• An Out-Of-This-World UK pressing of The Beatles' last and arguably greatest album, with Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound on side two - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• The "medley" on side two in Triple Plus sound? This copy will take you on a trip you never imagined was possible
• If you've heard the disastrous new half-speed pressing, then you know how important it is to play a real, vintage, analog Abbey Road
• It might just give you a new appreciation for one of the Greatest Rock Albums of All Time
• 5 Stars, a permanent member of the Better Records Top 100, and a Desert Island Disc if ever there was one

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• A stunning copy with Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound from first note to last; fairly quiet vinyl too
• Huge, spacious and detailed, with the Tubey Magic of a fresh tape, this is the way to hear Sgt. Pepper in all its analog glory, not remixed and not remastered
• Most pressings - especially the new ones - have nothing approaching the Tubey Magic, space and energy of this LP
• A Better Records Top 100 - "It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this."

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• Incredible Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound or close to it from beginning to end, this copy is guaranteed to blow your mind
• A stunning copy with some of the best Beatles sound money can buy - superb work from Ken Scott here
• Demo Quality Sound for I Am The Walrus, Strawberry Fields Forever, Baby You're A Rich Man and more
• You won't believe how powerful the sound is - it's big, rich, open and lively beyond any expectations you may have had
• A longtime Top 100 album and Psych Masterpiece that knocks us out every time we do the shootout for it

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• A stunning copy: Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound on the first side and solid Double Plus (A++) sound on the second- Tomorrow Never Knows will blow your mind (even more than it blew everybody's mind way back in '66!); exceptionally quiet vinyl too!
• Here is the space, energy, presence clarity and massive bottom end you had no idea were even possible on Revolver
• 14 amazing tracks including Taxman; Eleanor Rigby; Here, There and Everywhere; Yellow Submarine; Good Day Sunshine; Got To Get You Into My Life and Tomorrow Never Knows (!)
• "Even after Sgt. Pepper, Revolver stands as the ultimate modern pop album and it's still as emulated as it was upon its original release."

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• A stunning copy of the Beatles debut studio album with Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound from start to finish - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• This copy has superb presence, clarity and size - it's bigger, bolder and richer, as well as cleaner, clearer and more open than every other copy we played
• 5 Stars and A Better Records Top 100 album, as well as our clear favorite of their first five releases
• "The 'evening with the band' feel makes Please Please Me a more coherent experience than other cover-heavy Beatles albums: Here other peoples' songs work not just as filler, but as markers for styles and effects the band admired and might return to as songwriters."

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• A stunning copy with a Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) side two mated with outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound on side one
• Huge, spacious and detailed, with the Tubey Magic of a fresh tape, this is the way to hear Sgt. Pepper in all its analog glory, not remixed and not remastered
• Most pressings - especially the new ones - have nothing approaching the Tubey Magic, space and energy of this LP
• A Better Records Top 100 - "It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this."

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• With a Triple Plus (A+++) Shootout Winning side two and a side one that's right up there with it, this copy is nearly as good as it gets - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• I'm A Loser, Baby's In Black, Rock And Roll Music, I'll Follow The Sun. Eight Days A Week, Words Of Love, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, What You're Doing and 4 more - 14 tracks in all (!)
• An underrated Beatles album - Allmusic gives it Five Big Stars and we like it every bit as much as they do
• Superb energy and presence - the band is RIGHT THERE and full of the LIFE the best Beatles pressings always have

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• With Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound throughout, we guarantee you've never heard A Hard Day's Night sound remotely as good as it does here
• On top of that this vintage UK pressing plays on relatively quiet vinyl - Mint Minus to Mint Minus Minus throughout
• Both sides are big, spacious and absolutely jumping out of the speakers, with relatively rich, smooth sound
• This one gets the heart of the music right - the lad's voices - and that's what makes The Beatles FUN to listen to
• 5 stars: "Decades after its original release, its punchy blend of propulsive rhythms, jangly guitars, and infectious, singalong melodies is remarkably fresh."

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• Off the charts "Triple Triple" sound for the band's classic fourth album with both sides earning our top grade of A+++
• Superb energy and presence - the band is RIGHT THERE and full of the LIFE the best Beatles pressings always have
• An underrated Beatles album - Allmusic gives it Five Big Stars and we like it every bit as much as they do
• I'm A Loser, Baby's In Black, Rock And Roll Music, I'll Follow The Sun. Eight Days A Week, Words Of Love, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, What You're Doing and 4 more - 14 tracks in all (!)

