Beatles for Sale

Circular ST33 logo.
No label code.

(Remastered) 'Gatefold cover with B&W pictures inside.' [discogs]

(Mono) 'Red vinyl.
Comes in hard sleeve with obi strip.
Includes 4-pages lyrics insert.

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(EP Mono) 'Early 1980s issue, yellow/black labels with 'EMI Records Ltd.' perimeter text, and “MADE IN GT. BRITAIN” text at the end of the perimeter print. In front-laminated flipback picture sleeve.' [discogs]

Circular ST33. No LC.[juliens]

Circular ST33. No LC.[juliens]

Original German stereo pressing on red/golden Odeon with 'Urheber-...' text in rim and sharp ST33.
Front laminated paste-on sleeve. 'Stereo' sticker underneath the EMI logo on front. Matrix: YEX-142-1
, YEX-143-1. Released in early 1965. [emil]

(Limited Edition Reissue Mono) 'Part of Capitol's Limited Edition re-issue series of the UK catalog , issued late 1995, using the same catalog #s as the late 80s vinyl pressings and the CDs that were still on the market at the time, but adding 'C1'. They are mastered from the same digital source tapes as the CD's.

All albums in this series up to 'Magical Mystery Tour' have the purple Capitol label. The remaining titles are on Apple.
Each copy has a black 'Limited Edition' sticker on the shrink-wrap.

These pressings make a total of 3 variations for each UK title (up to Revolver) that Capitol issued 1987-95.

For variation #3:
-Catalog # revised to C1 0777 7 46438 1 8, seen on spine, bottom lower back by the logos, and on labels.
-Purple Capitol label design with the Parlophone logo on the left side of label above the “1” and “2” and Apple logo on the right.
-Capitol oval, Parlophone and Apple logos along the lower left back
-Most pressings came with black “Limited Edition” hype sticker on the shrink-wrap with a corresponding catalog number. (see photo)

For variation #1 (1987): (r5960597)
For variation #2 (1988): (r2307817)'[discogs]

Circular ST33. No LC.

(Remastered Stereo) 'Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork. [renej]

Label copyright text difference:bottom part missing (See scan)
1A 062-04 200 on labels + sleeve.

(Mono) 'On the inside has a label with this text:
'This album has been direct metal mastered from a digitally re-mastered original tape to give the best possible sound quality.'
'[discogs]

Oval ST33.

Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. Made in Gt Britain under lower EMI box and not on perimeter of labels.

Original 1st German pressing on red/golden Odeon with 'Alle Rechte...' text in rim.
Matrix: YEX-142-1
, YEX-143-1. [emil]

Barcode gatefold sleeve. B-side label misstates 'stereo' - contemporary German DMM pressings are mono exclusively.

Urheber text in rim.

(Remastered Stereo) 'Gatefold'[discogs]