Beatles VERY RARE BOX SET four albums The Beatles 1962-1970 JAPAN OBI + inserts
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Jan 9, 2024 Sold Date
Aug 7, 2023 Start Date
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The Beatles VERY RARE BOX SET with four (4) LP record albums: The Beatles/1962-1966 and The Beatles/1967-1970 aka 'The Red Album' and "The Blue Album', complete with two obi strips - one for each double album cover.
The BOX SET is beautifully packaged as "The Beatles Forever".
Red Album (EAP-9032B) comes with red OBI strip and 14-page glossy photo-booklet with lyrics and year by year liner notes plus 10-page discography booklet, and red inner sleeves with English lyrics.
Blue ALBUM (EAP-9034B) comes with blue obi strip and 22-page glossy photo-booklet with lyrics and liner notes and 10-page discography booklet, plus blue inner sleeves with English lyrics.
Condition:  VINYL: All FOUR records are pressed on high quality Japanese vinyl. Three of the four records are in near MINT condition, one has very slight surface scuff marks and still in excellent condition. COVERS: Two perfect Gatefold covers. Beautiful glossy photo covers made with strong cardboard. All sleeves in excellent condition with no splits, tears or damage. Clean sharp corners, scarcely any shelf wear. Gatefold hinge is strong and unblemished. Both covers are remarkably good and both in near MINT condition.
INSERTS: Two original inserts printed in English and Japanese for each Album. No folds, tears or damage on any of the inserts, so all are in near MINT condition.
LABELS: Clean, unblemished labels with no spindle marks. Excellent condition.
BOX: Box is made with very sturdy cardboard. Clean sharp corners, very slight shelf wear, no splits or tears. Beautiful photo on top and bottom of the box matching the record covers contained inside. Excellent condition.

Apple - EAP - 9032B The Beatles/1962–1966, also known as "The Red Album" double LP, is a compilation of Beatles music spanning the early years.
Apple - EAP - 9034B The Beatles/1967–1970, also known as "The Blue Album", is the double LP covering the years from 1967 onwards to the conclusion of their time together.
 
"The Red Album" topped the U.S. Cash Box Albums Chart within days of it's release and peaked at number 3 in the UK. Topped the charts in Norway, Japan, Austria, the US, France and Spain. It was still top of the German and Austrian charts the following year.
Twenty-six upbeat and exciting Lennon–McCartney originals spanning the early years. Full of positive energy in perfect harmony, these fabulous tracks showcase the Mersey-beat style. Starting with ‘Love Me Do’, their official debut single, it features John Lennon's harmonica playing and duet vocals by Lennon and McCartney. 'The Beatles/1962 to 1966' is a superb STEREO compilation, and brings together the Beatles most popular early hits with fresh stereo mixes produced specifically for this album, pressed on high quality Japanese vinyl. TRACKS:
Side 1
1.    Love Me Do
2.    Please Please Me
3.    From Me to You
4.    She Loves You
5.    I Want to Hold Your Hand
6.    All My Loving
7.    Can't Buy Me Love
Side 2
1.    A Hard Day's Night
2.    And I Love Her
3.    Eight Days a Week
4.    I Feel Fine
5.    Ticket to Ride
6.    Yesterday
Side 3
1.    Help!
2.    You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
3.    We Can Work It Out
4.    Day Tripper
5.    Drive My Car
6.    Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown)
Side 4
1.    Nowhere Man
2.    Michelle
3.    In My Life
4.    Girl
5.    Paperback Writer
6.    Eleanor Rigby
7.    Yellow Submarine
"The Blue Album" reached the top ten almost EVERYWHERE and number one spot in several countries, including Austria, the U.S., France and Spain. Twenty-eight fabulous hits embracing their most creative and innovative years. The Blue Album has some variations in the tracks, depending on the country of release. It was largely the same in Australia, Japan, the U.S. and the UK. In this collection, the single versions of 'Get Back' and 'Let It Be' make their album debut along with their longest-running Number One single 'Hey Jude'. There are eight Number One singles and thirteen Top 10 hits, on the blue album, spanning the group’s incredibly impressive body of work during their last four years together.
TRACKS: Side 1
1. Strawberry Fields Forever   
2. Penny Lane   
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band   
4. With A Little Help From My Friends   
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds   
6. A Day In The Life   
7. All You Need Is Love   
Side 2 1. I Am The Walrus   
2. Hello Goodbye   
3. The Fool On The Hill   
4. Magical Mystery Tour   
5. Lady Madonna   
6. Hey Jude   
7. Revolution   Side 3 1. Back In The U.S.S.R.   
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps   
3. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da   
4. Get Back   
5. Don't Let Me Down   
6. The Ballad Of John & Yoko   
7. Old Brown Shoe  Side 4 1. Here Comes The Sun  
2. Come Together  
3. Something  
4. Octopus's Garden  
5. Let It Be  
6. Across The Universe  
7. The Long And Winding Road
Apple Records – EAP-9032B and EAP-9034BManufactured by Toshiba EMI Ltd
An Apple Record
An E.M.I. Recording
Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd
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