Beatles blue box*

Ha! I didn't even notice that. Very observant...

Hopefully it's not to compensate for missing LP's...

 

of course if he is calling that box in "fair" condition I wonder what the "good" means for the lp's?

 

Hard Day's Night appears to be AWOL...

Ryan

 

When I looked at the picture, I thought the same exact thing...

 

Beatles UK LP blue box question

Could someone tell me the difference between these two sets:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2593250383&category=43711


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2594431700&category=43711

If the descriptions are to be believed, the first set was never played and the second one only once. I just can't believe $145 difference between the two. Is one the actual UK issue and the other the export edition?

Hopefully I did well because I'm the winner on the second set!

 

Same item. There are a few up now too...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2594618298&category=1593

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3382944306&category=432


Having sold a fair quantity of stuff on ebay I can say that a detailed description can really affect the price something goes for. I paid $155 for my set last week & feel I got a great deal. They seem to usually go between $150 & $250 from what I've seen.

 

I guess if 'ya play 'em once and there's a little bit more wear to the box, that can change the price substancially.

Same UK type box set in both auctions a far as I can tell.

 

I just bought the Blue box. I figured it would be cheaper buying it this way than separately.

 

Shawn, that was my reasoning as well.

 

The Beatles BC-13 blue box kicks ass!

I just got this from Ebay and I put on Rubber Soul. Holy crap does this sound awesome! It sounds perfect!

How close does this box sound to the orginal UK pressings?

 

It's pretty close, and for a lot less money.

 

I just got one last week, also from eBay. I put on Sgt Pepper first and my jaw dropped.

 

Enjoy guys, those records are nice!!!

 

A quick question about this box - are all issues identical regardless of the country of origin, or were there different pressings from different countries? Were all issues pressed in the UK and exported?

Thanks,

Chris

 

No. These LPs were pressed in several countries. I have a German Blue box and most were pressed in Germany, but a few were pressed in Holland. I would recommend the UK box set because some of the sets contain one or more bad pressings.

My German With The Beatles and A Hard Day's Night sound horrible, although all of the others are exceptional. I understand that a couple of the Japanese LPs use questionable tapes and the Dutch Abbey Road has Her Majesty left off of it. The UK box sets don't seem to have any problem pressings.

 

So who bought the number 88 box that was on ebay?

 

I've recently taken out my dutch BC 13 one and was very, very pleased with Please Please Me.
But especially Rubber Soul sounded a bit shrill to me - and has noisy vinyl. I decided to like it because of the original mixes... but the sound of the CD seems more balanced to me.
I remember the original BC13 here in Germany had the normal pressings in the usual German covers, the same that were sold seperately & a poster. Soon after the sadest day in December 1980 we saw a lot of dutch pressings in the shops (because they sold so much). So I got my Dutch BC13 (without poster and Her Majesty) and my mixed Dutch/German Lennon box.

Martin

 

Did the W German BC 13 also included Magical Mystery Tour?

Here's a Web site that discusses the BC 13, along with the BMC 10 and the CD box set. However I do not agree with their comment on the CD box set.
"Each set included all the albums in new digitally remastered CD versions, with the first four albums in glorious mono."
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/boxlp.html

 

A set just went for $300 on eBay. Isn't that a bit pricey?

 

BC-13 stereo recently have gone for the average of $ 150. I bought mine at $ 130 because the guy wrote is name in the inner covers of the albums.

Other than that they are mint & quiet!

 

I bought mine for $160 because the seller didn't know what it was !!!!!!!!!!
Stone cold Mint

 

I snagged a stone cold mint UK BC-13 for $80 at a record show in 1996. I since gave it away as a gift to a good friend...

 

A "Rarity"

I got a mint Blue Box set a while back & just now pulled out the "Rarities" LP. I was shocked & bummed out when I saw the label! It looks like 2 labels were pressed, one was upside down. (See the attached jpg ) At least it only affects "You Know My Name" & "Sie Liebt Dich" & I do have a Rarities from a Japanese BC-13. I've checked the rest of the LPs & they're all mint. I agree that these are some of the best sounding Beatles tracks I've heard!

 

No, it didn't...

Martin