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• A Shootout Winner - Triple Plus (A+++) sound from start to finish - we guarantee you've never heard Help sound remotely this good
• Want to hear The Beatles at their Tubey Magical best? Just play You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away on this killer copy
• Everything that's great about Help is here - jangly 12 string guitars, harmonically rich tambourines, and breathy vocals
• Side one alone boasts 7 classics: Help!, The Night Before, You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, I Need You, Another Girl, You’re Gonna Lose That Girl and Ticket to Ride - whew!

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• For the first time in over a year, a KILLER sounding copy of Yellow Submarine with Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound throughout
• This pressing is clean, clear, solid and energetic - just the right sound for this classic Beatles music
• The only place to find the All-Time Classic Hey Bulldog, as well as All Together Now and It's All Too Much
• "All You Need Is Love" debuted in a true stereo mix on LP for this album. Only four new Beatles songs appeared on the album, and two were recorded specifically for the film: "All Together Now" and "Hey Bulldog."

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• A superb copy with nearly Triple Plus (A++ to A+++) sound from start to finish - just shy of our Shootout Winner
• Here is the space, energy, presence clarity and massive bottom end you had no idea were even possible on Revolver
• 14 amazing tracks including Taxman; Eleanor Rigby; Here, There and Everywhere; Yellow Submarine; Good Day Sunshine; Got To Get You Into My Life and Tomorrow Never Knows (!)
• 5 stars: "Even after Sgt. Pepper, Revolver stands as the ultimate modern pop album and it's still as emulated as it was upon its original release."

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• A wonderful copy of The Beatles' last and arguably greatest album, with superb Double Plus (A++) sound on both sides - reasonably quiet vinyl too
• Here's an Abbey Road that's big, rich, sweet and present, with strong energy, wonderfully breathy vocals and huge guitars
• If you've heard the disastrous new remaster, then you know how important it is to play a real, vintage, analog pressing
• A copy this good might just give you a new appreciation for one of the Greatest Rock Albums of All Time
• 5 Stars, a permanent member of the Better Records Top 100, and a Desert Island Disc if ever there was one

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• This vintage German pressing earned outstanding Plus (A++) sonic grades on both sides - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Some of the best Beatles sound money can buy - Geoff Emerick, Eddie Kramer and Ken Scott all deserve kudos for their fine work here
• Wonderfully Tubey Magical sound for I Am The Walrus, Strawberry Fields Forever, The Fool On The Hill, Baby You're A Rich Man, Penny Lane and more
• Until you play one of these True Stereo German pressings, you can't have heard MMT sound as big and lively as this LP - we guarantee it
• A Top 100 album and Psych Masterpiece that still knocks us out to this day

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• A SUPERB British pressing of The White Album, with outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound or close to it all four sides - exceptionally quiet vinyl for this title too
• This copy of the Beatles' double album masterpiece is going to thrill and delight the lucky person who snags it
• "If there is still any doubt that Lennon and McCartney are the greatest song writers since Schubert, then next Friday - with the publication of the new Beatles double LP - should surely see the last vestiges of cultural snobbery and bourgeois prejudice swept away in a deluge of joyful music making..." Right On!

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• Two killer sides with Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish - and for those of you who prize quiet vinyl, this copy plays a True Mint Minus
• Want to hear The Beatles at their Tubey Magical best? Just play You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away on this UK stereo pressing
• Everything that's great about Help is here - jangly 12 string guitars, harmonically rich tambourines, and breathy vocals
• Side one alone boasts 7 classics: Help!, The Night Before, You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, I Need You, Another Girl, You’re Gonna Lose That Girl and Ticket to Ride - whew!

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• With seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides, this copy is guaranteed to blow the doors off any other Revolver you know - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Here is the brilliant sound of Revolver - if you own any modern reissue, this record will show you everything you're missing
• "All the rules fell by the wayside with Revolver, as the Beatles began exploring new sonic territory, lyrical subjects, and styles of composition. It wasn't just Lennon and McCartney, either — Harrison staked out his own dark territory with the tightly wound, cynical rocker "Taxman"; the jaunty yet dissonant "I Want to Tell You"; and "Love You To," George's first and best foray into Indian music. Such explorations were bold, yet they were eclipsed by Lennon's trippy kaleidoscopes of sound."

