A VINYL expert has found an original copy of the first Beatles record released in America.
The TikToker says for every 1,000 times the record's found, 999 of them will be fake.
With nearly 20k followers, Rob D. (@blackcirclerecordssc) makes TikToks on the value of vinyl.
He's also the owner of Black Circle Records located in Summerville, South Carolina.
The store has an online shop but Rob sells on both eBay and Discogs.
In the video, he describes the rare record he's come across and how to spot a real from a fake.
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Released January 10, 1964, the record is "Introducing...The Beatles."
The LP came out on Vee-Jay Records just before Capitol Records bought the rights to every Beatles song.
The record also came out ten days before Capitol Records released the studio album "Meet the Beatles!"
The original releases were only available for a short period of time, according to Rob.
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Original copies had songs "Love Me Do" and "P.S I Love You" while a release shortly after had songs "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why."
HOW TO SPOT AN ORIGINAL
On the original records, the name "The Beatles" is located above the spindle hole.
The fake copies list the band's name under the spindle hole.
One particular version of the record is worth thousands of dollars.
There are apparently a couple dozen copies ever to be found in existence.
Authenticity can also be proven if a record says "stereo" on top of the label.
"If it's authentic, you have one of only maybe 25 in existence," Rob said.
"It's worth tens of thousands of dollars," he added.
Some records have been priced as high as $40,000.
He has the mono version.
Mono is much more common and not worth nearly as much but still hard to find the authentic.
One person commented on the video saying they have a stereo original copy bought in 1964.
Another said: "I needed this. Just found one in my boxes of spare album covers."
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