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  • MONO (VJLP-1062)
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  • STEREO (VJLPS-1062)
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    Notice* Click the disk of each album, so you can see the large picture image.

    MONO Released

    #2-1 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (MONO 1st. Press: "Column Cover / Oval Logo / Columbia Records Press" VJLP-1062)
    Back to the top of the line
    TITLE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (Ver.2)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJLP-1062
    RELEASE DATE Feburary 1964? /First Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    I Saw Her Standing There
    		 Please, Please Me (with comma)
    Misery
    		 Baby It's You
    Anna
    		 Do You Want To Know A Secret ?
    Chains
    		 A Taste Of Honey
    Boys
    		 There's A Place
    Ask Me Why
    		 Twist And Shout
    FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
    label label label label label
    INNER SLEEVE
    		 FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label label label Without "Printed in U.S.A." credit on the front cover.
    Catalog number "VJLP 1062" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
    The mono covers have the slick positioned so that the number LP 1062 appears in the lower right hand corner.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label 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.
    Has "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label It has a black label featuring an outer rim colorband and the oval logo.
    Has left justified titles and credits, “Side 1” and “Side 2” and “INTRODUCING the BEATLES,” all in small print.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label The words “Long Playing” and “Microgroove” do not appear on the label.
    Has "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma.
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL Black label with color band and oval logo Type-2
    MIX MONO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 Columbia Records at its Bridgeport factory
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1 0 63-3402-2 (hand etched)
    SIDE 2 0 63-3402-3 (hand etched)
    VINYL COLOR BLACK
    PUBLISHER'S NAME
    		 -
    COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
    PRINTER CREDIT -
    COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Angus McBean / The picture was from a January 1963 photo session.
    INNER SLEEVE Plain white inner sleeve (maybe)
    PRODUCER George Martin
    COMMENTS
    		 Vee-Jay prepared new covers for the reconfigured album. Because the front cover did not list the songs, there was no need to print new front cover slicks. The modified back cover is identical to the Version One Titles On Back cover, except for the replacement of the songs Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You with Ask Me Why and Please Please Me.
    Some covers have a sticker referencing the hit singles Please Please Me and Twist And Shout.

    The mono cover for Version Two is the most common Introducing The Beatles cover.
    There are two main variations of back cover.
    Type-1) Lists the song “PLEASE PLEASE ME” without a comma.
    The back cover slick without the comma was printed in lesser quantities than the others and has been traced back to a company in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
    Type-2) Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma followed by a small gap. On some of these covers, there is a larger gap following the comma.
    The backs of some copies of the mono cover with the comma also have a number "2" towards the bottom.

    Has the old Vee-Jay label backdrop with a black background and an outer rim colorband featuring the oval logo.
    By the time these records were pressed in February 1964, only Southern Plastics and Columbia had remaining inventory of oval label backdrops. Accordingly, there are only two typesetting variations of this label.
    Type-1) Has left justified song titles and songwriters’ credits in small type, "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" in medium type, "LONGPLAYING" and "MICROGROOVE" in small type and "SIDE I" and "SIDE II" on the label. This variation has a humorous typo in the songwriters’ credit for Chains, which was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The label credits the tune to "Coffin-King." The record’s trail off areas include the following hand-etched markings: "URJ," "AI," the date 2-6-64 and the matrix number followed by "-1." The machine stamped Audio Matrix logo also appears. This thick vinyl pressing was manufactured by Southern Plastics.
    Type-2) Has left justified titles and credits, “Side 1” and “Side 2” and “INTRODUCING the BEATLES,” all in small print. The words “Long Playing” and “Microgroove” do not appear on the label. There are at least two trail off area variations:
    (i) has “URJ” and matrix numbers hand-etched on both sides
    (ii) has “URJ” and the matrix number 63-3402-2 on Side 1 and “URJ” and the matrix number 63-3403-3 on Side 2. The “-2” and “-3” markings indicate that these records were pressed with metal parts generated from later-cut lacquers.
    This variation was pressed by Columbia Records at its Bridgeport factory.

