
    VINYL COLOR BLACK
    PUBLISHER'S NAME
    		 -
    COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
    PRINTER CREDIT -
    COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Design: George S. Whiteman
    Notes: written by Muriel Gaynor
    INNER SLEEVE Vee-Jay original company sleeve type-1
    color photographs of the covers of 25 Vee-Jay albums
    PRODUCER -
    COMMENTS
    		 Released around the same time as Version Two of Introducing The Beatles in February 1964, The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage contained four songs by the Beatles and eight songs by Frank Ifield.
    The albumfs front cover features a drawing of a mustached English statesman holding a pair of spectacles. A Beatles wig has been placed on his head. The top of the cover has the phrase "Jolly What!" in an attempt to give the album the proper British atmosphere.
    The back cover to The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage reveals that only four Beatles songs are included on the album.
    The text on the albumfs back cover was written by Muriel Gaynor, a Vee-Jay employee who handled production matters and assisted Jay Lasker. The liner notes were sent by telegram to George S. Whiteman Graphic Design on January 10, 1964, for preparation of the back cover slicks.

    1) First Press:
    Has a black label with an oval logo and outer rim colorband with left justified artist-only credits, the album number VJLPS 1085 and "STEREO" at 3 ofclock. Its trail off areas include the following hand-etched markings: the matrix number 64-3852S on SIDE 1 and 64-3853S on SIDE 2; the job number ∆6298 on SIDE 1 and ∆6298X on SIDE 2; the date 1-21-64 on SIDE 1 and 1-26-64 on SIDE 2; and the initials "RA" on both sides. Both sides also contain the machine stamped (MR) and Audio Matrix logos. This disc was manufactured by Monarch.

    2) Second Press:
    Has a black label featuring a large white brackets logo with an outer rim colorband. There are two variations of this brackets label.
    Type-2-1)With its centered artist and songwriter credits, album number VJLP 1085 and printing of "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" on the label, has typesetting identical to that of VJ 1085.MR2A, except for the appearance of "STEREO" at 12 ofclock. The matrix number and the initials "RA" are hand-etched in the trail off areas, which also contain the Audio Matrix stamp logo. Although the "ARP" logo does not appear, the record and the labelfs typesetting indicate that this discs was pressed by ARP.
    Type-2-2) Featuring left justified artist-only credits and the album number VJLPS 1085. The words "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" do not appear and the word "STEREO" is located a 3 ofclock; however, "STEREO" is slightly smaller on SR2B than on SR1. Its trail off areas contain the matrix number 64-3852-S and job number ∆6298 on SIDE 1 and the matrix number 64-3853-S and job number ∆6298X on SIDE 2. Both sides have a faint hand-etched gRAh and the machine stamped (MR) logo. This variation was manufactured by Monarch.

    3) Third Press:
    has an all black label with silver print and the large VJ logo with left justified artist-only credits and gSTEREOh centered above the album number VJLP 1085 at 9 ofclock. The trail off area markings on SIDE 1 are identical to those of SIDE 1 of VJ 1085.SR2B, except that the (MR) logo is scratched over. The trail off area markings on SIDE 2 are identical to those of SIDE 2 of VJ 1085.SR1, except that the (MR) logo is scratched over. This variation was pressed by Columbia Records from metal parts generated by Monarch.


