'I'm across the pond, as they say, so the box sets you showed were very hard to find. I didn't even know they made so many of them. I did manage to pick up "Abbey Road" and the "Let It Be" HMV sets but that was all. I was working in a CD store, in 1987. The guy that owned it was a real music nut, so he ordered at least one of everything that ever came out. Consequently I was able to acquire the Japanese Beatles' box sets, as they came out. I seriously doubt if I'd ever get rid of them. They are still in brand new condition and I spent an absolute fortune for them - by 1987 standards, anyway! Box one had the first four albums, in mono, a cool 5" x 8" book, four 6" x 9" glossy, black and white photos of the boys, from the "Beatlemania" era and a lapel pin of Ringo's drum set. That first box cost me $395.00!!!! I'm not going to bore you with all the particulars of each box set. Box two had the next three discs ("Help!", "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver") and a coffee table book, as did the rest of them. That one was $295.00. Box three was the big one - "Sgt. Pepper", "The Beatles" and "Yellow Submarine". That was the most expensive one, at $495.00. Box four included "Magical Mystery Tour", "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be" - $395.00 and the last box contained "Past Masters - Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. - $195.00. And you guessed it........I didn't have any kids! LOL!!! About 13 years ago I actually saw somebody selling these same box sets, on Amazon, for $6,000.00. They weren't on there very long, either. Some people are just nuts, I guess!
Hi Walter, yes these boxes are much harder to find in the US that was my main motivation for doing this video. Sounds like the Japanese ones are really good but wow pricey . Not surprised that someone snapped them up even at that price. Beatles fans are nuts as you say, and Im going to be covering that in a video coming in couple of weeks. Thanks very much for a great post
Thanks for the shoutout Tony! Yes, I love the HMV I have. But it will probably be my only one. I loved your "deep dive" into them. I learned a lot. Mine has three of my fave UK Beatles albums, so I'm happy with it. Cheers my friend, Matt Street
Wow... I don't know how, but I have never seen these box sets before. I was pretty busy starting to globetrot around that time, but still... how did I miss these!! Thanks for showing them!
Ahh well I thought there might be some people that didnt know about these box sets , which was good enough reason for me to make the video, and that is proving to be the case in the comments so far. Were you still in the UK in 1987 Nick? Glad you enjoyed the video my friend and thanks as always for your comment
I enjoyed this very much, thanks! I have never seen or even heard of these box sets. Living in Denmark, all I saw was the regular CDs. I think the box sets you showed us are very nice indeed, with larger booklets than I see in my CDs and posters as well.
Thanks very much Lars, Im glad you enjoyed the video. Yes I thought these boxes might be unfamiliar to overseas viewers and that was the reason for making this video. Nothing like the box sets of today so very much of their time but something a bit different to collect. thanks very much for your comment
HMV didn't stop at the Beatles with these box sets. I picked up thier boxes of The VU 'Nico', The Who 'Who's Next and The Buzzocks 'Going Steady' - I'm sure there are plenty of others too. The later two were released as both vinyl and CD boxes. They were quite a premuim cost over the standard versions for very little extra.
Thanks for the info Russell - yes that seems to be the trend of these boxes - that there's not too much to get excited about. Im trying to remember what a normal CD costed back in 1987 as say the MMT box was £13.99 which doesn't seem too much more to pay if say normal CDs were say around £10. Anyway, thanks for your comment
Good stuff as always Tone, i quite like these boxes, theyve been superceded by the new box set but i guess these were the first of that kind.....Ive got em all bar the first 4 which came in 1 box i believe, nor do i have the yellow submarine one, but ive got both past masters ones too!
Hi Kier, thanks very much mate, glad you enjoyed the video. Oh you're well ahead of me on these then. These are nice to have rather than essential to me but something extra to collect I guess. Not too much extra stuff in these compared with today's box sets but back in the day I guess these were state of the art. Thanks as always for your comment
There was one other HMV release in that collection. It was all the CD’s including Past Masters in a lift lid box with a hologram of Ringo’s Ludwig drum kit on the top. There was a drawer at the bottom of the box that had a soft back book and a poster. I bought it for ( if I recall correctly) £175 in HMV at Piccadilly Circus…I sadly sold it when money was short about 10 years ago
@@philsalter8006 yes Ive seen the bread bin , never got it though. I seem to remember that the big gap meant for where the White Album is meant to go was out of order chronologically
Thanks for this video Tone, really enjoyed it. I had no idea they issued the Red and the Blue albums as box sets, may well look out for those in the future. As you said back in '87 Box Sets where not so sought after, so comparing these to what we get now some 36 years later is a bit redundant as in '87 these were probably some of the first box sets to be released, and EMI were notorious for being a bit tight fisted and for doing things on the cheap. George Harrison was very scathing about how they were with their releases, and some of their silly rules when in the studio, like the famous "padlock" on the fridge quote he came out with. I will look out for them, and if they are reasonably priced I may indulge myself with a set or two. Yes I'd like to be two box sets. (Please excuse the rather obscure Rutles quote there... heh heh!)
Thanks very much Terry, glad you enjoyed the video. If you're after any of these they shouldn't be too hard to find and the prices vary quite a lot so shop around, but quite a few of them on ebay. Sorry I didnt get the Rutles quip :-( thanks very much for you comment though
Hi Tonny. These are so nice to get and there is so many Beatles out there lol right!!! So, for me I have only two of these lol. But Matt and you have a good video going here!!! I do like pips and pops too lol. You do have some nice ones to show for this video mate:). I think this was a good video to do. I hope you have a good one mate cheers!!!
Cheers Brad, glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah these boxes are mildly interesting with not much extra content but because these were exclusive to HMV in the Uk originally , I thought some overseas viewers may not have seen these or know about them so it was worth making a video about them. Thanks as always for popping by and your comment, all the best to you my friend.
It was a good one .... But you know I did know it was an Exclusive to HMV :). You know the last time I was there in London it wasn't too good. I don't know if I got anything or not lol. Now I do need to think lol cheers mate!!!!!!
Hello Tone, another great Beatles item that I never knew existed! Really enjoyed seeing these box sets, I never bought the Beatles CDs upon release because like you I had the albums. Don't think I will be trying to get these, but I have certainly enjoyed the Beatles Box that you showed a few videos back. The shipping charge is quite high so I have to be selective what I order. Thanks so much for sharing this set. Good luck Saturday will be waiting for your video. Take care!
