Jaw droppingly fantastic , Andrew.! Francis's collection must be the envy of every Beatles fan! Loved seeing the UK export 45s and albums, especially Abbey Road on Parlophone, and the French sandwich EP!. The records are in fantastic condition, which reflects how well Francis has looked after his collection. Another first class presentation, Andrew!

It's not just the quantity of this collection, it's the quality. Many super rare items but also so much of the collection looks to be on fantastic condition. Perhaps one day we'll get an overview of your collection too, Andrew?

@thefleshexperience

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I’d love to see Andrew’s collection too. However I do remember him saying he mostly gets the enjoyment for owning something for awhile and passing it along. The incredible items he has had pass through his hands is out of this world…I’m definitely curious as to what he’s chosen to keep.

It is interesting to see UK export albums of U.S. Capital/Apple releases of The Beatles 2nd, Something New, Beatles 6 & Hey Jude in beautiful, laminated covers. Of course, the American versions had the plain matted covers. What a magnificent collection!

Thank you kind sir for sharing such wonderful items from your country and your collection. Thanks so much Andrew for making this happen! You’re the best!👍🎶💚

@Parlogram

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Many thanks again, Brian!

@moondogaudiojones1146

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You bet. I still keep thinking of that Russian wallet with the playing postcards. Man, that was beautiful.

Andrew, my eyes are square and my jaw dropped... absolutely amazing collection. And I guess we had just seen the 1% of the collection. Thanks a lot.

@Parlogram

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Glad you enjoyed it, Eduardo!

Unbelievable ! No words can describe this amazing, one of a kind collection. Thanks for giving us a look, Andrew, and thanks to the collector for allowing us to see this astounding collection.

@Parlogram

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My pleasure, David!

Anyone else hanging onto every second of these videos? I presume YES! Andrew, you must have been over the moon seeing this, just simply amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely amazing collection. I can’t imagine anyone else who could possibly top this incredible collection. This is one for the ages, and will hopefully be preserved for future generations to see and enjoy.

Truly unbelievable, except for the fact that there it is! I can’t imagine that a better collection exists in private hands anywhere in the world.

Amazing that such a collection exists. It boggles the mind to think of the value of this collection.

This may sound weird, but I've watched these videos several times each. Francis has such a soothing voice and I find it very relaxing listening to him go through the albums in his collection. The comments on each album, the rustling of the paper sleeves... it's like ASMR for Beatles fans! You should make an ASMR super cut from all the videos of Francis going through his albums! Lol! Cheers!

WOW this was just Fab:) to see this . A lot even pressings that I have not seen!!! Just great and thank you for this cheers!!!!

@Parlogram

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Glad you enjoyed it, Brad. Just wait until you see the next one!

@beatlebrad5339

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@@Parlogram Wow great mate !!!!

That's insane...imagine seeing all that in one place His 45 demos collection would do me on its own!

He has more variations of please please me than I have total Beatles records. Wow , just wow !!

Wow! This episode was at least 10 minutes longer and it felt shorter in length. Great presentation Andrew!

Thank you, Andrew! It’s a shame this isn’t open to the public. Everything would probably have to be behind bulletproof glass.

Wow simply stunning! The records and the album covers look so pristine and beautiful! The last episode was great but this one was just AMAZING!! Job well done, Andrew!👍👍Cheers, Louis.😁😁

@Parlogram

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Thanks Louis 🙏🏻

Absolutely stunning collection ! Somebody's already commented about it's not just the quantity of the collection, but the mint condition of the items ! Francis must have a team that scours the globe for these priceless items ! Francis must be congratulated on preserving these pricelesss records. Truly amazing collection !

Wow! Absolutely Fantastic! Very Well Done! Thank You Andrew for Setting This up & Coaching This Excellent Presentation of all of These Wonderful Items That are so Rare to even see! & That are in such Great Condition!!😎👍

@Parlogram

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Glad you enjoyed it, Bob!

Absolutely amazing video Andrew. That collection blows my mind.

Just amazing thank you both

A truly wonderful pair of videos for this self-descibed Beatles Freak! I'll have to start growing my collection again after ceasing to buy L.P.s and 45s in the late 1980s. Thanks again Andrew, might be revisiting your website soon... After I pay my monthly bills that is.

I am binge watching all the episodes at once as I only just came across these. In the first one I wrote gobsmacked. Now I am thinking this collection is insane!! But in a good way LOL

Somewhere out there is someone with a near identical collection in breadth and scope- although it’s subject is Freddy & the Dreamers. 💭

This video made me happy. Incredible collection. The When The Saints EP by Les Beatles is a beauty! Qui a de la splendeur, de la magnificence!

