Expert: Chalk - 7/26/2006

Question
I have 2 beatles records which I have been trying to find info about but have failed.
The first is The beatles white album on Liming records no. LM 2754 I think maybe a taiwanese import. Paper sleeve with cellophane cover

The second is The beatles 1967-1970 japanese possibly. Union records TD 1453 again paper sleeve with the cellophane covering. Border of the sleeve is green rather than the normal red or blue.
If you can help with their value or when they were released I would be very thankful!

Answer
Hi, Jen,

These are very difficult questions for me, as I'm not at all an expert on collectors' items, but here's a little bit of information for you...

Re prices, here are some examples at eBay, just to give you an idea: http://cgi.ebay.com/Beatles-White-Album-on-Vinyl-Very-RARE_W0QQitemZ160008758776...

Liming Records were indeed Taiwanese, but they don't seem to have a site. They also issued records by Pink Floyd - as you'll see here they seem to have been a kind of pirate company! Copy/paste http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PFArchives/DTaiLP.htm#Wall1 into your Address Bar.

Here's an interesting page on the Beatles 1967-1970 album: http://eil.com/shop/extsearch.asp?DiscTitle=the-beatles-1967--1970

If I were you, I'd send the details of these 2 albums to collector sites like http://eil.com/ and see if they can help. Sorry I couldn't be more positive for you.

Good Luck. :o)

Chalk.