The Beatles Collection Blue Box Set, Japan EAS-50031 44, 13 Apple Vinyl LP's

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The Beatles Collection Japan Blue Box Set EAS-50031~44 13 Vinyl LP's. Very Rare Limited Print!!! Numbered Set - #4947 of 5000

You are bidding a limited Blue Box Set of Toshiba-EMI Japan pressed Beatles Albums with Apple Records labels.  Noted for their Japanese superior high fidelity quality this set was imported in America by Capital Records on a limited basis of which only 5000 were pressed in Japan.  This set is #4947 and was purchased by me at Tower Records in Hollywood not far from Capital Records headquarters.  Set includes 13 Albums, 2 Beatles posters, English Lyrics fold out & Japanese song list

Albums well preserved in Good Condition. Box has some wear and tear.  Sleeves have some staining.  Posters in great condition. Japanese list of titles included with handwritten conversions.  See pictures.

History of this Collection:

In the first week of November 1978, EMI Records announced plans for a"Beatles Gift Box" to be issued simultaneously in England and America. The package would consist of the Beatles' original twelve British studio albums plus an additional record, Beatles Rarities, made up of the singles that hadn't yet been included on their LPs. The thirteen discs, plus a composite poster of the group, would come encased in a durable blue cardboard box

The American set, titled The Beatles Collection,was delivered to record stores in mid-December 1978, just in time for Christmas. This release marked the first time Capitol Records had ever marketed the Beatles' recordings in their original British formats. The package was issued in a numbered, limited edition of 3,000 copies and sold out immediately.

The English version did not reach the shops until January 1979 due to problems at EMI's pressing plants. It was also not released in a limited quantity.

Because of the success of the British and American box sets, EMI subsidiaries in other countries began releasing their own compilations.Toshiba-EMI of Japan issued The Beatles Collection, first in a limited edition blue box set, and then later in a non-limited, cream-colored box. And in typical Japanese fashion, many of the sets included extra inserts, lyric sheets, booklets, posters and of course superior sounding vinyl pressings

Japan

THE BEATLES COLLECTION (February l979 - Apple 5OO3l-44)

The same as the U.K. set except: all albums were issued on the Apple label.Each record was pressed specifically for this package and was given a new catalog number. Each LP came with a four-page, illustrated lyric book. Two large posters were also part of the set. The box set was issued in a numbered, limited edition. In July 1979, Capitol Records in America imported 5,000 sets for sale in the United States.

United Kingdom

THE BEATLES COLLECTION (December 1978 - EMI/Parlophone BC 13)

A set of the Beatles twelve British studio albums, plus one additional record, Rarities, of selected tracks, many of which had never been issued on any U.K. LP before. All albums were pressed on their original labels (EMI/Parlophone or Apple) and with their original catalog numbers. All records were packaged in their original covers and with their original enclosures (Sgt. Pepper's cut-out sheet, The Beatles four glossies and one poster.) The LPs were encased in a blue, textured cardboard box with a fold-open top. The set's title and facsimiles of the Beatles autographs were embossed on the front of the box in gold lettering.The set contained: