The Beatles UK EMI Reel-to-Reel Tape Albums

In this video, we take a close look at the Beatles original EMI UK reel-to-reel tapes. The history behind them and how they sound compared with the original UK vinyl. All the reels in this video are currently up for auction in our eBay store: We also have some for sale on our website: 0:00 - Introduction 0:07 - Titles 0:33 - History of the domestic Reel-to-reel tape recorder 2:19 - The Beatles 1st use of reel-to-reel 3:22 - EMI promotes The Beatles on reel-to-reel 4:07 - How the reels were packaged 6:13 - Leader tape colors 6:34 - Original retail price of the tapes 7:06 - Box re-design - the new ’jewel cases’ 7:33 - The 4-track stereo issues 8:03 - UK albums unissued on reel-to-reel 8:15 - Playing a reel-to-reel tape 8:50 - Sound quality & comparisons with the original vinyl 13:35 - The Sgt Pepper front cover anomaly 14:28 - Let It Be mono reel-to-reel 14:43 - The final Beatles relate