The Beatles' Story Japan NM 2LP Box Set with 24 page Japanese/lyric insert&innes
  $   51

 


$ 51 Sold For
Sep 23, 2017 Sold Date
Sep 13, 2017 Start Date
$   50 Start price
2   Number Of Bids
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 THE BEATLES' "The Beatles' Story"
THE BEATLES' "The Beatles' Story", a 1976 Japanese second Apple issue  17-track 2-LP box set, only issued in black vinyl this time, features a narrative and musical biography of Beatlemania, including a superb 24-page booklet with photos and transcript printed in both Japanese and English, housed in a 12" x 12" picture box. Originally issued with 'Stars & Stripes' flag #19 picture obi-strip but now it'lost... However, this item comes with a finely crafted replica obi-strip! The vinyl is stored in company original striped U-shaped polythene inner anti-dust bag. The sleeve shows almost no wear and the vinyl is near 'as new'. Catalog number TOSHIBA EMI EAS-77007-8. A must for all fans. Hard to find.
Tracklisting: 1. On Stage With The Beatles
2. How Beatlemania Began
3. Beatlemania In Action
4. Man Behind The Beatles - Brian Epstein
5. John Lennon
6. Who's A Millionaire?
7. Beatles Will Be Beatles
8. Man Behind The Music - George Martin
9. George Harrison
10. A Hard Day's Night - Their First Movie
11. Paul McCartney
12. Sneaky Haircuts And More About Paul
13. The Beatles Look At Life
14. Victims Of Beatlemania
15. Beatle Medley
16. Ringo Starr
17. Liverpool And All The World!
 
Condition (Sleeve / Disc) = NM- / NM   ( Mint > NM > EX >VG >G> Poor, with +/-, if any  )   Grading is based on visual observation only.  
Postage&Packing
Worldwide: US$14.99 (Registered Economy Airmail): about 10~14days. With Tracking. Buyer assume all risks of damages in transit.
????The buyes in the countries for which there's no "registered SAL (economy air mail)" service from Japan, i.e. Australia, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Paraguai, Greenland, Serbia, Taiwan and Moldova, shall bear the extra shipping cost as it has to be shipped by registared "regular" air mail. The extra shipping cost will be US$5 to 8, depending on the actual weight including packing. Please ask before bidding if such buyers would like to know how much the extra will be.  (Regular air mail will usually be delivered much faster than SAL though. ) 

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Why Japanese vinyl releases are so special?

?Premium Quality Pressings Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings, much sought after by audiophiles and collectors alike. Japanese pressings are synonymous with quality - the vinyl shines like no other countrys' pressing - everything about their releases feels special. It is a famous story that when US audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their series of high quality pressings the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of Japanese pressings is considered to be among the best in the world.  
?Obi All Japanese LPs were issued originally with an obi.  This delicate paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album cover, often contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as the LPs they adorn, and some series of obi designs can be as collectable as the artists' albums they decorate. Obis make a unique, attractive addition to the overall package and are becoming increasingly rare, especially on LPs from the 1960s and 70s. Their delicate and disposable nature meant that very early obis were routinely discarded, so that now they can often be worth several times more than the record they accompany.
?Sleeve Printing and Insert Japanese releases are beautifully presented; their covers usually printed on better quality heavy stock paper and almost always including a bonus lyric insert with dual language Japanese & English text.

As you see now, Japanese records make, regardless of your musical taste, a stunning addition to any collection. Audibly and visually they present the collector with a feast of delights. Genuine mint condition records, complete with inserts and obi, are becoming rarer every day. Whatever the digital age throws at you there is still a valid opinion that says vinyl sounds best. With Japanese records, you get top quality pressings and a tactile picture sleeve that looks stunning, and you can sing along from the lyric insert. This is the real alternative to a download!

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