The Story of The Beatles UK Album Covers: 1966-70

[@bradwilson8550]

The aptly named Abbey Road: The unintended symbolism of the Beatles walking away from the EMI studio and the unintended statement that the boys were now at the "crossroads" is to me what makes this cover so marvelous and prophetic. The blue sky doesn't hurt either.

[@jacquescousteau217]

One big mistake I made about ten years ago was selling a Near Mint first UK pressing mono Revolver . It had a rather large signature in blue sharpie going down the right side vertically. I thought it was the previous owners name , didn't even bother to try ,and read the name . So I sold the album to a private collector at a discounted price thinking the cover had a large inscription written on front of cover . Needless to,say I took pictures of the cover to send to potential collectors I sold to. Mind you this cover,and record ,and labels were near mint , there was only one spindle trail on one side . I sold it for $75.00 USD . It was about two years later I saw Voormams signature , I thought it looked familiar ,it was Klaus signature.

[@briangassman5657]

Parlogram Auctions I am learning a lot thanks for doing these.

[@Parlogram]

My pleasure!

[@BioFactory1]

0:50 - Klaus was already at Abbey Road as Manfred Mann's bass guitarist in 66. He sat in on various Beatles Revolver sessions in which he doodle drawed a lot. While Lennon looked at the drawings, he said Klaus should design the next album in that style. The other Beatles agreed. A week or so later Klaus returned with a board with cutouts gled to it in what was the rough look of the Revover cover - George Martin interview 1993, findable on KZbin.

[@GEFpickupman2134]

That 0000018 inside out white album is so friggin cool, never seen anything like it

[@brianblackwood3120]

I know! I’d rather have that than number 1

[@theseanwardshow]

Incredible information and detail. This channel goes hard.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoy it, Sean!

[@TheHutt]

It would be really interesting to delve deeper into the various cover variations for each album, including international versions. For example, that the Italians redesigned the Rubber Soul logo (same style, but slightly different). Or that they made the back side of "Pepper" not red, but washed-out pinkish. Or that the Germans kept the numbering of White Album until they stopped making it locally at Electrola - but the 6-digit version was embossed, not printed. Or that New Zealand got Abbey Road as flipback. :)

[@Parlogram]

Great idea!

[@jacquescousteau217]

I love ,love ,love the Italian first or at least 1960s pressings of Beatles albums. They didn’t screw around with the master tapes from EMI London. They are the best sound quality, I’ve had all the U.K. pressings being the standard to beat, the Italians on Parlophon ( no E ) is the winner. Why you ask. Back in the sixties most Italians didn’t speak English, therefore they pressed in smaller quantities . As the man from Parlogram stated once before, you didn’t know which pressing you were getting from the run of stampers. And which mother was used from a dub. The Italians didn’t scrimp. Their early Parlophon labels are a true aesthetic . There was a date stamped in the Italian pressings, I believe on some it carried the date of the first pressings in Italy, but I’m not certain is they used that date on later pressings. The point being you were more likely than not to get an album which was pressed from a one or two mother,and a stamper that had only pressed 500-1000 copies of any given album. The Italian HELP first pressing cover is a very elaborate gatefold. On first pressings the inside photos took up the entire inside gatefold, later reissues took out half ,hence only one side on inside of gatefold. I had one of those in NM condition both record AND cover. I needed rent during pandemic ,and sold it for $400. BIG MISTAKE. If you’ve read this far,and have money to burn,try out the early Italian albums . They are pricey , the most expensive of any country including the U.K. . Finding EX to NM will cost you big time … Ps. Totally agree on your point of Rubber Soul cover.

[@jesserussell7242]

I love learning about the different album covers that The Beatles had some of them are really iconic like Sergeant Pepper Abbey Road and revolver it is great thank you so much.

[@reuvengershon6625]

I had a vinyl Ler It Be LP with the red apple. Probably would have kept it if I'd known it came from the box set. Darn it.

[@ZZ24AS]

I got day before yesterday by accsident " Let it be," with red apple,and it is not from the box,but it' s Indian pressing.180.gr but not new one,but sometimes in '80's.

[@seansweeney3532]

There were many bootlegs of this variant... also the US version was never sold as the deluxe box set. Just the UK. Original. The us version was nearly all the red apple label

[@uhfch2358]

I am always amazed that for any topic, there is an expert for anything. Your efforts are truly preserving the history of the world’s greatest band.

[@mrTaxman-yh8sy]

Revolver is my favorite Album of all time and my favorite album cover

[@billleary5779]

Excellent video Andrew..... thanks again for posting these great videos. Thanks

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Bill, glad you like them!

