ORIGINAL 1978 UK BEATLES LP 'RARITIES' UK BLUE BOX SET..SUPERB CONDITION

	£		143
	$		189

This box set was purchased over 30 years ago by my friend's wife and was very rarely played.  Four of the vinyl's are in MINT, unplayed condition and of the rest, only two have any sort of superficial scratches/needlemarks on the actual vinyl.  The rest have very very minor spindlemarks on the centre labels with none on the actual vinyl itself. Five of the outer sleeves are in MINT condition whilst the rest I have graded EXCELLENT, only because of very very minor wear on the spine.  The glossy individual photo/pictures of the fab four are in MINT condition, whilst the poster(with lyrics), I have graded EXCELLENT.  The only minor downside is the slight water splash marks on the inside of the box lid, maybe they can be eradicated in some way.  This is the UK Rarities' version released 2 december 1978 ... "The Beatles Collection" - Catalogue no. BC 13...(see below for the history of this complilation)

United Kingdom

THE BEATLES COLLECTION (December 1978 - EMI/Parlophone BC 13)

A set of the Beatles' twelve British studio albums, plus one additional record, Rarities, of selected tracks, many of which had never been issued on any U.K. 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 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. The set contained:

• 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

Album listing

GRADING:(starting with sleeve, inner sleeve and then vinyl)

PLEASE PLEASE ME ...EX  EX  EX

WITH THE BEATLES...MINT  MINT  MINT

HARD DAYS NIGHT...EX  MINT  EX (6 inch superficial paper scratch on vinyl, sound quality not affected)

BEATLES FOR SALE...MINT  MINT  EX (very minor needlemarks on vinyl, sound quality not affected)

HELP...EX   MINT   EX

RUBBER SOUL...MINT   MINT   EX

REVOLVER...EX   MINT   EX

S PEPPERS LONELY H CLUB BAND...EX   MINT   MINT

THE WHITE ALBUM...MINT   MINT   MINT

YELLOW SUBMARINE...MINT   V GOOD   MINT

ABBEY ROAD...EX   EX   EX

LET IT BE...EX   MINT   EX

RARITIES...EX   MINT   EX

I grade as per The Rare Record Collectors Grading System(see below)

MINT: 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: 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: 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: 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, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

CDs & As a general rule, CDs and cassettes either play perfectly — in CASSETTES: which case they are in Mint condition — or they don't, in which case their value is minimal. Cassette tape is liable to deteriorate with age, even if it remains unplayed, so care should be taken when buying old tapes. CDs are difficult to grade visually: they can look perfect but actually be faulty, while in other cases they may appear damaged but still play perfectly. Cassette and
CD inlays and booklets should be graded in the same way as record covers and sleeves. In general, the plastic containers for cassettes and CDs can easily be replaced if they are broken or scratched, but card covers and digipaks are subject to the same wear as record sleeves.

Unfortunately due to the high cost of posting this item because its weight, I can only post it free within the UK....buyers from Europe will have to pay an extra £20.....the Rest of the World buyers will have to contact me before bidding.. 

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