I have been making this for just such a topic :-)

[diljabar]

Opinions? Corrections? Value?


I have many Beatles records. Here's a list:

NOTE: ORIGINAL YEAR-OF-RELEASE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED!

SINGLES

I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There, Capitol, original release sleeve (cigarette in Paul's hand)

She Loves You/I'll Get You, Swan, re-release (black label), writing on sleeve

Please Please Me/From Me To You, VJ, 2 sleeves- makeshift sleeve (out of a paper bag) and printer-paper reprinted sleeve, Rainbow-rimmed label

Twist and Shout/ There's A Place, Tollie, original sleeve w/writing on it (a lot...)

Do You Want To Know A Secret/Thank You Girl, VJ, original sleeve w/writing on it, black label, no rainbow-rim

A Hard Day's Night/I Should Have Known Better, Capitol, original sleeve

Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is, Capitol, original sleeve

Help!/I'm Down, Capitol, plain Capitol sleeve

Paperback Writer/Rain, Capitol, original sleeve

Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), Apple, generic sleeve (blank white), mislabeled Look Up My Number


EPs

None


ALBUMS (most have original inner jacket)

Meet The Beatles!, Capitol, Stereo

The Beatles Second Album, Capitol, High Fidelity, not in the best shape (well, that's ONE way to put it) :-(

A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, High Fidelity

Something New, Capitol, Stereo, re-release from early 70's (green Capitol label w/large 33 [purple C] around a small 45 [black O]), generic inner jacket (blank white), good shape

Beatles '65, Capitol, High Fidelity

The Early Beatles, Capitol, High Fidelity

Beatles VI, Capitol, High Fidelity, apparently later pressing because in good shape but low quality

Help!, Capitol, High Fidelity

Rubber Soul, Capitol, High Fidelity, early pressing (has cough in Norwegian Wood)

Yesterday And Today, Capitol, High Fidelity

Hey Jude (The Beatles Again), Apple, Stereo, generic inner jacket (blank white), great shape

Rarities, Capitol, Stereo/High Fidelity, generic inner jacket (blank white), great shape, 2nd pressing


CDs

Past Masters: Volume 1

Revolver

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Magical Mystery Tour

The Beatles (The White Album)

Yellow Submarine

Abbey Road

Let It Be

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PENDING

Anthology 5 set DVD

[Harbidge]

I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There, Capitol, original release sleeve (cigarette in Paul's hand)
In mint condition, the picture sleeve is worth about $100-$120 for East coast, and $150-$170 for west coast (West coast sleeves cut the top of Georges head off). The disc is worth about $10.

She Loves You/I'll Get You, Swan, re-release (black label), writing on sleeve
I'm guessing that it's with the picture sleeve. Original sleeve (watch out for counterfeits) are worth about $100. Discs are worth about $20.

Please Please Me/From Me To You, VJ, 2 sleeves- makeshift sleeve (out of a paper bag) and printer-paper reprinted sleeve, Rainbow-rimmed label
Worth about $40 in mint condition. VG copies only sell for about $10.

Twist and Shout/ There's A Place, Tollie, original sleeve w/writing on it (a lot...)
About $30 mint, so one with writing on isn't going to be much past $7-$10

Do You Want To Know A Secret/Thank You Girl, VJ, original sleeve w/writing on it, black label, no rainbow-rim
Sleeve is worth about $125-$130 in mint condition. A worn copy with writing is only going to sell for about $20-25. Disc is about $30 mint, so a worn copy won't be worth more than about $5-7.

A Hard Day's Night/I Should Have Known Better, Capitol, original sleeve
Worth about $75-$80 mint. Disc is about $20 mint.

Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is, Capitol, original sleeve
About $85-$90 mint. Disc is around $20 mint.

Help!/I'm Down, Capitol, plain Capitol sleeve
Around $20 mint.

Paperback Writer/Rain, Capitol, original sleeve
About $75-$80 mint. Disc is, again, abour $20 mint.

Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), Apple, generic sleeve (blank white), mislabeled Look Up My Number
Common mistake on most copies, so that won't push the price up I'm afraid. Sleeve is about $75-$80 mint. Disc is about $20.

Meet The Beatles!, Capitol, Stereo
This is a tricky one because there are so many different variations. Two things I'd have to know before I could value this LP and that's if it's an East or West coast pressing, and which label variation it is. Luckily, finding both out is easy. For the coast, look on the back of the cover - what number is printed at the bottom right next to the RIAA logo? Also, on the label, is the phrase "(Recorded in England)" wider or thinner then the word "BEATLES!" above is? And does the number 1 just a plain vertical line, or does it have a small tail on the top? For the variation, just list the publishers credits (BMI or ASCAP) from the side 1 label in order. That's all I need.

The Beatles Second Album, Capitol, High Fidelity, not in the best shape (well, that's ONE way to put it) :-(
If it's trashed then you're probably only looking at a couple of dollars at most. Some copies have a spelling error, where "I Call Your Name" is spelt as "I Call You Name". This error is very rare and was quickly corrected. Value isn't known.

A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, High Fidelity
Again, different variations exist that affect the value. On the label, is the song 'I'll Cry Instead' spelt correctly, or is it spelt 'I Cry Instead'? Does the catalogue number on the right have a smaller one underneath it?

Something New, Capitol, Stereo, re-release from early 70's (green Capitol label w/large 33 [purple C] around a small 45 [black O]), generic inner jacket (blank white), good shape
Reissues aren't that desirable and are only worth about $20-30. Mint copies are worth about $70 I think.

Beatles '65, Capitol, High Fidelity
Not 100% sure on value for this, but for a mint condition copy you're probably looking at around $100-$120.

The Early Beatles, Capitol, High Fidelity
Not a brilliant seller because the material had already been available on Introducing the Beatles. Worth about $120-$140 mint.

Beatles VI, Capitol, High Fidelity, apparently later pressing because in good shape but low quality
Early pressings have "(See label for correct playing order)" written on the back cover. Worth about $120 in mint.

Help!, Capitol, High Fidelity
Again, worth about $100-$120 mint.

Rubber Soul, Capitol, High Fidelity, early pressing (has cough in Norwegian Wood)
Never heard of this indicating an early pressing, although I know that early pressings had the false start on the song I'm Looking Through You. Worth about $120 mint.

Yesterday And Today, Capitol, High Fidelity
Is this a butcher cover? Easiest way to check is to look at the right hand side. Can you see a V shape? If so then that's the V of Ringo's butcher smock (Click here for a good reference page to find out if yours is indeed a butcher (http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/beatles/howtotell.html)).
2nd state Butchers in Stereo are worth about $800 in mint condition. Standard trunk covers in mint are worth about $150.

Hey Jude (The Beatles Again), Apple, Stereo, generic inner jacket (blank white), great shape
"Beatles' Again" indicates an early pressing. Worth about $100 mint.

Rarities, Capitol, Stereo/High Fidelity, generic inner jacket (blank white), great shape, 2nd pressing
Not worth much, about $30-40.

Past Masters: Volume 1, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles (The White Album), Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road, Let It Be, 1, Anthology 5 set DVD
Since they can still be bought new, that's the highest price they're worth. 2nd hand CDs though are worth less.

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Hope this helps. I'll value the Meet the Beatles and Hard Days Night LPs when you've told me the stuff I need to know http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif