THE BEATLES - Introducing... The Beatles

Item Description

Vinyl, , Oval Rainbow Labels, Columbia Pressing
LP Mono Album

Full title printed on the front cover: "Introducing... The Beatles Englands[sic] No.1 Vocal Group".

Label catalog number printed on the front cover: "LP 1062".
Label catalog number printed on the back cover: "VJLP 1062".
Label catalog number printed on the labels: "VJLP 1062"

Distinguishing characteristics:

Jacket:
- Shadow behind George Harrison on front cover;
- Track List printed in two columns on back cover;
- "Please, Please Me" printed with comma on back cover and record label, the second 'Please' type is slightly off-centre;
- 2nd sleeve printing [Uncredited] by Ivy Hill Lithograph Co.
- Semi-gloss finish on both sides.
- 1/4 inch overlap top and bottom on inside of cover.

Inner sleeve:
- White

Labels:
- Large red oval encompassing the words Vee Jay separated by a G Clef;
- Rainbow-colored ring encircles the perimeter;
- "INTRODUCING the BEATLES" printed centered below Vee Jay emblem
- "THE BEATLES" printed centered below album title.
- Deep groove inner ring circling most of the letters except part of the last track details on each side.

This hand etched URJ / Columbia pressing is the only genuine pressing known to not have any stamped matrix details. Runouts are hand-etched. Variant 2, side A runout: the "o" is incomplete and doesn't make a full circle.

Track B3 ("Do You Want to Know a Secret?") does not have a question mark at the end of the title on the label.