Beatles Large 20-Lot 45’s Most VG+ to Excellent! All But One Are First Pressings

Sold Date: April 23, 2023
Start Date: April 16, 2023
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Beatles Large 20-Lot 45’s Most Are VG+ to Excellent! All But One Are First Pressings

I can’t test-play vinyl at the minute, so with that said…

This is a very nice lot of Beatles 45’s, which will make an excellent starter collection.  Many of these can be considered keepers for a beginner collector.  They can also be resold individually.

None are graded as NM, but those that are graded Excellent are within orbit of NM, and those graded VG+ are within orbit of Excellent.

Great lot!

 

I Want to Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There

Sleeve:  Company Capitol Sleeve

Vinyl:  Nice VG. Some light scuffs, mostly original gloss.

Labels:  NM.  Side 2 publishing credits is George Pincus & Sons

Plates:  G4/ F3.  Los Angeles pressing

 

Can’t Buy Me Love/ You Can’t Do That

Sleeve:  Company Capitol Sleeve

Vinyl:  Excellent both sides. Light short hairs only show up under a bare bulb.

Labels:  VG+/ VG+.  Name written on Side 2 label.

Plates:  F7/ G8.  Scranton pressing

 

A Hard Day’s Night/ I should Have Known Better

Sleeve:  Generic white

Vinyl:  VG

Labels:  VG/ VG  Small sticker on Side 1 label.

Plates:  F5/ G6.  Scranton pressing

 

I Feel Fine/ She’s a Woman

Sleeve:  Company Capitol Sleeve.  Torn and taped.

Vinyl:  VG+/ VG+

Labels:  VG+/ VG+.  Side 1 label has sticker remnant on top of label. Removable.

Plates:  T4/ T2.  Scranton pressing

 

I’m Happy Just to Dance With You/ I’ll Cry Instead (actually, that’s kind of funny…)

Sleeve:  Generic white

Vinyl:  VG/ VG.  Still glossy.

Labels:  VG/ VG+.  Side 1 label has a name written on it.

Plates:  P5/ P7.  Consignment Decca pressing.

 

Four by The Beatles

Sleeve:  Company Capitol Sleeve. 

Vinyl:  Poor

Labels:  Poor

Plates:  F3/ F3.  Respectively.  Scranton pressing

 

My Bonnie/ The Saints

Sleeve:  Company MGM Sleeve

Vinyl:  Strong VG, standing at the gates of VG+.

Labels:  Excellent.  No reference to the LP title.

Plates:  64-XY-326/ 64-XY-327

 

Slow Down/ Matchbox

Sleeve:  Generic white

Vinyl:  VG-/ VG-

Labels: VG-

Plates:  P3/ T6.  Scranton pressing

 

Yesterday/ Act Naturally (or the other way around if we’re being pedantic today.)

Sleeve:  Generic white

Vinyl:  Excellent/ Excellent.  A few very light scuffs, otherwise 90% new shine.

Labels:  VG/ Excellent.  Side 1 label would also be Excellent, except for a small stain.

Plates:  G4/ G4.  Scranton pressing

 

Paperback Writer/ Rain

Sleeve:  Company Capitol Sleeve

Vinyl:  VG/ VG+

Labels:  NM/ Excellent

Plates:  P5/ T8.  Scranton pressing

 

Strawberry Fields Forever/ Penny Lane

Sleeve:  Company Capitol Sleeve

Vinyl:  VG+/ Excellent. One scuff on Side 1.  Beautiful shine.

Labels:  VG+/ VG+.  Penny Lane running time is 3:00.

Plates:  G4/ F5.  Scranton pressing

 

Hello Goodbye/ I Am the Walrus

Sleeve:  Generic white

Vinyl:  VG+/ VG+

Labels:  Excellent/ NM.  Side 1 label has a very small stain, and a very small amount of sticker affixed.  Both sides music publishing credits go to Maclen Music.

Plates:  F1/ G4.  Scranton pressing

 

Lady Madonna/ The Inner Light

Sleeve:  Generic white

Vinyl:  VG/ VG.

Labels:  Excellent/ VG+.  Running times present on both labels.

Plates:  G2/ G6.  Scranton pressing

 

Hey Jude #1/ Revolution

Sleeve:  Company “The Beatles on Apple” Sleeve

Vinyl:  VG/ VG

Labels:  VG/ VG+.  This is a true first pressing with no George Martin credits, no matrix numbers and songwriting credits go to “Lennon & McCartney” as opposed to “Lennon/McCartney.”

Plates:  F9/ F9.  Los Angeles pressing

 

Hey Jude #2/ Revolution

Sleeve:  Company “The Beatles on Apple” Sleeve.  Original price tag still affixed.

Vinyl:  Strong VG, both sides.  Better VG than the above copy.

Labels:  This is the second label, first pressing, not that much easier to find.  Has the George Martin credit, as well as “Recorded in England.”  Still no matrices.  Songwriting credits still go to “Lennon & McCartney” as opposed to “Lennon/McCartney.”

Plates:  G8/ G10.  Los Angeles pressing

 

Something/ Come Together

This is the very hard to find 1971 Jacksonville reissue, with the “Mfd. By Apple Records, Inc.” disclaimer on the full Apple side.  My experience has been that these are every bit (if not more so) harder to find than the labels with the Capitol logo on the Side 2 perimeter.

Sleeve:  Company Apple Sleeve

Vinyl:  VG/ VG+

Labels:  VG+/ VG+.  Custom in-house printed labels.

Plates:  F11/ F10.  Jacksonville pressing

 

The Ballad of John and Yoko/ Old Brown Shoe

Sleeve:  Company “The Beatles on Apple” Sleeve

Vinyl:  Excellent/ Excellent

Labels:  NM/ NM.  White Capitol logo in the perimeter of the Side 2 label.

Plates:  B6/ A5.  Early plates.  Los Angeles pressing

 

Get Back/ Don’t Let Me Down

Sleeve:  Company “The Beatles on Apple” Sleeve

Vinyl:  Vinyl surfaces look Excellent, both sides, however, the disc is warped.

Labels:  VG/ VG+.  Side 1 label has a little missing paper and sticker residue.  White Capitol logo in the perimeter of the Side 2 label.

Plates:  X2/ B2.  Scranton pressing

 

Let It Be/ You Know My Name (Look Up My Number)

Sleeve:  Company “The Beatles on Apple” Sleeve

Vinyl:  Excellent/ VG.  Side 2 has some non-feelable scuffs that are visible under normal room light.

Labels:  VG+/ NM.  White Capitol logo in the perimeter of the Side 2 label.

Plates:  Z2/ Z3.  Scranton pressing

 

The Long and Winding Road/ For You Blue

Sleeve:  Company Apple Sleeve, worn.

Vinyl:  Excellent/ Excellent.

Labels:  Excellent/ Excellent.  First pressing “Mfd. By Apple Records, Inc.” disclaimer on the Side 2 label’s perimeter.

Plates:  Z4/ Z1.  “Phil & Ronnie,” “Bell Sound,” yadda, yadda.  Scranton pressing

 

 

As these records have been in storage for many years, they will play back with crackling and tics, however; a good moisturizing and cleaning with either D4 Discwasher or a VPI machine always clears them up.  Thanks!)

 

Please don’t bid unless you’re willing to honor your amount, okay? Thanks!

(Please note:  Regarding play-testing, my Technics turntable has somehow seized.  The tone arm is stuck in the up position, and I can’t get it to fully return to its cradle.  Is there anyone out there, who can tell me if this is an easy fix?  Thanks!) 

 

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