Very Rare - The Beatles Blue Box Set South African Pressing, Incl 13 Vinyl LP's

$

600

ALL RECORDS ARE ON THE PARLOPHONE LABEL.
LP01: Please Please Me (PCSO 3042)
LP02: With The Beatles (PCSO 3045)
LP03: A Hard Day's Night (PCSO 3058)
LP04: Beatles For Sale (PCSO 3062)
LP05: Help! (PCSO 3071)
LP06: Rubber Soul (PCSO 3075)
LP07: Revolver (PCSO 7009)
LP08: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (PCSO 7027)
LP10/11: The Beatles (PCSO 7067-8)
LP11: Yellow Submarine (PCSO 7070)
LP12: Abbey Road (PCSO 7088)
LP13: Let It Be (PCSO 7096)
LP14: Rarities (PSLP261)

COMPLETE BOX SET AS PER PHOTOS.

The first thing that you will notice about this set is that ALL of the albums are on the Parlophone label with no Apple pressings at all. This Parlophone design label is unique to South Africa & has the familiar '£' sign embellished with what appears to be a stack of bricks coiled around it, making this logo unique.

As regards content, they all mirror the British pressings of the albums with identical track listings to the UK issues. The box is similar to the UK issue, but a slightly 'smoother' texture.

The main differences are in the sleeve layouts, which are often markedly different to their UK counterparts. All the sleeves are matte - no laminates at all.
Every sleeve is a unique variant but some sleeves are very different.

A few of the notable differences :

PLEASE PLEASE ME

White 'bar' at the top of the front of the sleeve with EMI & Parlophone logos in the top right.

A HARD DAYS NIGHT

Front of the sleeve is PURPLE, not blue.

SGT PEPPER

Non gatefold & a wierd combination of what appears to be the US style front with the UK style back. No insert.

THE BEATLES

Parlophone label. Non embossed, non printed front of sleeve - It is plain white. The only markings on the outer of the gatefold are 'STEREO' printed in the back top right & 'THE BEATLES PCSJ(S)7067/8' down the spine in gold lettering. No Inserts.

YELLOW SUBMARINE

Parlophone label.

ABBEY ROAD

Parlophone label. Logos on front of sleeve with catalogue number & 'STEREO' at the top of the front in white. White 'bars' top & bottom of the rear of the sleeve.

LET IT BE

Parlophone label, therefore no Apple on the back.

Box in excellent condition with some minor wear. Refer to images.

RARITIES

Another purple, rather than blue sleeve.

CONDITION :-

All of the albums are free from major defects. They were played once only to transfer onto tape.
The sleeves show storage marks but have no edge scuffing, but all are basically EX+ & in amazing condition for an item this old from this part of the world.
The box itself shows only light wear at the bend folds and an indent on the top of the box. Please refer to photos.

All in all, a fantastic copy !!