Thanks very much Sharon. Im glad you enjoyed the video. I think these things were of their time and I wouldn't recommend chasing after them as they dont have enough extra content to justify the price especially if you have to pay shipping costs on top. I won't be looking for the ones that im missing either but I had a feeling that some of my overseas viewers such as yourself may not have known about these box sets so Im glad I have made a video showing something new to you guys. Thanks for the good luck message, Im not relishing getting up at the crack of dawn but hopefully my mission will be successful. Watch this space and thanks as always for your comment
Watched your video with interest. Only purchased the Red & Blue box sets at the time from HMV. My Blue box included a printed number on the inside cover. Each box set cost £26.99. (21/09/93).
I remember these boxsets coming out! I was still at school at the time and remember my history teacher Mr Rothwell bragging about having purchased the first four albums from HMV on Oxford St after a school trip to the Barbican Theatre - I was so jealous. I could only dream about getting a compact disc player at the time. I had to make do with my gold label EMI cassettes with strange running orders... which have now become collectible of course, in fact I have a lovely pristine Blue Box Tape Collection which i enjoy listening to more than the CD's 🤣. Great video Beatley Tone!
Thanks very much Steve really glad you enjoyed the video and for posting this great comment. I never really got into buying pre-recorded cassettes even though they were great for portability. It was a struggle getting that first CD player - they weren't cheap were they and nor were the discs. I used to work opposite the Barbican centre 1986 to 1988 - I would probably have been doing as little as possible in my office at exactly the same time you were on your school trip round the corner. lol
Hi. I remember going to HMV and saw those box sets. But, in 1987, I didn't have CD player at that time. I was buying vinyls at the time. In 1991, I did buy a CD player, and only bought Sgt Pepper on CD in the US. I continued buying their CDs. Sadly, my first CD player scratched Abbey Road and Sgt Pepper too. Don't worry bought them both again in the US.
Hi Gary yes I think a lot of people may have missed these at the time through not having a CD player - it was still fairly early days and they were expensive. Glad you picked them up again Thanks for this comment
Thanks for the information! I saw these box sets in the record stores back in the day and always wondered what was inside. If Revolver had been in its own box, I would have picked it up for certain.
That's an interesting comment George. Obviously I understand the importance of the Pepper album, but I'm interested as to why single out the Pepper HMV box set as being more important than the others?
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel that was apparently the only HMV set also available in America. I saw it in one Sam Goody music store in the mall where I was living at the time.
Hi Tone, I wasn't really tempted by the HMV box sets when they were released. Hence I don't have any of them. A few years ago we went to an auction at Omega in Warrington. The complete box sets were listed. I was really interested in them but 'bottled it' despite Christine urging me on 🙂. They ended up going for just over £200 plus fees, so nearer £300! No regrets as they say😞. Cheers for another video. Looking forward to your Record Store Day purchases. Good luck mate....
Hi Eddie, that's seems like a reasonable price for the whole set, but as you've seen these dont really have much of a 'wow' factor - certainly not compared with the standard of box sets these days. I would have probably bitten at £200 though. Thanks as always for your comment and good luck message - not relishing the early start
very cool, I didnt get any of these at the time,,, but about 2 years ago was offered the complete set for around £200, but i di not have a cd player at the time and had sort of fell out of love with cds, wish i had brought them now after seeing what they go for LOL, anyway keep up the good work cuz, cheers, Dave
Cheers Cuz glad you enjoyed having a look at these. Wow £200 is a great price for the lot. They dont really have a lot of stuff in the box to justify the big price tags but I guess they are just something else to collect, although im not going go chasing after the ones Im missing. Thanks for dropping by and commenting Dave
Great video, Tone, as always! Thanks for showing us these box sets. occasionally, some of these sets are on eBay, but now, knowing what is included, the prices are just ridiculous. I am surprised that the bonus material in the individual sets was so different. The posters included in the Abbey Road set are great, but most of the goodies are just borrowing. If the had included a proper individual book, it would be something different... It would be interesting how much HMV charged more for these sets compared to the regular 1987 CDs. Take care and keep on rocking Tone!
Thanks very much Armin glad you enjoyed the video. I agree that these boxes dont have too much extra stuff in them especially when you compare them to box set s of today, but I guess different times . I certainly won't be chasing the ones that Im missing but I thought it was good to show these for people especially outside the Uk who haven't seen them before. Ive been looking up how much more expensive they were than the regular CDs . I found that the regular CD price at the time was around £10, the individual boxes for most albums were around £14 with the past master costing around £18 each . I do remember the white album box I bought was £30 which made me shudder at the time lol Thanks as always for your input my friend.
@Beatley Tone's Beatles Channel Ah! Thanks a lot. I thought the price difference had been much higher. But the price for the boxes is OK. I think. CDs and vinyl used to be more costly these days. When the white album was released in 1968 it had a special price of 28 DM. Today this is approx 64 Euro... wow ... but yes different times. And gladly box sets have really improved. I can't wait for the next one 😍
I have all 12 of the box sets. I bought 9 of them when they came out. Yellow Submarine was sold out even though I went to Oxford Street HMV on the day of issue. I believe they only made 2500 of the Yellow Submarine set. I bought a Yellow Submarine box to go with my day of issue CD complete with the badge and cutout for a reasonable price a couple of years ago. The red and blue sets I only got recently but they were fairly cheap and completed the collection. My 1967-1970 has a stamped number 00365 in the lid.
I have Pepper & MMT but the others online seem to go for a bit more than I would want to pay, they do look like great sets and thanks for the look at them Tone.
Thanks Sam glad you enjoyed seeing these but I agree with you that there is not enough extra stuff in these to justify the prices that some people are asking for these
When I finally did get a CD player, i first bought Honky CHATEU by Elton John and Cloud Nine by George Harrison. Those were the first 2. I got the Beatles CD s one by one but don't remember the Lavish treatment out here in the states. Maybe I went to the wrong store. We had Blockbuster and the Wharehouse for CD discs.
