The Rarest & Most Valuable Beatles Records in 2024
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2024
- In this video we look at the rarest UK Beatles records and find how much they are worth today. Featuring: demos, test pressings, acetates, exports, signed albums & more.
0:00 - Opening sequence & titles
1:09 - Introduction & values of regular pressings
2:14 - Demo 45s
4:25 - Factory Sample 45s
5:06 - Test Pressings
5:50 - Acetates
8:41 - Please, Please Me 1st press LPs
9:42 - White Album numbers
10:43 - Export pressings
12:28 - Mispressings
13:07 - Signed albums
13:48 - Conclusion & outro
Become a channel member to get early access to our videos and exclusive content: / @parlogram
You can contact us via our website: www.parlogramauctions.com/Con...
Check out our latest eBay auctions: www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_from...
Follow us on Facebook: / parlogram
or on Instagram: /
Gear used to film this video:
Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH80/85: amzn.to/2A3Mojf
Lens: Panasoninc Lumix 25mm: amzn.to/307I4dn
Microphone: Rode Video Mic Pro +: amzn.to/2JNrqty
Godox SL60W light: amzn.to/30kJWhP
Finally, if you like classic British cars, you might enjoy our channel dedicated to our 1968 Rover P5b: / @tarabordeaux1968 
Видеоклипы
![The Beatles | Rare and Beautiful Songs [The Lost Album, 2017]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3wE3o007m34/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Beatles | Rare and Beautiful Songs [The Lost Album, 2017]](/img/tr.png)
Told my dad this recently when he dug his beatles singles out to sell and he was shocked at what they were worth...Simply,the beatles were the biggest band in the world because they sold A LOT of records.
I dont know if it is of any real value but my dad owns a Japanese text version of The Beatles White Album, the album cover and lp labels have Japanese text instead of English. It is in mint condition too. I'm no expert (far from it) but it doesn't look like a counterfeit or bootleg to me.
I swear this channel only gets better and better, and loved the video!
This channel has become a soothing and friendly space to spend time every week. I just checked, and I’ve logged 107 Beatles records in my collection, so I enjoy watching these videos, of course....sometimes more than a few times!
Thanks Jeff. Glad you're enjoy them!
@@Parlogram you're welcome...and the outfit for the German pressings video made me laugh out loud.
I watched this video with interest, then it came to the chapter on the Please, Please Me album. I'd purchased a Please Please Me album from a Sydney Australia second hand store in the mid sixties. Being a low paid apprentice at the time I grabbed this cheap way of obtaining this album. It was a UK release and I paid no attention until I saw this video. I dug it out from my long forgotten vinyl collection and low and below I have a first pressing. Thank you.
Thanks for watching, Robert. Enjoy your 1st pressing!
@@Parlogram In watching a further video about the mother stamping I found my copy is a 1-G. I had always regarded this copy as a piece of junk. How wrong I was.
A true Beatle record collector doesn’t care about the money. He will keep his records.
If he's still alive!
5:17 "Baby said to me she's as happy as can because she said so. BEATLES possibly." 🤣🤣🤣
I won a Signed copy of Rubber Soul from Bill Harry who started a magazine called Idols. Somewhere there's a picture of me in Vol 2 with my prize. Unfortunately I had my wallet stolen shortly after and so sold it. It was the 90's and so a record shop bought it for about £500. It was nice to hold an album signed by all four, so you win some, lose some. Love watching the series and keep up the great work.
Great story, John. I remember being sent issue #1 of 'Idols' as a feeebie. If we only knew then what we know now....
I remember that competition and still have idols issue no1
You are so right about the misconception that many collectors have that original Beatles vinyl is worth a fortune. One only needs to peruse ebay and see countless records in trashed quality asking for astronomical prices. I personally saw listings for albums such as Magical Mystery Tour in poor condition for $1000. Don't people realize that millions of copies were pressed and unless it's in excellent to mint condition it isn't worth more than $10?
The most outrageous one I've seen was in a charity shop in Wells, Somerset. It was a black and yellow Parlophone copy of the Please Please Me album, no sleeve (not even a paper inner sleeve) and the vinyl looked like someone had been at at with a wire wool scouring pad. Literally unplayable. Asking price? £350! They'd obviously read somewhere that stereo copies were worth a lot of money but missed the bit about the label needing to be Black and Gold. I was gonna have a word but thought what's the point - let them find out the hard way.
“There’s a sucker born everyday”- P.T. Barnum
This channel has become a goldmine of information. Thank you, Andrew !
My pleasure, David!
Great guy
Can’t believe there’s still an honest guy in the world
I loved that lacquer smell! Glad you mentioned that! Brilliant show again!
I restore old recordings and a lot have been lacquers ...death when you sniffed it was a sneaky smile from me because most folks don’t find that, interesting. It’s all part of the process isn’t it.?! Any brilliant again...always looking forward to new episodes!
Superb content as always. Amazing how values have risen over the last twenty years or so.
Totally enjoyed the excellent content and analysis! Thanks again Andrew! The best Beatles channel anywhere!🥳😘
Thanks again, Cleve!
First pressing stereo gold label copies of "Please Please Me" always sell for a lot of money on eBay. And there are *always* multiple copies on eBay any time I check (I'm speaking of originals and not the reissues). It seems like this is one of the the most common valuable records ever.
Great RUclips channel. I love The Beatles they are the best band in the world and they always will be.
Excellent video, Andrew. I was looking forward to watching it after your post on IG. It is a pleasure to watch your videos and there is always a lot of new things to learn about The Beatles discography. Greetings 🇨🇴
Thank you very much, Alejandro! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for sharing this video Andrew.. All of your videos are fantastic, but this one is one of the best. Very informative and entertaining.
Thanks Donny, I appreciate that!
Another fascinating video Andrew. I love all this Beatles minutiae.
Great video,as usual,Andrew.Here in the states,there are some scarcities,for sure.Jack Parr VJ PPM sleeve,WMCA Hold Your Hand sleeve,Butchers,of course,Green swirl Capitol Starline run(Oct'65),Oldies 45 Burnt Orange glossy label foursome(Aug '64,with black label-based sleeves,We Can Work it Out red/white Starline 45,The 3 juke Ep's on Capitol,KFWB red label interview 45,The 2 Capitol interview ones,for MEET and the SECOND ALBUM,and there are other scarce pieces,such as acetates. The Canadians are the green swirls,and the tan/yellow swirl numbers,72159(Secret/Thank You Girl, which didn't chart)and Sie Liebt Dich(72162)
Hi my friend
Love the video of the Beatles yellow submarine I have this LP it is fab
Love it keep up the good work you do
Learning a lot dave.
At one point I owned an NM -1 -2 stereo A Hard Day's Night with the cutting error on "any time at all" and also an original mono pressing of Sgt. Pepper that had a stereo matrix and played in stereo on Side 1.. having accidentally encountered both of them! I ended up parting with both but I'm still kicking myself over it.. although they weren't the most valuable things out there, they were still great to own
Great video Andrew. Interesting to see what makes a record valuable. Although none of the Beatles records in my collection will allow me to retire early, you couldn’t put a price tag on any of them as far as I’m concerned. Thanks again!
Thanks Bill. Some are indeed priceless to their owners.
Wow!....I'd love those export LPs. Really good watching this stuff. Thanks again Andrew.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
I’m amazed that just about anything about the Beatles sells, especially vinyl, even in bad nick. Thanks for the information 👍❤️
Wonderful as ever Andrew and what great taste! Weather it be Golden Slumbers at 33 1/3 the throaty rumble of the Rover V8 or the unmistakable ring of a 746 emanating from the telephone table in the hall!
Another interesting and honest video Andrew.....and I didn't know you were a classic car enthusiast - lovely Rover!
Glad you enjoyed it...and the Rover!
Nice one Andrew. Look forward to the possible video on rare acetates...
Thanks Tyrone. Stay tuned!
A fantastic video! Greetings from Greece! I am a lifelong Beatles fan in my late 40s and this was one of the most informative videos about the Fab Four. All the knowledge that I had gained in my years of record collecting is presented here condensed, in a clarified and explicit manner! Unfortunately, I do not own any of such rarities. Yet, it really doesn't matter, since I am here mainly for the knowledge. I do own some Beatles' original vinyl copies, such as a Jobette-labelled early 1963 mono copy of the "With the Beatles" LP in VG/VG+ condition (which, as you rightfully mentioned, was not pricey at all).
Btw, a record dealer in Athens stumbled upon the McArtney-labelled promo copy of "Love Me Do" in a local record fair a few years ago. He bought it FOR PENNIES just because "it seemed different" and he was totally jaw-dropped when he discovered its rarity and value (the story is 100% true, I know the dealer personally).
One question, if I may: is there a way for me to add Greek subtitles on this specific video (with your permission, of course). It would be a valuable source of information for other Beatles fans here who are not at a fluent level in their English.
In any case, it was a pleasure watching this one! Thanks for uploading and keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing that great story, and for watching. Feel free to add the subtitles and spread the word.
The brazilian first pressing of the White Album has a misprint on side 2 (Rockl Racoon, Lennon McCartney credited for Don't Pass Me By) and a misspressing on side 4 (Revolution 1 keeps speeding up, among with other tracks). It's quite valuable worldwide. It's not true mono, but a stereo fold-down.
Another great video! My rarest Beatles discs are my stereo PPM with the "extra 33 1/3", and my copy of one of the USA albums (Beatles 65 I think) which plays Fleetwood Mac's "Bare Trees" instead of The Beatles on side 2. I do have all four side A/B combinations of Dick James/Northern Songs black/gold labels though, took me a while to find them!
Thanks Ian. Sounds like you have a great collection!
Great video as always, and yes a superb channel. All the best from the UK.
Thank you! Cheers!
As always very interesting thanks
Hi. Program I have your channel when it come to album I am a collector of albums too so that is why I want this channel so keep this up your no.1 fan
Superb as always, Andrew!
Thanks again, Matt!
Awesome video. Finally someone telling the truth I have bought piles of danset condition beatles lps for 50p to £1.
Very insightful video. Cheers
Thanks for watching, James. Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic video! Once again
Thanks again, Winston!
When I was just getting into The Beatles as a kid, one of my aunts gave me her copy of the sgt pepper lp. It’s one of those 1969 one box pressings which she claimed she had signed by Lennon outside saville row while she was in London on holiday. It does look rather genuine alright, but since both have passed away now, who’s to tell... anyhoo, I’m hanging on to it more as a keepsake to my aunt than to Lennon. Thanks for the video! Great stuff, as always.
Wow! I'd love to see a picture of it. www.parlogramauctions.com/Contact
That was the one I had pmc you showed cheers
You knocked it out of the park again, great video. Some stuff there that most of us can only dream of owning.
The lowest white albums I own is 391 and 403, I'm lucky enough to have the export issues, something new with sold in the UK, Beatles second with McCartney misprint and Beatles V1 with sold in the UK.
Thanks and congratulations on owning some terrific albums.
Just found a mint copy of PPM with that black and gold label in my collection...sadly it is the 2012 digitally sourced reissue ;) Sadly my 60's pressings are all a bit battered looking, but hey they still sound fab. Great video as always Andrew - so informative!
Thanks for watching, Steve. It's great that you've still got your original pressings.
Another interesting video thanks for making and posting right off to my Mothers loft !!!
I always wondered about the man behind the beautifully done eBay auctions. Cheers :)
This is great. Would love to see a USA version of this video.
Hi Andrew. Great info. Will help in my crate digging. Ps. I have Abbey Road pcs7088 misaligned apple. UK pressing. Best regards. James from bonnie scotland.
Hi Andrew, I'm back again watching this video because I just managed to pick up a lady madonna demo for £200. Managed to jump in and purchase it on a buy it now on ebay. Absolutely over the moon. Hope you're well!
