Description THE BEATLES SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES OF FABULOUS BEATLES US ORIGINAL 1964 VEE JAY AUTHENTIC STEREO 1ST PRESS STICKER SEARS BAGGY ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC FIRST US STEREO PRESSING; MONARCH, LOS ANGELES, CA, PRESSING WITH THE “MR” LOGO WITHIN A CIRCLE STAMP AND DELTA ▲ NUMBERS ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL; UNIQUE ¾, 8-INCH FOLD-OVER GATEFOLD COVER (FRONT FLAP OF THE COVER IS SHORTER THAN THE BACK FLAP); ORIGINAL BLACK VEE JAY LABEL WITH THE MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE AND "BRACKETS" VERSION OF THE LABEL WITH THE "THIN" STEREO SILVER PRINT PRESSED AT THE 3:00 POSITION; UNIQUE 2.83” DIAMETER PRESSING RING VEE JAY LABELS WHICH INDICATES A VERY EARLY PRESSING BY MONARCH, LOS ANGELES, CA; ORIGINAL VEE-JAY "OTHER FINE ALBUMS OF SIGNIFIICANT INTEREST VJ" COLOR INNER SLEEVE WITH ADVERTS FOR OTHER VEE JAY RECORDS RELEASES; ULTRA RARE STEREO COVER WITH THE CONFIRMING SOUND FORMAT ORIGINAL RED REGTANGULAR STICKER WITH “STEREO” IN BLACK; ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTOR 'SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.' STORE BAGGY SHRINKWRAP; THICK, HEAVY & GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE ONE: S 63-3402-S URJ △ 6313 ‘MR’ IN CIRCLE SIDE TWO: S 63-3403-S URJ △ 6313X ‘MR’ IN CIRCLE MONARCH RECORDS, LOS ANGELES, CA; THE VERY CLEAN COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITHOUT ANY SCUFFS ON THE DEEP RICH BLACK RIGID EDGES AND SPINE. MINIMAL WEAR, WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ALBUM AS MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE FOUND IN A WORN-OUT CONDITION. THE BAGGIE HAS PRESERVED THE COVER IN A GREAT CONDITION PROTECTING THE EDGES AND SPINE FROM WEAR. NO DUST, DIRT OR WRITING ON THE COVER. THE VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION HAVING SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS WITH THE WELL PRESERVED CLEAN LABELS.