3xLPs Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely White Album Magical Mystery Tour Obi Japan
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Tanuki and Panda Record Sales
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What you might decide to bid on here are 3 Japanese Pressed Albums by The Beatles, They are all Gatefold Covers and Have Obi Strips and Inserts
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles (The White Album)
Magical Mystery Tour
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The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1976 – Japanese PressingEAS-80558
A 100mm Wide #9 Union Jack Obi Strip
Insert
Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.Side 1
1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - 2:04Lead Vocals - McCartney
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 2:40
Lead Vocals - Starr
3. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - 3:27
Lead Vocals - Lennon
4. "Getting Better" - 2:48
Lead Vocals - McCartney
5. "Fixing a Hole" - 2:36
Lead Vocals - McCartney
6. "She's Leaving Home" - 3:34
Lead Vocals - McCartney with Lennon
7. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" - 2:36
Lead Vocals - Lennon
Side 2
1. "Within You Without You" - 5:05Written by - George Harrison
Lead Vocals - Harrison
2. "When I'm Sixty-Four" - 2:37
Lead Vocals - McCartney
3. "Lovely Rita" - 2:41
Lead Vocals - McCartney
4. "Good Morning Good Morning" - 2:43
Lead Vocals - Lennon
5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" - 1:19
Lead Vocals - Lennon, McCartney and Harrison
6. "A Day in the Life" - 5:13
Lead Vocals - Lennon and McCartney
Track list information according to Graham Calkin, Mark Lewisohn and Ian MacDonald.
Personnel
According to Mark Lewisohn and Alan W. PollackThe Beatles
John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, piano, handclaps, harmonica, tape loops, sound effects, kazoo, tambourine, maracas, comb and paper (on "Lovely Rita")Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, acoustic and bass guitars, piano, Lowry and Hammond organ, handclaps, vocalisations, tape loops, sound effects, kazoo, comb and paper (on "Lovely Rita")
George Harrison – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, sitar, lead vocals on "Within You Without You", harmony and backing vocals, Hammond organ, tambura, harmonica, kazoo, handclaps, maracas, comb and paper (on "Lovely Rita")
Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, congas, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, tubular bells, lead vocals on "With a Little Help from My Friends", harmonica, kazoo, final piano E chord
Additional Musicians and Production
Neil Aspinall – tambura and harmonicaGeoff Emerick – recording and mixing engineer; tape loops and sound effects
Mal Evans – counting, alarm clock and final piano E chord
George Martin – producer and mixer; tape loops and sound effects; harpsichord on "Fixing a Hole", harmonium, Lowry organ and glockenspiel on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Hammond organ on "With a Little Help from My Friends", piano on "Getting Better" and the solo on "Lovely Rita", final harmonium chord
Session musicians – four French horns on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", (Neill Sanders, James W. Buck, John Burden, Tony Randall), arranged and conducted by Martin and McCartney; string section and harp on "She's Leaving Home", arranged by Mike Leander and conducted by Martin; harmonium, tabla, sitar, dilruba, eight violins and four cellos on "Within You, Without You", arranged and conducted by Harrison and Martin; clarinet trio on "When I'm Sixty Four", as arranged and conducted by Martin and McCartney; saxophone sextet on "Good Morning Good Morning", arranged and conducted by Martin and Lennon; and forty-piece orchestra (strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion) on "A Day in the Life", arranged by Martin, Lennon and McCartney, conducted by Martin and McCartney
Description & Condition
Artist: The BeatlesTitle: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Record Company: Apple Records / Toshiba-EMI Ltd. Japan
Catalogue Number: EAS-80558
Matrix Information: Side 1 – YEX-637 (4S120 6-9) Side 2 – YEX-638 (2S3 62)
Release Date: 20th June 1976 (3rd Pressing)
Original Price: ¥2,500
Obi Strip: A 100mm Wide #9 Union Jack Obi Strip. This has a small 5mm nick on the front left side next to the Union Jack, but no other Tears, Splits or Seams Coming undone, but has some light humidity marks about it. EX+
Cover: The Original Heavy Gatefold Card Cover. This has no splits, tears or seams coming undone, again it has some humidity marks about it. The spine has two very fine creases along it from where the gatefold has been opened to far before but it is still standing proud. EX+
Inserts + Sleeve: One Original insert which is 2 pages 4 sides long in gatefold fashion. This has a track listing and lyrics in English and Japanese and some information in Japanese. There is also the Original Sgt. Pepper Cut-Outs Card, this has no tears, cuts or creases, but on the reverse is a couple of light humidity stains. This also has the Original Black Paper sleeve. These have no rips, tears or creases and are in a perfect condition.