Congratulations!
@Parlogram thank you so much Andrew, I remember being over the moon with a regular old paperback writer single i had found, and I rewatched your 7" unboxing video over and over again. I Never thought I would be able to get one of these. Maybe in a few years I'll finally get that gold stereo ppm Haha.
Interesting Day Tripper cover / parody during the opening titles. My favourite Beatles song, btw.
The UK Parlophone Beatles VI export edition is one of my prized possessions in my record collection. One more great video, Andrew. Thanks. See you, Nelio.
Thanks Nelio. I love those albums too.
@@Parlogram of course even rarer - but not necessarily more valuable, are the 1 & 2 box exports copies of the first 3, they were still pressing them in 1972/3
My auntie in Birkenhead gave me a copy of Abbey Road with the offset Apple logo a couple of years ago. She found it at a boot sale and luckily for me the original owner (called Susan according to the name on the label) took very good care of it. I have many, many versions of this album, including all the usual suspects, but this one sounds the best. The reason I love it though is the thought that the music on it didn't even exist a few weeks before it was pressed into that particular piece of plastic that would live forever.
I'm in no way in possession or hoping to find any of these. I'm only here to learn that they simply exist, and it's fascinating!
You show me things interesting in this video,about Beatles and yours records.Thank you by information for all this ok.Uchino of Japan.
My pleasure, Uchino. Thank you for watching.
These demo UK 45’s of Beatles songs are quite rare compared to the UK demo 45’s of every Motown singles that were on Tamla Motown with a white label with a big red A on it (same with a green label with white A), because both Parlophone and Tamla Motown are part of EMI. Tamla Motown did pretty well overseas where they exported the US releases and brought it to the UK. Every artists like Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes and others were on Tamla Motown.
Excellent - once again. Thanks Andrew. It could be interesting if you at some point could make a selection of solo releases and Apple releases (oh, yes and Dark Horse and Ring´O) - special pressings and rareties etc.although the topic "Beatles" itself is endless.
Great suggestion!
Andrew thanks again for an informative video. Your thoughts on the Deagostini vinyl series will be much appreciated.
Thanks Gordon. I haven't heard the Deagostinis......yet.
Amazing!
Nice presentation, no moments wasted and always concise and informative.
Cheers!
Enjoyed the part on the lacquers, i did not know EMI made their own.
The ammount of times ive seen beat up U.S. pressings of revolver, meet the beatles, a hard days night, etc be listed for INSANE prices is crazy
That was awesome I got quite a few Beatles albums I definitely will be checking them out to see what I got I don't have no 45 The Beatles albums but I got albums
Such a good video...thank you.
Of all the Beatles I own, I'm sure none have much worth except my 3rd state butcher, which I'm sure I can't retire on. 😁
Mention of cover abberations.. I have PCS black and gold stereo.. the front cover says MONO but the unlaminated back board is PCS Stereo ! I found that at Banbury market stall about 10 years ago
hi Andrew, it's Henry, great video again, still so much to find, however aside from a LMD demo which may or may not have been signed by John & the usual Black & Golds, some demos ( only 4 of them inc LMD ) & Exports ( still missing HJ, YS & a YB AR as mine is a 1 box ) i do have a #92 WA. however as you probably know you NEVER see a low numbered WA in decent shape so i am lucky that aside from discolouration & a tiny stain it is in lovely order, & one day, when i am gone you may be able to sell them on to the decent home they will deserve !!
I'd love to see your collection one day, Henry but while you're still around!
@@Parlogram well when you are next back in the UK mate, you'll need a pad & pen & need to know where the bodies are all buried, as with all collections 90% are 5 -10 quid records, but then there is that 10% ... lol !!
When I got rid of my vinyl collection in 1992 and went to CD I just couldn't part with my Beatle albums. I don't have them all but the ones I have I'm keeping for sentimental reasons. The American version of "Help!"
was the first album I ever bought. I think I paid $2.49 for it. Unfortunately that album got melted.
