The Beatles U.S. LPs/Vee-Jay Records

Vee-Jay Records: mono
#02 Introducing The Beatles Ver.2 (VJLP-1062/VJLPS-1062)
(Update: 30th. October 2022)

Vee-Jay Records Sleeve

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#2-1 Oval logo / Columbia Press / Column Cover
#2-2 Bracket logo / Column Cover
#2-3 Black label / Columbia Press / Column Cover with Sticker

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#2-1 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (MONO 1st. Press: "Column Cover / Oval Logo / Columbia Records Press" VJLP-1062)
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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

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT AND BACK COVER CLOSE UP
					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
					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.
OTHER ITEM
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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)
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#2-3 Introducing The Beatles [Ver.2] (MONO 3rd. Press: "Column Cover / Black Label Type-1 / Columbia Records Press" VJLP-1062)
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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

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				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
				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
					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
					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
					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
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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.