THE BEATLES BOX FROM LIVERPOOL BOX SET OF 8 LPs 

VINYL ALBUM GRADING/CONDITION

Guidelines for assessing the grading / condition of used records (based on Goldmine Grading for Records)

MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distractingsurface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.

The Beatles Box

The Beatles Box is an eight-record compilation of Beatles recordings, initially issued in 1980 by World Records, a mail-order subsidiary of EMI. It was also issued in 2 formats by Reader's Digest in New Zealand.

This was the last Beatles collection to be released during John Lennon's lifetime.

Contents

• 1 Track listing
  • 1.1 Record
    • 1.1.1 Side 1
    • 1.1.2 Side 2
  • 1.2 Record 2
    • 1.2.1 Side 1
    • 1.2.2 Side 2
  • 1.3 Record 3
    • 1.3.1 Side 1
    • 1.3.2 Side 2
  • 1.4 Record 4
    • 1.4.1 Side 1
    • 1.4.2 Side 2
  • 1.5 Record 5
    • 1.5.1 Side 1
    • 1.5.2 Side 2
  • 1.6 Record 6
    • 1.6.1 Side 1
    • 1.6.2 Side 2
  • 1.7 Record 7
    • 1.7.1 Side 1
    • 1.7.2 Side 2
  • 1.8 Record 8
    • 1.8.1 Side 1
    • 1.8.2 Side 2
• 2 See also
• 3 References

Track listing

Record

1. "Love Me Do (original UK single with Ringo on drums)[2]
2. "P.S. I Love You
3. "I Saw Her Standing There
4. "Please Please Me
5. "Misery
6. "Do You Want to Know a Secret
7. "A Taste of Honey
8. "Twist and Shout

1. "From Me to You"
2. "Thank You Girl" (mono)
3. "She Loves You" (mock stereo remix from "A Collection of Oldies")
4. "It Won't Be Long"
5. "Please Mr. Postman"
6. "All My Loving" (hi-hat intro)
7. "Roll Over Beethoven"
8. "Money (That's What I Want)"

Record 2

1. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
2. "This Boy"
3. "Can't Buy Me Love"
4. "You Can't Do That"
5. "A Hard Day's Night"
6. "I Should Have Known Better"
7. "If I Fell"
8. "And I Love Her" (from U.S. Rarities LP)[2]

1. "Things We Said Today"
2. "I'll Be Back"
3. "Long Tall Sally"
4. "I Call Your Name"
5. "Matchbox"
6. "Slow Down"
7. "She's a Woman" (stereo)
8. "I Feel Fine" ("whisper" version)[2]

Record 3

1. "Eight Days a Week"
2. "No Reply"
3. "I'm a Loser"
4. "I'll Follow the Sun"
5. "Mr. Moonlight"
6. "Every Little Thing"
7. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
8. "Kansas City"/"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"

1. "Ticket to Ride"
2. "I'm Down"
3. "Help!" (mono)
4. "The Night Before"
5. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
6. "I Need You"
7. "Another Girl"
8. "You're Going to Lose That Girl"

Record 4

1. "Yesterday"
2. "Act Naturally"
3. "Tell Me What You See"
4. "It's Only Love"
5. "You Like Me Too Much"
6. "I've Just Seen a Face"
7. "Day Tripper" (US "Yesterday"… and Today mix)
8. "We Can Work It Out"

1. "Michelle"
2. "Drive My Car"
3. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
4. "You Won't See Me"
5. "Nowhere Man"
6. "Girl"
7. "I'm Looking Through You"
8. "In My Life"

Record 5

1. "Paperback Writer" (stereo A Collection Of Beatles Oldies mix)[2]
2. "Rain"
3. "Here, There and Everywhere"
4. "Taxman"
5. "I'm Only Sleeping"
6. "Good Day Sunshine"
7. "Yellow Submarine"

1. "Eleanor Rigby"
2. "And Your Bird Can Sing" (US Stereo)
3. "For No One"
4. "Doctor Robert"
5. "Got to Get You into My Life"
6. "Penny Lane" (US Rarities edit)[2]
7. "Strawberry Fields Forever"

Record 6

1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends"
3. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
4. "Fixing a Hole"
5. "She's Leaving Home"
6. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
7. "A Day in the Life" (from "The Beatles 1967-1970 [Blue Album]")

1. "When I'm Sixty-Four"
2. "Lovely Rita"
3. "All You Need Is Love"
4. "Baby, You're a Rich Man" (stereo)
5. "Magical Mystery Tour"
6. "Your Mother Should Know"
7. "The Fool on the Hill"
8. "I Am the Walrus" (US Rarities composite)[2]

Record 7

1. "Hello, Goodbye"
2. "Lady Madonna"
3. "Hey Jude"
4. "Revolution"
5. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
6. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

1. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" (minus the opening mellotron obbligato.)
2. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
3. "Martha My Dear"
4. "I'm So Tired"
5. "Piggies"
6. "Don't Pass Me By"
7. "Julia"
8. "All Together Now"

Record 8

1. "Get Back" (LP version)
2. "Don't Let Me Down"
3. "The Ballad of John and Yoko"
4. "Across the Universe"
5. "For You Blue"
6. "Two of Us"
7. "The Long and Winding Road"
8. "Let It Be" (LP version)

1. "Come Together"
2. "Something"
3. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
4. "Octopus's Garden"
5. "Here Comes the Sun"
6. "Because"
7. "Golden Slumbers"
8. "Carry That Weight"
9. "The End"
10. "Her Majesty"

See also

• The Beatles Collection
• The Beatles: The Collection
• The Beatles Mono Collection
• The Beatles Box Set
• The Beatles Stereo Box Set
• The Beatles in Mono

References

1. ^ The Beatles Box at WorldCat
2. ^ a b c d e f g Bagirov, Alex (2007) [2007]. The Anthology of the Beatles Records. Rostok, Germany: Some Thing Something Verlag. pp. 476–477. ISBN 978-3-936300-44-4. OCLC 227009755. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

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