Hi Andrew
Watching the video on the Hollywood bowl albums love it keep it up my friend
Can you do a video on the let it be naked
Album way is LP hard to find and very expensive and was it a Limited run dave.
Would be good to see one about the Apple x Delayney and Bonnie / George Harrison story and history etc ... I read that one of the Ace Records guys sold a copy of this rarity for a fair sum ... anyway, please keep up the good work I am really enjoying the Beatles content here 😊
Thank you for another good video, I do like the calm with which they are presented. With The Beatles' demonstration singles what did the B sides look like? Were the B sides the regular issue for the discs? Or were there any that were different? Were there any valuable variations in demonstration discs based on irregular B sides?
The B sides of the demo were of the same design but without the red 'A'. There were no song variations.
I just picked up an ODEON Sgt Peppers Uruguay pressing, label is in Spanish. So interesting!
Hi Andrew I suppose most A label demos were just junked by the radio stations/DJ's once the record went out of the charts adding to.their rarity.They are great to look at too.Excellent video again
Agreed, Ian. Thanks for watching!
As always, a great video. I have Australian copies of the singles "Please Please Me", "From Me To You" and "She Loves You" on the purple Parlophone label. EMI Australia switched to the black & silver Parlophone label in September, 1963. Any idea what these purple label 45s would be worth?
Would depend, of course, on their condition and which label variations you have. Both Please Please Me and From Me To You have two label variations and She Loves You has three.
I have a Dutch pressing of Revolver that was pressed mono one side and stereo on the other
A friend of mine belonged to the Grattan catalogue stereo record club in 1963. He said he got his gold stereo Please Please Me in the same catalogue order as With The Beatles on the day the latter album was released. I assume the catalogue bought a certain amount of stock which it was still sending out from its warehouse long after the shop stock had switched labels.
Thanks for sharing that information. I'd heard something about the Grattan catalogue too. It would be great to find out more information or if anyone has a catalogue from that year.
The sticker at 4:09 says “Factory Sample Not For Sale” were also being used on all EMI releases including the Tamla Motown 45’s.
5:11 is a test pressing record which is pretty rare at the time, sadly none of the test pressings were on Tamla Motown and Stateside, because of the US test pressings are on Motown, not in the UK. Tamla Motown was the label that put out a lot of the original Motown albums from the US and imported to the UK.
i have so many unplayed c beatle records from the sixties my auntie peg was shop steward at emi hayes never played because we never had a player
Re the A label demos...I remember these being valued in Record Collector in the early 80's at around £80....
Love this channel! Andrew, what’s your opinion on the 1978 colored vinyl UK reissues?
I haven't heard all of them but when I have, you'll know.
Thanks for all the information on the best group in the world. I have a boxed set of Let It Be from release day with book and an Xmas fan club LP from 1969 hardly played it. Would love to know what they are worth. Thanks.
Hi Julia, They're both very collectible but value all depends on condition. Drop us a line via our website with some more details: www.parlogramauctions.com/Contact
I had the original pressing first issue of please please me before they changed to the black and yellow label the number was pmc I think unfortunately the record got broken it was the 1962 label with old classic writing
My Auntie (not directly) had a cloth that was signed by the Beatles in the early sixties along with a selection of other stars signatures where she embroidered over the signatures. Their was even a newspaper cutting showing them doing it. She's possibly still alive in her eighties (moved to the US). I wonder if that would be worth anything much?
Brilliant as always Andrew. I noticed a blank apple logo record. I bought a let it be album with a blank a side in a flea...I'm interested in how rare you think it is as I am having a clear out. I will be in touch via your website Thanks.
Thanks Seamus. I haven't seen many blank 'Let It Be' labels. It's got to be worth £100-200.
This video is great, would you also do one for pressings from other lands?
Thanks! The next video will be about their Australian albums.
@@Parlogram great, i can't wait!
I live in the Netherlands and i dont see that many UK pressings here.
