INTRODUCING THE BEATLES
STEREO "AD BACK"
VEE-JAY LP - SR1062
RELEASED  JANUARY 10, 1964

COVER REMAINS IN
SEARS ROEBUCK IN-STORE BAGGYWRAP

ITEM # :  LP161
CONDITION : MINT MINUS / VG++
PRICE :  $15,000

 

Fab 4 Collectibles is proud to offer
the "holy grail" of Beatle records . . . .
The STEREO AD BACK  !
The rarest of all American Beatle LP records,
this is the first version
of the first Beatles album in America !!

There are three distinctly different variations
to the Mono and Stereo back covers to
Version One of Introducing The Beatles.
In its FIRST incarnation, the back cover serves
as an advertisement for 25 of Vee-Jay's
"OTHER FINE ALBUMS OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST" -
thus being tagged the "ad back" Cover
among the Collector's World.

IN ADDITION, The very first slicks
used for the album are easily identifiable
as they have "Printed in U.S.A."
running vertically along the
left side of the front jacket one to two
inches from the lower left corner.

The "Ad back" is the RAREST Version One. 
In all likelihood, no more than
5,000 Ad Back covers were made. Because only
2,202 Stereo copies of Version One
were manufactured, the number of
STEREO AD BACKS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY LIMITED,
and one thing is certain:
the STEREO AD BACK IS EXTREMELY RARE.
It has been estimated that less than
one thousand Stereo copies were manufactured,
with less than a handful surviving to this day !!

MANY DEPARTMENT STORES IN LATE 1963 AND EARLY 1964
HAD INSERTED LP ALBUMS IN THEIR OWN ALBUM
BAGGY PROTECTIVE WRAPPINGS, THEN SEALING THEM
FOR THEIR SHELVES. SOME EARLY ISSUES OF CAPITOL'S
MEET THE BEATLES , PARTICULARLY THE FIRST LABELS WITHOUT
THE PUBLISHING CREDITS, WERE INSERTED INTO THESE BAGGIES.

HERE WE PRESENT A MOST EXTRAORDINARY example -
AND THE VERY BEST WE HAVE EVER ACQUIRED of
a stereo ad back. THE LP COVER REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL
"SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY" IN-STORE BAGGYWRAP.

This Cover is virtually FLAWLESS. CAREFULLY Peering
under the BaggyWrap, the Cover looks as though it
came out of the factory yesterday.

THE COLORS AND GRAPHICS ARE ASTONISHING.
BRIGHT AND SO BOLD, AND THE White borders
are "snow" white.  the only "hint" of wear -
and we mean "hint"  -  is evident just along
the very edge of the mouth opening
where the baggy ends. this wear is extremely
minimal and mentioned here for accuracy.

THE Back Cover is SIMPLY MARVELOUS IN EVERY ASPECT.

The spine is impeccable and the print
completely legible from end to end.

The VERTICALLY POSITIONED "Printed in U.S.A."  TEXT
is indeed present along the spine in lower left
corner of the front cover to the left of Paul.

The condition of the Record is a gorgeous VG++,
with Just a couple of superficial light scuffs. the sheen to
the grooves are beautiful and deep. The Labels grade a
wonderful Near Mint Minus, with very minimal spindle wear.

The Label variation is the VERY FIRST ISSUE of Version One,
which matches the Cover precisely and correctly.
It is the Colorband and Oval logo variation
with the word "STEREO" at the 12 o'clock position. It has
centered song titles and songwriters' credits.
It also has "Long Playing" and "Microgroove" on the label.
This variation was pressed by ARP.
( VJ1062(1).SR1A Spizer ).

This example of an INTRODUCING THE BEATLES 
STEREO AD BACK would be a monumental and
serious addition in a Beatles Record Collection.
The original Vee-Jay "Ad Back"
Inner Sleeve is also included.

By the time Vee-Jay resumed taking orders
for Introducing The Beatles  in the second week of
February, the company had decided to reissue
the album with "Please Please Me"   and"Ask Me Why" 
replacing"Love Me Do "  and "P.S. I Love You".
This helped create the more common version two,
which is known as the "column back",  issued once the
legalities had cleared in early February 1964.

VIEW THE OTHER STEREO "AD BACK"
THAT IS AVAILABLE IN OUR INVENTORY