I love this channel. I am 66 years old and grew up with the Beatles music and popularity. I was fortunate to be alive when all their albums and singles were first released. I am from the southeast in the USA! They made us all look forward to their next albums back then in the 1960's. Thank you!
I don't mind warps, as long as it doesn't affect the sound! I'm getting more and more into the Beatles since 2013! Even more now that I have a rediscovered love for vinyl LPs! Your channel certainly helps!
Really interesting, thank you. My parents bought me the World Records set in 1979, which by then comprised of 25 singles, as they'd added the picture sleeve edition of Sgt.Pepper 7" from 1978, along with an extra insert explaining this. I loved my 'green sleeve' set and it had a lot of plays, especially in 1979/80 as I only had a few originals. I did buy a few of the 80s pic sleeve editions later on, and a few of the '20 years ago' pic discs, not really to play though. Quality issues aside, I do like the look of the 2019 set, the foreign picture sleeves/labels looking really neat. I'll probably never have the cash to buy one nowadays though! I look forward to these videos, thanks again.
I love this watching these! Being a collector for so many years and having to lose my collections a couple of times to “stay afloat”, I still get excited about the details. And as I restore old recordings myself, I get right into what you are saying. Great job! Great fun!
I especially love the longer fade out on all you need is love and a 2019 mixed in the echo effect on baby you’re a rich man and being a huge Beatles fan that I am I love everything that the Beatles did. And I love the packaging in the 2019 box that it is great.
I thought EMI did a great job with the Beatles 2019 box that and also the Beatles vinyl box set from 2012 it is such beautiful packaging. I am really love the packaging of the Vinyl of the 2012 stereo box that I bought that at my favorite music store here in Portland it was great even though people say that it was an authentically used from the original stereo master tapes but I think it’s still a fantastic remastered 100 and the 290 g vinyl that is just absolutely fantastic. From the packaging to the vinyl itself
I glad that I bought the 2019 set last year. I had always wanted the original 22 singles. I know there were some audiofiles that were up in arms about the sound quality but others state it was more authentic to the original which is line with your comments. Another winning video. Thanks so much!
Thank you for the review! I’ve been waffling between the 82 and 2019 set. Wasn’t sure which one to spring for but I think I’m gonna grab the ‘19 collection now.
I have the 1982 box set which I bought around 1983/84 brand new. Also bought the EP box set on the same day. I have several original 60s 7"s too. I bought the 2019 set on day of release and have to say initially wasn't overwhelmed with the artwork chosen for some of the sleeves and thought they could have used better designs from other countries. However, the sound quality on the new set is absolutely outstanding (they have clearly thought about modern record players sound-wise) and so this is the set I go to now if I fancy playing 45s. I have also got some European EPs which I think would make a great box set for the artwork of these sleeves alone 🙂. Really enjoy watching your channel and have been catching up on all the posts
Thank you so much, Andrew! I got the 2019 box set on your recommendation on the original review video. Tip for everyone: get yourself a price tracker for Amazon and be a little patient. I got my mint, sealed set for around $110 and the current historic low is $107.51. A great price for sure. You’ll be amazed at how much money price trackers can save you.
The 1982 set had nice picture sleeves, unfortunately, some of them were incorrect for the time they were supposed to represent, Yellow Submarine, Get Back, and Old Brown Shoe in particular were much latter photos than from when the singles were issued. One would have thought EMI a little more conscientious about that. Great video !
I just found this box set on eBay from a trusted seller for $128! I've looked at it for years but never came close to buying it because I'm not that interested in singles, but I couldn't pass it up at that price. The seller must be tired of it taking up space on the shelf because I consider that a clearance price.
Interesting video as ever - I have the 2019 box (which I do really enjoy a lot as a collection) , a few of the 1976 ones in those green sleeves too. Don't think I have heard any of the 1982's though. Cheers for sharing your views.
5:39 So the re-writing of history was already going on by 1982? PPM wasn't No. 2, it was Number 1 on ALL compiled charts, except for the least accurate of the bunch, Record Retailer, which for some stupid reason (I think it being a top 50) has since become 'cannon' as the 'Official UK Chart' for the 60's.
I love the 2019 box that it is great I love it because it has the bonus 45 free as a bird and real love but was released in 1995 and 96. It is one of the best box that I’ve heard besides the 2012 Beatles studio recordings on vinyl it is really good I love both the stereo and mono mixes.
The 2019 singles collection is very fantastic I loved it ever since it came out and I think it is one of the best sounding I have ever hear I especially love the guitar intro with the vocals on yellow submarine when Ringo sings in the town where I was born, which you don’t hear in the stereo mix and I’m glad an Amana makes the line a life of these is there and I especially love the longer fade out of all you need is love and having the awesome bonus disc free as a bird and real love 45 which sounds great.d
Thanks Andrew - another interesting video. A small correction though. You show the 1982 sleeves for Yesterday and Back In The USSR when talking about the 1976 box, when the 1976 versions had variants of the green sleeves.
Hi Andrew. Growing up, the 1976 set singles were everywhere to be found yet even though I was already a huge Beatles fan..they never appealed to me. They looked so cheap. A VERY lazy release by EMI. The 1982 set at least had visual appeal. 45s from both sets commonly appear at local op shops. Great to know the 2019 set is the winner. I may just purchase one. The packaging is very appealing. Thanks for making yet another great video :) Steve
Excellent, very informative video’s as always Andrew. Just wondering if you’d noticed the biographical insert sheet that was included in the 1976 issue has George’s birth year as 1942 rather than 1943. These simple errors make me wonder how much effort was really put in to compiling these sets. I think the effort and attention to detail of the latter day issues better reflects the respect this groundbreaking band deserves.
