![]() ![]() It looked like I might have a bit of catching up with Mariah Carey to do…unless I could come up with a devious plan. Yellow Submarine is £80 for a stereo copy.Ī full set of Beatles records might therefore set me back at least £2,000!.Others are £250 for mono and £200 for stereo. White Album: These were originally individually stamped with a unique number.A Hard Days Night is £80 in mono and £140 in stereo for a first pressing Beatles For Sale is the same: £80 mono and £150 stereo.With The Beatles is £120 in mono, although a later 1965 pressing is £50.A first pressing in stereo of The Beatles’ first album Please Please Me in mint condition was worth……£3,500.Here’s a brief run down of the value of the original first pressings of Beatles records: How much do vinyl Beatles records cost? I didn’t want to listen to any more Carey than I had to. I raced home and flicked through a copy of the 2012 Record Collector‘s Rare Record Price Guide to see if my impetuous bet stood a chance. The Challenge: Buy all the Beatles’ records on vinyl for less money than the cost of these re-issues. ![]() “The records have to be in decent condition too. The Rules were starting to get more strict. You have to factor that in, otherwise it’s not the same”. “Then you need to find an acceptable replacement. “But it’s exclusive to the box set! I can’t get the book!” I had until we saw each other again (the 20th of October) to complete the task – just a few weeks. We shook hands, and agreed the fine print. The consequences of losing were becoming pretty dire.Ĭarey. “And the loser has to buy a Mariah Carey album and listen to it. Fourteen albums divided by £445 was less than £30 each. I bet that I can buy the LPs in that Beatles Albums Box Set for less than it costs on Amazon.” The words sprung forth from his lips, as if thrown like a gauntlet at my feet. You’ve got as much chance of saving money buying the originals as I have of enjoying Mariah Carey‘s next record”. “Some of those records fetch hundreds on eBay. “No chance” said Chris with a knowledgeable air. “That seems somewhat dull, and not really entering into the spirit of the thing” I countered, “It’s probably cheaper to buy the originals though…” “There’s always the option of not buying it, of course” he helpfully suggested. I was telling my friend Chris about this problem on the day of the announcement. It’s almost the cost of a ticket to see The Rolling Stones… We’re all darting about diving in bins or foraging for mushrooms to feed our families and rummaging through charity shops to find an old pair of winter boots and here comes Ringo and Macca meekly seeking another few hundred notes. Four hundred and forty five English pounds. The problem was – when I looked up the set on Amazon when they announced the launch – the price was £445. The announcement made on the 27th September 2012 that The Beatles were to re-release all their albums on vinyl on the 12th November in a deluxe box set got people of a certain age (me) slightly excited at the thought of getting those re-mastered records in 180g vinyl all shiny and new. “I bet that I can buy the original Beatles records on vinyl for less than the cost of the new stereo box set on Amazon.” ![]()
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