[@syncout]

watching these 2 shows is like getting an early xmas present, quality as always

[@Parlogram]

Glad you like them!

[@briandoherty3364]

Great stuff- I love these little films- so well made.

[@francismaeder6287]

Brillant and just fantastic!! Are appearing all the little things I've noticed over the years. Quite interesting. Thank you once more !! Francis Maeder

[@insectogram]

Hi. The myth of the 'misaligned apple' on Abbey Road. The image on the back is zoomed in, like the front. The position of the apple is unchanged compared to the background, as if it's embedded in the photo of the wall. It's the text that is now misaligned, as the apple is closer to the edge, due to the zoom. Check how the apple remains right under the 'A' in 'Abbey Road'. So the apple wasn't moved back into place afterwards - the zoom of the photo was corrected.

[@aureliande2659]

Totally agree. Technically (phototypesetting) there were two films, one of them with the credit text (monochrome) and one of them with the backdrop photography in colour, which were then put one on top of the other. It's the complete backdrop including the apple which shifted in relation to the text (which remained where it was supposed to be). Glad you pointed it out. No misaligned apples to be seen here!

[@charliemaguire2210]

this is 100 percent correct imho, its the image that is the issue, however the term has to be used because everybody knows what misaligned means even though it is technically not true

[@suckerzezper]

That makes sense. It seems that some collectors refer to aligned covers as second pressings, but I have also heard that the “misaligned apple” covers were produced at the same time as the aligned ones, possibly by different machines. I am not exactly sure about the entire process of creating the albums but I am sure it was very complex and disorganized. I see a lot of aligned copies with the early black inner sleeve, which is the one I have.

[@charliemaguire2210]

@@suckerzezper Yes it is my belief that the mis-aligneds ( so-called ) were just a error batch produced at the same time as the others. However copies may have hung around at Hayes to be used up as you see them a lot on export pressings, even 1 box EMI exports which were not produced until c Jan 1970

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Brilliant! Again, I say it’s important and fun to know these details!!! Keep up the great work!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, will do!

[@andevil777]

Fascinating as always, thank you for calling attention to some of the artists who did work for The Fabs when they were still together. Oh yeah, The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics is worth checking out.

[@Parlogram]

Agreed. I love that book!

[@trublu71]

Again ! Bravo ! Your videos are always informative and entertaining for a Beatles fan like me . Was really intrigued about the Abbey Road “zoom” difference . I always wondered why there was a difference in the perspective of the cover . Now I know . Thanks !

[@Parlogram]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jesserussell7242]

I love the fact that you mentioned all these different details of all the Beatles album covers from the later years, and when I find very interesting is when I bought the Beatles White album it was enough that Joel’s case and what’s interesting about that CD album covers that it was not embossed It wasn’t until I bought the Beatles studio recordings box that in stereo and the man a box that was then I found out where is the white album was embossed. And even on the Beatles stereo albums on the final one of them was the only one that was embossed which I thought was really cool, and the magical mystery tour album when was released as an album was a capital records album I think it has a 24 page booklet or something like that. All these album covers are so iconic I think that’s why they’re great.

[@750drums]

Thank you for these informative videos.I have a green Let It Be with the box. Bought it in Boston in 1971.

[@georgebryson9620]

I bought a copy of the mono MMT EP when it was first released. To my utter astonishment (not to say annoyance) when I played side 1 what came out was the Beach Boys single Darlin'. As a big Beatles fan then (and now) I was really disappointed and took it back to the record shop and they exchanged it for a proper copy. I wasn't thinking of rare pressings at that time but now I wish I had kept the Beach Boys one. But then again, I could only afford 1 single from my pocket money at that time and MMT was very expensive for me then. Oh well, as they say.

[@nrod66]

I am always looking forward to your next video,, Andrew, See you there.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Just fantastic!! So great to see you elaborate on little things I've noticed over the years. The stories behind the print variations are really quite interesting. Thank you.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Mark!

[@jonstuart3823]

Excellent video as always, I have been collecting Beatles vinyl for years, but always discover something l hadn't known before, watching your videos. Thanks.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it.

[@ianhughes9928]

Another wonderful and informative video Andrew.I remember the MMT double e.p.back in Christmas 1967 and how unique it seemed at the time Cheers Ian

[@Parlogram]

Cheers Ian. Glad it bought back some good memories.

