Goldmine
The Music Collectors Magazine
Which Beatles collectibles offer the most bang for the buck?
October 31, 2008
The value of rare and collectible vinyl has — like gold — remained firm.
This is especially the case at the higher end of the market, and there remains no more collectible band than The Beatles, whose mint records are still hotly desired by collectors around the world. In this article, Ian Shirley, editor of Record Collector’s Rare Record Price Guide, lists the top 30 collectible records (albums in capital letters, singles in lowercase lettering) pressed in the U.K.
27. LET IT BE 1970
This box set is hard to find. Mint copies of the box as it was delicate and prone to damage, although it did a good job of protecting the 160-page “Get Back” book inside, which is chock full of photos from the film and recording session. There was also the Let It Be album in there! A copy with an Apple promotional poster sold on eBay for a whopping $2,400 in 2006.
THIS IS A NEAR MINT ORIGINAL U.K.1970 STEREO PRESSING OF
THE BEATLES LET IT BE BOX SET ON APPLE 7096
(EVERYTHING IS ORIGINAL WITH NO PREVIOUS OWNERS)
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE YEX 773
SIDE TWO YEX 774
THIS RECORD AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS STAND UPRIGHT
WHEN STORED SO THERE WON'T BE "RING" INDENTATIONS ON INNER SLEEVES ETC AS THE PHOTO SHOWS - FLAWLESS!
THE OUTER BOX IS NEAR MINT
THE INNER TRAY IS EXCELLENT IT EVEN HAS THE CARDBOARD LITTLE BITS THAT TEND TO HANG ON AFTER THE CARDBOARD HAS BEEN ORIGINALLY CUT (LEFT-HAND SIDE OF PHOTO NO 8 REFERS)
THE BOOK HOLDING TRAY IS EXCELLENT, NO TEARS ETC
THE BOOK IS NEAR MINT, IT LAYS PERFECTLY FLAT, THE WORDING ON THE SPINE IS CLEAR AND THERE IS NO CREASING MEANING THAT APART FROM THE BOOK HARDLY EVER BEEN OPEN, ON THE RARE TIME IT HAS BEEN OPENER, IT HASN'T BEEN STRETCHED IN AN OPEN WIDE POSITION WHICH OF COURSE WOULD LEAVE A PERMANENT CREASE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SPINE.
THE POSTER
HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE PHOTO, FLAWLESS, NOT A SINGLE MARK. NEVER BEEN UNFOLDED JUST SIMPLY TURNED OVER, AFTERALL IT WASN'T THE SORT OF THING TO HANG UP ANYWHERE, HA,HA,HA. BELOW IS HOW A DEALER DESCRIBES THE POSTER, AND I QUOTE:
(THE POSTER WAS NEVER AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS SET AND WHICH WAS ONLY EVER INCLUDED AT THE WHIM OF THE RETAILER THAT IS WHY IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND A BOX SET WITH IT )
THE LABELS ARE EXCELLENT
THE VINYL IS EXCELLENT, CLEAN, SHINY AND PLAYS PERFECTLY
THE RED APPLE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT THE FRONT AND BACK IS BRIGHT AND CLEAN
TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU COULD GO TO FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS BOX SET!