BEATLES - The World's Best

Item Description

Vinyl,
LP Compilation Club Edition Reissue

1977 pressing of compilation originally issued in Germany, December 1967 as a mail-order item.
One of several compilations issued at the time by EMI Germany for Club-Sonderauflage, which translates to "Book Club Special Edition".

There are a few variations of this blue label pressing.

For this pressing:
Label detail:
-"Club-" is written left-aligned on top of "Sonderauflage" (both sides). Can also be on the middle or on the right, and can also be different on both labelsides.
-"ST33" at the bottom are enclosed in ovals, not circles.
-Has "LC0287" label code on top right

Jacket detail:
-EMI Electrola logos on the front and back
-Has "Sonderauflage Deutscher Schallplattenclub" on the front and back, which translates as "Special Edition German Vinyl Club"

Audiophile notes:
-All My Loving A2 has the "hi-hat" intro.

Link to similar, early 70s pressing: [r920658]
Columbia label pressing: [r5915758]