Beatles Collection 14 LP 1979 Japanese Analogue Audiophile #13131 obi custom box

$

750

The Beatles ~ The Beatles Collection
Made in Japan
14 LP box set ~ All of the Beatles Studio Albums
Limited edition #13131
1979, Original, 1st, Stereo, Analogue, Audiophile Japanese Pressed Box of The Beatles Collection.. 
Apple Records - EAS-50031-44 Vinyl are mostly Mint- to Mint.
Box is VG++, slight tear on fold-down top, on upper-right. Back top-flap has 2" tear with tape and minor wear-spot on back, lower-right.
Obi is VG++, a few, very small , minor tears and minor crease on lower-right.
Includes master info-sheet, VG++ to Mint-, a few, very light creases.

All albums have custom inserts.
Albums: 
Please Please Me ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint.  Cover is VG++ to Mint-, very light and minor shelf-wear.   8-page color-insert is VG++ to Mint-, very light, very minor creases. 
With the Beatles ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.
 Cover is VG++, light shelf-wear.   8-page color-insert is VG++ to Mint-, very light, very minor creases. 
Hard Day's Night ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.   Cover is VG++ to Mint-, light shelf-wear.
 Insert is Mint- to Mint. 
Beatled For Sale ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, moslty Mint. 
 Gatefold cover is VG++ to Mint-, minor shelf-were.  Insert is Mint- to Mint.
Help ~ Cover is VG++, light shelf-wear and small and minor bend on upper-right corner.

Rubber Soul ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.
 Cover is VG++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-.   Insert is Mint- to Mint.  
Revolver ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.
Cover is VG++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-, very minor shelf-wear.   Insert is Mint- to Mint. 
Sgt. Peppers ~Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint. "cut-out"
 Gatefold cover is VG++ to Mint-, very light, minimals shelf-wear and corner-wear.   Insert is Mint- to Mint. 
Beatles (White Album) ~ Double LP Set, Vinyl are Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.
 Cover, No. A 369116, Gatefold cover is VG++, light shelf-wear and a few, minor corner imperfections.  Poster is Mint- to Mint, poster of 4 photos is Mint-.
Yellow Submarine ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint,
 Cover is VG++, light shelf-wear.   Insert is Mint- to Mint. 
Abbey Road ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.
 Cover is VG++ to Mint-, very light shelf-wear, mostly Mint-.   Insert is  
Let It Be ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint,
 Gatefold cover is VG++, shelf-wear and wer on upper-left corner.  Insert is Mint- to Mint. 
Rarities ~ Vinyl is Mint- to Mint, mostly Mint.
 Cover is VG+ to VG++, shelf-wear and indentation on back. 
 Insert is Mint- to Mint.
OUT OF PRINT

"So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century. Moreover, they were among the few artists of any discipline that were simultaneously the best at what they did and the most popular at what they did. Relentlessly imaginative and experimental, the Beatles grabbed a hold of the international mass consciousness in 1964 and never let go for the next six years, always staying ahead of the pack in terms of creativity but never losing their ability to communicate their increasingly sophisticated ideas to a mass audience. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970.

It's hard to convey the scope of the Beatles' achievements in a mere paragraph or two. They synthesized all that was good about early rock & roll, and changed it into something original and even more exciting. They established the prototype for the self-contained rock group that wrote and performed its own material. As composers, their craft and melodic inventiveness were second to none, and key to the evolution of rock from its blues/R&B-based forms into a style that was far more eclectic, but equally visceral. As singers, both John Lennon and Paul McCartney were among the best and most expressive vocalists in rock; the group's harmonies were intricate and exhilarating. As performers, they were (at least until touring had ground them down) exciting and photogenic; when they retreated into the studio, they were instrumental in pioneering advanced techniques and multi-layered arrangements. They were also the first British rock group to achieve worldwide prominence, launching a British Invasion that made rock truly an international phenomenon.

More than any other top group, the Beatles' success was very much a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Their phenomenal cohesion was due in large degree to most of the group having known each other and played together in Liverpool for about five years before they began to have hit records. Guitarist and teenage rebel John Lennon got hooked on rock & roll in the mid-'50s, and formed a band, the Quarrymen, at his high school. Around mid-1957, the Quarrymen were joined by another guitarist, Paul McCartney, nearly two years Lennon's junior. A bit later they were joined by another guitarist, George Harrison, a friend of McCartney. the Quarrymen would change lineups constantly in the late '50s, eventually reducing to the core trio of guitarists, who'd proven themselves to be the best musicians and most personally compatible individuals within the band.

the Quarrymen changed their name to the Silver Beatles in 1960, quickly dropping the "Silver" to become just the Beatles. Lennon's art college friend Stuart Sutcliffe joined on bass, but finding a permanent drummer was a vexing problem until Pete Best joined in the summer of 1960. He successfully auditioned for the combo just before they left for a several-month stint in Hamburg, Germany.

Hamburg was the Beatles' baptism by fire. Playing grueling sessions for hours on end in one of the most notorious red-light districts in the world, the group was forced to expand its repertoire, tighten up its chops, and invest its show with enough manic energy to keep the rowdy crowds satisfied. When they returned to Liverpool at the end of 1960, the band -- formerly also-rans on the exploding Liverpudlian "beat" scene -- were suddenly the most exciting act on the local circuit. They consolidated their following in 1961 with constant gigging in the Merseyside area, most often at the legendary Cavern Club, the incubator of the Merseybeat sound."...