@Parlogram

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Great collection, I'm in France too and I have the rare Beatles 1965 with the "promotional" cut off piece, only 4 or 5 have been found...

Thank you Francis and Andrew - what an amazing collection!

I love the Beatles but after awhile watching this I needed to read the Qu’ran and James Hollis to feel a smidgeon less self serving, and to attempt to rebalance myself. Not sure it did the trick though, I work in a vinyl shop and of all the used stuff that comes in store, it’s still The Beatles I’m most interested in. Now I’ve got even more wish and want list reference points. Thanks Andrew for your incredible sense of duty to this ignoble lunacy.

Not only has Francis got all the releases but all the variants as well! I've never seen anything like it. Brilliant.

Another fantastic batch of records. Thanks for showing them to the world.

@Parlogram

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Glad you enjoyed it, Jaimie!

It keeps getting better everytime. Thanks again!

I loved it. Many great rarities to watch... And most in superb condition. Hope you come up with many more videos from this amazing collection, Andrew. Bye for now, Nelio.

@Parlogram

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Yes, there are more episodes to come, Nelio.

WOW 👌 👏 😍 👍 Simply mind blowing 🤯 😳 It's surely the finest collection I've ever seen. Not only rare, but phenomenal condition 👏 Thanks Francis, & Andrew, for presenting this 😀 👍

@Parlogram

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Glad you're enjoying it, Jason.

A lot of beauties here. Great presentation from Francis. Thanx to him to show a part of his collection. I like the French part which is not often shown. As I'm French, I do collect them too, but also some other countries from classic to exotic ones. I like mostly covers that are different from the original UK one. That's the case with the first French records shown here. I'm sure that a lot of people don't event know some like Dansez Beatles which is an orchestral record, so not really a Beatles record, but really look like a Beatles record (and usual Odeon label too). A lot of fans would have been disappointed when they bought it thinking it was a new Beatles record when it was issued in late 1964. But nice copy for collector like me. Same goes for the compilation Moto Party on Polydor without a picture of the Beatles on the front cover, which is not well known and good for people to discover here. The best part is on the Beatles 1965 with great looking copies. Often found in very bad shape and here in pristine condition. As it is the only gatefold cover from this period (before Sgt. Pepper) it is very fragile and was not made the right way. Some are even found in two pieces ;-) The cover is maybe too difficult to make with the round cut and the insert picture, with the three different versions including the rare sticker one (as a lot were used on fans windows ;-) ). And that's also what make it so special in the OSX French serie. Not talking of the round promo round thing that's hard to know why it's here and if it was really used for promo or sold like that. Same for the unusual black and red "languette". Hard to tell what they are for and how they could stand in record stores between the other records to sell. Great also to see an example of a display promo copy of "Les Beatles" to see what it looks like. Very specific in French way of promotion I guess. There are also the same display thing for EP copies. Beware of counterfeit where people cut themself a regular copy (often easy to notice). Thank you Francis for the way you show your beauties and hope you will show some more.

Hi Andrew! An excellent installment of your “Beatles Museum” series. Being a Beatles fan since 1963, I found your French Collector’s batch of vinyl fascinating. I’ve never seen so many singles on the Parlophone label! Here in the USA, Beatles records were sold on the Capitol Records label (a division of EMI). If you’ve ever seen a photo of Hollywood, it’s hard to miss the Capitol Records Building - it was designed and built to resemble a stack of records. And people in the UK may not know that here, BOTH The Beatles and The Beach Boys were on the SAME LABEL - Capitol Records! An American actor/writer/character voice actor and creator of some of the best-remembered (because they were hilarious) radio commercials (adverts for British readers) in history, Stan Freberg (pronounced “FREE-berg”) recorded and released quite a number of comedy records on the Capitol label. Freberg was once quoted as saying this about the Capitol Records Building: “The president of the company has a special button on his desk. In case of nuclear attack, he just pushes that button and the entire building will screw itself into the ground for protection!” I have no idea how many installments of this “Beatles Museum” series you’ve produced, but every time I come across one, I watch it right away. Great job, my friend!

@Parlogram

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Thank you, Ed!

He needs to be interviewed, what was the hardest to find, what drove him to go above and beyond, is there anything he still needs, what will happen to it, how does his family view his obsession, etc.

@Parlogram

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I have interviewed already and those questions were asked. It will be shown in a future episode.

