German vinyl beat beat beat how to recognize fakes if exist ?

There's probably more fakes then authentic ones in my experience. Be careful. Some are pretty well made. The easiest way is to check the gold lettering on the the label and the outer sleeve should be thin and have a slight shine. The counterfeits don't have these two things. Also you should know there's a boxed and un-boxed Decca label. The boxed is more rare. The wine red label with gold letters is beautiful. Also, it's much harder to find a near mint copy of the original pressings. Happy hunting!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2023-12-30 14:37 by frankotero.

Seller seems legit but it also seems expensive.
120 Euros
[www.kleinanzeigen.de]

This one on discogs is 35 Euros
[www.discogs.com]
record: multiple hairlines and one deepe scratch / cover: cut corners,taped with sticker

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schwonek
Seller seems legit but it also seems expensive.
120 Euros
[www.kleinanzeigen.de]

This one on discogs is 35 Euros
[www.discogs.com]
record: multiple hairlines and one deepe scratch / cover: cut corners,taped with sticker

I'm no expert but this one on discogs seems to be surprisingly (too?) cheap.

My opinion is the record jacket on discogs is fake, the label looks good but unsure. Definitely the one on kleinanziegen is real and a great price in my opinion. If I didn't have it already I'd buy it and say thank you for the tip.

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frankotero
My opinion is the record jacket on discogs is fake, the label looks good but unsure. Definitely the one on kleinanziegen is real and a great price in my opinion. If I didn't have it already I'd buy it and say thank you for the tip.

Agreed. I am surely no expert but I know people on Kleinanzeigen and this one is legit.

Quote from Rolling Stones Collectors Cave:
"Basti Fantasti on June 6, 2013 at 13:33
They were 5 versions of Beat Beat Beat.

1st pressing: round Decca emblem without "P10" on the back of the cover

2nd pressing: round Decca emblem with "P10" on the back of the cover

3rd pressing: round Decca emblem with "P10" on the back of the cover - the labels are not so flat like normal TELDEC vinyl - it´s the version shown from stonedkoala - perhaps it was pressed with another pressing machine - i don´t know - i knew this version before but i had never seen another TELDEC record with this special labels"

A guide with pictures of every pressing and how to recognize fakes here:
[stonescave.ning.com]

[stonescave.ning.com]

etc

Thank you all