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• With two seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides and exceptionally quiet vinyl for the most part, this pressing is guaranteed to smoke any copy of the album you've heard
• Huge, spacious and detailed, with the Tubey Magic of a fresh tape, this is the way to hear Sgt. Pepper in all its analog glory, not remixed and not remastered
• Most pressings - especially the new ones - have nothing approaching the Tubey Magic, space and energy of this LP
• A Better Records Top 100 - "It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this."

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• With seriously good grades of Double Plus (A++) or BETTER on both sides, this one is bursting with Fab Four energy and enthusiasm - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Play I’ll Cry Instead, If I Fell or Things We Said Today to hear some real early Beatles Vocal Magic
• This one gets the heart of the music right - the vocals - and that's what makes The Beatles FUN to listen to
• 100% Lennon-McCartney originals: "Decades after its original release, its punchy blend of propulsive rhythms, jangly guitars, and infectious, singalong melodies is remarkably fresh." AMG 5 Stars (of course)

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• You'll find outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound on both sides of this copy of the Beatles' debut album - exceptionally quiet too
• We guarantee this pressing will be richer, livelier, cleaner and just more fun than virtually any copy you can find
• 5 Stars and A Better Records Top 100 album, as well as our clear favorite of their first five releases
• "The 'evening with the band' feel makes Please Please Me a more coherent experience than other cover-heavy Beatles albums: Here other peoples' songs work not just as filler, but as markers for styles and effects the band admired and might return to as songwriters."

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• With a seriously good Double Plus (A++) side two and a side one that's close to it, this vintage UK stereo pressing has plenty of analog magic in its grooves - exceptionally quiet vinyl too, about as quiet as they can be found
• We guarantee you've never heard Girl, I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, Wait, and If I Needed Someone sound better - and that's just side two
• A Must Own Folk Rock Masterpiece
• 5 stars: "The lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate folk-rock arrangements that reflected the increasing influence of Dylan and the Byrds."

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• With two outstanding sides each rating a Double Plus (A++), this copy was one of the better British pressings we played in our recent shootout - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• An excellent source for many of the Beatles' greatest hits up to 1966 - with 8 songs per side you are geting a lot for your money with this one
• Several tracks, including "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out" and "Paperback Writer" were given their first stereo mixes for this very album
• Surprisingly good sound for From Me to You, We Can Work It Out, Yesterday, I Feel Fine, and the list goes on

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• With two outstanding sides each rating a Double Plus (A++), this copy was one of the better British pressings we played in our recent shootout - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• An excellent source for many of the Beatles' greatest hits up to 1966 - with 8 songs per side you are geting a lot for your money with this one
• Several tracks, including "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out" and "Paperback Writer" were given their first stereo mixes for this very album
• Surprisingly good sound for From Me to You, We Can Work It Out, Yesterday, I Feel Fine, and the list goes on

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• There's superb Double Plus (A++) sound on both sides of The Fab Four's very well recorded fourth album - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Especially rich and spacious, this is the album that moves away from the mostly midrangy sound of A Hard Day's Night and With the Beatles
• A criminally underrated album by the Fab Four - Allmusic gives it Five Big Stars and we like it every bit as much as they do
• I'm A Loser, Baby's In Black, Rock And Roll Music, I'll Follow The Sun. Eight Days A Week, Words Of Love, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, What You're Doing and 4 more - 14 tracks in all (!)

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• Two killer sides with Double Plus (A++) sound - we guarantee you've never heard Help sound better - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Want to hear The Beatles at their Tubey Magical best? Just play You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away on this UK stereo pressing
• Everything that's great about Help is here - jangly 12 string guitars, harmonically rich tambourines, and breathy vocals
• Side one alone boasts 7 classics: Help!, The Night Before, You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, I Need You, Another Girl, You’re Gonna Lose That Girl and Ticket to Ride - whew!

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• With two seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides, this copy was getting Pepper to sound the way we like it
• Huge, spacious and detailed, with the Tubey Magic of a fresh tape, this is the way to hear Sgt. Pepper in all its analog glory, not remixed and not remastered
• Most pressings - especially the new ones - have nothing approaching the Tubey Magic, space and energy of this LP
• A Better Records Top 100 - "It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this."

