BEATLES - POR SIEMPRE - SPAIN 064-004973 - EXCELLENT PLUS

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BEATLES - POR SIEMPRE - SPAIN 064-004973 - EXCELLENT PLUS

Por Siempre Beatles is a compilation album by The Beatles released originally in Argentina in 1971 (EMI-Odeon LDS 2200), and in Spain one year later (1972 – EMI/Odeon J060-04973). It collects various songs from 1965–1970 which did not make a British studio album.

The album is the never-published compilation LP called Beatles' Celebration, which had been planned (and also Odeon gone so far as to publicize it) in 1968, but the whole project was aborted due to not receiving the authorization from Parlophone. That was precisely a condition imposed by the Beatles themselves at the time of renegotiating his contract in 1967: They were not ready to allow that any EMI branch kept on editing compilations when and how they wanted. The order and the selection of songs for this first version was slightly different from the one featured on the later released Forever album.

The album, whose title translates, Forever Beatles or Beatles Forever, is best remembered for the inclusion of two b-sides, "The Inner Light", which was the b-side to "Lady Madonna," and "I'm Down," the b-side to "Help!", neither of which were available on American or British Beatles albums until the late 1970s. Both "The Inner Light" and "I'm Down", along with "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" (the b-side to "Let It Be") represented the only Beatles songs not to appear on an American Beatles album in the sixties or early seventies.

Because of the inclusion of "I'm Down" and the George Harrison composition, "The Inner Light," Por Siempre Beatles was, for much of the seventies, a highly-sought album among Beatles collectors.

None of the twelve tracks on Por Siempre Beatles appear on an official British studio Beatles album, although "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out" are included on the 1966 British compilation album, A Collection of Beatles Oldies, while "The Fool on the Hill", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Your Mother Should Know", "Penny Lane", "Baby, You're a Rich Man", and "Blue Jay Way" appear on the American Magical Mystery Tour album, which was widely available as an import in Great Britain prior to its release in the UK in 1976. "I Call Your Name" and "Yes It Is" were only released on American albums in the sixties (The Beatles' Second Album and Beatles VI respectively.)

Track listing

1. "Day Tripper"
2. "Yes It Is"
3. "I'm Down"
4. "The Fool on the Hill"
5. "Strawberry Fields Forever"
6. "We Can Work It Out"

7. "Your Mother Should Know"
8. "Penny Lane"
9. "Baby, You're a Rich Man"
10. "I Call Your Name"
11. "The Inner Light" (George Harrison)
12. "Blue Jay Way" (Harrison)

Spanish second issue of the 1971 12-track LP compilation on the light blue Odeon label, housed in a picture sleeve with catalogue number printed on the front and song titles in both Spanish and English on the reverse.

Vinyl Excellent Plus, looks mint.

Labels perfect, no writing, cover has no rips, nor any wear

A very nice copy

Freight to US via Canada Post $10

To Canada $10

To World $12

How I Grade Condition Of Discs

I am no longer a dealer only selling my own collection and some purchased from various record shows in my area, so I grade according to how I graded when I was a major record importer from the world into North America

Mint - This means I have owned it from new or purchased from a distributors warehouse, basically it means absolutely new shape, never been played or out of its dust cover. In the case of LP's, a North American album will have to be factory sealed (anyone can reseal an album!) Take Note: European and Japaneses albums were never shrink wrapped!

Note: Being mint does not guarantee it's free of pops and clicks, many pressings especially from the US were made with very poor vinyl and in a hurry which means often there are imperfections in the pressing. As a former importer, we were often given back brand new albums due to clicks heard in the playback.

Mint Minus - No such thing, it's either mint or not.

Excellent - A disc is super clean, probably unplayed with no visible marks whatsover, Excellent Plus, means it's probably mint but can't be proven by me. Excellent minus, is a disc that is excellent except it may have some very faint markings that do not show up in the playing

VG - A disc that is in good shape, may have some small scuffs or scratches, not in excellent shape but well worth owning. VG + and ++, a disc that is that much better than VG.

VG minus, just a smidgen below VG

Good - A disc that can be played, has obvious ware but is worth owning, a DJ copy of a rare early Motown for instance or a rare Doo-Wop or Northern Soul which could still be worth a fortune, Good Minus & Good Plus is a step above or below Good. In most cases I will not offer a disc in this condition unless it's rare and hard to find.

LABELS

Labels do not alter the grading of vinyl, many records are Excelent, looked after by the previous owner but still has their initials or markings on the label. A DJ copy will often have markings to show which side to be plugged, or the length of the intro. Many labels and covers in the US have been punched, that was done by the record company to show the disc was deleted and shipped out to mass retailers to sell cheap and could not be returned for a credit, this does not impeed the value, many records eg Swan and VJ Beatles were done like that (try finding an original album!)

Finally, I have sometimes graded a record in my opinion that might differ from a buyer, please let me know so we can work it out

Will ship World Wide once funds received. and will bundle if more than 1 selection purchsed.