[@ronmartin89]

I had two Fourth proofers on Pepper covers,but mine had the info printed upside down on the upper right-hand area of the inside of the gatefold,even scarcer,I would imagine.

[@charliemaguire2210]

i think they are all upside down are they not ?

[@ronmartin89]

@reuven-as far as I know,the only original '70 issue on red Apple was the US one.Even in Canada,where releases were streamlined in with the US ones,title and track-wise,their first issue in '70 was a box set,with the standard green Apple label and SOAL-6000 based label serial number.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

In my opinion, Abbey Road is the greatest album cover in music history.

[@thomasroy5592]

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[@millerzaiden1299]

@Thomas Roy Instablaster =)

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@thomasroy5592 sorry dude.

[@octagonseventynine1253]

You mean The Velvet Underground and Nico

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@octagonseventynine1253 uhh…?

[@ronmartin89]

I'm in Eastern PA.,near Allentown,where a pressing plant in the '60's on 10th St.there,contracted with a fair amount of labels to do pressings.Ine such company was VJ and of course,Introducing....was pressed there,both Mono and Stereo copies were done there.Ive had both that were pressed there.

[@markh.9822]

I also know Allentown because you guys used to press Elektra records in the 60's there too. I have an Doors S/T pressed at Allentown

[@ronmartin89]

@@markh.9822 You are correct,sir-Kapp ,Elektra ,ABC ,VJ and other labels contracted with Allentown Pressing Co.There was one in Southampton,Bucks Co ,on Industrial Hwy.wasnt too far from my hometown of Churchville/Holland/Newtown area.They pressed Motown,Cameo -Parkway,and VJ,along with others.

[@flyinged1]

Thanks Andrew, another great and Informative video.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Darren.

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

Andrew, your videos are stonking

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Kevin.

[@AppleCorp3]

I read somewhere that mono sleeves were later repurposed for stereo discs - is this true? My copy is a stereo top loader but with a number 101782. I managed to find (in the US!) a ridiculously cheap Let it Be box - worn but intact - and without an album. It’s definitely a cool item. Check that off the bucket list! The poster you mentioned I found in an early pressing export copy of Hey Jude. Another great video, keep ‘em coming!!

[@personalcheeses8073]

What’s brilliant video. Many thanks 👏👏👏

[@Parlogram]

Thank you, Kristina! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@personalcheeses8073]

@@Parlogram I really did. It’s a minefield 😂

[@stephenlang8279]

Great video as always - very informative!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Stephen, glad you enjoyed it!

[@dh6909]

Love your channel, Sir you sure know your stuff. Great job keep up the good works I'm very impressed...

[@Parlogram]

Thank you very much!

[@MattHayesVinyl]

Your videos are superb. Learning so many new things and correcting some info that I thought I knew but turns out I really didn't.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you are enjoying them, Matt. Thanks for watching.

[@derosa1989]

really enjoyed this one! thanks

[@neildobson8395]

You should speak to Steve Lukather (Toto,Ringo band member) .He says Ringo gave him his personal White Album copy. I've spoken to him via Twitter, so he's accessible.

[@J_alex_day]

Very interesting!!! 👍🏼

[@michaelharbidge2355]

Awesome video, although one thing that was missed (unless I'm getting something wrong, which is usually the case) is that, on some mono sleeves of the Magical Mystery Tour EP, the line 'All lyrics copyright 1967 for the world by Northern Songs Ltd England' was printed on the inside back of the 2nd EP pocket. I've never, ever seen one in person but they are out there.

[@tomdegan6924]

Thank you!

[@BioFactory1]

8:27 - George Martin said in the 1993 interview he himself has the #000007 white album.

[@ronmartin89]

I stand corrected.I see someone listed the Indian pressing also used the red Apple label design!!Interesting!!

[@mrsary7868]

I found the Let it be box once, but there was no record inside! Just the book with all the pages loose ) :

[@bowenjaybee]

Love your videos. Very informative and always make me want to add more to my Beatles collection. 👍

[@Parlogram]

Thank You. Go for it!

[@deadbeatdynamo]

Gear video, as always. You are part of the modern vanguard of Beatle-tainment -- keep up the great work.

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, will do!

[@michaelcramer5595]

YOU HAVE A GREAT SHOW

[@Parlogram]

Thank you, Michael.

[@philross1680]

I have a copy of the original box set of Let It Be I bought on the first week it was released here in Australia. The Box and accompanying book were printed in England but the album was pressed here in Australia by EMI. Kevin, you are quite right about the fragility of the box and book so much so that my box set rarely sees the light of day. Regarding the White Album my first copy I bought in December 1968 was reasonably low numbered stereo copy but unfortunately it had a fault which I believe affected many early copies over here and that was annoying skip halfway through Birthday.

