BEATLES COLLECTION: BEATLES SINGLES 1962-1970 25 x 7” BOX SET w/PROMO FLEXI

	£		104
	$		138

THE BEATLES

(PARLOPHONE / APPLE / WORLD RECORD CLUB - BOX SET OF 25 UK 7” SINGLES!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A SUPERB BOXED SET OF 25 UK 7” VINYL SINGLES BY THE BEATLES ON THE PARLOPHONE & APPLE RECORDS LABELS.

THIS FANTASTIC BOX SET IS COMPLETE WITH LEAFLET AND COMES WITH ADDITIONAL LEAFLET AND A BONUS PROMOTIONAL ONLY FLEXI DISC!!

THIS 1976 BOX SET IS KNOWN AS THE BEATLES COLLECTION.

IN 1976 , EMI’s mail order subsidiary, World Records, re-released THE Box Set entitled The Beatles Collection - The Beatles Singles 1962-1970, now consisting of 25 x 7” singles, from “Love Me Do” to “sgt. pepper’s lonely hearts club band”. The Set was available by mail order only, and not through the usual retail outlets.

These Later editions of the Collection also included an additional one-sided sheet stating that the Set now included a 25th record: “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life,” (which also came in a Picture Sleeve).

24 of the 25 singles were presented in green Picture Sleeves, with a picture of the Beatles on the other side. only “sgt pepper’s” was housed in a colourful picture sleeve. they were all housed in a special gold embossed black box.

This Collection was heavily advertised in the British press. In addition, a mailer was sent to World Records’ regular customers, containing an Informational Booklet and a Promotional Flexi-Disc containing mono excerpts of songs from the Collection.

This auction is for the complete boxed set containing all 25 x 45s from The Beatles Collection, plus the fold-out  Informational Booklet, the “now includes” one-sided leaflet and THE rare Promotional Flexi-Disc sent to World Records’ customers.   

The Informational Booklet is in excellent condition, with just signs of careful handling.

one-sided leaflet advertising the extra record is in excellent condition, with just signs of careful handling.

The one-sided Promotional Flexi-Disc appears to be in near mint condition with no marks and no creases.

The TEXTURED BLACK BOX WITH HINGED LID AND EMBOSSED GOLD TITLES AND DECORATION IS in EXCELLENT condition with SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO SOME SMALL AREAS. THERE IS AN AREA WHERE THE BLACK COVERING, WHICH WAS BEGINNING TO LIFT AWAY AT THE BACK OF THE LID, HAS BEEN NEATLY REPAIRED WITH CLEAR TAPE.

ALL OF THESE STUNNING 45s ARE COMPLETE WITH THEIR ORIGINAL GREEN & WHITE FRONTED PICTURE SLEEVES. NOTE - “SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND” - R 6022 IS IN A SLEEVE WITH COLOUR PICTURES TO FRONT & BACK.

THIS COLLECTIONS CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING RECORDS in addition to the flexi:

THE BEATLES

1. PARLOPHONE R 4949 - LOVE ME DO / P.S. I LOVE YOU (EX+/NM)
2. PARLOPHONE R 4983 - PLEASE PLEASE ME / ASK ME WHY (EX+/NM)
3. PARLOPHONE R 5015 - FROM ME TO YOU / THANK YOU GIRL (nm/NM)
4. PARLOPHONE R 5055 - SHE LOVES YOU / I’LL GET YOU (nm/NM)
5. PARLOPHONE R 5084 - I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND / THIS BOY (EX+/NM)
6. PARLOPHONE R 5114 - CAN’T BUY ME LOVE / YOU CAN’T DO THAT (nm/NM)
7. PARLOPHONE R 5160 - A HARD DAY’S NIGHT / THINGS WE SAID TODAY (nm/nm)
8. PARLOPHONE R 5200 - I FEEL FINE / SHE’S A WOMAN (nm/NM)
9. PARLOPHONE R 5265 - TICKET TO RIDE / YES IT IS (EX+/NM)
10. PARLOPHONE R 5305 - HELP! / I’M DOWN (EX+/NM)
11. PARLOPHONE R 5389 - WE CAN WORK IT OUT / DAY TRIPPER (EX+/NM)
12. PARLOPHONE R 5452 - PAPERBACK WRITER / RAIN (nm/NM)
13. PARLOPHONE R 5493 - YELLOW SUBMARINE / ELEANOR RIGBY (nm/NM)
14. PARLOPHONE R 5570 - STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER / PENNY LANE (nm/NM)
15. PARLOPHONE R 5620 - ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE / BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN (nm/nm)
16. PARLOPHONE R 5655 - HELLO, GOODBYE / I AM THE WALRUS (nm/NM)
17. PARLOPHONE R 5675 - LADY MADONNA / THE INNER LIGHT (nm/NM)
18. APPLE R 5722 - HEY JUDE / REVOLUTION (nm/NM)
19. APPLE R 5777 - GET BACK / DON’T LET ME DOWN (nm/NM)
20. APPLE R 5786 - BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO / OLD BROWN SHOE (nm/NM)
21. APPLE R 5814 - SOMETHING / COME TOGETHER (nm/NM)
22. APPLE R 5833 - LET IT BE / YOU KNOW MY NAME (LOOK UP THE NUMBER) (nm/NM)
23. APPLE R 6013 - YESTERDAY / I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER (nm/NM)
24. APPLE R 6016 - Back In The U.S.S. R. / Twist And Shout (nm/NM)
25. APPLE R 6022 - SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND / WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS / A DAY IN THE LIFE (EX+/ex)

THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY GRADED - SLEEVE FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE VINYL. ALL THE BLACK & SILVER PARLOPHONE / GREEN APPLE LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH, AT MOST, ONLY ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE MARKS.

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£10.50

£21.25

£32.50

£33.50

THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PICTURE SLEEVE AND REHOUSED IN A BRAND NEW WHITE SLEEVE TO PREVENT SPLITTING.

POSTAGE COSTS MAY SEEM HIGH BUT BECAUSE I EXPECT A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS LOT I AM QUOTING SHIPPING PRICES WHICH INCLUDE TRACKING AND ENHANCED INSURANCE. (SPECIAL DELIVERY IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED-FOR AIR MAIL FOR REST OF THE WORLD.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS BOX SET STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THE RECORDS HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.