BEATLES COVERS
I thought a great subject for a post on the blog would be multiple covers for the same issue of a magazine that I have acquired. The Beatles in particular are the subject of a lot of these. Here we will cite a few examples
These postings indicate the obvious awareness that many publishers have that the continuing interest in the Beatles serves as a great marketing tool for the many multiple covers of the same magazine!
A rare set of Reader’s Digests Beatles Covers from Australia from Dec of 2005
My favorite set of TV Guide BEATLES covers. This is a rare set from Mexico of their equivalent of TV Guide Magazine manufactured in 1973 with the 1968 White album photos:
Four covers of TV Guide from the year 2000
The 4 individual Shea Stadium covers from 2005
Possibly my favorite 4 different cover collection of a single issue of a magazine issued in 4 different covers is this Richard Avedon photo set of covers of Rolling Stone issued only in Spain. The most difficult issue to find to complete this set is the Ringo issue. This set was issued in October of 2000:
There are many more music magazines that have continued with this idea of generating multiple covers of a single issue. Here is an example of MOJO magazine from July of 2001. One could certainly argue it is a rip-off designed to get you to buy the same magazine four times and yet the collector would probably argue that it is nice to have the variance of having the choice of owning 4 different covers to the same magazine.
The final example I would like to cite here is the issues of the UK music magazine New Musical Express, more commonly known as NME, which featured all of the Beatles’ official UK LP releases as magazine covers from 2009. The rarest cover is the Magical Mystery Tour cover. Only 1000 copies were issued of MMT:
One person’s trash is often another person’s treasure!!!
As a collector I can see and understand the arguments to the variety and choice issues but also for the rip-off reasonings and description. As a collector, however, I lean to the “variance to satisfy the collector” mentality! The end result of thinking this way is that my wallet is separated from its contents very quickly!
Do you collect magazines? And what do you think of the same magazine with different covers? A collector’s dream or a fan’s frustration?
Let me know in the comments below.
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i think they are a way to try to get fans to buy the same thing multiple times. Not in favor of them!
Mike-I can empathize with those sentiments. I feel the same way about all the colored vinyl variations for example of the McCartney III album for example. The record company’s intent is to make you buy multiple copies of the same recording with the only differencebing the color of the vinyl. Despite my feelings on this subject there still remains many collectors who will attempt to acquire all of the colored variations that become available in the marketplace. Those days are LONG GONE for me!
Glad you liked the pictures Tracy! What are your thoughts about the questions posed on the post? Do you believe that the magazines printing 4 different covers to the same issue is simply a ploy for money and profit or do you enjoy the variety and fun involved in choosing which one you will purchase? Are you are completist whereby you feel you are missing out on something if you don’t get all 4 cover variations? In Beatles collecting circles I know many people that fall under that category!
Fun pictures! Thanks for sharing!