[@charliemaguire2210]

yes it is well known that Australia is a good & often cheaper hunting ground for a UK box & bits

[@ronmartin89]

I did have a -1 Revolver and a black and gold POM in my collection,at one time,too.

[@ronmartin89]

Black and gold PPM,I meant.It was the second press Northern Songs copy,but that one is even scarcer than the Dick James one!

[@ronmartin89]

Hey,Andrew!!You're making me jealous-all my Beatle records are gone and sold off.Ill get them back again,but it wasn't fun having to sell the run off.Had to.Keep these great videos coming,and the Capiphone project is still being worked on.If you have any connections to Giles and the Abbey Road crew,let me know.

[@PaulMelia]

Cool as always Andrew.

[@Parlogram]

Cheers, Paul.

[@ronmartin89]

Also,Abbey Road was the first issued only in Stereo,and also,the first Beatle Lp title after A Hard Day's Night to not note the "Sold in UK"info,in the upper portion of the label.I believe some copies of Yellow Sub did not feature the disclaimer as well.

[@sylvainmarsan9964]

Great stuff!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, Sylvain!

[@CollapsingRealities]

I didn't know the post cards of the first UK edition of the White Album were protected by a paper sheet. I have the mono box sets (European CDs, Japanese CDs -thicker box and extra booklet- and vinyl) as well as the stereo SHM-CD mini LP (first issue, red sticker). The post cards on all those editions are loose with no protection whatsoever except for the album jacket itself. Thanks for the video and the info!

[@charliemaguire2210]

the UK photo card spacer lasts well into the early 70s numbered copies. They were usually discarded as you can imagine & the paper changes too.

[@azapro911]

Striking thing about the Beatles' 'studio years is that their full LP covers tended to alternate between stripped down black & white and vibrant technicolour.

[@ronmartin89]

Also,there is a '68 variation that I had (out of the 70+ original mono and Stereo copies,I once had)that did NOT list the A Day In The Life track on the label!!Just to make you aware.AlsoI had a Rubber Soul original(yellow/ black) that misspelled "Norwegian" as "Norweigian" on the label,as well.Keep a look out for that one,tooy buddy in North New Jersey collected UK's and other country Parlophones,Odeons and had close to 40 milk bins of mostly Beatles originals.I bought the whole run!!!He had over 70+ copies of Parlophone UK Peppers alone!! Everything was sold off again,by me.Wish I had the 40 bins back,now!!

[@BioFactory1]

12:12 - What about the variation as far as when Her Majesty was finally added to the back cover?

[@Parlogram]

It was never added to UK covers.

[@TheTigersfan20]

My copy of the White album is 0301100, top loader stereo, all inserts.

[@charliemaguire2210]

i have a #95 & #624*** - & a shed load more in-between !!

[@jacquescousteau217]

Andrew on my Abbey Road cover with misaligned Apple, and writing on back cover over song titles it says " off registration " with circle around song titles ,and box around Apple all in someone's hand. I noticed inside cover it has three letters stamped "TPS" unless it's the initials of someone ,but that makes no sense as it was never sold ... I have no idea what that means . When I got this cover it had no record as it was being tossed out I assume . I never should have put a record in it , but I did, now it has faint ringwear but only on front of cover . The colours of the entire front cover are remarkable. The laminate is the glossiest I've ever seen. Needless to say I took the album out long ago .

[@Parlogram]

TPS was Trade Platemaking Services in Camberwell. The made the printing plates for the covers. You cover sounds like it was a reject.

[@mvmmotovlogmusic2815]

I have the White Album with white disks I purchased in the 1970s. wonder how many of those were published? I am a simple person with simple needs. A video like this one makes me happy. mVm

[@seansweeney3532]

They were pretty common and in the 80s as I recall, on the US maroon capitol label. They are made from Virgin vinyl though, unfortunately the black vinyl sounds often better because of the dielectric used in the black coloring prevented STATIC, which caused dust to stick like a magnet!!

[@charliemaguire2210]

@@seansweeney3532 UK ones are quite rare & pricey too, the states imported most of them.

[@ronmartin89]

Actually,the first Yellow Subs pressing did list the "Sold in UK" disclaimer.I just verified on that.

