THE BEATLES COLLECTION BOX SET 24 x 7" SINGLES 1977 UK VERY GOOD+ CONDITION

	£		120
	$		159

UK 1977

THE BEATLES COLLECTION

 BOX SET

24 x BEATLES 7" 45 rpm SINGLES

During the autumn of 1977, EMI’s mail order subsidiary, World Records, released a new boxed set entitled The Beatles Collection, of the 24 singles from Love Me Do to Back In The USSR, available by mail order only, and not through the usual retail outlets. The 24 singles were in the same green sleeves as the March 1976 re-releases, and packaged in a special gold embossed box.

Unlike the later album, EP and singles collections in the blue boxes, The Beatles Collection does not have a special catalogue number. It was deleted from the World Records catalogue in 1981 and is thus only available from sources such as Ebay. It's value can, therefore, only increase.

THE BOX SET HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN WELL CARED FOR OVER THE YEARS WITH SOME MINOR REPAIRS BEING CARRIED OUT WHEN NEEDED (FOR EXAMPLE, SOME REINFORCEMENT TAPE HAS BEEN ADDED TO INSIDE THE LID FOR PROTECTION)  - See Photo

THE BOX IS THEREFORE IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION BUT WITH SOME AGE WEAR - See Photos

ALL THE VINYLS ARE IN VERY GOOD PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION THOUGH THE FOLLOWING HAVE A COUPLE OF SMALL NON-FEELABLE MARKS WHICH DO NOT AFFECT PLAY:

• THIS BOY
• P.S.I LOVE YOU
• STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 4-PAGE BOOKLET AND THE CERTIFICATE/GUARANTEE

THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED ON A VACUUM RECORD CLEANING MACHINE

THE RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A SECURE CARDBOARD BOX AND REQUIRE A SIGNATURE

Vinyl LP Record Grading

Code

Meaning

Record Grading

Album Sleeve Grading

S

Sealed

The record is still packed

The record is still packed

M

Mint

The record is in brand new condition, absolutely perfect. Certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.

Cover and extra documents like lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition

NM

Near Mint

Describes an almost mint record, this grade is used for records that appear virtually flawless but not perfect. A very minor scuff can appear on the record. Yet, the record must play without any noise over the flaw and the latter must be very hard to detect. Any blemish affecting sound quality will prevent records from being graded NM or M.

The cover should look close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the record resting inside) may be acceptable. It has no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same is true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, and the like. Basically, Near Mint looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.

VG+

Very Good +

Most common condition for records. The record has been played a few times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops. Some slight signs of wear, occasional light marks and scuffs. The average person would not notice anything wrong. Labels may be marked lightly.

Cover shows some handling imperfection like normal wear and tear, price tag, creasing. Minor ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners. Cover can also be in mint condition but there is a DJ or promo copy stamp or cut in the corner.

VG

Very Good

Now the signs of age and handling are starting to show. You can notice some clear wear on the surface. Some scratches that may cause clicks, crackles or pops. There may be minor warps and skips. Labels may be marked.

Cover suffers from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration. Cover will have ring wear.

G

Good

The record has been played so much that the sound quality has been noticeably deteriorated. Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs. Potential label marks and damage.

The cover and contents can be torn, stained and/or defaced, there also can be some writing on it

F/P

Fair/Poor

The record does not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc, Unless it is something very rare it is not worth listing in this condition

The cover and contents are badly damaged or partly missing. Cover can also be missing