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Articles

UK Contract Presses
A full, detailed guide that outlines every singles Beatles record that has been discovered as a contrack pressing. Contains a 'what to look for' guide, identifying which company pressed which contract pressing, and a detailed gallery displaying every known contract pressing discovered to date.

Golden Discs EP - Pye Contract Pressing
The extremely rare contracted copies of the "Golden Discs" EP that have turned up have been erroneously attributed to Decca - in fact, as BeatlesCollecting have discovered they were pressed by Pye instead!

The 'CBS' Contract Pressing
In 1966 a variety of Parlophone albums were pressed with a type of label ridging that was not typical of the era. Were they actually a contract pressing? Find out here.

The Decca Sgt Pepper
A discovery from just a few months ago - The Beatles' LP "Sgt. Peppers" with the famous Decca ridge. A contract press that is just now appearing on the market, but was it pressed by Decca? BeatlesCollecting finds out..

Factory Sample - Not For Sale
A guide which includes pictures of the types of sticker and designs used on the 'Factory Sample' discs. Includes a section on discerning counterfeit copies from the genuine article of these rare, collectible Beatles discs.

 

 
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