[@nigeltant]

Fascinating, as are most of your videos, especially as I bought these records in the 60s more or less as they came out, althought With The Beatles was my first album. I bought Sgt. Pepper in the summer of 64 and still have it wih the original Fool inner sleeve and cut out sheet, but my copy had a cover with the German Odeon label logo on it. I always assumed this was because they struggled to supply enough covers in that summer. Do you know anything about this? The record is a standard British made pressing - XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1. Thanks!

[@Parlogram]

Yes, the UK did import some covers from Germany to help meet demand.

[@nigeltant]

@@Parlogram thanks for confirming! I assume they are of no significant interest to collectors, perhaps even worth less than those with standard UK covers..? Another Pepper related question is to how long they stuck with the lack of banding of the tracks. Was this only on mono copies? My stereo version from the 70s is banded. At the time this seemed a big deal and another detail that set it apart from other LPs.

[@NERKTWINS1957]

Another great post, thanks. I always wanted to know why the some pepper copies had the patents pending painted over, why not just leave it.

[@charliemaguire2210]

yes indeed, one of many oddities

[@jamesmurray7381]

This video and the others I have watched have been great. Can you do one on the actual labels in the centre of the record. Since there are different typefaces, mistakes etc. That would be interesting.

[@Parlogram]

Great idea, James. Watch this space!

[@50l12]

Always thought it was weird how the band went from really elaborate covers to the simplistic design of Abbey Road

[@MrDirtybear]

Thank you for this video. When you talked through the 'Let It Be' box set I realised that the new 'Let It Be' book-published 30th August 2021-is taking up where the original 'Let It Be' box set book left off. From memory the new book will cost £30. It will be bigger, more solid, and more comprehensive than the old book was. The book in the 'Let It Be' boxed set is the prototype for the new book. P.s. at 13.16 or so you say the 'soft back book', but you show a hardcover book. Were all the boxed set books hardcover? Also am I to assume that since you showed no 'Let It Be' sleeve covers then there are no variations on it? Or am I wrong?

[@Parlogram]

I don't have the new book, I only show the original which were all softback. The only cover differences are the red/green Apples on the back.

[@MrDirtybear]

@@Parlogram thank you for that.

[@gustavefrankfurter6462]

I'm an American that has been collecting Beatles records since 1979! I had zero knowledge about foreign pressings, so when I found one, I bought it. In later years, I learned that they were all 1970's pressings, but they sounded fantastic compared to the Capitol U.S. releases, and had more songs!

[@Parlogram]

There are so many great sounding European pressings. Pick them up whenever you can!

[@euanthorburn8135]

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[@jacquescousteau217]

I picked up a cover only of Abbey Road that was rejected ,and has some type of rejection notice as the song titles ,and bottom lettering is out of focus ,and have a pinkish tint . I’m sure it was meant to be discarded but I was fortunate to get my hands on it. It has no record of course . Ps. It has the misaligned Apple. I should dig it out ,and see exactly what it says .

[@ZZ24AS]

Got day before yesterday,"Let it be," album Indian pressing,about 180gr heavy,witch is suprise for me,because it's not new reissue,that i don' t buy because of it. It has red apple not only on sleeve,but on record too,and got Italyan pressing from 1976,,"Sgt.Papper's," with a bit different gate fold sleeve,not completly red,have some orange color on back,I bought it because i never had cut carbon outtakes,now i have it.Looking for further Beatles records to complete collection."Beatles rareties," blue box are next...

[@scottroberts7103]

I have an empty cover of A Collection Of Beatles Oldies that has a black and white photo of the Beatles on the back. Sadly it doesn't say where it was made. It does say Stereo And Mono on the top right front cover. Odd.

[@conorfurlong]

If you could go back in time and buy a brand new Beatles album, just based on the album cover art alone, which one would you buy?

[@ItsOnlyRockAndRollPODCAST]

Andrew, after re-watching this video again today, a question re-emerges for me. Have you ever seen any first pressing UK STEREO Sgt Peppers with Garrod & Lofthouse Patents Pending on the back? The only copies I seem to find are those from the 1970 EMI One Box pressing with the blue and red strip at the top of the opened gatefold. Hope this makes sense.

[@Parlogram]

Same here.

[@ItsOnlyRockAndRollPODCAST]

@@Parlogram Any theories as to why that is?

