BEATLES COLLECTION INSANELY RARE SEALED ORIG US LTD #ED EDITION 14LP BOX wEXTRAS

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·       BEATLES –  THE BEATLES COLLECTION (A 14-LP/13-ALBUM BOX SET) - EMI/Parlophone STEREO LP SET BC-13 (ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'BLUE BOX')  – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1978 AMERICAN RELEASE (THIS IS  NOT A BRITISH, A SWEDISH OR AUSTRALIAN MADE-FOR-EXPORT PRESSING)

·       ORIGINAL U.K. PRESSING (PLEASE NOTE: WHILE THIS IS TECHNICALLY THE AMERICAN RELEASE, ALL INDIVIDUAL VOLUMES IN THIS SET - WITH A SPECIFIC EXCEPTION OF 'RARITIES - WERE PRESSED AND IMPORTED FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND ARE BRITISH-MADE (AS SPECIFICALLY NOTED ON THE 'UNION JACK' STICKERS AFFIXED TO EACH STILL SEALED ALBUM)

*** INSANELY RARE STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST  PRESSING  (ALL 12 ORIGINAL STUDIO ALBUMS ARE STILL SEALED IN THEIR ORIGINAL LOOSE-FITTING BAGGIES, AND HAVE BEEN TOTALLY UNTOUCHED BY HUMAN  HAND IN ALMOST 40 YEARS, HOWEVER THE BOX HAS BEEN OPENED.  ***

·        IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE 'RARITIES' VOLUME INCLUDED IN THIS SET:  AT THE TIME OF THIS BOX'S RELEASE (1978), THE AMERICAN VERSION OF THE 'RARITIES' HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED YET, ALTHOUGH PROMOTIONAL-ONLY COPIES OF THE FIRST DRAFY OF THE ORIGINAL - LATER WITHDRAWN - VERSION (CAPITOL SPRO-8969) WERE MADE AND HANDED OUT TO INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.  THIS, AMERICAN, VERSION OF THE 'BLUE BOX' COMES WITH THIS, WITHDRAWN, VERSION OF THE 'RARITIES' , WHICH IS INCLUDED HERE OPEN AND WITHOUT THE CUSTOM JACKET (ONLY THE CUSTOM INNER SLEVEE IS INCLUDED); MIND YOU, THIS IS NOT A PACKAGING ERROR: THE SPRO-8969 RELEASE - HAVING BEEN SCRAPPED SOON AFTER THE INITIAL PRESS RUN -  WAS NEVER MANUFACTURED WITH CUSTOM SLEEVES; SO THERE WAS NO COVER ARTWORK TO BE INCLUDED WITH THIS SET; THE COPY YOU SEE HERE IS ABOUT AS CLOSE TO THE FINAL, NEVER MADE, U.S. JACKET AS YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO SEE, AND WAS, MORE OR LESS, REPLICATED ON THE BRITISH RELEASE WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS)  The U.S. Rarities (Capitol SPRO 8969 --again, the copy included with this set), contained two mistakes. For some unknown reason, Sie Liebt Dich and Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand were replaced with the not-too-rare English versions of She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. The album became a much sought-after collector's item not only because just 3,000 copies were pressed, but also because it contained the first American release of the original version of Across The Universe.This version (included here) of the Rarities volume is SIGNIFICANTLY different from the later, commercially released version RARITIES (March 24, 1980 - Capitol SHAL 12060), which is a selection of fifteen tracks that were either 1) never released by Capitol Records before, 2) alternate takes and mixes never available in the United States before, or 3) tracks never issued on an American album until then.

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BLACK, SILVER AND WHITE PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH TWO (2) EMI BOXES ON THE LABEL (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PRESSING, NOT A REISSUE)

·       LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION (THIS COPY IS GOLD-EMBOSSED # 1905 ON THE FRONT PANEL) (DO NOTE THAT ONLY AMERICAN VERSIONS WERE NUMBERED; NONE OF THE OTHER VERSIONS (BRITISH, SWEDISH, AUSTRALIAN WERE)

·       BETWEEN THESE 13 LP ALBUMS, THIS BOX SET CONTAINS VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE RECORDED BEATLES STUDIO OUTPUT 1962-1970; ONLY THE SCATTERED SINGLES, B-SIDES AND 'MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR' ARE MISSING

·       ALL ALBUMS WITH EXTRAS (‘SGT. PEPPER’ AND ‘WHITE ALBUM’) COME WITH THEIR ORIGINAL INSERTS: SGT. PEPPER CUTOUT INSERT (FOUND IN SGT. PEPPER) IS BELIEVED INCLUDED, AND FOUR BONUS COLOR PHOTOS WITH A LARGE POSTER (FOUND IN THE ‘WHITE ALBUM; THE FOUR PHOTOS ARE PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE ALBUM); THE VERSION OF THE WHITE ALBUM POSTER INCLUDED HERE IS GUARANTEED TO BE HISTORICALLY ACURATE ‘UNCENSORED’ UK VERSION, NOT THE “NEUTERED” AMERICAN VERSION; THE 'WHITE ALBUM' IS EMBOSSED (THE TITLE IS 'RAISED') BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED.

·       ALL ALBUMS IN THIS BOX ARE BRITISH VERSIONS (NOT AMERICAN); WHEREVER THE ALBUM WAS ISSUED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC WITH IDENTICAL TITLE, IT IS FEATURED HERE IN BRITISH VERSION, WITH BRITISH MIXES AND BRITISH TRACK SEQUENCE (‘ A HARD DAY’S NIGHT’, ‘HELP’, ‘RUBBER SOUL’ AND ‘REVOLVER’

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. RELEASE / U.K. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING

·       EACH INDIVIDUAL LP COVER HAS A NIFTY 'UNION JACK' HYPE STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       .ORIGINAL, 2.½-INCH THICK CARDBOARD BOX

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (LEATHER-LIKE) SLIPCASE (BOX)

·       ORIGINAL HISTORICALLY ACCURATE LAMINATED INDIVIDUAL JACKETS (ALL BEATLES COVERS UP TO AND INCLUDING 'SGT. PEPPER' ARE LAMINATED; THE REMAINING FOUR: WHITE ALBUM, YELLOW SUBMARINE, ABBEY ROAD AND LET IT BE' ARE MERELY GLOSSY, BUT NOT HEAVILY LAMINATED)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

·       ALL ORIGINAL ANALOG PRESSING

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVERS, LABELS OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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The Beatles Collection is a boxed set of vinyl albums released in the United States in November 1978 and the following month in the United Kingdom containing the official catalogue of The Beatles in stereo, and a new compilation called Rarities. The American issue by Capitol Records contained the British pressings of the same 12 original Beatles albums, with an American pressing of Rarities. The American pressing of Rarities differed from its British counterpart in that it included the previously released English-language versions of "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand," rather than the German-language version found on the British pressing. The American edition of the boxed set was a limited edition of only 3,000 numbered copies. The limited availability of the American release resulted in the British release becoming popular as an import into the US.

The boxed set did not include some of Beatles recordings, including those released on the Magical Mystery Tour album. The album had been released in the United States in 1967, but it was not counted among the group's official catalogue because it was not issued in the United Kingdom until 1976. The collection also failed to include the non-album singles that had been previously released on the twin compilation packages, 1962–1966 and 1967–1970.

Along with the LPs listed below with their sleeves, the collection also include the inserts contained in the individual albums including the cardboard cutout sheet in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the photos and poster in The Beatles.

