Vinyl Box Set (2012) | Fab forum

WogBlog has been posting reports of a vinyl release here, here (which includes a link to EMI, Czech Republic) & here. Everywhere else that mentions them usually ends up returning to Wogblog.

No idea about any discussion with men from EMI.

Another expensive Christmas?

I wouldn't buy it. I'm part of this CD/MP3/Download generation, and I have a handful of new albums on vinyl. I wouldn't buy new versions of what already exists on vinyl. For people who don't have an abundance of Beatles LP's, it's nice, but I'd prefer the original pressing if available.
My other objection is that new vinyl is vastly expensive in comparison to what I feel is a fair price in my neck of the woods. It's either buy online (which I'd prefer not do) or wait till I go to other stores. I might buy the UK A Hard Day's Night, but that's it.

So the news is out and its damn expensive. The vinyl box is to be released on 13th November with the list price ranging between $449 and $499 (approx. £276 -> £307).

Beatles Examiner writes

“Each album features original U.K. vinyl album artwork, original U.K. track listings, expanded booklets containing original and newly penned liner notes, recording notes, rare photos, and fold-out packaging.  Everything comes housed in a tall, glossy, hard black lift-top case augmented with a magnetic clasp,” read some of the now missing description of the set from Music Direct.

“This stereo box set includes all 13 albums plus 'Past Masters.' It is comprised of the original 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, plus 'Magical Mystery Tour.' In addition, the collections 'Past Masters Vol. I and II' are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs all housed in a Super Deluxe Box!,” according to Elusive Disc.

No mention of a mono release tho.

Might be passing over this due to the price unless it is heavily reduced online.

For $34.53 an album, it needed to be significantly better than this. I object to new vinyl being more then $25, and there is no chance in hell I'll be getting this ever. I'll take my chances on originals popping up in my area. I didn't see any mention of individual releases; I presume there will be. Revolver may become a birthday gift, but this is actually annoying me.

My objection to the price is lessening, because, even though I consider it vastly over-priced, new vinyl as a whole is too damn expensive, and frankly I'm glad they're doing it. I just don't have the funds to even contemplate buying it. It'll sell shitloads though, because it doesn't at the end of the day – people will groan about the price, maybe wait, and then bite the bullet and pay it.

In the lead up to christmas online stores will reduce the price a bit to entice those on the fence and anyway amazon and places like that usually sell them cheaper than what Apple do.

It'll sell because a lot of fans have been waiting for it since September 2009 and before and there are tons of beatle completists who want everything for their collection to be complete regardless of cost. One thing thats guaranteed is the beatles will sell and make money, its EMI's greatest cash cow. When it was facing financial trouble back in 2009 the remasters were a godsend. 

If they're released individually and in mono then I will definitely buy the ones that I haven't got already or aren't in great condition. If not then I don't know if I'll bother. £300 odd pounds is a lot of money. I do understand that vinyl is expensive now though so I didn't expect it to be cheap. Might have to be a present off the whole family for Christmas.