[@charliemaguire2210]

Hi Andrew, Henry again, a few more observations/opinions if i may be so bold Revolver : one minor thing, the stereo can move about a bit, this is a very minor variation imho but it is noticeable & a slide rule is not required to detect it. Oldiies : this lp in stereo probably has more minor variations than any other Beatles album, with the emphasis on the MINOR, but only for Garrod Stereos not for EJD stereos or Garrod monos., The Garrod stereo can move around like Revolver but also there are Garrod sleeves where the stereo is lower down just like the EJ Day stereos, then in 1969 there is an explosion of any combinations of no patents/patents sleeve with stereo no stereo sleeves. As a general rule for many of the sleeves the stereo no stereo indicator was usually but not always linear, it could sometimes disappear then re-appear on later pressings, Sgt Pepper : although this is purely opinion i think the earliest sleeves are the widespines, this is because not only have all the low stampered discs i have seen mono or stereo have come in widespines but also at the launch party in Epstein's flat the Beatles are clearly seen holding a widespine. I suspect the 4th proofs ( all mono ) may have been the proofs for the normal spined sleeves. As you will know all 4th proofs have patents pending on them but in 68 some non-4th proof pat pending sleeves appear along with some where the pat pending has been painted out in red prior to lamination. Stereo pat pendings seem to mainly only exist with stereo 1 box labelled copies White Album : you are quite right in that usually nos 1-300k are mono, 300-600k stereo & 600-625(?) k mono again, however random batches of stereo sleeves exist within the first 300k monos. In 1970 when the side openers appear the first used the same 7 dig number style as the originals starting at 100k to c 150k, but c 1971 when they go to the new 6 dig style they reset to 100k again & go up to just over 300k by early-mid 73 when the numbering was finally discontinued. Yellow Submarine : there is a stereo flipback sleeve prob c 1971 that also has the cat nos on it just as all the other titles flipback sleeves do, it is a hard find but not an impossible one. & you are quite right, when the flipbacks cease the red lines become black lines, & then in the mid 70's they lose the lines altogether Abbey Road : not much to add, the misaligned sleeves may or may not have been the earliest, they may have been a random batch - or batches, also it is possible that both white & black inners can appear on earlieat pressings, the girls at EMI would get a box of inners to handball the discs into, & if there were say 50 girls doing this ( always girls it would seem by the photos from Hayes ) some may have had boxes of apple black inners & the others plain white patents applied ones, however this is just speculation & mainly based on the fact that before the 2000's in 30 years i never saw an original AR with a black inner, so much so that when i first started to see them i assumed that they were swaps. Let it Be : only one thing to add, for some reason there are also export sleeves that can be found inside the box sets, red apples seem to be the norm for the early box sets but green apples & export parlophone sleeves arrive toward the end of the box set era. You are probably correct imho that the apple flyer/poster was a store addition not a factory one. The export parlophone sleeves are an oddity in themselves in that batches continued to be printed possibly up to as late as 1973 - 2-3 years after they were no longer needed !!! Weird. ....So what are the hardest sleeve variants to find ? Imho it has to be the WTB & Help small monos, you just do not see them at all next probably come the AHDN outline stereo & the Rubber Soul stereos, & the mid size mono EJD. You are quite right, these all seem to turn up abroad, so were either for export or for PX stores, they can appear in mainland Europe as well as the states, but again that could be a PX thing. then after those, probably EJD stereo Revolver & then EJD stereo WTB although the former is rarer than the latter inho. An honourable mention goes to the no stereo warning BFS & the unbordered stereo Oldies.but i am sure there are some i've forgotten, but all of these are rarer than say a 4th proof pepper but not a mono/stereo pepper though. And for all those who make it down this far, well done & i hope i did not bore you all too much & once again a big thumbs up to Andrew for all these great vids !!!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks for all that great info, Henry!

[@charliemaguire2210]

@@Parlogram you're very welcome Andrew, some of this can only ever be informed opinion of course & as you know a lot of both sleeve & label evolution can be infuriatingly counter intuitive - oh & it's always a learning curve as something can always turn up to throw what we might have thought as gospel for years, on it's head !!

[@jamiespinks3179]

I already commented about my White album here but I've recently acquired another mono pepper and I had some questions. This particular copy the sleeve is very thin card and the colour on the top seams are full yellow , doesn't have any of the red or blue from the back or front . The flipbacks are still the normal length. So would this be a slightly later maybe circa 1968 sleeve ?

[@charliemaguire2210]

hard to say, there are a lot of weird print variants, there is a known batch where the colours are shifted on the rear creating a " ghosting " effect, otherers where the front picture is less sharp & vibrant.

[@robgronotte1]

Has there ever been a repress of the original Let It Be deluxe package with book? Seems like it would have been a no brainer for a 50th anniversary set. They still could do it in conjunction with the planned new movie.

