Russian Fake Beatle Records and Sleeves Exposed

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Russian Fake Beatle Records and Sleeves Exposed
by beatlesblogger
Posted on May 5, 2017

If you collect Beatle discs from around the world then the Russian Beatle site beatlesvinyl.com.ua is a goldmine of information for records from that country:




Alongside their already impressive catalogue and detail about every official Beatle and solo release in that country, they’ve just added a massive new section on fake pressings and sleeves:





As usual, the detail and depth of their research and knowledge is first-rate.

We’ve used it extensively to research our collection of different pressings of Paul McCartney’s Choba B CCCP for example (see here, and here).

The site is in Russian and English, and alongside all the local releases (both official and fake) it contains a comprehensive and up-to-date general catalogue of every Beatle and solo release from the UK/EU, and the US, plus a whole section on Apple Records as well.





There’s also a big section on Beatle cover versions over the years by Russian artists.

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