    By the time the reconfigured album was released in February of 1964, most of Vee-Jay’s records were being pressed with the new black label backdrops featuring the outer rim colorband and brackets logo. Five typesetting variations of this label.


    #2-2 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (MONO 2nd. Press: "Column Cover / Bracket Logo" VJLP-1062)
    Back to the top of the line

    #2-3 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (MONO 3rd. Press: "Column Cover / Black Label Type-1 / Columbia Records Press" VJLP-1062)
    Back to the top of the line
    TITLE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (Ver.2)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJLP-1062
    RELEASE DATE Feburary 1964? /Third Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    I Saw Her Standing There
    		 Please, Please Me (with comma)
    Misery
    		 Baby It's You
    Anna
    		 Do You Want To Know A Secret ?
    Chains
    		 A Taste Of Honey
    Boys
    		 There's A Place
    Ask Me Why
    		 Twist And Shout
    FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
    label label label label label
    INNER SLEEVE
    		 FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    label label Some covers have a 21⁄4" x 4" sticker affixed directly to the front cover slick referencing two Vee-Jay singles. The "Twist & Shout Sticker" has a crimson border with the word "FEATURING" in crimson and "TWIST AND SHOUT" and "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" in purple.
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label label Without "Printed in U.S.A." credit on the front cover.
    Catalog number "VJLP 1062" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
    The mono covers have the slick positioned so that the number LP 1062 appears in the lower right hand corner.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label 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.
    Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label all black label with silver print and "VJ" in large block letters with "VEE JAY RECORDS" printed below. It does not have the words “Long Playing” and "Microgroove" on the label. Has the word "SIDE" in upper- case.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label There are two confirmed typesetting variations, both of which were pressed by Columbia Records in Terre Haute, Indiana.
    Has "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma.
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL Black label with silver print and "VJ" in large block letters Type 1-1
    MIX MONO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 Columbia Records in Terre Haute, Indiana.
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1 63-3402 (hand etched)
    SIDE 2 63-3403  ∆6307X (hand etched)      (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 Photo: Angus McBean / The picture was from a January 1963 photo session.
    INNER SLEEVE Vee-Jay original company sleeve type-1
    color photographs of the covers of 25 Vee-Jay albums
    PRODUCER George Martin
    COMMENTS
    		 Some of the mono Version Two records were pressed with labels prepared at the pressing plant. An all black label (without the outer rim colorband) with silver print and "VJ" in large block letters with "VEE JAY RECORDS" printed below. It has left justified titles and credits with "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and does not have the words "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" on the label. Although this variation is one of the more common labels for this disc.
    There are two confirmed typesetting variations, both of which were pressed by Columbia Records in Terre Haute, Indiana. Apparently Columbia was not sent any Vee-Jay label backdrops with the new brackets logo.

    Type1-1) has the word "SIDE" in upper- case and thin microprint song titles. On some copies, the trail off areas have a hand- etched matrix number and no other markings. Other copies have additional markings on SIDE 2 only, specifically the job number ∆6307X and a scratched-over (MR) logo, indicating a stamper previously used by Monarch.
    Type 1-2) has the word "Side" in upper and lower case and has its song titles in thick medium print. Its trail off areas contain hand-etched matrix numbers and job numbers and scratched over (MR) logos.

    Some covers have a 21⁄4" x 4" sticker affixed directly to the front cover slick referencing two Vee-Jay singles. The "Twist & Shout Sticker" has a crimson border with the word "FEATURING" in crimson and "TWIST AND SHOUT" and "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" in purple.