[@Parlogram]

It's never been reproduced but I hope they come up with something special (and stronger) for the new set.

[@David_Hirsh]

Enjoy your videos - which version (mono or stereo) would you consider the better listen to of A Collection of Beatles Oldies? I'm looking at buying a nice copy and it came out during a kind of "grey area" period for me in terms of mono/stereo Beatles offerings. Would greatly appreciate your opinion. Thanks in advance!

[@Parlogram]

Both have their merits, David. You really need both!

[@octagonseventynine1253]

Apparently there is a secret image of all four Beatles on the cover of Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding but I’ve ever been able to see it no matter how much i scrutinize it

[@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM]

Does anyone know the font used on the Beatles' White Album serial number?

[@presto709]

Very intersting.

[@Paul_Wetor]

I bought "A Collection of Beatle Oldies" in the U.S. in the early 1970s because it had "From Me To You", which I had never heard before. (This was pre-Red album). The garish cover confused me, as it looked rather cheap and generic. Until now, I didn't even know it was an official Beatles album.

[@boblehman1726]

Exactly the same for me - I almost didn't buy it because it looked so unofficial and unfamiliar - but the inclusion of "From Me To You" won me over, and I got to hear a "brand new" Beatles song around 1973!

[@stevedundee866]

Hi Andrew...wonderful vid as always 👍 Absolutely after that Alan Aldridge would have done MUCH better cover art for a Collection of Oldies. Have always hated that cover...looks garish and cheap. Also wish they had used better spines for the Let It Be book. Great book if you can keep all the pages from hitting the floor. All the best

[@Parlogram]

I totally agree, Steve. Thanks again for watching.

[@TheHutt]

I first saw Alan Aldridge's pictures in a magazine that came out in USSR in the early 90s, containing the history of the Beatles (and also containing some song lyrics as well as the corresponding Aldridge pictures). Never will forget "Back in the USSR". :D

[@terrythekittieful]

It's a little peculiar that the infamous Beatles logo (as seen on Ringo's drums) never appeared on any of their albums from the 1960's. It should have been tried on 'A Hard Day's Night' or 'Beatles for Sale'. As far as I know, the much later released 'Past Masters' was the only time their logo appeared on an album front cover.

[@Parlogram]

It shape was used on ‘20 Greatest Hits’ in 1982.

[@jessecarroll2584]

Is White Album No. 0000003 really still out there? I ask because in the liner notes for the 50th Anniversary White Album Box Set, there is a photo of Paul's personal copy of the White Album, which has that number.

[@Parlogram]

It has been suggested that multiple copies of some early numbers were made.

[@charliemaguire2210]

@@Parlogram this seems very possible, i've seen another 92 on sale elsewhere & i believe # 5 has been seen a few times, although it may be the same one being sold a few times

[@TrekBeatTK]

Not sure which number my white album is. Picked it up at yard sale and unfortunately the sleeve barely holds together.

[@leonelbusto3341]

2:00 that's was Rubber Soul

[@ronmartin89]

And,not too far north,is Scranton,where the Capitol,and nearby Olyphant,(Specialty Pressing) plants were!!

[@Ad.Dd.James.]

How about a review of the 2017 George Harrison vinyl boxset.

[@deusdedithkojiuchino9349]

I don´t know where you achieve all the informations about Beatles albuns? Because help me very much with this video ok.The White album for example,if the number is 3 or 5,your price is up my guess,because are the firstly printed,if achieve found yet.About Let It Be this year a new book coming,talking the respect of film,seen a good thing,for who no have the book of 1970.I bought this book and set of record make it in that year in Ebay site and too the book isn´t good,the page are fragile.Now I ask for you something:You please can also comment about solo works of each Beatle too?Because is interesting I found.Uchino of Japan.Thank you.

[@Luc-Sist_07]

Hi Andrew, how are you? Could you analyze the Beatles in Argentina? The label variations, the label (most common one, Odeon “pop”, the sound quality, the history and their Argentinian compilation “los Beatles” which I talked to you in one of your videos about Capitol records.

[@Parlogram]

Hi Santiago, I have many images of the original Argentinian LPs and will do a video about them in the New Year.

