The Beatles Collection - BC13 LP and BEP14 EP Vinyl UK Blue Box sets circa 1982

	£		380
	$		454

This listing is for two Beatles vinyl record "Blue Box" Collections: The LP collection BC13, containing 13 LPs (14 discs) and the EP collection BEP14, containing 14 EPs (15 records). These are the UK box sets, issued in the early 1980s.
Condition: Both sets are in very good to excellent condition. All of the records and jackets are in near mint condition - although 4 of the LP jackets have a small amount of 'push-through' on their bottom edges (see final photo). The blue boxes are in great condition for their age (see additional info below). All of the LPs have their original inner sleeves. They come from a smoke-free home and have always been stored out of direct sunlight.
Important Note: As I do not have a working turntable anymore, I have only been able to check the condition of the records visually, but apart from one scratch on Magical Mystery Tour (see more details below) they are visually unmarked, but they have picked up a little dust in storage. I was always careful to try and only handle my records by the edges and always returned them to their sleeves when not in use. I used a micro-fibre brush to clean them.
History: I have owned these box sets from new. I bought them in the early 1980s (probably 1982) from my Mum's Great Universal catalogue. Although I don't know the exact number of times I played each record, it is likely to be no more the 3 times and in many cases less than that, as I tended to copy my records onto cassette and then play the tapes in my bedroom on my ghetto blaster. From memory, I don't think any of them have been played since I got married in 1986. The only 2 turntables that they could have been played on would be my Dad's Garrard Mk111 with Goldring cartridge, or my Dual CS505 with Nagaoka MP15 cartridge. I mentioned above that 4 of the LP sleeves have slight push-through on their bottom edges - I was quite surprised to find this when I checked them for condition for this listing. As the inner sleeves do not have any splits in them, I am actually wondering if they have been like this from new and I never noticed, as I wouldn't have been looking that closely when new. Similarly I'm wondering if the scratch on MMT happened during packing, as I don't ever remember any stylus skidding on either my deck or Dad's.
Contents:The LP collection (BC13): Please note: All LPs are in Stereo. *The asterisks denote the sleeves with 'push-trough on their bottom edges.

·   BOX:  Dark blue leatherette-look outer box with gold printed signatures in VGC. Just has a few corner rubs and one corner is just slightly 'crumpled'  - I seem to remember it arrived like that when new. There is some age-related foxing to the inside of the box. 

·       PLEASE PLEASE ME on PARLOPHONE PCS3042  .COVER- NM/ INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·       WITH THE BEATLES on PARLOPHONE PCS3045  . COVER- NM* / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·        A HARD DAYS NIGHT on PARLOPHONE PCS3058    COVER- NM./ INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·        BEATLES FOR SALE on PARLOPHONE PCS3062    COVER- VGC (slightly marked/creased in top left corner). / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·         HELP! on PARLOPHONE PCS3071    COVER- NM. / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·         RUBBER SOUL  on PARLOPHONE PCS3075   COVER- NM. / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·        REVOLVER on PARLOPHONE PCS7009     COVER- VGC* (some smudging to front cover) / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·       SGT. PEPPER on PARLOPHONE PCS7027  GATEFOLD COVER- NM (but does have some slight edge marks - I think this is from contact with the rivets inside the blue box) / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM /Cut-outs- uncut & NM

·        WHITE ALBUM  2xLP SET on APPLE PCS 7067 & 7068  GATEFOLD COVER-NM* / POSTER- NM /4 Art photos- NM. / INNER-NMx2 /VINYL- NMx2

·       YELLOW SUBMARINE on APPLE PCS7070.   COVER- NM*. / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·        ABBEY ROAD on APPLE PCS7088  COVER- NM. / INNER –NM / VINYL-NM

·        LET IT BE on APPLE PCS7096  COVER- VG (but has some corner and spine creasing) / INNER –VG, but starting to unglue / VINYL-NM

·       RARITIES on PARLOPHONE PSLP261    COVER- VG (just a couple of small marks/rubs) / INNER –NM /VINYL-NM

• BOX:  Dark blue outer box with gold printed signatures is in VGC. There are a few rubs and marks, particularly to edges and corners 

• TWIST AND SHOUT GEP8882  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• THE BEATLES NO. 1 GEP8883  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• ALL MY LOVING GEP8891  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• LONG TALL SALLY GEP8913  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• A HARD DAY'S NIGHT: EXTRACTS FROM THE ALBUM GEP8924  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• A HARD DAY'S NIGHT: EXTRACTS FROM THE FILM GEP8920  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• BEATLES FOR SALE GEP8931  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• BEATLES FOR SALE NO. 2 GEP8938  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• THE BEATLES' MILLION SELLERS GEP8946  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• YESTERDAY GEP8948  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• NOWHERE MAN GEP8952  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM
• MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (double EP in Stereo)  SMMT1  COVER- NM (but has a very faint pull line on the last page of the booklet, where it had partly stuck to the join on the jacket)/ INNER –NMx2 / VINYL- Disc1 NM Disc2 VG, but has surface scratch through the track “Flying” – unsure if this would cause any audible noise, as I no longer have a record deck to test it on
• THE BEATLES  (Stereo) SGE1  COVER- NM/ VINYL-NM