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Each year from 1963 to 1969, the Beatles had recorded a short Christmas message for their fans, composed of carols, skits, jokes, and thanks to the loyal "Beatle People". Each recording was pressed onto a 7" flexi disc and mailed free to the members of the Fan Club. In 1970, in the wake of the band's break-up, Apple released the compilation of all seven messages on a single LP. In the UK this album was known as From Then to You and in the USA it was known as The Beatles Christmas Album. [1]
Bootlegs and Counterfeits
[edit]The difference between a Bootleg and a Counterfeit can be debated. Both are unauthorized and illegal. Counterfeits are designed to look identical to the authentic products to deceive consumers into believing they are authentic. Counterfeit products are often made with lower-quality materials or production methods than the authentic goods. [2] A bootleg is, in short, an unauthorized audio recording that has not been licensed by the rights holder. Originally, the term referred to live recordings of concerts that were released without the consent of the performer and/or the label.[3]
Counterfeit pressing of The Beatles' Christmas Album.
The cover on this fake is reversed. Front shows the original's back cover, back cover shows the original's front.
All copies (real and fake) have "not for sale" printed on the back cover.
Signs that a copy is a fake:
- Some covers are reversed as described above.
- Cover printed on white card stock. Real pressings are thick cardboard with glued on covers.
- Label pressing ring is larger on fake pressings. Real copies were only pressed at Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester and have a smaller 35.3 mm pressing ring.
- Apple label looks faded or blurry with some labels slightly off-center.
- Front cover pictures are not sharp. On a real copy, you should see "Theatre Royal" clearly in the photo on the bottom row, second from left. Along with Let It Be and Introducing The Beatles, this is one of the notoriously most heavily counterfeited of Beatles albums. Counterfeits can be identified by blurry cover photos and an indentation ring much larger than 1 and 1/2".[4]
- ^ "The Beatles' Christmas Album". The Beatles Wiki. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "counterfeit". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ vinylfantasymag; vinylfantasymag (2023-04-13). "How to define a vinyl bootleg | Vinyl Fantasy Dictionary" (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "The Beatles Fan Club Christmas Records - Internet Beatles Album". www.beatlesagain.com. Retrieved 2024-11-23.