Another Beatles thread. My BC-13 beatles collection is waiting for me at the post off

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So, Ron, I agree with the other posts, you will need a few more vinyl titles to complete the set, let's see (for UK at least?)

'A Collection of Oldies (but Goodies)'
'The Red and Blue Album'
Singles and EP Collection
Past Masters
Live at the BBC
Anthology 1, 2, 3 ("4") 'Well, she was just 17...)


Now let's talk mono versions...

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I have a BC 13 I purchased this weekend (along with a Japanese mono White album) and when I opened it, all of the LPs were pressed in France. I thought that all of the BC 13 sets were pressed in the UK or Japan. Anyone have any information on this variation. Is this set common? Have I been had? Also, the Rarities LP is the US version. Help!

 

Actually, this set was pressed in several other countries including, Germany, Holland, Australia and The Phillipines. I know that the German and Australian sets feature different artwork for some of the album covers. Unfortunately, I don't have any information relating to the French issue.

Since, I am looking at getting a blue box of my own, I would be most interested in information relating to the non-UK issues. Several people on this site have expressed a preference for the UK pressings over the Japanese pressings. But what about the German, French or Dutch pressings? Does anyone have sets from those countries?

 

Interesting. I don't think you've been 'had' here. You have a French

Are your LP's on Odeon and Apple labels? Or is the set on black/silver Parlophone and Apple labels? Presumably the LP's have French catalogue no's? (beginnning with 2C or even just C). Now, I used to own the French rarities LP and it was the same as the US version.

If the LP's match the British LP titles but are French (with French cat no's) I suspect what you have is a 1980s issue of the box as by the early-mid 1980s the Beatles catalogue was more or less standardised across Europe and LP's were appearing on European versions of the UK Parlophone label. When the box first came out in France in '78 it would have had 'A Hard Day's Night' as '4 Garcons Dans Le Vent' and had a different sleeve to the UK LP. LP's before the White Album would also have had the Odeon label, not Parlophone.

Hope that helps.


Kipper

 

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My latest BC-13 is scheduled for delivery tomorrow. I hope this one is as good as your's Ron.

 

The LPs are on Odeon and Apple labels (Sgt Peppers on), except for With the Beatles, Beatles for Sale and Rarities which are on the black/silver Parlophone label. 'A Hard Day's Night' is listed as '4 Garcons Dans Le Vent' on the label, but not the record jacket. Some of the LPs are from the reedition de 1977 and reedition de 1978. The Rarities LP is a reedition de 1980, which makes this box set a 1980s issue as you suspected. All of the LPs have French catalogue no's beginning with 2C except for WTB, A hard days night, the white album and Yellow Submarine.

Still, I am a little disappointed. The box had nothing to indicate it was pressed in France and I was hoping for a UK Box set. Anyone know how French pressings compare to British ones?

 

Evan

I wouldn't be too disappointed. The French pressings of Beatles I own are very, very good - almost on a par with the German and UK reissues from the same period (late 70s and early 80s). The BC13 was almost a 'standard' issue across Europe, with only some minor variations between the countries.

I've also got some early-mid 70s UK LP's that were actually pressed in France (White Album, Abbey Road, Blue album) and they are excellent. Put it this way, based on my experience of French pressings, if you did a blind listening test vs UK reissues from the 80s I'd be surprised if you could really tell the difference.

I'd say you most probably have a perfectly respectable set of Beatles LP's - based on my experience of the French reissues. I have a set of reissues from the early 80s and they too are excellent - there really is not much difference at all between these and the UK reissues from the same period. Again in a blind listening test, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.

Of course if you were comparing your French LP's to UK 60s originals or early 70s reissues there would be a difference - the UK pressings would be superior, I don't doubt that. If you're still not happy with the box, why not send/take it back to where you got it from?

You say 4 LP's don't have French catalogue numbers - out of interest what do they have? Surely a C-066 or something like that? I think at some point during the 80s the digit in front of the 'C' was dropped from a lot of the European (non-UK) pressings - in amongst some of my Italian LP's from that period the '3' doesn't appear in front of the 'C' on the cover but on the labels the cat no's all begin with 3C.

Cheers

Kipper

 

I'm listening to the Doctor Ebbetts "UK EP Collection" right now. I'm pretty sure it was taken right from the blue box, and is on only two CDs (and includes mono and stereo MMT).

 

I hope so too,Mike. I'm planning on playing some of my discs through my MAC 240 tommorrow for the first time!!!!!I've been listening to the 9 CD set of Art pepper at the Village Vangaurd through it all this last weekend, sounds great!!Can't wait to hear those tube beatles Lps!

 

That sounds great. I'm planning a new turntable in a couple weeks then I'll start saving for a tube amp or preamp so I can hear them through tubes too.

 

Which table?

 

At the moment I'm leaning towards the VPI Scout