The Beatles Box 'From Liverpool' UK 1980 World Records MINT in original mailer
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£ 110 Sold For
Feb 27, 2013 Sold Date
Feb 24, 2013 Start Date
£   99 Start price
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The Beatles Box.

1980 UK pressed World Record Club eight-album box set, SM 701-8.

This set was compiled and sold by World Records, EMI's mail order division and never commercially released in the United Kingdom.

I can guarantee that you are highly unlikely to get the oportunity to buy another set as good as this. Why?  Well, in 1980 I purchased two of these box sets. One I used, the second one, this one, I kept in the original mailing carton and it never saw the light of day. 33 years on I have dug it out and it is now for sale.

Copies of this set occasionally appear on eBay but I never seen a completely unused one.  What is very special about this set is that it contains some wonderful versions of tracks which at the time of its release had been previously unavailable in the UK.  Please see the second photo for the full track listing but here is a list of the rarer tracks.

The set consists of 124 Beatles tracks arranged chronologically from Love Me Do, the group's first Parlophone single, to Her Majesty, the final cut on Abbey Road.

The albums are all on the black and silver "two box" EMI/Parlophone label, and each LP is untitled. The sleeves feature previously unpublished colour photos of the Beatles to the front panels and extensive liner notes to rear panels. The box is in the design of a wooden packing crate which I would again reiterate is IMMACULATE. No splits, tears, rips, writing, scribbling, teeth marks....whatever.  It is PERFECT!

The set features some unusual and scarce track differences:

  • Across The Universe - (Version 2) produced by Phil Spector. All My Loving - begins with five taps on Ringo's "hi-hat" cymbal.
  • All You Need Is Love - the mono version.
  • And I Love Her - contains six bars of acoustic guitar in the fadeout instead of the usual four.
  • Baby You're A Rich Man - the true stereo version, previously found just on the German Magical Mystery Tour LP.
  • The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - appears as it does on The Beatles ("white album"), minus the opening guitar obbligato.
  • The End/Her Majesty - the pause between the two songs lasts for only five seconds. On Abbey Road, the time between tracks is fifteen seconds.
  • Get Back - the album version, produced by Phil Spector.
  • I'm Only Sleeping - the extremely rare version with the slightly delayed guitar solo, previously found just on the U.S. stereo eight-track tape edition of "Yesterday" And Today.
  • I Am The Walrus - the composite version put together by Capitol Records engineers John Palladino and George Irwin for the U.S. commercial Rarities.
  • I Feel Fine - the true stereo version that begins with tapping drum sticks, whispering, coughing and Ringo closing his "hi-hat" cymbal.
  • Let It Be (Version 2) "reproduced for disc" by Phil Spector.
  • Love Me Do - (Version 1) the rare one with Ringo on drums.
  • Penny Lane - the composite version from the U.S. commercial Rarities.
  • She's A Woman - the true stereo version previously available just in Australia and in Singapore/Malaysia/Hong Kong.
  • Strawberry Fields Forever - the true stereo version.
  • Thank You Girl - the original mono version without John's extra harmonica fills.
  • This Boy - the mono version.

    • All in all the most wonderful set.

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