***Rare*** The Beatles Collection 13 x LPs, 1978, Box Set, BC 13

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***Rare*** The Beatles Collection 13 x LPs, 1978, Box Set, BC 13

The Beatles Collection is a box set of the Beatles' vinyl albums released in the United States in November 1978 and the following month in the United Kingdom. It contains the official catalogue of the Beatles in stereo, and a new compilation called Rarities.

The Beatles Collection did not include a number of Beatles recordings, including those released on the Magical Mystery Tour album. This album had been released in the United States in 1967, but it was not counted among the group's official catalogue because it was not issued in the United Kingdom until 1976. The collection also omitted the non-album singles that had previously been released in 1973 on the twin compilation packages 1962–1966 and 1967–1970.

The collection also includes the inserts contained in the individual albums, such as the cardboard cutout sheet in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the photos and poster in The Beatles (White Album).

Album

Label

Release date

Please Please Me

Parlophone Records PCS 3042

22 March 1963

With the Beatles

Parlophone Records PCS 3045

22 Nov 1963

A Hard Day's Night

Parlophone Records PCS 3058

10 July 1964

Beatles for Sale

Parlophone Records PCS 3062

4 December 1964

Help!

Parlophone Records PCS 3071

6 August 1965

Rubber Soul

Parlophone Records PCS 3075

3 December 1965

Revolver

Parlophone Records PCS 7009

5 August 1966

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Parlophone Records PCS 7027

1 June 1967

The Beatles ("White Album")

Apple Records PCS 7067/8

22 Nov1968

Yellow Submarine

Apple Records PCS 7070

17 January 1969

Abbey Road

Apple Records PCS 7088

26 Sept1969

Let It Be

Apple Records PCS 7096

8 May 1970

Rarities

Parlophone Records PSLP 261 (British editions) Capitol SPRO-8969 (US editions)

2 Dec1978

Vinyl LPs: 13 x LPs   All Near Mint (NM)/Mint (M) Condition

Album Sleeves: Near Mint (NM) or Very Good Plus (VG+) Condition.

8 of the LP Sleeves have some ballpoint writing on rear (see photo to show the typical writing on these LPs), so reducing the grading to VG+/NM for these (Help, Rubber Soul, Beatles for Sale, Please Please me, Yellow Submarine, Rarities, Hard Day's Night).

Box: Very close to Near Mint (NM) Condition with some very, very minor corner and hinge wear and some very minor surface wear/marks from storage.

Comes complete with the cardboard cutout in Mint Condition from Sergeant Pepper and the photos and poster from the White Album, also in Mint Condition

Vinyl LP Record Grading

Code

Meaning

Record Grading

Album Sleeve Grading

S

Sealed

The record is still packed

The record is still packed

M

Mint

The record is in brand new condition, absolutely perfect. Certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.

Cover and extra documents like lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition

NM

Near Mint

Describes an almost mint record, this grade is used for records that appear virtually flawless but not perfect. A very minor scuff can appear on the record. Yet, the record must play without any noise over the flaw and the latter must be very hard to detect. Any blemish affecting sound quality will prevent records from being graded NM or M.

The cover should look close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the record resting inside) may be acceptable. It has no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same is true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, and the like. Basically, Near Mint looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.

VG+

Very Good +

Most common condition for records. The record has been played a few times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops. Some slight signs of wear, occasional light marks and scuffs. The average person would not notice anything wrong. Labels may be marked lightly.

Cover shows some handling imperfection like normal wear and tear, price tag, creasing. Minor ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners. Cover can also be in mint condition but there is a DJ or promo copy stamp or cut in the corner.

VG

Very Good

Now the signs of age and handling are starting to show. You can notice some clear wear on the surface. Some scratches that may cause clicks, crackles or pops. There may be minor warps and skips. Labels may be marked.

Cover suffers from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration. Cover will have ring wear.

G

Good

The record has been played so much that the sound quality has been noticeably deteriorated. Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs. Potential label marks and damage.

The cover and contents can be torn, stained and/or defaced, there also can be some writing on it

F/P

Fair/Poor

The record does not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc, Unless it is something very rare it is not worth listing in this condition

The cover and contents are badly damaged or partly missing. Cover can also be missing

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