Beatles: Help ?


I own (just found it in deep storage) a boxed set of Toshiba EMI Beatle albums. 12 to be exact. The box is entirely in Japanese. Each album has cellophane sleeves for the records. The box is blue 3/4 quarters of the way up in the front with a white flip cover at the top. All lettering on the top is in Japanese. EMI is printed on the individual albums, as well as Apple on many of them. The back of the box is entirely blue. I purchased this baby in 1978ish? 'twas expensive at the time, but I can't, for the life of me, remember where and how much I

paid for it. Was purchased at a Hi End audio store. Anybody have a clue what I have? All the albums have not been played. A stylus has never touched them. thanks in advance.
warren :-)
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Albert, I was waiting for you to say: "Yes indeed warren, any time you're in my neighborhood give me a buzz. Only requirments are a bottle of good red wine and a love of music." lol....peace, warren :-)
Albert, the fact that the records are unplayed and given the age: $39.50? ouch! How'd you come up with that price? If that be the deal I'll hang on to them just to look, every several years, in between garage sales, at those virgin grooves. It'll be a groovy thing....
Albert, I bought your post hook line and sinker. Well lo and behold I have one of 5,000 of the EAS-500031~44 imported to the US, back in '79. Can you believe they have the original 4 page lyric per album and they have never been played. The albums look like they just came out of the factory. Perfection. I've been doing some surfing and this baby (because they are unplayed) is quite a find. The website you gave me: Box Sets Info did the job: giving me the education, that is. Seems that I have a real goodie. your teasing? 'Got a thick skin. I love it....peace, warren
too cool to sell. too bad I'm not a vinyl man anymore. It the old days (like last year...lol..) I'd look at this find as a sign from God, that I'm supposed to purchase a turntable and get cracking on developing a record collection. I wish, sometimes, that God were more powerful than my wife...Have a great Memorial Day Weekend.

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That was a good deal if the records are in good shape, I suppose. It appears that a used set sold on Ebay for $250 just a few days ago. Since these are mint/perfect--unplayed, they should do a little better. Just looking at the covers, artwork, and the pristine black vinyl is worth the keep....:-)
I'm a winner keeping them. I love my Prima. As analog a sounding cdp these tympanics have ever heard, IMHO. With an XRCD, I'm as close to vinyl as I can get with a cdp. Don't have the disposition, room, or patience for vinyl anymore. Not to mention the $$, considering table, arm, catridge, record cleaner, phono pre, etc. Brings me back to my Kenwood KD 500 mounted with a Grace 707 arm. Can't remember the cartridge. Can't sell me on this one. But I do know of vinyl greatness. No argument there.....

BTW Al, if I ever be in your neck of the woods I'd love to hear that baby of yours. I get all tingly, just looking at it.....
Typo on the "AI." Thanks for the invite. I have oodles to do up here with a move and the school year (I'm a teacher) ending. One day....