BEATLES Greatest Hits 1978 RARE TURKISH lp w/ b & w UNIQUE COVER

$

69

 Please, allow me to introduce myself : I’ve not only been a dedicated follower of collecting but a co-owner of second hand record shops, an A&R executive at record companies, a chief editor in music magazines, a radio dj, etc for the last 30 years in Greece! So, a hell of a lot of rare and collectable items such as out-of-print original records, first pressings, special editions, promo samples, white labels, test pressings, magazines, posters, catalogues, memorabilia and other fetish objects of desire in 5, 7, 10 and 12 inches not only from Greece but from all over the world are going to be exhibited through these pages … Turn on and stay tuned!

So, up for auction is a rare original Turkish first stereo pressing of a Beatles’ compilation album called - what else? - Greatest Hits that was released in Turkey ONLY in 1978 by West ? Records with Cat No NS 144 DP 1626 and Matrix Nos DP 1626 A 140 [A side] and DP 1626 B 140 [B side] [both hand - written]. The record was housed in a cover with a unique black & white collage from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band photo session on the front and featured the following tracks:

A side : Please Please Me / I Feel Fine / I Saw Her Standing There / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away / Day Tripper / Ticket To Ride / Twist And Shout / Norwegian Wood / Run For Your Life                

B side : The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds / While My Guitar Gently Weeps / Don't Let Me Down / Revolution / Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club / With A Little Help From My Friends

Deleted upon release, unavailable for almost 40 years now and very hard to be found in any condition, this must have item for every devoted fan of the Beatles does not get offered up too often. So, do not miss …

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Postage & Packing Charges: As I live in Greece the international postage costs in my country are NOT $ 4.00, but the following:

(a) to European Union [Registered Air Mail Only]

14.00 U.S Dollars for the first 12-inch record and 3.00 U.S Dollars each one thereafter.

12.00 U.S Dollars for the first 10-inch or 7-inch or 5-inch record or Compact Disc or Cassette and 2.50 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter

10.00 U.S. Dollars for the first magazine or poster and 2.00 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

(b) to USA and the rest of the world [Registered Air Mail

           16.00 U.S. Dollars for the first 12-inch record and 4.00 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

          12.00 U.S. Dollars for the first 10-inch or 7-inch or 5-inch record or Compact Disc or Cassette and 3.50 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

         11.00 U.S. Dollars for the first magazine or poster and 3.00 U.S. Dollars each one thereafter.

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