Sold Date: May 26, 2024
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I remember when I was first aware of this Beatles release being available on mail order ads on TV. I didn't have enough money to afford it at the time but it is an excellent collection. When I found it years later at a used record shop, I jumped at the chance to buy it. The box was pretty beat up but the records played fine with some surface noise and one skip on "Maybe I'm Amazed" on side 7. (You could probably put a Nickle on the tone arm to fix the problem.)
The "Alpha Omega" box set was a pirate/illegal collection of Beatles recordings sold in a four-part 8-track collection and 4LP box set in 1972. It also included several then-contemporary solo tracks, and was advertised in print, on TV, and radio, and sold via mail order. This compilation was sourced from American Capitol LPs featuring the Dave Dexter, Jr. edits found exclusively on those albums – compression, bass reduction, and additional reverb. Some of the tracks were edited haphazardly; Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band fades out early, for example.
Some boxes did not indicate a Volume (re: initial release), and others had either Vol.1 or Vol.2 (or variations thereof). A third volume, although it had a different track listing than the previous versions, was also released as "Vol.2." A variety of company names were used on these releases, but it was initially produced/sold by Audio Tape, Inc.
Sides 1-3, 5-6, and 8 all have minor surface noise that is barely noticeable. Side 4 is CLEAN with no noticeable noise. Side 7 has minor surface noise and has a skip on the next to last track.
Overall, it is a nice collection with some interesting mixes that I hadn't heard before. Definitely a collector's item.