RARE "THE BEATLES VS THE FOUR SEASONS" 1964 VINYL 2 LP SET VEE JAY DX 30

Description: The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons Rare Vee Jay DX30 2 Record Set Mono Scarce 2 LP Set that is hard to find in displayable condition. This was yet another cash grab and repackaging by Vee Jay to capitalize on the explosion of primarily The Beatles but also the Four Seasons in 1964. Specifically, Vee Jay wanted to once again milk the profits of "Introducing The Beatles" and came up with this gimmick 2 LP set. By the time this came out, most fans had already bought "Introducing" and were not swayed by this dubious repackaging effort by the label that was looking down the barrel of Capitol Records quickly taking over The Fab Four's future and the subsequent termination of VJ's manufacturing contract with the band. Vee Jay was already in litigation when this LP was released in August of 1964 and the album has been reported as not even reaching the Billboard Top 100 and as selling less than 20,000 copies. Supposedly, less than 800 Stereo copies were shipped making that particular version excruciatingly rare. While the set in this auction is MONO and not quite as rare, how many of these have actually survived the past 60 years ? This far more rare than 2nd or 3rd state Butcher covers although admittedly not quite as desirable to collectors due to the bizarre/controversial nature of the Butcher Cover artwork. Still, this is such a cool album and the artwork screams FUN ! Most teenagers enjoyed these records and played them on low cost players and did not treat them as collectibles. As a result, many of these are thrashed and many copies also have the back of the jacket score card filled out. While this is not a near mint set, it's a nice copy without writing or an over abundance of major condition issues regarding the jacket. Records are not as nice as the jacket, but are not ready for the trash can either. The main value (of course with this set) is in the jacket more than the records.The good news is that these records in mono can be sourced on the net and upgraded for not too much cost if one were seeking to do that. Specific Condition : Jacket: Decent condition with minimal/light wear on front and back and a small light mark near the "Walk Like A Man" title on the back but not too bad ! Likewise, seams are not too bad and have a few marks, chips and what appears to be an inch or so of neatly glued ends on the top and bottom which is common on these. Records should be stored separately from the jacket and not be placed inside the album cover to protect the seams. (Please see front, back and seam photos). Vinyl: Records have been well loved and we will conservatively grade these in a range of G to G+ at best. Both LP's play through without skips but both exhibit many scratches and scuffs. The Beatles more so than the Four Seasons and there is some background noise on both records, a little more on The Beatles LP but not quite ready for the trash can ! Some close ups of scratches on the "Introducing" vinyl are included. These scratches are not extremely deep and look worse than they play. There is No Poster or Vee Jay Inner Sleeves included with this set and the inner sleeves will be fresh generic white sleeves. Please Note: Beatles T-Shirt seen in background of photos is NOT included in this auction. This will be shipped via priority mail double boxed for safe transit.

Price: 729 USD

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-07-27T00:23:09.000Z

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