THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD PORTRAIT COVER VERY RARE

$

1,642

Hello Everyone,

I am very proud to present this record to you. This album is very rare and is very great condition. There is very little ringwear on the cover, just barely starting on the bottom and even less starting on the top of the cover. The corners of the cover are very slightly frayed. There are no split seems and very little over all wear. I am very surprised at the age of this album and how great the condition is. Now the Vinyl is victim to very light scuffing and very light and few scratches. The record plays great with very little if any surface noise. No skips and barely any crakle and pop. The Vinyl is over all in great shape. I think you will be happy with your purchase. Below you will find some info about your item. Remember questions are encouraged even if it is just friendly conversation.

In doing research online I find that it is impossible to find this album in this great condition online. No one has it and it is extremely rare and vauable. Again I will be promptly answering all questions in regards to this item. Read below to find details.

This album is one of the rarest and most valuable of all Beatles albums ever issued. It was the last album manufactured by Vee Jay Records, before their rights to the Beatles were to expire on Oct. 10, 1964. They had taken their Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage album, of which the cover had a drawing of a British Statesman (referred by collectors as the "old man" cover) and quickly redesigned a new cover, prominently featuring a drawing of the Beatles, for a rush release. This re-issue version hardly made it to record stores, and less than 100 copies are believed to have been pressed.

The FIRST time that a factory sealed copy turned up in the collecting world was in 1976, when Northwest USA collector Mitch McGeary discovered THREE(!) STEREO unopened copies in the basement of a midwest record store (stereo copies of VJ albums are much scarcer than mono copies and typically sell for two or more times the mono price). A fourth copy, opened but still in shrink wrap, was discovered at the same location a few weeks later.

The three sealed copies were individually sold over the next two years, the first copy to Kelsy Crossman of Kent, WA USA for $600, the second to a West Coast collector for $900, and the last one to long time collector Gareth Pawlowski for $1800. Two of the copies had the price stickers removed for some reason, leaving a hole in the shrink wrap on the front covers. To this day, twenty years later and nearly thirty-three years after its initial release, not another single sealed copy has ever turned up. In 1995, one of the three copies sold for $22,000, and into a "permanent" collection (the buyer is unlikely to ever re-sell the album). Another one was last heard of in the New York area with an asking price of $25,000. Amazingly, two of the copies have been in their one-owner collections for more than twenty years. No original sealed MONO copies are known to exist, and no perfect mint copies, mono or stereo, have ever surfaced!                                                           

I encourage every one to check this album out online. No one has it for sale and those who have sold it in the past have sold it for between $5,000 and $15,000 in about this condtition according to the descriptions.

Ok this album is as is and is as accurately described as humanly possible. Please ask questions in detail about this item. It has passed all tests of authenticity. If you bid on this item you will be required to purchase it. Please do not purchase this album if you are not 100% shore that you want it. For your protection and mine payment will only be accepted through Paypal. This item will only be shipped to confirmed addresses. Insurance is required and the USPS estimates cost at arround $20.00. This item will be shiped next day by USPS. I will not ship any other way. If you need this item shipped outside of the USA please request an invoice so I can charge you propper shipping. I will list an estimate of what the shipping will be. Payment is required with in 48 hours of winning. Communication is required through out the selling process. I am available for all questions and I expect the winner be available to at least communicate with me on the day of winning.

Ok people this is my first big time item here on Ebay. I have researched and researched some more, please ask questions and I will be happy to answer them and send you more detailed photo's of any part of the album you so desire. Also I will describe anything you want described.

I will add to the description as needed.

Brandy