Nice choices for your first CDs. My first was Shaved Fish. Are you getting the Honky Chateau 50th anniversary package that has just come out? No these boxes were exclusive to HMV in the Uk so they weren't generally on sale in the US although Im sure a few managed to find their way in some US record stores. Thanks for your comment James
Funny when I saw your thumbnail I immediately thought Matthew Street just showed one of those. If like him I found one at a price like that I’d go for it. But otherwise no. I’ve seen these covered by a couple of other UA-cam’ers so have been aware of them. Good luck on RSD also. I’ll be out nice and early also queuing up. Hoping to score Macca’s and Ringo’s releases, but not sure on too much more. Hopefully it won’t be snowing here in North Dakota that morning as it was this morning. I’m ready to be done with it. Though it might keep the masses away if it is. Can’t wait to see your finds and hear your thoughts though. I’ll have a video out that day too.
Hi Dustin, yeah Matt got his for a great price - he could sell it for 2 or 3 times that price now. These boxes are nothing special but I guess back in the day they were a reasonably big deal. im not going to chase the missing ones from my collection but happy to have the ones I have. Not really looking forward to the bundle on RSD nor am am I looking forward to getting up really early on Saturday. It's my first RSD that I have participated in . Got my eye on a few non beatles related recordsas well as Paul and Ringo's but the shop Im going to is fairly small so not sure what my chances of being successful will be but gonna give it a go. Good luck on your mission and I hope the snow stays away. Will be watching your video when I can, I still have a few to catch up on as well - its been a bit hectic lately but I will get there but sorry about the silence .Thanks as always for your comment
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel this is only my third RSD. The crowd at my shop is super friendly, at least they were last time. And none were really into Beatles so didn’t have to worry about that. At least they weren’t into Ringo at that last one.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel it does sound like I’m going to be queuing up in snow on RSD. Currently snowing right now and all night. Tomorrow looks like a lot too. The fun of living here.
I still have these boxsets but they live in the Garage -I this is not as bad as it sounds - I store lots of singles and CDs in there which is more like an extension. These HMV boxsets were interesting but ultimately have not aged well compared to later releases. If memory serves I believe that HMV stores were part of wider EMI family when these boxes were released. I vaguely remember there being a CD production line in the HMV sore -there was definitely one in Virgin megastore in Tottenham Court Road.
Hi Paul, Im sure if the garage is dry that is a perfectly good home for them. Yes I agree, these box sets dont really have enough in them to stand against the box set standard of today, but something a little bit different especially considering the times in which they were released. I think you're right regarding the EMI/HMV thing. Wow the number of times I inhabited both the Virgin Megastore and the flagship HMV store back in the day and yet had no idea they produced CDs there . Thanks for the info and for this comment mate.
I really like the boxes. They have a nice conservative look to them. Very nice and appealing. However, my own opinion. It’s still c.d. Which other than being very clear and clean sounding it’s just not the same. Very cool to see these. I’d love to get my hands on a Magical Mystery Tour. Those colors are so cool they’re out of control. Definitely looks like the 80’s 😊. Great stuff !
Yes still CDs and not the best sounding CDs either for me, but I guess we have to put ourselves back in the time they were put out and at the time it was just so great to have clean sounding Beatles albums as my my original LPs were starting to get a bit noisy. Agree the MMT colour scheme is a bit 'out there'. Thanks for your comment Michael.
Apparently, the 1987 CDs were all rushed out because EMI were obsessed with the whole "It was twenty years ago today" Sgt. Pepper gimmick, and that's why minimum effort was put into these CDs. So, we got the very rudimentary inlays and the most basic work on the stereo reproductions. I'm referring to the individual CDs, rather than these box sets which I must admit I didn't know existed. It wasn't until 1991 that I got my first CD player and CDs, and perhaps you'll understand how underwhelmed I was hearing most of them through headphones. I'd already bought much more modern albums and had discovered stunning digital stereo productions of classical music, so when I began buying the Beatles albums on CD I was left feeling nonplussed and disappointed. It was largely because the left/right panning hadn't been addressed in any way, not that I was expecting the Beatles to suddenly sparkle like a brand new late '80s album. Still, from that point onwards I only ever listened to the late albums via headphones, and played the earlier ones through speakers. Anyway, is this generally accepted belief true, do you believe, that the 1987 Beatles CD catalogue was rush released simply to meet the "twenty years ago today" objective, or do you think that in 1987 there was only so much that could be done with those old master tapes?
No I dont think they rush released at all. I bought them as they came out in 1987 and they were released in batches. The first 4 albums first, then a few months later the next 3 then pepper and so on. It happened gradually over the year with the past masters albums not coming out until 1988. I bought my first Cd player that year - I had resisted CD until then but once the Beatles were going on CD that was enough for me to bite the bullet (there's a video on the channel about the arrival of CD and my resistance). Unfortunately there wasnt the tech to remix these properly to repair the panning issue but back then I had got used to it as I bought all the records in the 70s and they were the same. hopefully, gradually this problem is being corrected with the Gile Martin remixes
@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Thanks for clarifying, BT. This is a narrative that's so often repeated by the guys on the Thihgs We Said Today podcast, and others, that I've accepted it to be true without actually researching it for myself. Talking of CDs, it was one of the highlights of 1991 when I belatedly bought my first player. I remember buying some CDs, especially, classical ones, which were mind bogglingly expensive. Several cost me £15, which is around £40 today. Amazing.
@@mikeysaint4368 yes Cd was certainly a revelation when it arrived and they were so expensive to buy back then - not as expensive as Lps are today but expensive nonetheless
Sounds like me. I went down to buy Cloud Nine and the Girl said " CD or VYNL ?" Well I did not have a compact disc player either. So I purchased the record.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel at the time I think new they were around $80-100 CDN. I recently looked at discogs and if I recall they were not much different.
I have acquired the white album and Abbey Road HMV box sets recently and the MMT is on the way. I’ve come to appreciate the older 💿 issues, since they are more faithful to the original masters. I’m not knocking the 2009 stereo reissues, because of the impressive booklets and the Quiktime videos were a nice touch, if obsolete now. Another UA-camr has stated that the Yellow Submarine boxes were much more limited in quantity than the others, which may explain their higher cost. I may slowly build up my collection, if for no other reason than getting the original Apple-less 💿 pressings. I have seen a white album entry on discogs selling for $44 that matches mine. Maybe some of yours is worth more than you think?