@intelligencelimited2708

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@@Parlogram That's great. You've thought of everything. Will look forward to it. Great channel.

@michaelmarz9341

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You anticipated my question: What is he still looking for? It is hard to believe there could be anything he doesn’t already have!

I can’t believe the pristine condition of these records. Awesome stuff.

For some reason I really want a Morphy Richards hair dryer right now.

love these French Collector clips. His cool accent and sharp audio (hearing the crispness of the paper inner sleeves) is weirdly hypnotising😳. I have a mint copy of "Les Beatles 65" on the same orange Odeon label and pull out sleeve with instructions on back how to stick it on a lamp or window. My LP is blue vinyl🤩...perhaps its worth something ?.

@jacquescousteau217

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Blue vinyl is a recent reissue . last ten years …

Amazing, amazing stuff...you must have felt like a kid in a candy store!

the editing on this series is fantastic

@Parlogram

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Thank you, Armand.

I love your tribute to the Queen at the end of the video Andrew !

Magnificent, so much history!

The good Francis has a very soothing way (were it not for the exciting contents, I would fall asleep quite soon..)

I've been trying to track down the Love me do/ Boys French picture sleeve for years! Very cool to see it! Hopefully I can find one someday

I never knew that Polydor was part of the EMI stable? I am amazed that I have never seen most of those French Beatles' records.

the "rot the club!" sleeve comic. deep parlogram lore...

Fantastic collection 👌☺️

Good to see Fran The Fan again, I remember her from a previous Parlogram video.

As always, amazing.

I got a French version of paperback writer/rain that I paid too much for on my trip to Paris, my crown jewel of my collection

Love this guy man🔥him and his collection are just awesome

About 20 years ago now I chanced upon a seller on eBay that was selling junk 45’s in mismatched house sleeves for cheap and in amongst them where quite a few “Rush Copy” sleeves which I hoovered up for a few months afterwards….just need the demos to fill them now!

Amazing collection! such beautiful rare records and in fantastic condition I cant imagine what this museum is worth. Thanks for showing us this what a collection, totally amazing! I have a question though, is there anything Francis does not have that he is looking for?

@Parlogram

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Glad you're enjoying it, Tim. There are a couple of things he needs which he will tell you about himself in a future episode.

@michaelf9693

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Paul and Ringo? 😀

@jacquescousteau217

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@@Parlogram if he’s ever looking for signed George Martin things, I’ve got quite a few music scores, and allegedly the last public picture of GM which he sighed in ballpoint pen. He was very old when photo was taken .

@pencilsharpener2477

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@Tim Fisher “I cant imagine what this museum is worth” ... PRICELESS !!! (but I wonder too)

"I am not worthy" and the wife complains about my meager collection! Just Wondering Has This Gentlemen ever get tired of saying "Oh I Have That" Thank you both! Andrew, "I'm in AWE!"

Simply an amazing documentary of this man's collection! Do we know if the U.K. versions of the U.S. catalog are the U.K. mixes or the Dexterized U.S. mixes? I would think they would be the U.K. mixes, which makes them even more interesting.

@Parlogram

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They used copies of the Dexterized U.S. tapes.

Incredible collection, must be the rarest in the world . The only very minor detail was the Magical Mystery Tour in the 62-70 collection. It should have been the two 45 rpm UK . I think the 12 inch came out in mid 1970s . Regardless, I’m sure he has the EP two record set. Amazing collection!

Fantastic job. I do hope you guys are working on a book to document this extraordinary achievement

@Parlogram

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Thank you, Marc!

Hi Andrew this video on the Beatles collection is fantastic Andrew you need to get permission of KZread to play Beatles music this wood bee another sting in your bow keep up the good work you da Andrew and love this Beatles collection dave.

Those vinyls White Album and Abbey Road with Parlophone label,interesting I found.Great collector,because have vintage things with he.Uchino of Japan.I see you Andrew.

Hi Andrew Another great video can't wait for episode 3.... Just two notes;- Did I miss the 'She Loves You' Promo & please could your friend ditch those PVC sleeves Thanks again.

@Parlogram

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Thanks Caleb. 'She Loves You' wasn't issued as a UK demo. The PVC covers are in the process of being replaced.

@calebwright6151

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@@Parlogram Thanks Andrew & Thank Heavens He's Changing Those PVC Covers

Got today on a vinyl fair " Let it be," German pressing from 1970.for 20€,so my collection grows,would i reach the museum? God's ways are mysterious.😎 Nice video.

A "Factory Sample" black & gold "Please, Please Me" has to be worth a fortune. I hope he has his collection insured.