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• With outstanding Double Plus (A++) graded sides, this UK pressing is bringing out many of the best qualities in Let It Be's sound
• There's no studio wizardry, no heavy-handed mastering, no phony EQ - here is some of the most realistic, natural Beatles sound you can get
• Copies like this one make good on the promise that Let It Be captures the greatest rock band of all time playing and singing their hearts out
• "The album is on the whole underrated... it's an album well worth having, as when the Beatles were in top form here, they were as good as ever."

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• This British stereo pressing offers excellent Hot Stamper sound or BETTER (on side two) for the brilliant debut from the Fab Four - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Here's proof that any Hot Stamper will soundly (ahem) beat the Heavy Vinyl pressing, and anything else you care to throw at it
• 5 Stars at Allmusic and a Top 100 album, as well as our clear favorite of the band's first five releases
• Glorious live-in-the-studio sound to rival The Beatles' best recordings - the immediacy and energy are really something to hear

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• This British stereo pressing offers excellent Hot Stamper sound or BETTER (on side one) for the brilliant debut from the Fab Four - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Here's proof that any Hot Stamper will soundly (ahem) beat the Heavy Vinyl pressing, and anything else you care to throw at it
• 5 Stars at Allmusic and a Top 100 album, as well as our clear favorite of the band's first five releases
• Glorious live-in-the-studio sound to rival The Beatles' best recordings - the immediacy and energy are really something to hear

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• With two excellent Hot Stamper or BETTER sides, this British pressing has a lot going for it - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• A good source for many of the Beatles' greatest hits up to 1966 - with 8 songs per side you are geting a lot for your money with this one
• Several tracks, including "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out" and "Paperback Writer" were given their first stereo mixes for this very album
• "The compilation provided the debut UK album release for the following singles tracks: "From Me to You", "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "I Feel Fine", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out" and "Paperback Writer"."

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• There's Hot Stamper sound to be found on both sides of The Fab Four's very well recorded fourth album - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
• Especially rich and spacious, this is the album that moves away from the mostly midrangy sound of A Hard Day's Night and With the Beatles
• A criminally underrated album by the Fab Four - Allmusic gives it Five Big Stars and we like it every bit as much as they do
• I'm A Loser, Baby's In Black, Rock And Roll Music, I'll Follow The Sun. Eight Days A Week, Words Of Love, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, What You're Doing and 4 more - 14 tracks in all (!)

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• This outstanding copy of Yellow Submarine boasts solid Double Plus (A++) sound on both sides
• The only place to find the All-Time Classic Hey Bulldog, as well as All Together Now and It's All Too Much
• "All You Need Is Love" debuted in a true stereo mix on LP for this album. Only four new Beatles songs appeared on the album, and two were recorded specifically for the film: "All Together Now" and "Hey Bulldog."

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• Both sides of this '70s UK pressing earned very good Hot Stamper grades and play reasonably quietly
• Play I’ll Cry Instead, If I Fell or Things We Said Today to hear some real early Beatles Vocal Magic
• Compare it to your MoFi pressing or the new Heavy Vinyl and you will quickly see why those LPs bore us to tears
• 100% Lennon-McCartney originals: "Decades after its original release, its punchy blend of propulsive rhythms, jangly guitars, and infectious, singalong melodies is remarkably fresh." 5 Stars

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• Hot Stamper sound, and quiet vinyl - this copy is guaranteed to beat any Heavy Vinyl or Half-Speed Mastered pressing you may have heard
• Looking for the best sound? Try Till There Was You on side one and You Really Got A Hold On Me on the flipside
• So many great songs: All My Loving, Roll over Beethoven, Money (That's What I Want), Devil In Her Heart...
• "A sequel of the highest order - one that betters the original by developing its own tone and adding depth. While it may share several similarities with its predecessor - there is an equal ratio of covers-to-originals, a familiar blend of girl group, Motown, R&B, pop, and rock... With the Beatles is a better record that not only rocks harder, it's considerably more sophisticated...

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But is Twin Track stereo any better? Yes, when you do it the way Norman Smith did on Please Please Me.

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The short version of our review of the new Rubber Soul vinyl would simply point out that it's awful, and, unsurprisingly, it's awful in most of the ways that practically all modern Heavy Vinyl records are: it's opaque, airless, energyless and just a drag.

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