STAN “THE BEATLEMAN” PANENKA

LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY

MEGA RARE AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL VEE JAY RECORDS STEREO INTRODUCING “AD BACK” ALBUM! FINEST CONDITION COPY THAT IS KNOWN TO EXISTS ON THE PLANET!!

The purpose of this letter is to certify the authenticity, historical importance and value of this example of a VEE JAY RECORDS STEREO INTRODUCING THE BEATLES “AD BACK” ALBUM.

HISTORY OF THE INTRODUCING THE BEATLES LP

On January 10, 1964, Vee Jay Records issued their Introducing The Beatles album. This is known as a version 1 album. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST US BEATLES LP!

The first Introducing The Beatles album in the US contains the songs, "" and "P.S. I Love You." There are three variations of this album. The first variation is the “Ad Back”. The “Ad Back” variation has 25 assorted Vee-Jay albums by other artists pictured on the back of the cover. The next cover variation is the “Column Back”. Here the back of the album has two columns that list all of the songs on the album. The final cover variation is the “Blank Back”. Here the back of the cover is blank – all white with no printing.

The “Ad Back” is the first variation and is considered to be the first US album. The “Column Back” variation is the rarest of the three. It is my opinion that the purpose of the “Blank Back” album which is the third variation was to get rid of as many version one discs as possible. Vee Jay Records lost a lawsuit and thus they did not own the rights to release the songs “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You”.

The Introducing The Beatles version 1 album was on the market for about just two weeks! They were pulled and Vee Jay Records re-released the album with the songs “ and “”. Introducing The Beatles album with those two new songs is called a version 2 Introducing The Beatles album. Through the years collectors have found “pasted over” version 1 Introducing The Beatles album cover with slicks for the version 2 Introducing The Beatles. Also this is where Vee Jay Records released the “Blank Back” cover so to get rid of as many version 1 discs as possible. From all that I know it appears that Vee Jay Records when releasing the stereo “Blank Back” album put a punch hole in the cover when that album had a version 2 stereo disc in it, but did not put a punch hole in the cover when a version 1 disc was in the cover. From all the info that I know Vee Jay Records when releasing the mono version of the “Blank Back” album did not put a punch hole in the cover to differentiate the two.

HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE

This is the very first American Beatles album. VERY HISTORIC INDEED! This copy is absolutely authentic and original in every detail. The cover has the “printed in U.S.A.” on the lower left side of the front of the cover. The disc has the correct

VALUE

THIS IS THE FIRST AMERICAN BEATLES ALBUM!

THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE ALBUM! MEGA MEGA RARE IN NM CONDITION!

THIS EXAMPLE IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT CONDITION AND IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE THAT IS KNOWN TO EXIST! YES, ALL OF THE BIG TIME BEATLES DEALERS AND COLLECTORS SAY IT IS TOO.

THERE ARE VERY FEW COPIES THAT ARE IN NM CONDITION. APPROX. 90% OF THEM ARE IN VG+ OR LESS CONDITION! GO AHEAD AND TRY TO FIND A TRUE NM COPY! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! IN FACT, LIKE USUAL WHEN/ IF YOU FIND A RARE BEATLES RECORD IT IS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS EITHER IN VG CONDITION OR IT IS “BEAT”!

IN FACT, IT IS AMONG THE MOST COVETED OF ALL BEATLES MEMORABILIA ITEMS THAT ARE KNOWN TO EXIST IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THIS IS THE VERY FIRST AMERICAN BEATLES LP! A WORLD CLASS ITEM IN MUSEUM QUALITY CONDITION!

TWO YEARS AGO OR SO A NM COPY SOLD FOR $25,000.

THIS PARTICULAR COPY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN VALUE.

THIS ALBUM IS ON EVERYONE’S WANT LIST!!

MEGA MEGA HIGH DEMAND!!

I GUARANTEE THAT THE ABOVE ALBUM IS ORIGINAL AND IS AUTHENTIC AS I HAVE STATED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

STAN “THE BEATLEMAN” PANENKA ______DATE ______

OWNER OF THE WORLD’S BEST AMERICAN BEATLES RECORD COLLECTION AUTHOR OF THE STANDARD PRICE GUIDE FOR AMERICAN BEATLES RECORDS