Emi signed the beatles in 1963 but their us division capitol were allowed to be the first to decide against signing them there so brian epstein chose chicago based indie r b label vee jay records in a package deal with crooner frank ifield was chosen despite being fiscally unstable as it turns out.
Introducing the beatles vinyl value.
For fans primarily in the us the story behind this particular album is part of legend and lore.
Most obvious fakes separate the title introducing the beatles and the beatles by the spindle hole.
How much are beatles vinyl records worth.
Please note that the final price doesn t mean this is the real value cause it depends on conditions too so a mint or sealed item it s worth a lot more than a vg item.
During the second half of 1963 it was the only beatles material available in america and sold incredibly well.
By 1964 a court awarded the rights to all beatles recordings to emi capitol and the record went out of print only to become one of the most.
Before determining the value you might have to go through a dozen or more questions.
Does it have a black label with silver print and or do the words the beatles appear below the record s spindle hole.
Yup you ve got a bootleg.
Vee jay packaged the early singles as introducing the beatles their first u s.
If so chances are 98 4 to 1 you have a knock off of the original 1964 vee jay album.
Price guide for the beatles american records 6th edition.
Of course there is no simple way to answer such a question.
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