Magnifique!

Very very nice to see these records, I like seeing collections of my favourite artists too, such as Elvis and Johnny Hallyday. This French guy with his great Beatles collection wasn't inspired to collect his home grown national icon Johnny it seems who covered 4 Beatles songs in French. I didn't know of these exports for UK with US covers. Were they made in US?.

@Parlogram

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Those export LPs were pressed in the UK using U.S. tapes.

@ROCKINGMAN

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@@Parlogram Yes, I realised that afterward.

i have never seen such a vast and varied collection in my life, it would be easier to ask francis what he hasen't got

Une question pour Francis, : est ce que la languette "Tirez ici" et la partie avec la flèche est prédécoupé pour pouvoir être retiré comme c'est le cas pour les languettes de réapprovisionnements qui ornent les pochettes Françaises de la plupart des disques de cette époque ? Ou alors cette languette "Tirez ici" est attenante à la pochette et ne peut se retire qu'avec une paire de ciseaux ? Merci.

My deepest condolences to everyone who mourns for the Queen. Now back to the video. Andrew , I watched the last videos together and I can't describe the goosebumps I've had while watching! I have a couple of questions for the owner though, and I'd be pleased if you could find out the answer... What made him start collecting vinyls from various countries apart from the UK and France? How did he do it? Was it like OCD for example and he was stuck to a country until it's over? Did he try to complete a country's releases year by year, or was he searching in general and acquired every item he wanted? Having heard all of the records, which country, does he think, have the best sounding vinyls except the UK? I'm looking forward to the next episodes ☺️❤️

@Parlogram

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Thank you, Michael. An interview with Francis covering some of those points will appear in a future epiaode.

By "Demos," do you mean "Promos"? I always thought a demo was a demonstration of a song versus a performance intended for release. A promo was a copy of a release song sent to DJs - hence, the A on the side intended to be pushed.

@Parlogram

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They were known back then as 'Demonstration Records' which was printed on the labels.

@hustonpiner4283

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@@Parlogram Thanks for the clarification!😀

I had no idea there were Parlophone pressings of Capitol albums. I wonder if the sound is better?

@Parlogram

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They actually sound worse as they used copies of the Capitol tapes!

@beatmet2355

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@@Parlogram doesn’t make sense if the EMI tapes are already available, does it? Or, were they?

Andrew I think Francis looks like a French version of Robbie Kreiger from the Doors👍👍👍, By the way I think it would be hard to top his collection of vinyl and memorabilia😉👍👍👍

Wow, Wow, Wow and Wow!!!

seriously, what kind of jacket is that and where does one get one? (preferably without the sparkle haha) i'm sure like everything else in the video it's beyond my budget, but still

A little nod to the Thames Television opening titles?

How good do those US albums look with laminated covers? 👍

Are there other UK demos not included in the collection?

@Parlogram

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'Something'.

PS: just held an export WA in me very hands a week ago.

I've recently purchased Black and Yellow Parlophone White Album accidentally for only 30$, but no inners😔😔😔

Hey all, i have a Q when can we expect a new Revolver editions review? Not sure to buy it or not :)

i have two 10 inch beatles records in my collection!!!

So this is Ringo's home or Paul's?

Beatboys with the gloves off

If he charged €1 for admission, he'd make a fortune within six months

Can someone tell me, do the UK export pressings of the US albums use UK tapes etc (non Dave Dexterized) so maybe they sound better?

@Parlogram

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They were pressed using copies of the U.S. tapes and do not sound better.

8:10 mint stereo?

Wow, I wonder if there is anything he still doesn't have...

@Parlogram

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There are a few things which will be revealed in a future episode.

Must be a worth a fortune

Variations rocky racoon?

Beautiful collection. Anyone else cringe when the records are placed into the rough paper sleeves?

Is his jacket made of gold?

Why does the sandwich ep on the book cover look like the reproduction? The faces are all orange.

@Parlogram

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It seems to be the most difficult aspect of the cover to reproduce correctly.

@jeff901

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@@Parlogram I'm jealous! This collection is amazing!

OK. I've seen enough

Do you happen to know if this is indeed the greatest collection anyone has ?

@Parlogram

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Until somebody shows us otherwise.

Take a look at this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6KmztN8YJzYZ9I.html. Not on the same league but, nonetheless impressive to say the least…

Not sure I approve of the way he stuffs the records back on their sleeves

What is a "Dick James Issue" (18:45)?

@Parlogram

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'Dick James' publishing credits for the 'Lennon-McCartney' compositions.