[@Luc-Sist_07]

@@Parlogram ahhh thank you. As an Argentinian I’m very satisfied of this things. Learning English is good, and this videos help me with pronunciation. And the things and work you do to help us to know the best for Beatles stuff, is so fine. If you talk about this label (Odeon“pops”) I would be very thankful with that, even the EMI repressing. I found out that there are, at least I count, many label variations, which some EMI was or not involved. One is red/pink and black, like an apocalypse. The second one is the EMI logo in big red and the rest in beige. Number three is pink EMI logo and the rest in white The fourth one is found on the Sgt pepper’s album. The way I recommend to found label variants number one and fourth is the next. Catalog number starts with the number 6 and it has four numbers in total. Example, for Por favor yo (please please me) the catalog number is 6095 and it is one stereo. For Sgt pepper’s lonely hearts club band album the catalog number is 6941. Both of this albums are under a combination (as I can denominate it) of EMI Odeon labels.

[@Luc-Sist_07]

I give you the catalog numbers, as I can make life and search a little easier. Please please me: 6095 (stereo) EMI odeon With the Beatles: 6096 (stereo) Beatles for sale: 6919 (stereo) Yeah yeah yeah, Paul, John, George y Ringo (a hard day’s night): 6106 (mono?) Help: 6922 (mono?) Rubber soul: 6127 (stereo) Los Beatles (compilation): 6754 (mono?) Revolver: 6135 (stereo) Sgt. Pepper’s lonely hearts club band album: 6941 (two label variations I found) Forever Beatles/ por siempre Beatles: 6200 That’s all I’ve found out with the LPs Noticed something: 1) labels are a lot. The label which every album I meant is EMI Odeon label. 2) SGT pepper has, at least, two label variations. One in full light blue misprinted, and the other in red/pink and black. 3) some of this albums are in stereo. Some of it in mono. 4) in some of the mono pressings I put the sing “?” Besucase i don’t know if it is pure mono or false mono. 5) as the LPs, singles and EPs, we’re repressed and reissued under this label. Example: for the “mystery tour” EP the catalog number is 2883/ 2884 (double ep) Sorry if it’s too much text, but if you have some doubts, I want to answer them. Have a good evening by Santiago. Edit: a he’d day’s night have two label variations

[@Luc-Sist_07]

@@Parlogram the way I found out this labels was in discogs.

[@Luc-Sist_07]

If you try to find some editions of the EMI-Odeon label, I recommend you to look for in discogs under the next tags. 1) EMI-Odeon S.A 2)EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C 3) EMI 4)Odeon With one of this labels, add Argentina and 7”

[@t.adamcollins2162]

"Sorry, kids. We would have sent you to college, but we bought a bunch of overpriced Beatles stuff, instead."

[@iangledhill9982]

Another great video :) But how come the white album started at 100,000 in the 70s and ended at 150,000? Did it roll over from 999,999 to 100,000 again?

[@Parlogram]

They never made it to 999,999. The original numbering stopped somewhere in the 600,000s.

[@charliemaguire2210]

it's worse than that, it went from 100-150k then reset at 100k again & ended at just over 300k before numbering ceased in 1973 Andrew is correct, the highest known top opening 60's pressing number so far known is in the 624,000s

[@horowizard]

Joe Walsh claims by now to have colored it in!

[@jessierussell8011]

I love learning about the cover designs of the Beatles especially from the late 1960s, with different artist doing covers of every Beatles album. Not only do I love the album cover Sergeant Pepper but also the white album all the way to RFP. What is interesting is that the American album covers were different from 1964 up until 1966 I believe. There was one controversy dealing with the yesterday and today album released on capital records, and some people don’t really like the revolver the American version because it leaves out the John Lennon songs, but for me I love all the Beatles and many of its different mixes it’s great.

[@WeAreTheEggmen22]

The Beatles and Zebrahead have the best album covers of all time I mean it like woah

[@mondegreen9709]

I wonder who owns the White Album No. 0000666...😈

[@Sd12sx23]

I wonder who owns copy number 9...

[@mbvideoselection]

Great video as always... Just one thing... And it took me many years of getting it wrong before I discovered the awful truth... Patent Leather Shoes = "Paytent" Patent Pending = "Pattant". Patently obvious...? ...not!

[@liam-ashton1]

14:07 Lol!

[@cardnut]

The number I have on my White Album is A 252972

[@ingenfestbrems]

Norwegian pressings worth something?

[@Parlogram]

Yes, they are!

[@ingenfestbrems]

@@Parlogram ☺️😀 compared to British pressings ?

[@Parlogram]

@@ingenfestbrems Take a look at some of these: www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=beatles+norway&sortord=dprice&pagenum=1&incldescr=&layout=&sprice=&eprice=&endfrom=&endthru=&bidsfrom=&bidsthru=&flabel=&fcatno=