    STEREO Released

    #2-1 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (STEREO 1st. Press: "Column Cover / Bracket Logo / Monarch Records Press" VJLPS-1062)
    Back to the top of the line
    TITLE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (Ver.2)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJLPS-1062
    RELEASE DATE Feburary 1964? /First Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    I Saw Her Standing There
    		 Please, Please Me (with comma)
    Misery
    		 Baby It's You
    Anna
    		 Do You Want To Know A Secret ?
    Chains
    		 A Taste Of Honey
    Boys
    		 There's A Place
    Ask Me Why
    		 Twist And Shout
    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 label
    The positioning of the slick on the stereo covers cuts off all of Paul’s arms except for a sliver of his thumbs and exposes a white top banner with "STEREOPHONIC" centered in grey.
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The catalogue number SR 1062 in black in the upper right-hand corner.
    		 label Without "Printed in U.S.A." credit on the front cover.
    Catalog number "VJLP 1062" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label 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.
    Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label Black label backdrops featuring the outer rim colorband and brackets logo.
    Has "STEREO" in small print with "SIDE" in upper case letters.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label Has left justified titles and credits and "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" on the label. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label. The "STEREO" designation is at 3 o’clock.
    Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma.
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL Black label with color band and brackets logo TYPE-2-2B
    MIX STEREO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1 S 63-3402-S  ∆6313      URT  (hand etched)    (MR) logo (machine stamped)
    SIDE 2 S 63-3403-S  ∆6313X   URT  (hand etched)    (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 Photo: Angus McBean / The picture was from a January 1963 photo session.
    INNER SLEEVE Unknown
    PRODUCER George Martin
    COMMENTS
    		 The [Ver.2] stereo cover is essentially the same as the Titles On Back [Ver.1] stereo cover, except for the substitution of the titles of the replacement songs on the back. The front is the same as the [Ver.1] cover, with a white top banner with "STEREOPHONIC" centered in grey and the number SR 1062 in black in the upper right hand corner. The stereo covers have the same back cover slick with "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma followed by a small gap. On some of these covers, there is a larger gap following the comma. No stereo covers have been confirmed with "PLEASE PLEASE ME" without a comma.
    When pressing plants ran out of stereo covers, they did not wait for new stereo covers to arrive. Instead, they converted mono covers into stereo covers by either placing a sticker on the cover or embossing the cover.

    Most of stereo Version Two discs were pressed with label backdrops having the outer rim colorband and a large white brackets logo. Several typesetting variations have been confirmed.
    *Ver.2 stereo discs most likely do not exist with album-size label backdrops having the outer rim colorband and oval logo.

    Type-1) With "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES," centered titles and credits, including the "Coffin-King" typo, and "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" on the label. "STEREO" appears at 12 o’clock. The trail off areas of the record have the hand-etched initials “URJ” and the date 1-24-64 on both sides and the matrix number S 63-3402-1 on Side I and S 63-3403-1 on Side II. The machine stamped Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos also appear on both sides. The record was manufactured by ARP.

    Type-2) Has left justified titles and credits and "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" on the label. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label. The "STEREO" designation is at 3 o’clock. These discs have the hand-etched initials "URJ" on both sides and matrix number S 63-3402-S and job number ∆6313 on Side 1 and the matrix number S 63-3403-S and job number ∆6313X on Side 2. The logo also appears on both sides. These records were pressed by Monarch. There are three minor variations.
     Type-2-1) Has "STEREO" in medium print with "Side" in upper and lower case letters.
     Type-2-2A) Has "STEREO" in small print with "Side" in upper and lower case letters.
     Type-2-2B) Has "STEREO" in small print with "SIDE" in upper case letters.

    Type-3) With left justified song titles and indented credits with "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and "MICROGROOVE" and "LONG PLAYING" on the label. The word "STEREO" appears on each side of the brackets logo. The record’s trail off areas include the matrix numbers S 63-3402 on SIDE 1 and S 63-3403 on SIDE 2. Each side also in- cludes the hand-etched date 2-6-64, the initials “URJ” and the letters "ARC" as well as the machine stamped Audio Matrix logo. This record was manufactured by ARC.