I ve got the 1992 reissue box set on cd.... When I bought this box set I was thinking that my have some problem because in all song play strange like I m the walrus there s some missing drum parts etc.... Then I realize that the set was iussed in mono mix 😀
Hey Andrew, great videos. I’m just getting back into vinyl and have spent a lot of time and money during the past few months acquiring and re-acquiring Beatles vinyl. I think I’ve watch all of your videos at least 2 or 3 times each. So glad I rediscovered this hobby, it’s been a tad expensive but so much fun. Nothing like analog records and cassettes. If you don’t mind a question, do the original single mixes of Please Please Me/Ask Me Why exist anywhere on vinyl outside of the original UK 45 pressing? I’m not adverse to purchasing an original single but I’m trying to find clean versions of those mixes without breaking the bank. Thanks for you time and please keep giving us Beatles nuts these great videos!
Very helpful video. I really like the look of the 2019 set and could have had it for about £100 but the many negative reviews mentioning warps put me off. Sounds like it might be worth the risk though, be really interested to hear some of the songs closer to how they originally sounded without stumping up a kidney for a 2014 mono vinyl set!
Another enojyable and informative video! Have you ever compared the 2017 Christmas Records box set with the original flexi disc releases? Think it would make for a very good video!
What about the comparative running times? Some of the reissues feature sped-up tracks that raise the pitch of the vocals so much that it reminds listeners of that other famous 1960s recording group, Alvin and the Chipmunks. :)
I have the 82 New Zealand set witch is like the British set, they even used the British sleeves. The box is a Black box with Gold letters and a lift off top. The pressings are very nice from NZ with black,silver and yellow labels. I also have the 82 Australia Maroon box with silver letters. They had a lot more singles. The sleeves are these cheap paper black and white but does come with a list of all the singles. They seem to be very nice pressings with black and silver labels ,no 45 punch out just a small hole. Strange set as Love Me Do was the fifth release with I Saw Her Standing There on the B side. The NZ pressing stamps are the same as most. The Aussie stamps are different , Love Me Do has two different numbers. Two on the label and one on the record. Strange!
Hi Andrew,It's interesting what you say about the Apple labels being made "lighter".For some of the original Apple singles (and not just the Beatles ones) the labels are so difficult to read the details due to the very dark backgrounds.Another great video! Ian
I've got the 1982 set. One disappointment for me at the time was the use of the stereo version (not even a fold down!) of 'I Am the Walrus' on the B-side of 'Hello Goodbye' - the 1987 pic disc, however, is mono (but noisy). The 1986 pic disc of 'Yellow Submarine' also uses the correct mono mix, rather than the fold down in the '82 set. Perhaps the pic discs mostly used the correct versions??? (though not for 'Love Me Do'). It's a shame they all have such noisy surfaces.
Singles are not supposed to be audiophile grade, but rather they had to sound awesome and exciting on the direst of equipment. The digital era is really spoiling us. We may get the highest fidelity, but sterile, lifeless songs.
Another great video! Question - was the original singles mixes of Please Please Me and Ask Me Why used on the 2019 set? I don’t have an original to compare to.
I have a complementary box set of the green-covers edition , it comes with no special box but a dye-cut box perfectly cut to show one of the printed labels on the sleeves underneath. It also comes with a handwritten “complements of Apple” printed slip. I like to think the handwriting is from MCCartney or Lennon , but every time I look closer at it I wake up.
Hi! I need your help. I've come across a 1976 Dutch green box set that includes a couple of extra singles, 22 records in total. Is that set any good? Is it in stereo or mono? I've also found a 1978 Spanish set with blue labels but no box and no extra singles. What about that one? Thanks in advance!
I've had all the originals in the last 15 years,but in the '70s,the internet was not around,so we in the US got the '76 green sleevers,and as Andrew mentions,swishing sounds in the intro and outro dead grooves.Terrible!
My 45's are all former Yugoslavia pressing and look much nicer than many western that i could see on youtube. We had our own very good contracts with record companys around the world. " Joke," is singles where top,records too,but sleeves on records where catastrophic,except one pressing of " Let it be," they imported original British sleeves,because they where not in condition to press their own,for some reason.Cassettes where perfect,all inlays where like original lp,with high quality of photographs.How much they cost,i don' t know,was to small 1969-1976.
Thank you so much Andrew maybe you should do a review of the Beatles vinyl box sets the mono versus the stereo box sets The code to get the 1982 singles collection. Always keep informing us and wonderful stuff about the Beatles collection.
Great video as always! I have a first pressing in mono of A Collection of Beatles Oldies. Are the tracks on it that were only ever singles (eg She Loves You) true the original 45 sound or were they changed at all for the LP? Many thanks!
So I don´t liked this single disc,because are in 45 and not in 33 rpm.For hear the band I prefer the Lp that red and blue records,where I can like the band of form in gerally and yet in 33 rpm.About your videos as show me the best collection buy,I like in know now what I going search for the next plan.Thank you.Uchino of Japan.
I have enjoyed knowing about the other singles boxer it’ll be interesting to hear your sister to thousand 19 bucks back. Paragraph I love the sound of vinyl and all recorded music.
The 2019 singles collection is not true to the originals, they were all in mono up to Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down after that they wete in stereo except for You Know My Name. The 2019 singles collection is mostly in stereo except for the first singles which are only available in mono. So why buy them? You have all the songs before........