Vinyl Condition: This has no Scratches, Scuffs or Marks and shines like a new Record. Mint-
Bar Code: No Bar Code
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (often shortened to Sgt. Pepper) is the eighth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on 1 June 1967 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin. The album is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and has since been recognised as one of the most important albums in the history of popular music, including songs such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". Recorded over a 129-day period beginning in December 1966, Sgt. Pepper saw the band developing the production techniques of their previous album, Revolver. Martin's innovative and lavish production included the orchestra usage and hired musicians ordered by the band. Genres such as music hall, rock and roll, pop rock, and traditional Indian music are covered. The album cover art, by English pop artist Peter Blake, depicts the band posing in front of a collage of their favourite celebrities, and has been widely acclaimed and imitated.
Sgt. Pepper was a worldwide critical and commercial success, spending a total of 27 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200. A defining album in the emerging psychedelic rock style, the album was critically acclaimed upon release and won four Grammy Awards in 1968. It frequently ranks at or near the top of published lists of the greatest albums of all time. In 1994 it was ranked number one in the book All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2003, and again in 2012, the album was placed at number one on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Sgt. Pepper is one of the world's best selling albums; 32 million copies have been shipped.
The Beatles
The Beatles (The White Album)
1976 – Japanese Pressing (2nd Pressing)EAS-77001~2
Double Album
Insert + Poster (570x860mm approx) + 4 Profile Pictures
A 100mm Wide #10 Union Jack Obi Strip
Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.Side 1
1. "Back in the U.S.S.R." - 2:43Lead Vocals - McCartney
2. "Dear Prudence" - 3:51
Lead Vocals - Lennon
3. "Glass Onion" - 2:17
Lead Vocals - Lennon
4. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" - 3:08
Lead Vocals - McCartney
5. "Wild Honey Pie" - 1:01
Lead Vocals - McCartney
6. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" - 3:08
Lead Vocals - Lennon (with Yoko Ono)
7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - 4:42
Written by - (George Harrison)
Lead Vocals - Harrison
8. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" - 2:48
Lead Vocals - Lennon
Side 2
1. "Martha My Dear" - 2:28Lead Vocals - McCartney
2. "I'm So Tired" - 2:03
Lead Vocals - Lennon
3. "Blackbird" - 2:19
Lead Vocals - McCartney
4. "Piggies" - 2:05
Written by - (Harrison)
Lead Vocals - Harrison
5. "Rocky Raccoon" - 3:33
Lead Vocals - McCartney
6. "Don't Pass Me By" - 3:50
Written by - (Richard Starkey)
Lead Vocals - Starr
7. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" - 1:41
Lead Vocals - McCartney
8. "I Will" - 1:46
Lead Vocals - McCartney
9. "Julia" - 2:55
Lead Vocals - Lennon
Side 3
1. "Birthday" - 2:42Lead Vocals - McCartney (with Lennon)
2. "Yer Blues" - 3:59
Lead Vocals - Lennon
3. "Mother Nature's Son" - 2:49
Lead Vocals - McCartney
4. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" - 2:25
Lead Vocals - Lennon
5. "Sexy Sadie" - 3:16
Lead Vocals - Lennon
6. "Helter Skelter" - 4:31
Lead Vocals - McCartney
7. "Long, Long, Long" - 3:05
Written by - (Harrison)
Lead Vocals - Harrison
Side 4
1. "Revolution 1" - 4:15Lead Vocals - Lennon
2. "Honey Pie" - 2:42
Lead Vocals - McCartney
3. "Savoy Truffle" - 2:54
Written by - (Harrison)
Lead Vocals - Harrison
4. "Cry Baby Cry" - 2:36
Lead Vocals - Lennon, with McCartney
5. "Revolution 9" - 8:49
Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, George Martin and Yoko Ono
6. "Good Night" - 3:12
Lead Vocals - Starr
Description & Condition
Title: The Beatles : The White AlbumRecord Company: Toshiba-EMI Ltd. Japan
Catalogue Number: EAS-77001~2
Matrix Information: Side 1 – YEX-709 Side 2 – YEX-710 Side 3 – YEX-711 Side 4 – YEX-712
Release Date: 5th June 1976
Original Price: ¥4,600
Obi Strip: A 100mm Wide #10 Union Jack Obi Strip. This is Red, White, Blue and Black, has the Union Jack and a picture of the Beatles at the top, this has no Rips, Tears or Seams coming undone but has some light creasing at the rear on the seam (see picture) and some light humidity marks. EX+
Cover: The Original Heavy Gatefold Card Cover. The Number on the front is No A 298793. The Spine has small 25mm split but not through and is still Standing Proud, and again there is a little humidity marks about it. There are no other Tears, Splits or Seams coming undone. EX+
Insert : One Original insert which is 2 Pages 4 sides long in a gatefold fashion, this has the song lyrics and an information page in Japanese., with a track listing in Japanese and English. This is in a very good condition, no rips, tears or splits.