(Mainly Dutch, France and German pressings).
So i really like to learn more from all these pressings from other countries (then i know where to look for 😜).
What about solo stuff. I have the original Concert for Bangladesh box set with booklet inside and the Imagine album with the poster inside both in mint condition.
Can you advise. I have an Apple copy of Abbey Road with a different side on the reverse
Hi Andrew, can you share some light on four Beatles CD's I bought in an indoor market over 30 years ago. The titles are: The Beatles- BRS73159, More Beatles- BRS73160, Rock and Roll Music- BRS73161, and The Beatles Vol. 4- BRS73162.
All the discs have no country of origin on them, but do say... 'All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work reproduced reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending,public performance and broadcasting of this record prohibited.'
I hope you can clarify these for me.
I always enjoy watching your reviews of rare albums. Best wishes, Gordon Taylor, Scotland.
Love it.
Cheers Paul.
@@Parlogram Always enjoyed my friend.
Looking Forward to the Beatles in Australia episode. Happy to help if you need any info or pics of any rarities. Please ask.
Thanks, much appreciated!
can u do review on the giles martin anniversary records id like to see if u think there better than the originals
Excellent Beatles Information... Every Vinyl Collector should Subscribe... 💯
I recently bought a Philippine pressing No 000089 on Parlophone label, its a top loader, embossed The Beatles and laminated cover. Any information on my copy?? any information would be very much appreciated thanks
Another brilliant video. I hope you can keep these videos coming for some time to come. They are all excellent.
Thanks, will do!
I have a white album with photos inside, signed but they don't look original, might just be naming them, the double apple album is number 0022214 the cover is in a poor state but the records are perfect condition. I have photos of the photos and writing on the back. Any info would be great
I remember musician Peter Hammill reminiscing about buying early Beatles albums pre-release by mail order, to build up the attention paid to the album on release. I think he was referring to 'Please Please Me' and 'With the Beatles' in particular. Given the rare early gold Parlophone label of 'Please Please Me' have you ever seen the packaging that they would have been sent through the post in?
Nice story. I've never seen any packaging but doubt that much survives.
@@Parlogram Thank you for that, here is another enquiry that probably carries it's own dead end, but... For people to buy albums mail order in 1963 there must have been adverts in certain magazines to tell buyers the album was coming, and persuade them to buy the album in advance mail order, so in which publications might EMI have advertised?
I have some the Beatles 7 inch singles (Capitol records version) that I inherited from my mother that are from the 1960s...one of them has on its label the title (eight arms to hold you)...just wondering if they are rare, I'm not looking to sell them
Anyone know what the book shown at 10:12 (depicting Ringo’s copy of the White Album) is called?
It's from Julien's auction catalog of the sale.
Wonderfully informative video as always, thanks Andrew.
Glad you enjoyed it, Phil.
I have a copy of She Loves You on Swan Records with the motto "Don't drop out!" on the label and another copy without the motto. Which is rarer?
I have a double EP 45 Magical Mystery Tour in mint condition factory original with the book attached all the pages are there. It says "Not for Sale" is it rare? What is it worth?
Any idea if a Capitol version of Magical Mystery Tour from 1969 (I think) in very good shape manufactured in Canada with the lime green label (it actually looks yellow to me) is worth anything? lol
I came across an acetate with a version of 'with a little help from my friends' on it by a group called 'four deep' ..strange thing is the hand written date on it is 11 months prior to the song being written
Woo maby someone wrote the date later on ? I wrote this comment 20 May 1823 that’s a bit scary because I wasn’t born until 5 January 2024
Check your birth certificate for the year..should start with 201
Funny how the 'word' EMI changes in pronounciation when used in the brand Emidisc in English :o)
Great video! I have a first UK mono white album No. 4444 which isnt in great condition unfortunately (spine split , some creasing ) I paid £50 for just the sleeve and records so was that a good investment/price? (I have a set of original inserts/sleeves so could make it complete)
Thanks Jamie. That's a nice number and you got a great deal on it.