The Beatles - Blue Box 14LP High Quality Japanese Vinyl Ltd Ed. #011993

$

260

Hello,

I am selling what is commonly referred to as the "Beatles Blue Box." This is a great 14 LP set and is much preferred to the current non-analog mastered set available in stores. This particular box is also the highly sought after Japanese numbered limited edition version of "The Collection" and it contains the fabled dead-quiet pressings of the LPs (mastered from 2nd generation UK tapes!) on quality Japanese vinyl. It also boasts the higher quality packaging and heavy cardboard covers. Plus, the White Album is also stamped and numbered (#366003)!

This box is number 011993 and almost all of the LPs appear to have never been played and are in NM/M- condition. There are exceptions: Rubber Soul side 2 has a line going through tracks 2 and 3 (see photo), and A Hard Day's Night side 1 has a stronger line going through tracks 3 and 4 (see photo). I do not believe these will seriously affect play though. I am not sure how they even got there, because as I stated and as you can see from the photos, I do not believe these LPs have been played at all, or if so, maybe only once. In any case, I did not want to take photos of EVERY album, but I did take photos of the vinyl for Revolver and also the Rarities LP so you can see the condition of the vinyl (and the labels for the Rarities LP as it is the only non-Apple label LP). Anyway, these pretty much represent how the vinyl looks for the entire set! As you can see...GREAT condition! The covers/Sleeves I would rate as VG+. They all have some rub-wear from being inside the box for all these years, but they are made of thick quality cardboard and are in otherwise great shape! The box itself is in good shape, but you can see from the photos that the top hinge is worn and has been secured with matching blue electrical tape and the little inner flap is loose, so you just need to be gentle when opening the box. The set comes with a treasure-trove of extra goodies and inserts that you can see in the photos. I've included some more information below. All-in-all, this is an excellent rare set in very great shape and would make a great gift for any Beatle and/or vinyl lover!

P.S. It sucks I can only upload 12 photos as I had many more of all the inserts, etc. The inserts are very cool, especially the two color booklets!

The Beatles Collection, Blue Box, Toshiba EMI Apple Japan: EAS-50031~44 Released February 1979 TOSHIBA-EMI, APPLE RECORDS label STEREO.

RARITIES....has Black Label/EMI Odeon STEREO *MONO.

*All Lyric inserts are in English and Japanese. Box includes:

32½" x 22" color photo poster.... John, Paul, George & Ringo Album summary sheet in Japanese.

EAS-50031 - PLEASE PLEASE ME - ( w/ deluxe photo color booklet *lyric insert 8 pages )

EAS-50032 - WITH THE BEATLES - ( w/ deluxe photo color booklet *lyric insert 8 pages )

EAS-50033 - A HARD DAYS NIGHT - ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50034 - BEATLES FOR SALE - in a gatefold cover, ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50035 - Help! - ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )?

EAS-50036 - RUBBER SOUL - ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50037 - REVOLVER - ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50038 - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - in a gatefold cover, ( includes badges insert sheet, w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50039-40 ( 2 album Set) - THE BEATLES.... THE WHITE ALBUM - in a gatefoldcover embossed with (The BEATLES) and numbered with (#366003), ( includes a 2 sided lyric color poster 32½" x 22" in English, w/ black & white photo *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50041 - YELLOW SUBMARINE - ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50042 - ABBEY ROAD - ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50043 - LET IT BE in gatefold cover ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

EAS-50044 - RARITIES ( w/ black & white *lyric insert 4 pages )

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