    Type-4) Has "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and left justified titles and credits printed on a 45-size black label with an outer rim colorband and small oval logo. The word "STEREO" is at 3 o’clock. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label.side number information is missing from both sides of the record label. The trail off area to the front side has the hand-etched initials "URJ," the matrix number 63-3402-S and the job number ∆6313. The trail off area to the other side has the hand-etched initials “URJ,” the matrix number 63-3403-S and the job number ∆6313X. Both sides have the machine stamped (MR) logo, indicating that this record was pressed by Monarch.

    cf. "The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay / by Bruce Spizer"


    #2-2 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (STEREO 1st. Press: "Column Cover / Oval Logo On 45-size black label / Monarch Records Press" VJLPS-1062)
    Back to the top of the line
    TITLE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (Ver.2)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJLPS-1062
    RELEASE DATE Feburary 1964? /First Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    I Saw Her Standing There
    		 Please, Please Me (with comma)
    Misery
    		 Baby It's You
    Anna
    		 Do You Want To Know A Secret ?
    Chains
    		 A Taste Of Honey
    Boys
    		 There's A Place
    Ask Me Why
    		 Twist And Shout
    FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
    label label label label label
    INNER SLEEVE
    		 FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    label label label There are many "STEREO" or "STEREOPHONIC" stickers that have been found on mono covers to "Introducing The Beatles".
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The catalogue number LP 1062 in black in the lower right-hand corner.
    		 label label Without "Printed in U.S.A." credit on the front cover.
    Catalog number "VJLP 1062" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label 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.
    Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label Vee-Jay’s use of 45-size labels even occurred with some stereo records.
    The word “STEREO” is at 3 o’clock. The words “Microgroove” and “Long Playing” are not on the label.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    SIDE 1
    		 SIDE 2
    		 Oddly enough, side number information is missing from both sides of the record label.
    Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma.
    label label
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL 45-size black label with an outer rim colorband and small oval logo TYPE-4
    MIX STEREO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 Monarch Records in Los Angeles, California
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1 S 63-3402-S  ∆6313      URT  (hand etched)    (MR) logo (machine stamped)
    SIDE 2 S 63-3403-S  ∆6313X   URT  (hand etched)    (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 Photo: Angus McBean / The picture was from a January 1963 photo session.
    INNER SLEEVE Plain white inner sleeve
    PRODUCER George Martin
    COMMENTS
    		 The [Ver.2] stereo cover is essentially the same as the Titles On Back [Ver.1] stereo cover, except for the substitution of the titles of the replacement songs on the back. The front is the same as the [Ver.1] cover, with a white top banner with "STEREOPHONIC" centered in grey and the number SR 1062 in black in the upper right hand corner. The stereo covers have the same back cover slick with "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma followed by a small gap. On some of these covers, there is a larger gap following the comma. No stereo covers have been confirmed with "PLEASE PLEASE ME" without a comma.
    When pressing plants ran out of stereo covers, they did not wait for new stereo covers to arrive. Instead, they converted mono covers into stereo covers by either placing a sticker on the cover or embossing the cover.
    There are many "STEREO" or "STEREOPHONIC" stickers that have been found on mono covers to "Introducing The Beatles".
    The Sticker is a 1" X 21⁄2" white rectangular sticker with “STEREOPHONIC” in bold black letters. This sticker is normally found in the lower left quadrant of the front cover.

    Most of stereo Version Two discs were pressed with label backdrops having the outer rim colorband and a large white brackets logo. Several typesetting variations have been confirmed.
    *Ver.2 stereo discs most likely do not exist with album-size label backdrops having the outer rim colorband and oval logo.

    Type-1) With "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES," centered titles and credits, including the "Coffin-King" typo, and "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" on the label. "STEREO" appears at 12 o’clock. The trail off areas of the record have the hand-etched initials “URJ” and the date 1-24-64 on both sides and the matrix number S 63-3402-1 on Side I and S 63-3403-1 on Side II. The machine stamped Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos also appear on both sides. The record was manufactured by ARP.

