The Beatles
The Beatles 1967-1970

Artist: The Beatles
Title: The Beatles 1967-1970
Release Year: 1973
Pressing Year: 1973
Label: Apple
Catalog Number: SKBO-3404
Run-Out Etching Record #1: SKbo-1-3404-F15 #2
Run-Out Stamping Record #1: MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Run-Out Etching Record #2: SKBO-3-3404-F14 #3
Run-Out Stamping Record #2: MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Format: 33 RPM • Two 12” Albums • Stereo
UPC: none

This double-album compilation, commonly called ’The Blue Album,’ covers The Beatles’ later records, from ’Sgt. Pepper’s’ through ’Let It Be.’ It was released in the wake of a pair of widely advertised quadruple-LP bootlegs which had appeared early in 1973. This set contains a mixture of hits, including singles like Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and Revolution -- which had originally appeared only as 45s -- plus important album tracks like Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, A Day in the Life, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Come Together, as well as orphaned tracks such as the single versions of Let It Be and Get Back, which had never been on any LP before.

The first two sides carry listeners through the highlights of the psychedelic era, starting with Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane and up through Magical Mystery Tour, before returning to rock & roll territory on Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and Revolution. The second LP skims three of the more popular tracks off of the sprawling ’White Album’ and moves into the late singles (The Ballad of John and Yoko, Old Brown Shoe, Let It Be), plus single and album highlights from ’Abbey Road’ and ’Let It Be.’ As a précis of the group's final 36 months, it's all mightily impressive, even if the collection still misses several great songs. But this set does capture the essence (if not the full range) of The Beatles' later recordings.

Side One: Side Two: Strawberry Fields Forever I Am The Walrus Penny Lane Hello Goodbye Sgt. Pepper The Fool On The Hill A Day In The Life Magical Mystery Tour With A Little Help From My Friends Lady Madonna Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Hey Jude All You Need Is Love Revolution

Side Three: Side Four: Back In The U.S.S.R. Here Comes The Sun While My Guitar Gently Weeps Come Together Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Something Get Back Octopus’s Garden Don’t Let Me Down Let It Be Ballad Of John & Yoko Across The Universe Old Brown Shoe The Long And Winding Road

NOTE: The following grades are for BOTH vinyl records unless otherwise noted.

VINYL GRADE: VG
Notes: Audible surface noise. A really good cleaning will perk these records up tremendously.

LABEL GRADE: VG
Notes: Slight spindle wear. No tape or ring wear. Standard Green Apple artwork with blue background on sides one and three; Apple slice artwork with blue background on sides two and four. Text is black on Apple artwork. Sides one & three labels have a name written on the apple artwork in red ink.

SLEEVE GRADE: G+
Notes: Original plain blue paper. Complete lyrics in black text on both sides. No stains, no tape, no rips, some crinkles. Album One sleeve has a two-inch split at bottom center edge and a two-inch split at center of right edge. It also has a hand-written number (in blue ink) above each song. Album Two sleeve has a three-inch split at the center of the bottom edge and a hand-written number (in blue ink) above each song.

INSERT GRADE: VG
Notes: Plain 11”x11” white paper with black text on both sides. No stains, no tape, no rips, no marks, no writing, some crinkles. One side has complete track listings for “The Beatles 1962-1966” and “The Beatles 1967-1970” albums. The other side has a discography listing all Beatles (and all solo Beatles) albums, cassettes, 8-track cartridges, and singles up to 1972.

JACKET GRADE: VG
Notes: Visible ring wear, no splits. No marks, no tape, no crinkles. Edges, spine, and corners are worn. Name written in pen in upper right corner. Front jacket has a one-inch split starting at right bottom edge. (See my original scan.) Gatefold has blue duo-tone photo of Beatles and fans behind a metal fence. Also has track listing (black ink on white).

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Combined shipping: I will be happy to combine multiple items. If you buy more than one item from me, the shipping cost will be the highest original shipping fee plus $1 per additional item.

This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original issue.

Note: I haven't cleaned these 50-year-old vinyl records because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This comes from my own collection. Bought at Books, Strings & Things in downtown Blacksburg VA.

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