Well yes these are definitely of their time and worth collecting for that very reason even if they dont give much extra stuff - they are kind of historical. Yes I think I read that yellow Sub was in short supply initially - probably because they thought there would be less demand for this album generally which is probably true. Im surprised that there is a White Album on Discogs because I thought these weren't allowed on Discogs for some reason - there was thread about this that I read on the Hoffman forums but they are all over ebay at various price points. thanks for a great comment
Fascinating and well presented as always Tone! I'm the right demographic to have been buying these but have zero memory of them being on sale. That could be down to my record store of choice in the city I lived in at the time being Virgin (I know, I know) with the occasional nose around Our Price (ironically eventually taken over by HMV of course). It's intriguing to see how threadbare these offerings were back then - minimum content for premium pricing. Regarding the photo at 11:12, do you have any idea who the uncredited black guy is (I can't get a good enough resolution to see him clearly); since the pic is from the Stones' Rock and Roll Circus project, I'm wondering if it is Taj Mahal?
Thanks very much Rob, glad you enjoyed the video. Absolutely correct, the black guy is indeed Taj Mahal. I was also a regular inhabitant of Virgin and Our Price (HMV always seemed to be more expensive than those 2 shops) . Yes there's not too much included in these box sets, unlike today's offerings. I think these are are more about intrigue than anything else. Also released at a time when we were cutting down on the space that our music took up and here's a great big box housing a tiny CD that took up as much space on the shelf as about 10 LPS !. Thanks as always for your comment buddy.
I remember these coming out and seeing them on display in HMV, Liverpool. But alas I was a poor architecture student and could barely afford the regular discs - so no box sets for me back then! OK I did own a CD player from 1986 so maybe I wasn’t so poor! 😂
😂 Hi Steven, yes the normal CDs were expensive enough - I was trying to remember how much normal CDs were back then to try and work out how much more expensive these boxes were. Im guessing they were around £10 a go, which was about double the price of a LP (how times have changed). I seem to remember that at that price you couldn't be too risky with what you bought on CD. £5 for a duff album was hard enough to swallow but a tenner !!!! I do remember playing it safe with the first few CDs that I bought . Thanks for a great comment
Hi Tone. Yes I bought all the single CD’s when they came out and paid £11.99 or £10.99 for each one. My copy of SPLHCB still has the receipt from WH Smith, Lord Street Liverpool, dated 1st June 1987.
I never knew about these box sets... The original CD releases of The Beatles were pathetic the way they were cheaply packaged, although the Sgt. Pepper CD was done right, with a very nice booklet.
Hi Larry, yes I thought that these would be of interest to viewers outside the UK as they may not have known about them. They're a bit low rent but something a bit different I suppose. I agree the original CD issue was without fanfare as far as packaging went - sign of the times I guess as they weren't any different to every other CD that was issued around the time apart from, as you say, Pepper which had a decent booklet and slipcase. Thanks for your comment as once again big congratulations on the box set and website appearance - totally amazing
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Here’s my George and Ringo story. 1987, 1st week in June, just after Sgt Pepper was released on cd. HMV were doing a special box set, as they had for all the the other Beatles releases. I bought my copy in London on that weekend whilst down there from Manchester for the Prince’s Trust concert. On the Friday night George & Ringo had appeared on stage. No one knew if they were going to be there on the Saturday night, the show I had tickets for. I was staying in the Wembley Hilton and while standing in the foyer Eric Clapton walked past. I thought I’ll ask him if they were going to be on with him that night and he told me they were. Result! Went to the show, obviously amazing and managed to get a few photos - these were the days when this was usually frowned upon but no one seemed too bothered. On arriving back at the hotel I was told I couldn’t enter as there was a private party for the performers. On informing security I was staying there I was allowed in. Dashed up to the room and picked up my copy of Pepper. I saw Ringo, asked him to sign it and he promised me he would when he came back down after freshening up. He was as good as his word and had a couple of moments chat with him and Barbara and a photo. Then George came by. He refused to sign anything and just disappeared off into the reception. I was fairly deflated to have been treated like that by a hero but I hung around. About 3 in the morning things had quietened down and George wandered out to go to the toilet. A small crowd of around 10 people waited for him to come out and he was in a much more affable mood. I gave him my copy of Pepper to sign, asked if he’d seen the alternative photo on the front before - his response ‘No - and I hope I never see it again!’ A few photos, a quick chat with everyone and then this American guy pipes up. ‘Hey George, I’ve been to all your recent shows, saw you last night and tonight and looking forward to following you around Europe next month’. George looks him up and down and says ‘Your name’s not Chapman is it?' All the Brits cracked up - the American didn’t get the irony. It was a brilliant moment. My only downside of the whole evening is that my new camera roll hadn’t taken up properly and so my photos with George and Ringo never happened although the concert photos turned out great
'I'm across the pond, as they say, so the box sets you showed were very hard to find. I didn't even know they made so many of them. I did manage to pick up "Abbey Road" and the "Let It Be" HMV sets but that was all. I was working in a CD store, in 1987. The guy that owned it was a real music nut, so he ordered at least one of everything that ever came out. Consequently I was able to acquire the Japanese Beatles' box sets, as they came out. I seriously doubt if I'd ever get rid of them. They are still in brand new condition and I spent an absolute fortune for them - by 1987 standards, anyway! Box one had the first four albums, in mono, a cool 5" x 8" book, four 6" x 9" glossy, black and white photos of the boys, from the "Beatlemania" era and a lapel pin of Ringo's drum set. That first box cost me $395.00!!!! I'm not going to bore you with all the particulars of each box set. Box two had the next three discs ("Help!", "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver") and a coffee table book, as did the rest of them. That one was $295.00. Box three was the big one - "Sgt. Pepper", "The Beatles" and "Yellow Submarine". That was the most expensive one, at $495.00. Box four included "Magical Mystery Tour", "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be" - $395.00 and the last box contained "Past Masters - Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. - $195.00. And you guessed it........I didn't have any kids! LOL!!! About 13 years ago I actually saw somebody selling these same box sets, on Amazon, for $6,000.00. They weren't on there very long, either. Some people are just nuts, I guess!
Hi Walter, yes these boxes are much harder to find in the US that was my main motivation for doing this video. Sounds like the Japanese ones are really good but wow pricey . Not surprised that someone snapped them up even at that price. Beatles fans are nuts as you say, and Im going to be covering that in a video coming in couple of weeks. Thanks very much for a great post
Thanks for the shoutout Tony! Yes, I love the HMV I have. But it will probably be my only one. I loved your "deep dive" into them. I learned a lot. Mine has three of my fave UK Beatles albums, so I'm happy with it. Cheers my friend, Matt Street
Thanks very much Matt, glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the inspiration. You got yours for a real bargain price too. Cheers my friend
Wow... I don't know how, but I have never seen these box sets before. I was pretty busy starting to globetrot around that time, but still... how did I miss these!! Thanks for showing them!
Ahh well I thought there might be some people that didnt know about these box sets , which was good enough reason for me to make the video, and that is proving to be the case in the comments so far. Were you still in the UK in 1987 Nick? Glad you enjoyed the video my friend and thanks as always for your comment
Great video mate, it has been a while since i saw one of these. Thanks for sharing Tone.
Thanks very much James , glad you enjoyed the video mate and thanks as always for your comment
I enjoyed this very much, thanks! I have never seen or even heard of these box sets. Living in Denmark, all I saw was the regular CDs.
I think the box sets you showed us are very nice indeed, with larger booklets than I see in my CDs and posters as well.
Thanks very much Lars, Im glad you enjoyed the video. Yes I thought these boxes might be unfamiliar to overseas viewers and that was the reason for making this video. Nothing like the box sets of today so very much of their time but something a bit different to collect. thanks very much for your comment
HMV didn't stop at the Beatles with these box sets. I picked up thier boxes of The VU 'Nico', The Who 'Who's Next and The Buzzocks 'Going Steady' - I'm sure there are plenty of others too. The later two were released as both vinyl and CD boxes. They were quite a premuim cost over the standard versions for very little extra.
Thanks for the info Russell - yes that seems to be the trend of these boxes - that there's not too much to get excited about. Im trying to remember what a normal CD costed back in 1987 as say the MMT box was £13.99 which doesn't seem too much more to pay if say normal CDs were say around £10. Anyway, thanks for your comment
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Yes a standard single CD was £9.99. One of the 1st 2CD sets I bought was The Church Hindsight and that was £24.99
@@Russell__Smith ahh so more expensive than 2 single CDs
Good stuff as always Tone, i quite like these boxes, theyve been superceded by the new box set but i guess these were the first of that kind.....Ive got em all bar the first 4 which came in 1 box i believe, nor do i have the yellow submarine one, but ive got both past masters ones too!
Hi Kier, thanks very much mate, glad you enjoyed the video. Oh you're well ahead of me on these then. These are nice to have rather than essential to me but something extra to collect I guess. Not too much extra stuff in these compared with today's box sets but back in the day I guess these were state of the art. Thanks as always for your comment
There was one other HMV release in that collection. It was all the CD’s including Past Masters in a lift lid box with a hologram of Ringo’s Ludwig drum kit on the top. There was a drawer at the bottom of the box that had a soft back book and a poster. I bought it for ( if I recall correctly) £175 in HMV at Piccadilly Circus…I sadly sold it when money was short about 10 years ago
Thanks for the extra info Paul. I didnt know about that one. Wow it was expensive, I hope you made some money on it when you sold it
I had that and I also sold it!! There was also the 'bread bin' cd collection that was sold at HMV. Album and cassette versions too
@@philsalter8006 yes Ive seen the bread bin , never got it though. I seem to remember that the big gap meant for where the White Album is meant to go was out of order chronologically
Thanks for this video Tone, really enjoyed it. I had no idea they issued the Red and the Blue albums as box sets, may well look out for those in the future. As you said back in '87 Box Sets where not so sought after, so comparing these to what we get now some 36 years later is a bit redundant as in '87 these were probably some of the first box sets to be released, and EMI were notorious for being a bit tight fisted and for doing things on the cheap. George Harrison was very scathing about how they were with their releases, and some of their silly rules when in the studio, like the famous "padlock" on the fridge quote he came out with. I will look out for them, and if they are reasonably priced I may indulge myself with a set or two. Yes I'd like to be two box sets. (Please excuse the rather obscure Rutles quote there... heh heh!)
Thanks very much Terry, glad you enjoyed the video. If you're after any of these they shouldn't be too hard to find and the prices vary quite a lot so shop around, but quite a few of them on ebay. Sorry I didnt get the Rutles quip :-( thanks very much for you comment though
Hi Tonny. These are so nice to get and there is so many Beatles out there lol right!!! So, for me I have only two of these lol. But Matt and you have a good video going here!!! I do like pips and pops too lol. You do have some nice ones to show for this video mate:). I think this was a good video to do. I hope you have a good one mate cheers!!!
Cheers Brad, glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah these boxes are mildly interesting with not much extra content but because these were exclusive to HMV in the Uk originally , I thought some overseas viewers may not have seen these or know about them so it was worth making a video about them. Thanks as always for popping by and your comment, all the best to you my friend.
It was a good one .... But you know I did know it was an Exclusive to HMV :). You know the last time I was there in London it wasn't too good. I don't know if I got anything or not lol. Now I do need to think lol cheers mate!!!!!!
@@beatlebrad5339 Haha I like how you measure if strip was good or not by how much beatles stuff you manage to pick up 😂
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Thanks😄
Hello Tone, another great Beatles item that I never knew existed! Really enjoyed seeing these box sets, I never bought the Beatles CDs upon release because like you I had the albums. Don't think I will be trying to get these, but I have certainly enjoyed the Beatles Box that you showed a few videos back. The shipping charge is quite high so I have to be selective what I order. Thanks so much for sharing this set. Good luck Saturday will be waiting for your video. Take care!
Thanks very much Sharon. Im glad you enjoyed the video. I think these things were of their time and I wouldn't recommend chasing after them as they dont have enough extra content to justify the price especially if you have to pay shipping costs on top. I won't be looking for the ones that im missing either but I had a feeling that some of my overseas viewers such as yourself may not have known about these box sets so Im glad I have made a video showing something new to you guys. Thanks for the good luck message, Im not relishing getting up at the crack of dawn but hopefully my mission will be successful. Watch this space and thanks as always for your comment
Watched your video with interest. Only purchased the Red & Blue box sets at the time from HMV. My Blue box included a printed number on the inside cover. Each box set cost £26.99. (21/09/93).
Glad you enjoyed the video David and thanks for extra info
I remember these boxsets coming out! I was still at school at the time and remember my history teacher Mr Rothwell bragging about having purchased the first four albums from HMV on Oxford St after a school trip to the Barbican Theatre - I was so jealous. I could only dream about getting a compact disc player at the time. I had to make do with my gold label EMI cassettes with strange running orders... which have now become collectible of course, in fact I have a lovely pristine Blue Box Tape Collection which i enjoy listening to more than the CD's 🤣. Great video Beatley Tone!
Thanks very much Steve really glad you enjoyed the video and for posting this great comment. I never really got into buying pre-recorded cassettes even though they were great for portability. It was a struggle getting that first CD player - they weren't cheap were they and nor were the discs. I used to work opposite the Barbican centre 1986 to 1988 - I would probably have been doing as little as possible in my office at exactly the same time you were on your school trip round the corner. lol
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Oh wow, that’s fun to know!
@@MsSteve70 😂
Just found the channel. Great stuff!
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video. Welcome to my channel I hope you enjoy the content here and thanks for subscribing
Great stuff. Beautiful beatle collection.
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed this little run through
Hi. I remember going to HMV and saw those box sets. But, in 1987, I didn't have CD player at that time. I was buying vinyls at the time. In 1991, I did buy a CD player, and only bought Sgt Pepper on CD in the US. I continued buying their CDs. Sadly, my first CD player scratched Abbey Road and Sgt Pepper too. Don't worry bought them both again in the US.
Hi Gary yes I think a lot of people may have missed these at the time through not having a CD player - it was still fairly early days and they were expensive. Glad you picked them up again Thanks for this comment
Thanks for the information! I saw these box sets in the record stores back in the day and always wondered what was inside. If Revolver had been in its own box, I would have picked it up for certain.
Your favourite album I presume Seamus ?
I think I’m probably the one American who has seen these HMV sets, the most important one was Sgt. Pepper!
That's an interesting comment George. Obviously I understand the importance of the Pepper album, but I'm interested as to why single out the Pepper HMV box set as being more important than the others?
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel that was apparently the only HMV set also available in America. I saw it in one Sam Goody music store in the mall where I was living at the time.
@@georgeprice4212 Ahh I didnt know that. Thanks for the info
Hi Tone, I wasn't really tempted by the HMV box sets when they were released. Hence I don't have any of them. A few years ago we went to an auction at Omega in Warrington. The complete box sets were listed. I was really interested in them but 'bottled it' despite Christine urging me on 🙂. They ended up going for just over £200 plus fees, so nearer £300! No regrets as they say😞. Cheers for another video. Looking forward to your Record Store Day purchases. Good luck mate....
Hi Eddie, that's seems like a reasonable price for the whole set, but as you've seen these dont really have much of a 'wow' factor - certainly not compared with the standard of box sets these days. I would have probably bitten at £200 though. Thanks as always for your comment and good luck message - not relishing the early start
very cool, I didnt get any of these at the time,,, but about 2 years ago was offered the complete set for around £200, but i di not have a cd player at the time and had sort of fell out of love with cds, wish i had brought them now after seeing what they go for LOL, anyway keep up the good work cuz, cheers, Dave
Cheers Cuz glad you enjoyed having a look at these. Wow £200 is a great price for the lot. They dont really have a lot of stuff in the box to justify the big price tags but I guess they are just something else to collect, although im not going go chasing after the ones Im missing. Thanks for dropping by and commenting Dave
Great video, Tone, as always! Thanks for showing us these box sets. occasionally, some of these sets are on eBay, but now, knowing what is included, the prices are just ridiculous. I am surprised that the bonus material in the individual sets was so different. The posters included in the Abbey Road set are great, but most of the goodies are just borrowing. If the had included a proper individual book, it would be something different... It would be interesting how much HMV charged more for these sets compared to the regular 1987 CDs. Take care and keep on rocking Tone!
Thanks very much Armin glad you enjoyed the video. I agree that these boxes dont have too much extra stuff in them especially when you compare them to box set s of today, but I guess different times . I certainly won't be chasing the ones that Im missing but I thought it was good to show these for people especially outside the Uk who haven't seen them before. Ive been looking up how much more expensive they were than the regular CDs . I found that the regular CD price at the time was around £10, the individual boxes for most albums were around £14 with the past master costing around £18 each . I do remember the white album box I bought was £30 which made me shudder at the time lol Thanks as always for your input my friend.
@Beatley Tone's Beatles Channel Ah! Thanks a lot. I thought the price difference had been much higher. But the price for the boxes is OK. I think. CDs and vinyl used to be more costly these days. When the white album was released in 1968 it had a special price of 28 DM. Today this is approx 64 Euro... wow ... but yes different times. And gladly box sets have really improved. I can't wait for the next one 😍
@@arminzink1621 Wow 68 Euros? Is that just for the normal double LP? Really expensive.
One key fact is that EMI owned HMV, both the label and the shops, and so EMI ranges were promoted in HMV stores.
Very true
Good point. I hadn't made that connection until you did (lazy thinking on my part🙄).
I have all 12 of the box sets. I bought 9 of them when they came out. Yellow Submarine was sold out even though I went to Oxford Street HMV on the day of issue. I believe they only made 2500 of the Yellow Submarine set. I bought a Yellow Submarine box to go with my day of issue CD complete with the badge and cutout for a reasonable price a couple of years ago. The red and blue sets I only got recently but they were fairly cheap and completed the collection. My 1967-1970 has a stamped number 00365 in the lid.
well done for completing the collection Ian. The weirdest thing about my Blue album is the number is not stamped but written in biro !
I have Pepper & MMT but the others online seem to go for a bit more than I would want to pay, they do look like great sets and thanks for the look at them Tone.
Thanks Sam glad you enjoyed seeing these but I agree with you that there is not enough extra stuff in these to justify the prices that some people are asking for these
24:58 , I believe that picture is the very last photo of all four Beatles together.
Nice info Phillip thanks
Have you heard any of Prof Stoned remixes of the first 6 albums ? Astonishing stuff .
No I haven't . Is there a link?
When I finally did get a CD player, i first bought Honky CHATEU by Elton John and Cloud Nine by George Harrison. Those were the first 2. I got the Beatles CD s one by one but don't remember the Lavish treatment out here in the states. Maybe I went to the wrong store. We had Blockbuster and the Wharehouse for CD discs.
Nice choices for your first CDs. My first was Shaved Fish. Are you getting the Honky Chateau 50th anniversary package that has just come out? No these boxes were exclusive to HMV in the Uk so they weren't generally on sale in the US although Im sure a few managed to find their way in some US record stores. Thanks for your comment James
Funny when I saw your thumbnail I immediately thought Matthew Street just showed one of those. If like him I found one at a price like that I’d go for it. But otherwise no. I’ve seen these covered by a couple of other UA-cam’ers so have been aware of them.
Good luck on RSD also. I’ll be out nice and early also queuing up. Hoping to score Macca’s and Ringo’s releases, but not sure on too much more. Hopefully it won’t be snowing here in North Dakota that morning as it was this morning. I’m ready to be done with it. Though it might keep the masses away if it is. Can’t wait to see your finds and hear your thoughts though. I’ll have a video out that day too.
Hi Dustin, yeah Matt got his for a great price - he could sell it for 2 or 3 times that price now. These boxes are nothing special but I guess back in the day they were a reasonably big deal. im not going to chase the missing ones from my collection but happy to have the ones I have.
Not really looking forward to the bundle on RSD nor am am I looking forward to getting up really early on Saturday. It's my first RSD that I have participated in . Got my eye on a few non beatles related recordsas well as Paul and Ringo's but the shop Im going to is fairly small so not sure what my chances of being successful will be but gonna give it a go. Good luck on your mission and I hope the snow stays away. Will be watching your video when I can, I still have a few to catch up on as well - its been a bit hectic lately but I will get there but sorry about the silence .Thanks as always for your comment
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel this is only my third RSD. The crowd at my shop is super friendly, at least they were last time. And none were really into Beatles so didn’t have to worry about that. At least they weren’t into Ringo at that last one.
@@BeatleDustino Doesn't sound too bad . Good luck on your mission anyway
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel it does sound like I’m going to be queuing up in snow on RSD. Currently snowing right now and all night. Tomorrow looks like a lot too. The fun of living here.
I still have these boxsets but they live in the Garage -I this is not as bad as it sounds - I store lots of singles and CDs in there which is more like an extension.
These HMV boxsets were interesting but ultimately have not aged well compared to later releases. If memory serves I believe that HMV stores were part of wider EMI family when these boxes were released. I vaguely remember there being a CD production line in the HMV sore -there was definitely one in Virgin megastore in Tottenham Court Road.
Hi Paul, Im sure if the garage is dry that is a perfectly good home for them. Yes I agree, these box sets dont really have enough in them to stand against the box set standard of today, but something a little bit different especially considering the times in which they were released. I think you're right regarding the EMI/HMV thing. Wow the number of times I inhabited both the Virgin Megastore and the flagship HMV store back in the day and yet had no idea they produced CDs there . Thanks for the info and for this comment mate.
I really like the boxes. They have a nice conservative look to them. Very nice and appealing. However, my own opinion. It’s still c.d. Which other than being very clear and clean sounding it’s just not the same. Very cool to see these. I’d love to get my hands on a Magical Mystery Tour. Those colors are so cool they’re out of control. Definitely looks like the 80’s 😊. Great stuff !
Yes still CDs and not the best sounding CDs either for me, but I guess we have to put ourselves back in the time they were put out and at the time it was just so great to have clean sounding Beatles albums as my my original LPs were starting to get a bit noisy. Agree the MMT colour scheme is a bit 'out there'. Thanks for your comment Michael.
Apparently, the 1987 CDs were all rushed out because EMI were obsessed with the whole "It was twenty years ago today" Sgt. Pepper gimmick, and that's why minimum effort was put into these CDs. So, we got the very rudimentary inlays and the most basic work on the stereo reproductions. I'm referring to the individual CDs, rather than these box sets which I must admit I didn't know existed. It wasn't until 1991 that I got my first CD player and CDs, and perhaps you'll understand how underwhelmed I was hearing most of them through headphones. I'd already bought much more modern albums and had discovered stunning digital stereo productions of classical music, so when I began buying the Beatles albums on CD I was left feeling nonplussed and disappointed. It was largely because the left/right panning hadn't been addressed in any way, not that I was expecting the Beatles to suddenly sparkle like a brand new late '80s album. Still, from that point onwards I only ever listened to the late albums via headphones, and played the earlier ones through speakers.
Anyway, is this generally accepted belief true, do you believe, that the 1987 Beatles CD catalogue was rush released simply to meet the "twenty years ago today" objective, or do you think that in 1987 there was only so much that could be done with those old master tapes?
No I dont think they rush released at all. I bought them as they came out in 1987 and they were released in batches. The first 4 albums first, then a few months later the next 3 then pepper and so on. It happened gradually over the year with the past masters albums not coming out until 1988. I bought my first Cd player that year - I had resisted CD until then but once the Beatles were going on CD that was enough for me to bite the bullet (there's a video on the channel about the arrival of CD and my resistance). Unfortunately there wasnt the tech to remix these properly to repair the panning issue but back then I had got used to it as I bought all the records in the 70s and they were the same. hopefully, gradually this problem is being corrected with the Gile Martin remixes
@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Thanks for clarifying, BT. This is a narrative that's so often repeated by the guys on the Thihgs We Said Today podcast, and others, that I've accepted it to be true without actually researching it for myself. Talking of CDs, it was one of the highlights of 1991 when I belatedly bought my first player. I remember buying some CDs, especially, classical ones, which were mind bogglingly expensive. Several cost me £15, which is around £40 today. Amazing.
@@mikeysaint4368 yes Cd was certainly a revelation when it arrived and they were so expensive to buy back then - not as expensive as Lps are today but expensive nonetheless
Sounds like me. I went down to buy Cloud Nine and the Girl said " CD or VYNL ?" Well I did not have a compact disc player either. So I purchased the record.
and the CD a bit later eh James. 😎
Still have Pepper, YS and MMT, as they were available from HMV in Canada. They haven't really increased in value.
Not sure what you paid for them but there is YS on ebay atm for almost £300 !!
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel at the time I think new they were around $80-100 CDN. I recently looked at discogs and if I recall they were not much different.
@@videoplusdvd ok
I have acquired the white album and Abbey Road HMV box sets recently and the MMT is on the way. I’ve come to appreciate the older 💿 issues, since they are more faithful to the original masters. I’m not knocking the 2009 stereo reissues, because of the impressive booklets and the Quiktime videos were a nice touch, if obsolete now.
Another UA-camr has stated that the Yellow Submarine boxes were much more limited in quantity than the others, which may explain their higher cost. I may slowly build up my collection, if for no other reason than getting the original Apple-less 💿 pressings. I have seen a white album entry on discogs selling for $44 that matches mine. Maybe some of yours is worth more than you think?
Well yes these are definitely of their time and worth collecting for that very reason even if they dont give much extra stuff - they are kind of historical. Yes I think I read that yellow Sub was in short supply initially - probably because they thought there would be less demand for this album generally which is probably true. Im surprised that there is a White Album on Discogs because I thought these weren't allowed on Discogs for some reason - there was thread about this that I read on the Hoffman forums but they are all over ebay at various price points. thanks for a great comment
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Discogs doesn’t consider those box sets to be “legitimate releases”, so I just looked up the 💿s that were included.
The only boxes I never purchased were the Black box of first four CDs and Yellow Submarine.
You probably have the 2 most sought after boxes of the series Trevor
Fascinating and well presented as always Tone! I'm the right demographic to have been buying these but have zero memory of them being on sale. That could be down to my record store of choice in the city I lived in at the time being Virgin (I know, I know) with the occasional nose around Our Price (ironically eventually taken over by HMV of course). It's intriguing to see how threadbare these offerings were back then - minimum content for premium pricing.
Regarding the photo at 11:12, do you have any idea who the uncredited black guy is (I can't get a good enough resolution to see him clearly); since the pic is from the Stones' Rock and Roll Circus project, I'm wondering if it is Taj Mahal?
Thanks very much Rob, glad you enjoyed the video. Absolutely correct, the black guy is indeed Taj Mahal. I was also a regular inhabitant of Virgin and Our Price (HMV always seemed to be more expensive than those 2 shops) . Yes there's not too much included in these box sets, unlike today's offerings. I think these are are more about intrigue than anything else. Also released at a time when we were cutting down on the space that our music took up and here's a great big box housing a tiny CD that took up as much space on the shelf as about 10 LPS !. Thanks as always for your comment buddy.
Why on earth did they not include a reproduction of the actual poster that came with the vinyl copy of the White Album in the box set?
Good question Terry and one I dont know the answer to. Maybe they just wanted to make the box something completely new?
I remember these coming out and seeing them on display in HMV, Liverpool. But alas I was a poor architecture student and could barely afford the regular discs - so no box sets for me back then! OK I did own a CD player from 1986 so maybe I wasn’t so poor! 😂
😂 Hi Steven, yes the normal CDs were expensive enough - I was trying to remember how much normal CDs were back then to try and work out how much more expensive these boxes were. Im guessing they were around £10 a go, which was about double the price of a LP (how times have changed). I seem to remember that at that price you couldn't be too risky with what you bought on CD. £5 for a duff album was hard enough to swallow but a tenner !!!! I do remember playing it safe with the first few CDs that I bought . Thanks for a great comment
Hi Tone. Yes I bought all the single CD’s when they came out and paid £11.99 or £10.99 for each one. My copy of SPLHCB still has the receipt from WH Smith, Lord Street Liverpool, dated 1st June 1987.
You are totally right though. You didn’t go for a random punt on a CD back then at those prices!
@@stevena9305 Yes exactly that, and thanks for the update on the original prices
The reason the Yellow Submarine was pricey is because there were only a thousand of them if my memory serves me well.
Didn't know that. Thanks for the info update
I never knew about these box sets... The original CD releases of The Beatles were pathetic the way they were cheaply packaged, although the Sgt. Pepper CD was done right, with a very nice booklet.
Hi Larry, yes I thought that these would be of interest to viewers outside the UK as they may not have known about them. They're a bit low rent but something a bit different I suppose. I agree the original CD issue was without fanfare as far as packaging went - sign of the times I guess as they weren't any different to every other CD that was issued around the time apart from, as you say, Pepper which had a decent booklet and slipcase. Thanks for your comment as once again big congratulations on the box set and website appearance - totally amazing
I've got them all and my Sgt Pepper box is signed by George and Ringo. The cd inside the box remains sealed
A precious treasure!
Nice Phil. Is there a story attached to George and Ringo signing the pepper box?
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel there certainly is!!
@@philsalter8006 feel free to share Phil😎
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Here’s my George and Ringo story.
1987, 1st week in June, just after Sgt Pepper was released on cd. HMV were doing a special box set, as they had for all the the other Beatles releases. I bought my copy in London on that weekend whilst down there from Manchester for the Prince’s Trust concert. On the Friday night George & Ringo had appeared on stage. No one knew if they were going to be there on the Saturday night, the show I had tickets for.
I was staying in the Wembley Hilton and while standing in the foyer Eric Clapton walked past. I thought I’ll ask him if they were going to be on with him that night and he told me they were. Result! Went to the show, obviously amazing and managed to get a few photos - these were the days when this was usually frowned upon but no one seemed too bothered.
On arriving back at the hotel I was told I couldn’t enter as there was a private party for the performers. On informing security I was staying there I was allowed in. Dashed up to the room and picked up my copy of Pepper.
I saw Ringo, asked him to sign it and he promised me he would when he came back down after freshening up. He was as good as his word and had a couple of moments chat with him and Barbara and a photo.
Then George came by. He refused to sign anything and just disappeared off into the reception. I was fairly deflated to have been treated like that by a hero but I hung around. About 3 in the morning things had quietened down and George wandered out to go to the toilet. A small crowd of around 10 people waited for him to come out and he was in a much more affable mood. I gave him my copy of Pepper to sign, asked if he’d seen the alternative photo on the front before - his response ‘No - and I hope I never see it again!’
A few photos, a quick chat with everyone and then this American guy pipes up. ‘Hey George, I’ve been to all your recent shows, saw you last night and tonight and looking forward to following you around Europe next month’. George looks him up and down and says ‘Your name’s not Chapman is it?' All the Brits cracked up - the American didn’t get the irony. It was a brilliant moment. My only downside of the whole evening is that my new camera roll hadn’t taken up properly and so my photos with George and Ringo never happened although the concert photos turned out great
They were nice but overpriced on release.
Can you remember how much they were on release?
Pretty horrible stuff. Those buttons are a joke.
Glad you're saving your money for the more original, collectible items.😊
Different times , nobody knew how do do box sets back then.