Beatles - six 7" records from overseas USA Australia South Africa and unknown
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In my many years of collecting, I found various Beatles records from other territories, not from UK. Here's a bunch of them, various origins - and conditions! A couple that I actually don't know where they're from.
Photos are of the items for sale. I generally only assess condition of A-sides of singles. In no particular order -
Penny Lane EP - from Australia. Has import sticker, so looks like it was sold in UK. Cover - rather worn - ring-wear, partial split on spine and splits in from opening at top and bottom, first two or three inches. Little stains on back, a couple of shiny stains - glue? on front. Wear at the opening. Record - A-side looks generally excellent, but has a little raised area. B-side - has corresponding dip in the surface, and a mark on second half of second track, looks like heat damage. Play Test - I wondered if it would play OK through the odd fault to the surface on side one. So I played it - doesn't skip or stick. There is noticeable crackling (not loud, just noticeable..) towards end of track 1, going into track 2, and some short spells of louder clicks towards the end of track 2. Apart from the crackling, the sound is very bright and clear. Side two has more-or-less constant background crackling, especially noticeable on quiet intro to "Strawberry Fields" and at start of track 2 (Yellow Submarine). The music drowns-out the crackling much of the time, and track 2 improves as it goes along.
Hello Goodbye / I Am The Walrus - apparently USA re-issue from 1971. Record - good, not great - A-side has a short sharp fingernail impact on lead-in, going into the start of the playing grooves. A couple of surface scuffs and surface scratches. I played this when I got it, and left myself a note to say it plays really well. I also just-now played the B-side, as I haven't heard a nice clean copy of "I Am The Walrus" for a while - it does indeed play excellently well.
All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man Capitol USA, special jukebox issue pink vinyl 1994. Being a jukebox record, no pic sleeve. Record - A-side generally very good, but several marks and little impacts on second half.
Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That - from South Africa, looks like original pressing. Record - sticker on label, secondhand price, in pre-decimal money! Covered in scratches, looks rough.
The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue - USA Capitol, 1970s? Record looks USA, cover maybe doesn't match, EMI-Odeon. Cover - very light card, has wear and creases, patch of surface worn-off on front, wear at the opening. On the other hand, not split, torn or written-on. Record - A-side has a sharp fingernail impact in dead wax, going into the end of the playing grooves. A lighter fingernail mark right across, a long light scratch on first part.
Let It Be / You Know My Name - see my first three photos. Doesn't state country of origin on record or on pic sleeve. Not UK, typeface on label in thin letters, unusual. I don't know where this is from. If you know, please do message me, and I'll add info to this listing. Cover - glossy paper, some creases and shows the shape of the record. Record - A-side looks in excellent condition.
As a trivial bonus, this lot also includes an empty sleeve for Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Julia, Capitol, maybe USA. Style is like the White Album.
When I'm checking for damage on records, I look at them carefully with my reading glasses on, in good daylight. This method detects any bits of damage that will affect what you hear when listening to it - and lots that are not audible. Using a spotlight or direct sunlight shows more surfacey marks sometimes, but I don't do that - records are for listening to, not trying to see your face in.
Postage at cost within UK - £3.20. One can send up to 2 kilos (which is a LOT of singles) for £3.20. For UK buyers - if you buy several items on the same day, and you're looking for combined postage, don't pay, and message me to ask for an invoice that includes combined postage.
Dispatch will usually be "next day", if you pay promptly. My auctions end on Sundays, and I post on Monday afternoon. I only go out to post once a week, during the present pandemic, so if I receive payment after 13.00 Monday, parcel goes into the next Monday's posting. Collection in person is usually welcome, but not when there are lockdown rules in effect, which forbid it.
I'm happy to send this overseas. See below for details, if bidding from outside UK - YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS STUFF.
I don't mail things personally, to countries outside the UK - ( I mean it, don't ask) - but I am happy to use E-Bay UK's Global Shipping Program, for sending things abroad. Under this scheme, I send the parcel to an e-bay depot in UK, and they forward it to the overseas buyer. They have a tracked courier service, for the journey from their UK depot, to the buyer. This means that I can ONLY accept payments through e-bay (Pay Now button), and I can't send invoices.
Please be sure that you understand what the postal charges and any customs charges / import duty will be, before bidding.
E-Bay UK tells me, they do NOT do combined postage in the Global Shipping Programme. Charges to the customer for delivery and customs charges are whatever you're told they are - if you don't want to pay the postal / courier charges individually for the items, then do not bid.
Overseas customers - please DON'T request an invoice - I can't make one, and it screws-up the e-bay system.
International buyers should be able to see a postage cost to their country, you may have to input your location, if your country is included in the scheme. If your country is not mentioned, please do not bid. International postage to the following countries will be shown (this is the latest list that I've seen - lotta countries!) Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, South, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Oman, Pakistan, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
Applicable customs charges will be shown to buyers - E-Bay collects customs duty for the receiving country, wherever import duty is appropriate. If you don't want to pay the customs charges, do not bid. Since "Brexit", customs charges are likely between UK and EU countries.
I don't send to China (because I prefer not to), and I also don't send to Japan, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, as importation of vinyl records is not permitted in their customs regulations.
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