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A few years ago a guy who had a record collection and a lot of knowledge of audio played two LPs both Beatles recording the second one was on Parlaphone ? Lable. It had a much improved sound to my ears but he said be careful to get a real Parlaphone? Label if you expect to hear any differance. It always stuck with me this label any truth to it, history?
Just curious.
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....and was the pop/rock subsidiary of EMI in the UK.
There are a wide variety of pressings available, as the LPs stayed in print in the UK from their first issue until the 'end' of the LP in the early 90s.
Early pressings in clean condition can be very expensive, as this is an area of collecting where audiophiles meet the Beatles fan club, each group waving rolls of $100 bills. Clean monos from the 60s are usually in the $200-600 range. There are many different pressings and label variations, you have to know your stuff to buy in this market.
...but that leaves the record collectors. The price of a black-and-gold Parlophone from 1963 is not going to come down any time soon.
Thanks again for the suggestions but I dont go real deep with my money on LPs am fortunate I have collected a lot of LPs early on that I enjoy and pick up a few at the shows if they are something I want and are not a lot of money. If I were to spend a lot on a LP it would have to be a Black Patti or something along those lines. It was more of a question that I always wondered if the differance was realy what I heard or his audio equipment at the time.
Much appreciated this is a great site with information I never knew was out there. Some of the pics of the TTs I have come across on this site are just unreal. I do the best with what I have great speakers and tube amps and a nice older TT that is really fine esp with some of the tips I have picked up here in time.
Tag sales, flea markets - people have found clean copies for very cheap. If you know what you are looking for, you sometimes find things.
Joe's Record Paradise used to sell them fairly cheap, but they got wise now! But not before I bought a few!
Dave
From what I've read here and at other places (and what my ears tell me is) Capitol not only sliced and diced the song selection on the Beatles' albums, but also second-generation master tapes were used, much reverb added, pressed on inferior vinyl.
I'm not an original pressing snob by any means--if I can find a clean copy of something desirable I'm thrilled--but the difference between the Parlophone and Capitol Beatles albums is so great that I sold off all my Capitols.
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So that day several years ago I was not wrong the Parlahone was really really a much better music experience. Thanks for informing a guy who dont have a lot of knowledge in all labels unless they are the blues. But I guess I wont run into one at the record show for 5 bucks. (smile)
Much apprecitated. Now I know.
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