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Stereo
'Gold on Black' Please Please Me.*
One of the grand 'holy grails' of Beatles vinyl. It's estimated
that less than 900 copies were ever pressed of this stereo
LP with the Gold style label and getting your hands on one
will almost certainly set you back a small fortune. |
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Oldies
but Goldies Error Press.*
This was one of the earliest copies from the production run
with 1G stampers, and is highly unusual for two reasons. One:
the labels are textured and two: Side 1 labels have been adhered
to both sides of the disc. |
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Sgt.
Peppers 'Decca' Press.
A recent discovery in the collecting world. This contract
pressing of the legendary Sgt. Peppers LP has us scratching
our heads somewhat as it may not have been pressed by Decca
after all. It's still an awe-inspiring rarity though. |
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Sgt.
Peppers with the '4th Proof' Sleeve.*
All LP covers need to be designed, and it appears that some
of the prototype text made it onto an initial run of Sgt.
Pepper covers. Check out the small differences between a 'Fourth
Proof' sleeve and a standard sleeve here. |
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Sgt.
Peppers Which Omits the 'A Day in the Life' Credit.*
For some reason, during the LPs second run the side 2 labels
were altered and 'A Day in the Life' was not initially re-added
to the label printers. Subsequantly we have this mega-rarity. |
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Abbey
Road Mono Press.
Yellow Submarine was the last Beatles LP in the UK to be released
in mono, but in other countries the mono presses continued.
This is the mega rare Brazilian Mono pressing. |
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Let
it Be Mono Press.
Abbey Road was not the final LP in Brazil to be pressed in
Mono. They also released Let It Be in mono as well. This is
that mega-rare copy. |
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Introducing
the Beatles - Version 1 with Brackets Logo.*
An incredibly rare and impossible to find authentic '1st variation
' pressing of this American VeeJay with the Brackets VJ logo;
one of only 4,925 copies ever pressed way back in 1963! |
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Introducing
the Beatles - Version 2, All-Black with Brackets Logo.*
An impossible to find authentic '2nd variation' pressing of
the American VeeJay album which features the 'all black' labels
but with the Brackets logo. This is the rarest and most sought-after
mono variation of them all and is one of only a few hundred
copies that were ever pressed back in 1964. |
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The
Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage.
A mega-rare LP released by VeeJay in 1964 purely to cash in
on the Beatles success. It featured just four Beatles songs
(the rest by Frank Ifield) and totally bombed in the charts.
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Meet
The Beatles Stereo Copy Version 1.
When the Beatles conquered America Capitol were rushed off
their feet trying to get 'Meet the Beatles' out for sale whilst
demand was high. They were so rushed that the initial batch
did not mention the publishing credits for BMI or ASCAP. The
Mono presses are hard enough to find, but the Stereo presses
are near-impossible! |
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Yesterday
and Today Mono 2nd State Butcher Cover.
The 'Butcher' cover is one of the most sought-after and collectible
album covers in music history. Read about its history here. |
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Yesterday
and Today Stereo 3rd State Butcher Cover.*
This is the 3rd state where the 'Trunk' cover has been peeled
away to reveal the Butcher underneath. The mono presses in
itself are very collectible, but the Stereo presses are even
harder to find. |
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Love
Me Do Single on the Black Parlophone Label.*
Re-issued when From Me To You was storming the charts and
She Loves You was on its way. At a time when everybody already
had the song on the Please Please Me LP deman had all but
gone for the Black label copies of Love Me Do, so finding
one is very hard to do. |
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From
Me To You / Thank You Girl VJ Promo Single.
The Beatle's second ever single in America. Their first 'Please
Please Me' totally bombed in the charts, and their second
only just made 116 in the US charts. This is the mega-rare
promotional copy of their second single, released when nobody
knew nor cared who the Beatles were. |
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Love
Me Do / P.S. I Love You Tollie Promo Single.
Issued by the VJ subsidiary label Tollie to capitalise on
the Beatles success before losing their rights. This is the
very rare promotional copy of that single featuring the rarer
boxed logo on the label. |
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No
More Lonely Nights with Label Mis-Spelling.
A rare little error on this Paul McCartney solo single, spelling
'Lonely' as 'Lonley' on both labels. |
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'Life
with the Lions' Lennon US Solo LP Still Sealed.
The second of John's 'avant garde' type albums. Their first,
'Two Virgins' is almost impossible to find these days, as
is their second release. The cover is tamer than the previous
album but the content is still just as unique as before. This
copy is still in its original factory shrinkwrap. |
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'Electronic
Sounds' Original UK 1st Pressing.
After receiving delivery of a Moog Synthesiser, George recorded
himself playing about on it. Electronic Sounds is the result;
a hypnotising array of sounds. The album, the second (and
last) release on the Zapple label, is extremely hard to find
today because of its abysmal sales at the time of release. |
