THE BEATLES, THE COLLECTION, 1982 MFSL HIGH SPEED REMASTERED BOX SET, RARE #1620

$

825

The collection, the box, and the contents are in mint condition. See pictures. More pictures are available upon request. Please ask if you have any questions. The serial number for this set is #1620. It is extremely rare to find such a low serial number. A total run of 25,000 of these have been produced and were sold from 1982-1985. The lower the number, the better the quality of the recordings.

I purchased this set when they were first released on the advice of several of my co-workers who also purchased a set, being big music fans, and said it would be a great investment.

I didn’t keep the original shipping box, but the case has been well kept at my Mom’s house until she passed away several years ago. When I received the set I think I pulled out album one to visually look at it and can’t remember if I began to play it just to hear it or not. I know for sure that none of the other albums have been played.

The records have been well kept and are in excellent condition. The outside tips of the album covers have very minor scuffs due to where the doors of the black storage box close on them. The storage box as well as everything inside is how I received it, because other than opening it when I received it, I haven’t opened it until taking pics for this listing. I am the original owner and it has never been out of my possession.

Each record is housed in a poly sleeve within a cover and then the actual album cover.

The Beatles Collection is one of the most sought-out items by the band. Issued in a limited edition pressing of 25,000 copies, The Beatles Collection contains all thirteen of the band’s original British albums, pressed on high-quality “Super Vinyl” by JVC in Japan and half speed mastered for optimum sound quality.

Every title ever issued by Mobile Fidelity is collectible in its own right; their pressings from 1978 through 1989 were pressed in Japan by JVC on their proprietary Super Vinyl, an exceptionally resilient, dead-quiet vinyl compound, with later issues pressed in the U.S. by RTI. These records were mastered at half speed; both the tape and the cutting lathe were run at half the normal speed, allowing the cutting head to cut a more accurate groove in the acetate. The finished product featured dead-quiet vinyl, with improved dynamics, better imaging, and tighter bass. By their very nature, all of Mobile Fidelity’s titles were limited-edition pressings, and The Beatles Collection was limited to 25,000 numbered copies. The set sold out in a matter of just a few months.

The Albums in this Collection are:

Please Please Me

With The Beatles

A Hard Days Night

Beatles For Sale

Help!

Rubber Soul

Revolver

Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles (The White Album – this is a 2 LP set)

Yellow Submarine

Abbey Road

Magical Mystery Tour

Let It Be

The set was issued in a lavish box with brass hinges along with a 12?x12? photo booklet and a Geodisc phono cartridge alignment tool. Each of the albums was packaged in a special cover that depicted a photo of that particular album’s master tape. Each album also included a custom posterboard stiffener to prevent warpage.

Each of these sets was numbered on the inside of the book.

Due to the rarity and high value of this item, it is sold as-is and there will be absolutely no returns, for any reason. If you’re not comfortable with that, please don’t purchase this. It is for someone who will appreciate the rich history and value of the offering.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have and I am open to reasonable offers.