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Hey all,I was looking through some lps the other day and found several Beatles Parlophone label records, with black and yellow labels, all in near mint condition [the list was Help (mono), Sgt. Pepper (stereo), Revolver (mono), and Meet the Beatles (mono)]. However, I noticed that the record sleeves seemed to suggest a later pressing. So, for example, the Meet the Beatles, was in a Parlophone sleeve, but one advertising records that came out in the later 1960s.
My question: Are all black and yellow parlophone records worth buying, or are there exceptions?
many thanks
Follow Ups:
Any NM Y&B UK Parlophone label Beatle pressings are "worth" buying. But it depends upon the price -- and to some degree which pressings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, '82 mono reissues, etc.)-- as to how "worth" it. They sound great and are desired by collectors as well.The Y&B label was used from around April/May '63 until mid-'69. There are a number of subtle variations which can help pinpoint the age of the pressing. The only exceptions are the 1982 mono reissues (which are easily distinguished by the MONO over the yellow PARLOPHONE -- the 60s pressings did not indicate MONO).
In general, the earlier UK Beatles LPs are easier to find in mono and the later LPs are easier to find in stereo. So 1964 UK pressings of Hard Days Night are probably at least 10:1 mono to stereo. Mono/stereo pressings seemed to equal out in the UK around the time of Sgt Pepper (1967).
Beyond collectibility though, it is important to note that EMI in the UK did not create new metal parts for each Beatles repressing; they simply used the metal parts until the wore out. So all 4 of these records were almost certainly pressed from the original tube cut lacquers -- regardless of whether they are 1st pressings or later pressings Y&B labels from, say, 1969. (In fact, to my knowledge only one set of lacquers was EVER created for both Hard Day's Night mono & Help mono LPs and Sgt Pepper stereo wasn't recut until the 70s. Revolver mono has a little more complicated history, but no new lacquers were EVER cut after mid-'66).
FWIW, I just found a VG+ 1st UK Stereo pressing of Rubber Soul for $15 at Ameoba Records. They had it in with the other run of the mill Beatles stuff with a sticker that said "UK import". I was suprised when I saw the 60's 3 flipback cover -- and even more surprised when I saw that it was a 1st pressing. Was it worth $15? You bet. Would it have been worth $100? Not to me because I already had one, but surely someone else would pay $100 for it.
Yesterday a NM- copy of Y&B Parlophone Mono Please, Please Me, from an impeccable eBay dealer that deals only in original, or near-original (yellow and black Parlophones are 4th pressings), country-of-origin vintage Rock records, finished at 56 US$ with 6 bids.
Weird thing is after 6 or 7 days listing with 0 bid, I decided I couldn't stand the temptation and bidded at the floor price of 36US$ (twas for a huhhh "Christmas present"... MINE!!!), just before setting off to work, that is one hour or so before bid closing... Which of course triggered off the bidding war...
Ah well!!
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All the bidding fires up in the last few minutes anyway.Quite a good price if it was a UK Orig and in the condition stated.
Yeah but I found that this guy (deals mostly in big $ items) often gets early, "foot in the door" biddings, those that tend to discourage low bidders (like me!)...
As to the prices I see them go from low to some what high on Ebay so I guess you can take the price guide with a grain of salt.
It will tell you just which copy you have.
The later y/b pressings came out with sepia coloured inner sleeves,in good nick they are worth buying/keeping.
Whoops, the last of those four records was wrong: I meant to write Hard Day's Night (mono).
Meet the Beatles was a U.S. release on Crapitol.
Henry
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