| TITLE | INTRODUCING THE
BEATLES (Ver.2) |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | VJLP-1062 |
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| RELEASE DATE | 10th Feburary 1964? /First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There |
Please,
Please Me (with comma) |
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| Misery |
Baby It's You |
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| Anna |
Do You Want To Know A Secret ? |
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| Chains |
A Taste Of Honey |
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| Boys |
There's A Place |
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| Ask Me
Why |
Twist And Shout |
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| FRONT -->Click! | BACK -->Click! | SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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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. |
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| The mono covers have the slick positioned so that the number LP 1062 appears in the lower right hand corner. | |||||
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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. |
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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. |
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The words “Long Playing”
and “Microgroove” do not appear on the label. Has "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" with a comma. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Black label with color band and oval logo Type-2 | ||||
| MIX | MONO |
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| PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | Ivy
Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe) |
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| VINYL |
Columbia Records at its Bridgeport factory | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 0 63-3402-2 (hand etched) |
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| SIDE 2 | 0 63-3403-3 (hand etched) |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | - |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / The picture
was from a January 1963 photo session. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Plain white inner sleeve (maybe) |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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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. |
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| TITLE | INTRODUCING THE
BEATLES (Ver.2) |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | VJLP-1062 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Feburary 1964? /First Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There |
Please,
Please Me (On the label: without comma) |
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| Misery |
Baby It's You |
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| Anna |
Do You Want To Know A Secret ? |
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| Chains |
A Taste Of Honey |
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| Boys |
There's A Place |
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| Ask Me
Why |
Twist And Shout |
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| FRONT -->Click! | BACK -->Click! | SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | DISK -->Click! | |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
| Sorry, I don't have it. |
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VJ oval logo was printed at the upper left
of the front sleeve. |
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The mono covers have the slick positioned so that the number LP 1062 appears in the lower right hand corner. | |
| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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| 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. 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. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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During
the early 1960s, Vee-Jay albums were pressed with black
label backdrops with an outer rim colorband featuring an
oval logo. In January 1964, Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp. in Great Neck, New York, prepared 107,000 album label backdrops featuring the new brackets logo, which were shipped to ARP, Monarch, Southern Plastics and ARC. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
| SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | This label has
centered titles "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES". Has “Long Playing” and “Microgroove” on the label. |
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It
also has the “Coffin-King” typo. Its trail off areas
contain hand-etched matrix numbers, the initials “URJ” and
the date 2-6-64 along with Audio Matrix and ARP logos. This
record was manufactured by ARP. "PLEASE PLEASE ME" without a comma. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Black label with color band and bracketsl logo Type-2 | ||||
| MIX | MONO |
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| PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | Ivy
Hill Lithograph Corp. |
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| VINYL |
ARP
Press |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 0 63-3402-1 URT (hand
etched) Audio Matrix
ARP (machine stamped) |
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| SIDE 2 | 0 63-3403-1 URT (hand
etched) Audio Matrix
ARP (machine stamped) |
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| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | - |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / The picture
was from a January 1963 photo session. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Plain white inner sleeve (maybe) |
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| 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. During the early 1960s, Vee-Jay albums were pressed with black label backdrops with an outer rim colorband featuring an oval logo. In January 1964, Ivy Hill Lithograph Corp. in Great Neck, New York, prepared 107,000 album label backdrops featuring the new brackets logo, which were shipped to ARP, Monarch, Southern Plastics and ARC. This label has centered titles and credits with “INTRODUCING THE BEATLES,” “Long Playing” and “Microgroove” on the label. It also has the “Coffin-King” typo. "PLEASE PLEASE ME" without a comma. Its trail off areas contain hand-etched matrix numbers, the initials “URJ” and the date 2-6-64 along with Audio Matrix and ARP logos. This record was manufactured by ARP. |
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| TITLE | INTRODUCING THE
BEATLES (Ver.2) |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | VJLP-1062 |
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| RELEASE DATE | Feburary 1964? /Third Press | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There |
Please,
Please Me (with comma) |
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| Misery |
Baby It's You |
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| Anna |
Do You Want To Know A Secret ? |
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| Chains |
A Taste Of Honey |
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| Boys |
There's A Place |
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| Ask Me
Why |
Twist And Shout |
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| FRONT -->Click! | BACK -->Click! | SIDE 1 -->Click! | SIDE 2 -->Click! | DISK | |
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| INNER SLEEVE |
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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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. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | BACK COVER CLOSE UP | ||||
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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. |
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| The mono covers have the slick positioned so that the number LP 1062 appears in the lower right hand corner. | |||||
| BACK COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
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. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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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. |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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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. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| LABEL | Black label with silver print and "VJ" in
large block letters Type 1-1 |
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| MIX | MONO |
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| PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | Ivy
Hill Lithograph Corp.(maybe) |
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| VINYL |
Columbia Records in Terre Haute, Indiana. | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 63-3402 (hand etched) |
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| SIDE 2 | 63-3403 ∆6307X (hand etched) (MR) logo (machine stamped) | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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| COVER FORM | Single type. Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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| PRINTER CREDIT | - |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Angus McBean / The picture
was from a January 1963 photo session. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Vee-Jay original company sleeve type-1 color photographs of the covers of 25 Vee-Jay albums |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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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. |
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