Many Beatles collectors are aware that in August 1982 EMI UK reissued the original 10 Beatles mono albums as a box set, primarily for export. What is not well known is that the LPs were first issued individually in July 1981, using, in most cases, original 1960s tube cuts. It was just prior to July 1981 that EMI UK informed EMI (Australia) of the upcoming releases and offered the option of import, local manufacture, or neither. In this case, EMI (Australia) imported around 500 copies of each title.
The LPs were distributed to department stores and record shops with a street date of 27 July 1981 (except Beatles For Sale and Yellow Submarine which were not available until a few weeks later) and were all sold by the end of 1981. No more were imported, although buyers could still import them independently from their local record store. It would be another 13 months before EMI UK issued the LPs as a box set, and by then many of the LPs had received new solid state recuts by Harry T. Moss.
The LPs were distributed to department stores and record shops with a street date of 27 July 1981 (except Beatles For Sale and Yellow Submarine which were not available until a few weeks later) and were all sold by the end of 1981. No more were imported, although buyers could still import them independently from their local record store. It would be another 13 months before EMI UK issued the LPs as a box set, and by then many of the LPs had received new solid state recuts by Harry T. Moss.
Please Please Me
Matrices:
XEX 421-3 / XEX 422-2N
Matrices:
XEX 421-3 / XEX 422-2N
With The Beatles
Matrices:
XEX 447-7N / XEX 448-7N
Matrices:
XEX 447-7N / XEX 448-7N
A Hard Day's Night
Matrices:
XEX 481-3N / XEX 482-3N
Some MONO labels were attached to STEREO (YEX) vinyl.
Matrices:
XEX 481-3N / XEX 482-3N
Some MONO labels were attached to STEREO (YEX) vinyl.
Beatles For Sale
Matrices:
XEX 503-4N / XEX 504-3N
Matrices:
XEX 503-4N / XEX 504-3N
Help!
Matrices:
XEX 549-3 / XEX 550-2
Matrices:
XEX 549-3 / XEX 550-2
Rubber Soul
Matrices:
XEX 579-5 / XEX 580-5
Matrices:
XEX 579-5 / XEX 580-5
Revolver
Matrices:
XEX 605-2 / XEX 606-3
Matrices:
XEX 605-2 / XEX 606-3
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Matrices:
XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1
Matrices:
XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1
The Beatles
disc 1
Matrices:
XEX 709-2 / XEX 710-2
disc 1
Matrices:
XEX 709-2 / XEX 710-2
The Beatles
disc 2
Matrices:
XEX 711-4 / XEX 712-2
disc 2
Matrices:
XEX 711-4 / XEX 712-2
Yellow Submarine
Matrices:
XEX 715-1 / XEX 716-1
Some MONO-matrixed (XEX) LPs were issued with STEREO labels.
Matrices:
XEX 715-1 / XEX 716-1
Some MONO-matrixed (XEX) LPs were issued with STEREO labels.
UK 1981 Mono Albums