Beatles - Magazine, The Beatles Monthly Book – Issues 78–321 - Huge lot of 242 issues from 1982–2003 - 1982

The Beatles Monthly Book – Issues 78–321

242 Issues from 1982–2003 – Almost Complete Run

A substantial collection of The Beatles Monthly Book, comprising 242 issues from the post-1982 all-new-content series, covering more than 20 years of publication.

This is an exceptionally extensive run, beginning with Issue No. 78 from October 1982 and continuing through to Issue No. 321 from January 2003, the final issue of the magazine. (My Beatles Books)

Contents

242 issues in total

The collection covers:

* 1982: October–December
* 1983: Complete year
* 1984: Complete year
* 1985: Complete year
* 1986: Complete year
* 1987: Complete year
* 1988: Complete year
* 1989: Complete year
* 1990: All issues except October
* 1991: Complete year
* 1992: Complete year
* 1993: Complete year
* 1994: Complete year
* 1995: All issues except June
* 1996: Complete year
* 1997: Complete year
* 1998: Complete year
* 1999: Complete year
* 2000: Complete year
* 2001: Complete year
* 2002: Complete year
* 2003: January – final issue

Missing issues

Only two issues are absent from the complete No. 78–321 run:

* No. 174 – October 1990
* No. 230 – June 1995

Therefore this lot contains 242 of the 244 issues in the post-reprint series.

About the series

The Beatles Monthly Book was originally launched in 1963 and ran for 77 issues before ending in December 1969.

The magazine was revived in 1976, initially reprinting the original 77 issues alongside additional contemporary Beatles material. When the reprint programme finished with Issue No. 77 in September 1982, the magazine continued from Issue No. 78 in October 1982 with completely new content.

This second series continued for more than twenty years, eventually reaching Issue No. 321 in January 2003. (My Beatles Books)

The later issues contain a wealth of Beatles material, including archive and previously unpublished photographs, interviews, features, news, letters and articles covering the Beatles and their individual post-Beatles careers.

Condition

The magazines have been stored together as a collection and show the normal signs of age and handling expected from magazines dating from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.

Condition varies between individual issues, with some examples showing light rubbing, creasing or edge wear. The photographs show the overall condition and scale of the collection.

This is a large physical collection of original printed magazines, not a digital reproduction.

A remarkable collector’s run

With 242 issues present out of 244, this represents an unusually complete run of the second series of The Beatles Monthly Book.

The collection covers the publication’s entire final period from October 1982 through to its final issue in January 2003, with only two issues missing.

An excellent opportunity for a Beatles collector looking to acquire virtually the entire later run in one lot rather than having to source hundreds of individual magazines.

Total: 242 original Beatles Monthly Books – Issues 78–321, with only Nos. 174 and 230 missing.