Poster, Pictures and Sleeves : The Original Poster (570x860mm approx), this has the song lyrics in English on the back. Four Original pictures of each individual band member and Two original Paper Black LP Sleeves, these are all in a very good condition, no rips, tears or splits.
Vinyl Condition: These feel like heavy Vinyl’s when you handle them. They have no Scratches, scuffs or marks and shine like they are still new and when played they sound great, I would say that these were as close as you can get to being mint without being mint. Mint-
Bar Code: No Bar Code
The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed (and, on the early LP and CD releases, a serial number) on its plain white sleeve.
The album was written and recorded during a period of turmoil for the group, after visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India and having a particularly productive songwriting session in early 1968. Returning to the studio, the group recorded from May to October 1968, only to have conflict and dissent drive the group members apart. Ringo Starr quit the band for a brief time, leaving Paul McCartney to play drums on two tracks. Many of the songs were "solo" recordings, or at least by less than the full group, as each individual member began to explore his own talent.
Upon release in November 1968, the album received mixed to positive reviews and reached number 1 on the charts in the United Kingdom and the United States. The album is notable for the eclectic nature of its songs, which has divided critics in evaluating its legacy. The album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and was listed at number 10 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Previously in 1987, as part of their 20th anniversary, Rolling Stone ranked it #9 on "The 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years."
The Beatles
Magical Mystery Tour
1976 – Japanese PressingEAS-80569
A 101mm Wide #24 Stars and Stripes Obi Strip
Insert
Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.Side 1 (Film Soundtrack)
1. "Magical Mystery Tour" - 2:46Lead Vocals - McCartney
2. "The Fool on the Hill" - 2:56
Lead Vocals - McCartney
3. "Flying" - 2:17
Written by - John Lennon/Paul McCartney/George Harrison/Richard Starkey
Instrumental
4. "Blue Jay Way" - 3:50
Written by - Harrison
Lead Vocals - Harrison
5. "Your Mother Should Know" - 2:26
Lead Vocals - McCartney
6. "I Am the Walrus" - 4:32
Lead Vocals - Lennon
Side 2 (1967 Singles)
1. "Hello, Goodbye" - 3:25Lead Vocals - McCartney
2. "Strawberry Fields Forever" - 4:05
Lead Vocals - Lennon
3. "Penny Lane" - 2:58
Lead Vocals - McCartney
4. "Baby, You're a Rich Man" - 3:04
Lead Vocals - Lennon
5. "All You Need Is Love" - 3:54
Lead Vocals - Lennon
Personnel
The Beatles
George Harrison – guitar, vocals, harmonica on "The Fool on the Hill"John Lennon – guitar, piano, electric piano, mellotron, vocals, harmonica on "The Fool on the Hill"
Paul McCartney – bass guitar, piano, mellotron, vocals, recorder on "The Fool on the Hill"
Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
Additional Musicians
"Magical Mystery Tour" – Mal Evans and Neil Aspinall on percussion, David Mason, Elgar Howarth, Roy Copestake and John Wilbraham on trumpets"The Fool on the Hill" – Christoper Taylor, Richard Taylor and Jack Ellory on flute
"I Am the Walrus" – Sidney Sax, Jack Rothstein, Ralph Elman, Andrew McGee, Jack Greene, Louis Stevens, John Jezzard and Jack Richards on violins, Lionel Ross, Eldon Fox, Brian Martin and Terry Weil on cellos and Neill Sanders, Tony Tunstall and Morris Miller on horns, Peggie Allen, Wendy Horan, Pat Whitmore, Jill Utting, June Day, Sylvia King, Irene King, G. Mallen, Fred Lucas, Mike Redway, John O'Neill, F. Dachtler, Allan Grant, D. Griffiths, J. Smith and J. Fraser on backing vocals
"Hello, Goodbye" – Ken Essex, Leo Birnbaum on violas.
