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Sgt Pepper 1 Box Red Emi Parlophone Lettering; Sgt Pepper 1 Box RED
Topic Started: Jun 3 2016, 06:56 PM (1,266 Views)
1970grave
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Just purchase this item as a curio
Sgt pepper STERO 1 Box with '''''RED''''' EMI Logo and Parlophone
At first glance i thought someone had coloured in but ob receiving the item after purchase I can confirm that this is from the printers of the label.
Has anyone seen this before - I can not see any reference to it else where
Any info would be appreciated and any requests I'd be glad to answer.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Beatles-Sgt-...cvip=true&rt=nc
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Never seen it. I'd say that the ink was added afterwards.
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1970grave,Jun 3 2016
06:56 PM
Just purchase this item as a curio
Sgt pepper STERO 1 Box with '''''RED''''' EMI Logo and Parlophone
At first glance i thought someone had coloured in but ob receiving the item after purchase I can confirm that this is from the printers of the label.
Has anyone seen this before - I can not see any reference to it else where
Any info would be appreciated and any requests I'd be glad to answer.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Beatles-Sgt-...cvip=true&rt=nc

well i understand what u mean, my gut is also self coloured however i have personally handled some 1 & early two boxes where the the parlophone logo and text were coloured YELLOW

AGAIN my feeling was that these must coloured in but it was so well done it looked kosher

i was told a story about special's being made to be presented to some emi bigwigs but again I have no idea how true this is. If it is true this could be one of these as the dates tie in with those Yellows.

However my gut feeling is coloured in, I just have no idea how they could do such a pro job of it....

I remain on the fence because i have seen how well these are done and they sure look printed...

i was told the yellow 1 & two boxes sold for big money.
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I'd say the pink was definitely added by a previous owner - it seems to cover parts where the black has worn away. If applied at the printers it would be on top of the black, not under it.
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Yes looks like added afterwards (coloured in) maybe a marketing ploy by seller wouldn't surprise me.
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muffmasterh,Jun 3 2016
07:55 PM

well i understand what u mean, my gut is also self coloured however i have personally handled some 1 & early two boxes where the the parlophone logo and text were coloured YELLOW

AGAIN my feeling was that these must coloured in but it was so well done it looked kosher

i was told a story about special's being made to be presented to some emi bigwigs but again I have no idea how true this is. If it is true this could be one of these as the dates tie in with those Yellows.

However my gut feeling is coloured in, I just have no idea how they could do such a pro job of it....

I remain on the fence because i have seen how well these are done and they sure look printed...

i was told the yellow 1 & two boxes sold for big money. [/QUOTE]
Yes - I have a Hard day's Night STEREO 2 Box Gram Rim with yellow EMI and Parlophone
They are not vibrant yellow but more like a yellow 'highlighter pen' when held at a certain angel in the light.
Again with the RED EMI and Parlophone - the colours do not run into the black or smudge when inspected thoroughly under a magnifying glass.
The No:1 test for me is to use a white damp cloth and rub gently over the suspected area to see if the ink comes off - In this case it did not.
Thanks for the replies so far - much appreciated
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1970grave,Jun 4 2016
08:31 AM

Yes - I have a Hard day's Night STEREO 2 Box Gram Rim with yellow EMI and Parlophone
They are not vibrant yellow but more like a yellow 'highlighter pen' when held at a certain angel in the light.
Again with the RED EMI and Parlophone - the colours do not run into the black or smudge when inspected thoroughly under a magnifying glass.
The No:1 test for me is to use a white damp cloth and rub gently over the suspected area to see if the ink comes off - In this case it did not.
Thanks for the replies so far - much appreciated

Its like the many forged Beatles signatures out there they use damaged material and if they make a mistake its cheap and damaged anyway so not much loss or maybe in this case the owner was bored and decided to colour it in.

Also the red runs into the black which looks like in photo colour in job well that's my thoughts.
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1970grave,Jun 4 2016
08:31 AM

"when held at a certain angel in the light"

Thought this was slightly funny. Yes i know meant to say angle.
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1970grave,Jun 4 2016
08:31 AM
muffmasterh,Jun 3 2016
07:55 PM

well i understand what u mean, my gut is also self coloured however i have personally handled some 1 & early two boxes where the the parlophone logo and text were coloured YELLOW

AGAIN my feeling was that these must coloured in but it was so well done it looked kosher

i was told a story about special's being made to be presented to some emi bigwigs but again I have no idea how true this is. If it is true this could be one of these as the dates tie in with those Yellows.

However my gut feeling is coloured in, I just have no idea how they could do such a pro job of it....

I remain on the fence because i have seen how well these are done and they sure look printed...

i was told the yellow 1 & two boxes sold for big money.

Yes - I have a Hard day's Night STEREO 2 Box Gram Rim with yellow EMI and Parlophone
They are not vibrant yellow but more like a yellow 'highlighter pen' when held at a certain angel in the light.
Again with the RED EMI and Parlophone - the colours do not run into the black or smudge when inspected thoroughly under a magnifying glass.
The No:1 test for me is to use a white damp cloth and rub gently over the suspected area to see if the ink comes off - In this case it did not.
Thanks for the replies so far - much appreciated [/QUOTE]
if you want to be bold.......and VERY careful, try a q tip dipped in acetone....
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1970grave
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Thanks all for your replies
It has passed the test - thanks henry
Looking at the ebay pics it does look dubious
Is there any way I can send pics on here to show nice clean images
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1970grave,Jun 14 2016
12:46 PM
Thanks all for your replies
It has passed the test - thanks henry
Looking at the ebay pics it does look dubious
Is there any way I can send pics on here to show nice clean images

yes file sharing site like photo bucket.

like I say these are very interesting and extremely odd, if they were mocked up, the guy who did them did an incredible job, thats why again i have that open mind thing going on these hehe !!

the yellow and the reds, whats next i wonder...
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Imgur.com is a decent photo sharing site.

can't wait to see it!
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http://s1186.photobucket.com/user/grave1970/library/
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let me know if the photobucket link works or not - technophobe
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1970grave,Jun 17 2016
06:21 PM
let me know if the photobucket link works or not - technophobe

yes it works, it really resembles those yellows....
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