    Type-2) Has left justified titles and credits and "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" on the label. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label. The "STEREO" designation is at 3 o’clock. These discs have the hand-etched initials "URJ" on both sides and matrix number S 63-3402-S and job number ∆6313 on Side 1 and the matrix number S 63-3403-S and job number ∆6313X on Side 2. The logo also appears on both sides. These records were pressed by Monarch. There are three minor variations.
     Type-2-1) Has "STEREO" in medium print with "Side" in upper and lower case letters.
     Type-2-2A) Has "STEREO" in small print with "Side" in upper and lower case letters.
     Type-2-2B) Has "STEREO" in small print with "SIDE" in upper case letters.

    Type-3) With left justified song titles and indented credits with "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and "MICROGROOVE" and "LONG PLAYING" on the label. The word "STEREO" appears on each side of the brackets logo. The record’s trail off areas include the matrix numbers S 63-3402 on SIDE 1 and S 63-3403 on SIDE 2. Each side also in- cludes the hand-etched date 2-6-64, the initials “URJ” and the letters "ARC" as well as the machine stamped Audio Matrix logo. This record was manufactured by ARC.

    Type-4) Has "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and left justified titles and credits printed on a 45-size black label with an outer rim colorband and small oval logo. The word "STEREO" is at 3 o’clock. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label.side number information is missing from both sides of the record label. The trail off area to the front side has the hand-etched initials "URJ," the matrix number 63-3402-S and the job number ∆6313. The trail off area to the other side has the hand-etched initials “URJ,” the matrix number 63-3403-S and the job number ∆6313X. Both sides have the machine stamped (MR) logo, indicating that this record was pressed by Monarch.

    cf. "The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay / by Bruce Spizer"


    #2-3 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2]  (STEREO 1st. Press: "Column Cover / Bracket Logo "STEREOPHONIC" embossed / ARP Press" VJLPS-1062)
    Back to the top of the line
    TITLE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (Ver.2)
    CATALOG NUMBER VJLP-1062
    RELEASE DATE Feburary 1964? /First Press
    TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
    I Saw Her Standing There
    		 Please, Please Me (with comma)
    Misery
    		 Baby It's You
    Anna
    		 Do You Want To Know A Secret ?
    Chains
    		 A Taste Of Honey
    Boys
    		 There's A Place
    Ask Me Why
    		 Twist And Shout
    FRONT -->Click! BACK -->Click! SIDE 1 -->Click! SIDE 2 -->Click! DISK
    label label label label label
    INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    FRONT -->click!
    		 BACK -->click! One side promotes Vee-Jay’s R&B and pop albums as "Other Fine Albums of Significant Interest." The other side highlights Vee-Jay’s catalog of "Great Gospel Artists".
    label label label Vee-Jay oval logo was printed at the upper left side of the front cover.
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
    label label
    There is one converted mono cover variation that does not have a sticker, but rather is embossed. This cover is a mono cover with "STEREOPHONIC" and SR 1062 machine stamped in black print at the top of the cover.
    		 The catalogue number LP 1062 in black in the lower right-hand corner.
    FRONT COVER CLOSE UP BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label The catalogue number LP 1062 in black in the lower right-hand corner.
    		 label label Without "Printed in U.S.A." credit on the front cover.
    Catalog number "VJLP 1062" was printed at the right corner of the back cover.
    BACK COVER CLOSE UP
    label label 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.
    Has “PLEASE, PLEASE ME” with a comma.
    label This variation’s back cover normally has the number "2" towards the lower right corner.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label With "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES," centered titles and credits, including the "Coffin-King" typo, and "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" on the label.

    "STEREO" appears at 12 o’clock.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    label label label label "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" in small type and "Side I" and
    "Side II" on the label.
    LABEL CLOSE UP
    SIDE 1
    		 SIDE 2
    		 This variation has a humorous typo in the songwriters’ credit for Chains, which was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The label credits the tune to “Coffin-King.”
    label label
    OTHER ITEM
    -