"Strawberry Fields Forever" – Mal Evans on percussion, Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Derek Watkins and Stanley Roderick on trumpets and John Hall, Derek Simpson, Norman Jones on cellos.
"Penny Lane" – Ray Swinfield, P. Goody, Manny Winters and Dennis Walton on flutes, Leon Calvert, Freddy Clayton, Bert Courtley and Duncan Campbell on trumpets, Dick Morgan and Mike Winfield on English horns, Frank Clarke on double bass and David Mason on piccolo trumpet
"Baby, You're a Rich Man" – Eddie Kramer on vibraphone
"All You Need Is Love" – George Martin on piano, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Boyd Harrison, Jane Asher, Mike McCartney, Maureen Starkey, Graham Nash and wife, Gary Leeds and Hunter Davies on backing vocals, Sidney Sax, Patrick Halling, Eric Bowie and Jack Holmes on violins, Rex Morris and Don Honeywill on sax, David Mason and Stanley Woods on trumpets, Evan Watkins and Henry Spain on horns, Jack Emblow on accordion and Brian Martin on cello
Engineers
Geoff Emerick & Ken ScottDescription & Condition
Artist: The BeatlesTitle: Magical Mystery Tour
Record Company: Apple Records / Toshiba-EMI Ltd. Japan
Catalogue Number: EAS-80569
Matrix Information: Side 1 – SMAL-X-1-2835 (1S2 123 7-1) Side 2 – SMAL-X-2-2835 (2S4 13)
Release Date: 5th July 1976 (2nd Pressing)
Original Price: ¥2,500
Obi Strip: A 101mm Wide #24 Stars and Stripes Obi Strip. This has a 25mm tear on the front top right side, which has had an attempt at being repaired which has now resulted in an orange stain from the tape used (See Picture), other than that there are no other problems with the strip. EX
Cover: The Original Heavy Gatefold Card Cover. This has no splits, tears or seams coming undone, the spine is good and standing proud. Inside is attached the 12 pages 24 sided booklet, one of the staples might soon come adrift (See Picture), but at present it is still together in one piece, the booklet has many pictures and information in English, no stains, marks or creases. EX+
Insert + Sleeve: One Original insert which is 2 pages 4 sides long in gatefold fashion. This has a track listing and lyrics in English and Japanese and some information in Japanese. This also has the Original Black Paper sleeve. These have no rips, tears or creases and are in a perfect condition.
Vinyl Condition: This has no Scratches, Scuffs or Marks and shines like a new Record. Mint-
Bar Code: No Bar Code
Magical Mystery Tour is an LP and a double EP by the English rock group The Beatles, produced by George Martin, both including the six-song soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name. The record format released in the United Kingdom on 8 December 1967, was a six-track double EP on the Parlophone label, whilst in the United States the record, released 11 days earlier, on 27 November 1967, was an eleven-track LP created by Capitol Records, adding the band's 1967 single releases. The EP was also released in Germany, France, Spain, Yugoslavia, Australia and Japan.
The US LP was later adopted as the official version of the record when The Beatles' catalogue was updated for the 1980s digital Compact Disc releases. It did not see an official 11 track LP release in the United Kingdom until 1976. The album was remastered 9 September 2009 for the first time since its CD release. The soundtrack was a critical and commercial success, a #1 album in the US and Grammy-nominated, despite the relative critical and commercial failure of the Magical Mystery Tour film.
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