    #3-2 The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage (Jolly What! Cover) (STEREO 2nd. Press: "Brackets Logo" VJS-1085)
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    #3-3 The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage (Jolly What! Cover)
    (STEREO 3rd. Press: "Black Label / Columbia Records Press" VJS-1085)
    Back to the top of the line
    TITLE THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE (JOLLY WHAT! COVER)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJS-1085
    RELEASE DATE 1964 / Third Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    Please, Please Me (The Beatles)
    		 I Remember You (Frank Ifield)
    Anytime (Frank Ifield)
    		 Ask Me Why (The Beatles)
    Lovesick Blues (Frank Ifield)
    		 Thank You Girl (The Beatles)
    Ifm Smiling Now (Frank Ifield)
    		 The Wayward Wind (Frank Ifield)
    Nobody's Darling (Frank Ifield)
    		 Unchained Melody (Frank Ifield)
    From Me To You (The Beatles)
    		 I Listen To My Heart (Frank Ifield)
    FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
    label label label label label
    INNER SLEEVE
    		 FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    Sorry,
    I don't have it.
    		 label The VJ brackets logo is right corner at the top of the cover above the title of the album. label
    The albumfs stereo jacket has the cover slick positioned so that the number VJS 1085 is located in the upper right corner.
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The stereo jacket has the cover slick positioned so that gSTEREOh is at the top center of the cover.
    		 label The VJ brackets logo is right corner at the top of the cover above the title of the album.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The back cover to The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage reveals that only four Beatles songs are included on the album.
    Has gPLEASE, PLEASE MEh with a comma.
    The text on the albumfs back cover was written by Muriel Gaynor.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label has an all black label with silver print and the large VJ logo with left justified artist-only credits and gSTEREOh centered above the album number VJLP 1085 at 9 ofclock.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label Has left justified titles and artist's name and "THE BEATLES AND FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE" on the label.
    The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label.
    With "SIDE" in upper case letters.
    Has gPLEASE, PLEASE MEh with a comma.
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL Black label with silver print and "VJ" in large block letters
    MIX STEREO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 Columbia Records from metal parts generated by Monarch.
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1 64-3852-S    ∆6298  (hand etched) / (MR) logo is scratched over
    SIDE 2 64-3853-S    ∆6298X  1-26-64  (hand etched)  Audio Matrix logo (machine stamped) / (MR) logo is scratched over
    VINYL COLOR BLACK
    PUBLISHER'S NAME
    		 -
    COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
    PRINTER CREDIT -
    COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Design: George S. Whiteman
    Notes: written by Muriel Gaynor
    INNER SLEEVE Unknown
    PRODUCER -
    COMMENTS
    		 Released around the same time as Version Two of Introducing The Beatles in February 1964, The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage contained four songs by the Beatles and eight songs by Frank Ifield.
    The albumfs front cover features a drawing of a mustached English statesman holding a pair of spectacles. A Beatles wig has been placed on his head. The top of the cover has the phrase "Jolly What!" in an attempt to give the album the proper British atmosphere.
    The back cover to The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage reveals that only four Beatles songs are included on the album.
    The text on the albumfs back cover was written by Muriel Gaynor, a Vee-Jay employee who handled production matters and assisted Jay Lasker. The liner notes were sent by telegram to George S. Whiteman Graphic Design on January 10, 1964, for preparation of the back cover slicks.

    1) First Press:
    Has a black label with an oval logo and outer rim colorband with left justified artist-only credits, the album number VJLPS 1085 and "STEREO" at 3 ofclock. Its trail off areas include the following hand-etched markings: the matrix number 64-3852S on SIDE 1 and 64-3853S on SIDE 2; the job number ∆6298 on SIDE 1 and ∆6298X on SIDE 2; the date 1-21-64 on SIDE 1 and 1-26-64 on SIDE 2; and the initials "RA" on both sides. Both sides also contain the machine stamped (MR) and Audio Matrix logos. This disc was manufactured by Monarch.

    2) Second Press:
    Has a black label featuring a large white brackets logo with an outer rim colorband. There are two variations of this brackets label.
    Type-2-1)With its centered artist and songwriter credits, album number VJLP 1085 and printing of "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" on the label, has typesetting identical to that of VJ 1085.MR2A, except for the appearance of "STEREO" at 12 ofclock. The matrix number and the initials "RA" are hand-etched in the trail off areas, which also contain the Audio Matrix stamp logo. Although the "ARP" logo does not appear, the record and the labelfs typesetting indicate that this discs was pressed by ARP.
    Type-2-2) Featuring left justified artist-only credits and the album number VJLPS 1085. The words "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" do not appear and the word "STEREO" is located a 3 ofclock; however, "STEREO" is slightly smaller on SR2B than on SR1. Its trail off areas contain the matrix number 64-3852-S and job number ∆6298 on SIDE 1 and the matrix number 64-3853-S and job number ∆6298X on SIDE 2. Both sides have a faint hand-etched gRAh and the machine stamped (MR) logo. This variation was manufactured by Monarch.

    3) Third Press:
    has an all black label with silver print and the large VJ logo with left justified artist-only credits and gSTEREOh centered above the album number VJLP 1085 at 9 ofclock. The trail off area markings on SIDE 1 are identical to those of SIDE 1 of VJ 1085.SR2B, except that the (MR) logo is scratched over. The trail off area markings on SIDE 2 are identical to those of SIDE 2 of VJ 1085.SR1, except that the (MR) logo is scratched over. This variation was pressed by Columbia Records from metal parts generated by Monarch.


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