    LABEL Black label with color band and brackets logo TYPE-2-1
    MIX STEREO
    PRESS FACTORY
    		 SLEEVE Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe)
    VINYL
    		 The American Record Pressing Co. ("ARP") in Owosso, Michigan
    MATRIX No. SIDE 1
    SIDE 2
    VINYL COLOR BLACK
    PUBLISHER'S NAME
    		 -
    COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket.
    PRINTER CREDIT -
    COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: Angus McBean / The picture was from a January 1963 photo session.
    INNER SLEEVE Vee-Jay original company sleeve type-1
    PRODUCER George Martin
    COMMENTS
    		 The [Ver.2] stereo cover is essentially the same as the Titles On Back [Ver.1] stereo cover, except for the substitution of the titles of the replacement songs on the back. The front is the same as the [Ver.1] cover, with a white top banner with "STEREOPHONIC" centered in grey and the number SR 1062 in black in the upper right hand corner. The stereo covers have the same back cover slick with "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma followed by a small gap. On some of these covers, there is a larger gap following the comma. No stereo covers have been confirmed with "PLEASE PLEASE ME" without a comma.

    When pressing plants ran out of stereo covers, they did not wait for new stereo covers to arrive. Instead, they converted mono covers into stereo covers by either placing a sticker on the cover or embossing the cover.

    There are many "STEREO" or "STEREOPHONIC" stickers that have been found on mono covers to "Introducing The Beatles".
    The Sticker is a 1" X 21⁄2" white rectangular sticker with “STEREOPHONIC” in bold black letters. This sticker is normally found in the lower left quadrant of the front cover.

    There is one converted mono cover variation that does not have a sticker, but rather is embossed. This cover is a mono cover with "STEREOPHONIC" and SR 1062 machine stamped in black print at the top of the cover. This variation’s back cover normally has the number "2" towards the lower right corner.

    Most of stereo Version Two discs were pressed with label backdrops having the outer rim colorband and a large white brackets logo. Several typesetting variations have been confirmed.
    *Ver.2 stereo discs most likely do not exist with album-size label backdrops having the outer rim colorband and oval logo.

    Type-1) With "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES," centered titles and credits, including the "Coffin-King" typo, and "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" on the label. "STEREO" appears at 12 o’clock. The trail off areas of the record have the hand-etched initials “URJ” and the date 1-24-64 on both sides and the matrix number S 63-3402-1 on Side I and S 63-3403-1 on Side II. The machine stamped Audio Matrix and "ARP" logos also appear on both sides. The record was manufactured by ARP.

    Type-2) Has left justified titles and credits and "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" on the label. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label. The "STEREO" designation is at 3 o’clock. These discs have the hand-etched initials "URJ" on both sides and matrix number S 63-3402-S and job number ∆6313 on Side 1 and the matrix number S 63-3403-S and job number ∆6313X on Side 2. The logo also appears on both sides. These records were pressed by Monarch. There are three minor variations.
     Type-2-1) Has "STEREO" in medium print with "Side" in upper and lower case letters.
     Type-2-2A) Has "STEREO" in small print with "Side" in upper and lower case letters.
     Type-2-2B) Has "STEREO" in small print with "SIDE" in upper case letters.

    Type-3) With left justified song titles and indented credits with "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and "MICROGROOVE" and "LONG PLAYING" on the label. The word "STEREO" appears on each side of the brackets logo. The record’s trail off areas include the matrix numbers S 63-3402 on SIDE 1 and S 63-3403 on SIDE 2. Each side also in- cludes the hand-etched date 2-6-64, the initials “URJ” and the letters "ARC" as well as the machine stamped Audio Matrix logo. This record was manufactured by ARC.

    Type-4) Has "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" and left justified titles and credits printed on a 45-size black label with an outer rim colorband and small oval logo. The word "STEREO" is at 3 o’clock. The words "Microgroove" and "Long Playing" are not on the label.side number information is missing from both sides of the record label. The trail off area to the front side has the hand-etched initials "URJ," the matrix number 63-3402-S and the job number ∆6313. The trail off area to the other side has the hand-etched initials “URJ,” the matrix number 63-3403-S and the job number ∆6313X. Both sides have the machine stamped (MR) logo, indicating that this record was pressed by Monarch.

    cf. "The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay / by Bruce Spizer"


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