Description THE BEATLES INTRODUCING…THE BEATLES US ORIGINAL 1964 VEE JAY VJLP 1062 MONO VERSION 1 “COLUMNS BACK” COVER INCREDIBLEY RARE BRACKETS VJ LOGO LABELS “LONG PLAYING” ”MICROGROOVE” PRINT “AUDIO MATRIX INC.,” MASTERED “16 JANUARY 1964” DATE STAMP SEARS RED LOGO DISTRIBUTOR PROTECTIVE BAGGY ONE OF THE RAREST MONO COLORBAND VEE JAY LABELS WITH THE LARGE BRACKETS LOGO, WHOSE PRICE IS EVALUATED AS $1000. OUT OF THE 5 EXISTING MONO VERSION 1 PRESSINGS THE ONLY ONE WHICH HAS THE BRACKETS LOGO; INCREDIBLY RARE ORIGINAL VERSION 1 “ALLENTOWN RECORD CO INC.,” PENN., RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, “ARS” LOGO STAMPED ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL; ORIGINAL BLACK VEE JAY LABELS WITH THE MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (“RAINBOW”) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE AND “BRACKETS” ULTRA RARE VERSION OF THE LABEL; UNIQUE 2.63” DIAMETER PRESSING RING VEE JAY LABELS WHICH INDICATES A VERY EARLY PRESSING BY ALLENTOWN RECORDS PRESING PLANT; FIRST WITHDRAWN TRACK LINEUP OF "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" WHICH INCLUDES "LOVE ME DO" AND "P.S. I LOVE YOU"; INCREDIBLY RARE RED SEARS LOGO ORIGINAL LOOSE-FITTING PROTECTIVE SEARS BAGGY; FIRST ISSUE VEE JAY RECORDS PRINTED INNER SLEEVE WITH 25 COLOR PHOTOS OF OTHER ALBUM ADVERTS FOR OTHER VEE JAY RECORDS RELEASES;THICK, HEAVY & GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE 1: 63-3402 ARC AUDIOMATRIX AB 1-16-64 SIDE 2: 63-3403 ARC AUDIOMATRIX AII 1-16-64; THE COVER IS IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION, SUPER CLEAN, HAVING ONLY SOME LIGHT CORNER AND EDGE WEAR, THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS DON'T HAVE ANY RING. THE COVER IS STILL IN THE ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTOR SEARS BAGGY IN GREAT CONDITION, HAVING ONLY A VERY SMALL HOLE AT THE BOTTOM; I GRADE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD (VG), WHICH HAS SOME LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS FROM THE SLEEVE, THE LABELS HAVE SOME LIGHT SPINDLE WEAR WITH SIDE A HAVING SOME LIGHT STICKER RESIDUE ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE ORIGINAL VEE JAY INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITHOUT TEARS, HAVING SOME LIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR.