Rare gramophones-radiograms-records

[reubensm]

Anil, whats the secret formula for getting such rare collection.

Where did you find them? How much you paid for this?

wow, i would love to listen to this, my father was a huge fan of the moon missions back in the late 1960s and he used to tell us stories of how he borrowed this record from the then functioning American Library in Trivandrum. For all you know Anil, that record you purchased may have been from the American Library collection (especially if you purchased it from Trivandrum). I heard that when the American Library closed in the late 1970s, they auctioned off their huge LP record collection in Trivandrum (they used to lend LPs like books, back in those days).

 

[ANILKUMAR]

wow, i would love to listen to this, my father was a huge fan of the moon missions back in the late 1960s and he used to tell us stories of how he borrowed this record from the then functioning American Library in Trivandrum. For all you know Anil, that record you purchased may have been from the American Library collection (especially if you purchased it from Trivandrum). I heard that when the American Library closed in the late 1970s, they auctioned off their huge LP record collection in Trivandrum (they used to lend LPs like books, back in those days).

Reuben,
Thanks for the comments. I got the specified EPs and LPs from a friend in Chennai who kept it for me for some time . He got them from an old man,who worked somewhere in Europe years back.
Also, just to mention, I still have got the radio commentary of Apollo mission in a spool tape.

Thanks,
Anil.

 

[ANILKUMAR]

Anil, whats the secret formula for getting such rare collection.

Where did you find them? How much you paid for this?

Limewire,

I got it from a good minded friend who collected and kept them for me.
-Anil

 

[ANILKUMAR]

My Beatles collection:

Thanks regards,
Anil

 

[Simon Wires]

@Anil..

fantastic.. But missing thppe famous/infamous Yesterday butcher cover.. hunt for it.. Sgt Peppers first print is a prized collection

 

[bhaskarcan]

@Anil..

fantastic.. But missing thppe famous/infamous Yesterday butcher cover.. hunt for it.. Sgt Peppers first print is a prized collection

How do you recognize a first print Sgt. Peppers (apart from being Mono)? I have few from different era/pressing.

@Anil... excellent collection!!! Owner's pride. How the Mono record sound compares to the stereo one? IMHO apart from having a bit lesser gain the stereo version sounded more polished and clear(YMMV). So had an excuse for collecting the stereo versions again... :lol:

Also, as usual, the US versions were not up to the quality of the UK/Japanese pressings. Do you(or anyone else) have any Japanese Red Wax Beatles? Any listening impression?

Thanks again for posting the nice photos.

Regards,

Bhaskar

 

[leo.riv]

Hi Everybody

 

[ANILKUMAR]

@Anil... excellent collection!!! Owner's pride. How the Mono record sound compares to the stereo one? IMHO apart from having a bit lesser gain the stereo version sounded more polished and clear(YMMV). So had an excuse for collecting the stereo versions again... :lol:

Do you(or anyone else) have any Japanese Red Wax Beatles? Any listening impression?

Regards,

Bhaskar

Bhaskar,
Thanks.
I have one Japanese Red Wax Beatles "Beatles for Sale" It is sounding good, to me.
I normally enjoy Mono Pressings either in a old valve based changer or with Mono Mode pressed in my AMP.
Regards,
anil

 

[ANILKUMAR]

Hi Everybody

Hi Leo Welcome to my thread

 

[ANILKUMAR]

@Anil..

fantastic.. But missing thppe famous/infamous Yesterday butcher cover.. hunt for it.. Sgt Peppers first print is a prized collection

Yes Limewire. I had some opportunities to get "Yesterday butcher". But the price was high... so .. as usual put it on God and sincerely wishing .. HE will give it one day.
-anil

 

[bhaskarcan]

Bhaskar,
Thanks.
I have one Japanese Red Wax Beatles "Beatles for Sale" It is sounding good, to me.
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The "Japanese Red Wax" are supposed to have excellent SQ. But I refrain buying them not only b'cos they are much expensive but mainly I find it difficult to grade them visually. Black vinyls are normally easier to grade.

Bhaskar,
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I normally enjoy Mono Pressings either in a old valve based changer or with Mono Mode pressed in my AMP.
Regards,
anil

By the nature of Mono record grooves, they are supposed to have lesser groove noise/distortion than their Stereo counterparts. So it sounds nice on a mono amp(or mono mode). But with stereo mode of the same amp Sq deteriorates drastically. Anyway the Mono versions are the highly sought-after records nowadays. We are going "Back to the future"

regards,

Bhaskar

 

[Simon Wires]

Yes Limewire. I had some opportunities to get "Yesterday butcher". But the price was high... so .. as usual put it on God and sincerely wishing .. he will give it one day.
-anil

Dear Anil, just curious.. How much he is asking?

 

[ANILKUMAR]

Dear Anil, just curious.. How much he is asking?

Limewire,

It was long back (more than 2 years), a guy from Pune. I think he was asking around Rs. 12000/-stating it was very rare. Now no trace of him.

Regards,
Anil.

 

[ANILKUMAR]

Took some time yesterday to go through my unsorted collection kept as pile for months and could unearth few more Beatles and member records...

A] 2 "RUBBER SOUL" albums with no cover one by Capitol [US] and another Parlophone [India-needs cleaning].

Interesting part is capitol had removed "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "What Goes On" and "If I Needed Someone" from original Rubber soul album released in UK/India and and replaced them with two from the UK Help! album: "I've Just Seen a Face" and "It's Only Love".

RUBBER SOUL USA EDITION CAPITOL T-2442 [MONO] US FIRST EDITION]

Side one
1. "i've Just Seen a Face"
2. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
3. "You Won't See Me"
4. "Think for Yourself"
5. "The Word"
6. "Michelle"
Side two
1. "it's only love"
2. "girl"
3. "i'm looking through you"
4. "in my life"
5. "wait"
6. "run for your life"
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RUBBER SOUL UK/INDIAN EDITION: PARLOPHONE PCS-3075 [STEREO]
SIDE 1
1. Drive my car
2. Norwegian wood
3. You won't see me
4. Nowhere man
5. Think for yourself
6. The word
7. Michelle

SIDE 2
1. What goes on
2. Girl
3. Im looking through you
4. In my life
5. Wait
6. If i need someone
7. Run for your life
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B] Once upon a long ago [Paul]-EP

C] Wings Greatest [Paul]

D] Another copy of John Lenon Collection , Beatles 1967-1970, Please Please Me with no cover[needs cleaning]


-Anil

 

[G401fan]

How do you recognize a first print Sgt. Peppers (apart from being Mono)? I have few from different era/pressing.
Bhaskar

'Mono' is printed on the back cover, top right. The label displays the serial no. as PMC 7027. The Stereo is PCS 7027

An original pressing would have a fully laminated gatefold sleeve, a white and red inner sleeve, and an insert which has images that were intended as cut-outs. There's some other minutiae, but not as important to confirm first pressings, of which there were lakhs, so they're not difficult to find. Getting one in NM condition is the challenge.

 

[christian paul]

Detailed info re: Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band PCS 7027 (Stereo) -

http://thebeatles-collection.com/wo...-lonely-hearts-club-band-parlophone-pcs-7027/

I own a 6th Pressing (issued between 1976-1980)

 

[bhaskarcan]

'Mono' is printed on the back cover, top right. The label displays the serial no. as PMC 7027. The Stereo is PCS 7027

An original pressing would have a fully laminated gatefold sleeve, a white and red inner sleeve, and an insert which has images that were intended as cut-outs. There's some other minutiae, but not as important to confirm first pressings, of which there were lakhs, so they're not difficult to find. Getting one in NM condition is the challenge.

Thanks G401fan for the info. As for comparisons to other editions, hardcore types swear the original UK pressings are king when it comes to listening to any Beatles mono LPs. But being Beatles records, they are typically well-loved and well-played records. It's very difficult, if not impossible, to find an original pressing of a mono Beatles LP in mint condition -- most suffer lots of groove distortion and worse.

Another way, may be, is the later Mono version. EMI in UK reissued these in 1982. While they were manufactured using the original "Masters" from the 60s, the vinyl was much thinner and considerably noisier. Still they are "mint" records. Japanese "mono" pressings of the same time('82) are better built. But they are also scarce and expensive like hell.

Regards,

Bhaskar

 

[peace_sells]

My Beatles collection:

Thanks regards,
Anil

Awesome collection there! However, the White album is also missing! Any plans of getting that? Maybe the No. 5 hyeah:

By the way, does anyone have Japanese pressings (preferably the first Japanese pressing) of Pink Floyd albums? I'm looking for Meddle, Wish You Were Here and The Wall

 

[ANILKUMAR]

Awesome collection there! However, the White album is also missing! Any plans of getting that? Maybe the No. 5 hyeah:

By the way, does anyone have Japanese pressings (preferably the first Japanese pressing) of Pink Floyd albums? I'm looking for Meddle, Wish You Were Here and The Wall

I have the WHITE Album in a Cassette Tape. . LP will come oneday....

 

[ANILKUMAR]

Title: EMI-DIGITAL Manuel Super Natural- Released in 1979

A product from EMI-Abbey road Studios. One of the first record to have used the Digital Tape mastering instead of direct cut discs.

This recording was made using two stereo digital machines designed and built by EMI central research laboratories at Hayes.

Produced by Normal Newell. Recording Engineer John Kurlander and Danny Dawson , Martin Simpson and Vince Prank
Studio : EMI Abbey road Studio.
Serial : TWOD 2001

Arranged by Geoff Love aka Manuel. Geoff Love (4 September 19178 July 1991) was a prolific British arranger and composer of easy listening and pop versions of film themes. He became famous in the late 1950s, playing under the pseudonym of Manuel and his Music of the Mountains.

A1 Rivers Of Babylon
A2 Adagio In G Minor
A3 Barcalle From "Tales Of Hoffman"
A4 Our Concerto
A5 Bright Eyes From The Film "Watership Down"
A6 Don Vallero
B1 El Rancho Grande
B2 To Be With You From The Film "Gloria"
B3 Eso Es El Amor
B4 Eclipse
B5 Yellow Bird
B6 Interlude
B7 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
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The Magic Bullet - The Story Of Penicillin

Narrated by Paul Robinson with additional voices of Terry Loomis, Brian Johnson & Gilbert Goldie.
Recorded at Stebbing Recording Studios September 1978 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Penicillin

Beecham Research Laboratories PR 1366
OCLC Number: 429773855
Notes: "A limited edition pressing with the compliments of Beecham Research Laboratories to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin" - container. "Condensed from 'Rise up to life' copyright 1972 by Lennard Bickel and published by Angus & Robertson UK Ltd." .
"Recorded at Stebbing Recording Studios, Auckland, New Zealand during September 1978." .
Long playing gramophone record.
Description: 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm. ; 12 in.
Responsibility: Narrated by Paul Robinson, with Terry Loomis, Brian Johnson and Gilbert Goldie.

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