Beatles Blue Box Vinyl LP BC13 Collection 1980's - (EX) BC 13

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Beatles Blue Box Vinyl LP BC13 Collection - EX (EMI/Parlophone BC 13 - This box is the 1980's U.K. import version - not the U.S. edition with Ltd Ed number)
Excellent condition Beatles Blue Box album collection!!!  For some Beatle collectors, this set is still the best Beatles STEREO box set, and is considered absolutely superior to the 2009 remastered vinyl box set.  1980's U.K. import version.  According to the inner sleeves, this set was pressed September 1984.
See pictures for condition.  All albums are in excellent condition.  I see no indication of spindle marks on the records (see picture).  The box is in very nice condition with very minimal scraping to the blue finish.  There are a couple of minimal cracks to the box (on the right front flap, and the upper right back).
A fantastic way to kick start your Beatles vinyl collection.  Well cared for in a smoke free home.  These albums are gorgeous!!!!!
This item comes from the collection of a high end long time Beatle's collector.  Don't let this one pass!!!
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-------------------------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ON THIS BOXED SET:
rarebeatles.com and other sources:      THE BEATLES COLLECTION (Originally Released December 1978 - EMI/Parlophone BC 13)
     In the first week of November 1978, EMI Records announced plans for a "Beatles Gift Box" to be issued simultaneously in England and America. The package would consist of the Beatles' original twelve British studio albums plus an additional record, Beatles Rarities, of selected tracks, many of which had never been issued on any U.K. LP before.    The LPs were 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.
     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.) 
Albums: 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 
The British Rarities (Parlophone PSLP-261), consists of 17 tracks, including such obscure B-sides as The Inner Light and You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), along with the original version of Across The Universe and the first British release of Sie Liebt Dich and Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand sung in German).  Rarities came in a royal blue sleeve made of a thicker cardboard than the US version, with the words "Sampler Record - Not For Sale" on the back. Except for 'Across The Universe', 'KGMDH', 'SLD' and 'Bad Boy'. ALL the tracks were intended to be the stereo mixes where they existed, but apparently major wires were crossed and mono mixes were used. For those in the UK, it was a VERY cheap way to get the b-sides and 'Long Tall Sally' ep tracks in mono.  The album "Rarities" has the print "Sampler Album Not For Sale" in the left above corner on the back.