Audiophile company Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released a similar boxed set in 1981 called The Beatles: The Collection consisting of the 12 British versions of the albums (Rarities was not included, but Magical Mystery Tour was), pressed off the original Abbey Road studio master tapes (except for MMT) using a technique called "Half Speed Mastering" and pressed on Japanese "virgin" vinyl. The set was highly acclaimed for its sonic accuracy and only approximately 25,000 were released. In this case, the actual covers for each album was a photo of the studio master tape along with the engineer's log sheet. The original album covers were put together in a full-sized booklet.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW IN WIKIPEDIA.ORG)

A set of the Beatles' twelve British studio albums (THE COMPLETE STUDIO DISCOGRAPHY, MINUS NON-ALBUM SINGLES) plus one additional record Rarities of selected tracks many of which had never been issued on any U.S. LP before. All albums were pressed on their original labels (EMI/Parlophone or Apple) and with their original catalog numbers. All records were packaged in their original covers and with their original enclosures (Sgt. Pepper's cut-out sheet The Beatles four glossies and one poster.) The LPs are encased in a blue textured cardboard box with a fold-open top. The set's title and facsimiles of the Beatles autographs were embossed on the front of the box in gold lettering. The set containes:

·       1 - Please Please Me

·       2 - With The Beatles

·       3 - A Hard Day's Night

·       4 - Beatles For Sale

·       5 - Help!

·       6 - Rubber Soul

·       7 – Revolver

·       8 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

·       9 - The Beatles (White Album)

·       10 - Yellow Submarine

·       11 - Abbey Road

·       12 - Let It Be

·       13 – Rarities

·       PLEASE NOTE: YOU MAY NOTICE THAT ‘MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR’ IS MISSING. THIS IS NOT BECAUSE THIS SET IS INCOMPLETE (ALL VOLUMES ARE INCLUDED HERE, NOTHING IS MISSING) BUT BECAUSE MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR WAS NOT ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN THE GREAT BRITAIN AS A 12-INCH LP ALBUM UNTIL MANY YEARS LATER (IT WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED AS A DOUBLE EP), SO ITS INCLUSION IN THE BEATLES LP COLLECTION WAS APPARENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE OUT OF PLACE, PROMPTING EMI/PARLOPHONE NOT TO INCLUDE IT IN THIS SET.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          ALL 12 ORIGINAL STUDIO ALBUMS ARE STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The records are  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)           All records are guaranteed to come in their original UK stock inner sleeves

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

(e)           All bonuses and extras ARE included. For example, Sgt. Pepper should come with its original cutout insert. The White Album does have BOTH poster AND the four bonus photos (we can see the poster tucked into the still sealed album, while the photos are attached as a separate insert to the set).. The only thing we BELIEVE is missing is Sgt. Pepper’s custom “psychedelic” inner sleeve, which we understand was NOT originally included in the original package for some reason.

·       THE INDIVIDUAL ALBUM COVERS (EIGHT LAMINATED; FOUR GLOSSY, ONE ONLY AS INNER SLEEVE)

THE COVERS ARE STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►LOOSE-FITTING PLASTIC BAGGIES

NO MAJOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVERS, EXCEPT A TINY WRINKLE HERE AND THERE

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

·       SLIPCASE (CARDBOARD BOX); THIS SET COMES IN A 2.½-INCH THICK CARDBOARD SLIPCASE WITH REMOVABLE LID

THE TEXTURED, LEATHER-LIKE SLIPCASE IS IN VERY GOOD++ TO VERY GOOD+++ CONDITION;  TRACE AMOUNT OF RING WEAR (VIRTUALLY NEGLIGIBLE) AND DISCOLORATION (COLOR FADING) NOTED; TWO VERY MINOR CUTS/TEARS ALONG FOLDING ON THE FRONT SIDE NOTED, OF WHICH ONE WAS DELICATELY TAPED WITH A 1-INCH PIECE OF CLEAR SCOTCH TAPE, WHICH CAN PROBABLY BE REMOVED; A 1.1/2 CRACK IN THE PAPER SLICK (COATING) NOTED ON THE TOP EDGE; TWO CORNERS WORN ON THE BACK PANEL; OTHERWISE WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ISSUES

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IMPORTANT!!!

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Please check international postage rate for your country (at the top of the auction page,  under the 'shipping' tab) BEFORE placing a bid;

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BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEIGHT, THIS 14-LP BOX SET WILL BE INVOICED AND SHIPPED SEPARATELY FROM ANY OTHER ITEMS AND SHIPPING WILL NOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER ITEM

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