Collecting Beatles laserdiscs can be a real
challenge, due to a variety of factors. Many titles are usually discontinued
after a short period of time, some are reissued with different covers, labels,
numbering and packaging, and there are releases with varying degrees of
picture/sound quality. Many of the titles on this page have been out of print
for many, many years.
The first Beatles laserdisc issued was Let
It Be, released by 20th Century Fox / Magnetic Video Corporation in 1981
(and only in the U.S.). Discontinued after a couple of years due to legal
issues, and never since re-released, Let It Be is the rarest, most
valuable, and most sought-after of all Beatles related laserdiscs. Near mint
copies have sold for over $400, and only a few known factory sealed copies are
known to exist (see our Over the past 16 years a lot of Beatles related titles have come out on laserdisc, but no one has ever assembled or published a list/guide for serious collectors. This has made it very difficult, especially for those who have only recently started collecting. With the advent of the new DVD format, it appears likely that there will be less and less Beatles titles being pressed on the laserdisc format. Combined with the abundance of out-of-print titles, the availabillity of Beatles related laserdiscs in the future will quickly diminish. Here, for the first time anywhere, is a comprehensive list of all known Beatles, solo, and related video laserdiscs released in the U.S.A., as well as Japan , along with their current value, pressing variations, and other information helpful to collectors. In the weeks ahead we will be fine tuning and adding listings, more information and details, as well as cover photos. Additions, corrections, comments or other suggestions are always welcome. |
# of listings |
U.S.A. Laserdiscs | ||||
Title | Artist | Company | Catalog # | NM value |
A Hard Day's Night (1984, scarce 1st issue, 90 minutes) | Beatles | MPI Home Video | MP-1064D | $ 100.00 |
A Hard Day's Night (1987 - 1st press, 90 minutes + supplemental material, 2-disc set. Superior sound and video quality, considered one of the best laserdiscs made.) | Beatles | Criterion (CAV) 1st press - No UPC code 2nd press - UPC sticker 3rd press - UPC printed on jacket |
CC1113L | 1. $100.00 2. $ 80.00 3. $ 60.00 |
A Hard Day's Night (1989, 90 minutes) | Beatles | Criterion (CLV) 1st press - No UPC code 2nd press - UPC sticker 3rd press - UPC printed on jacket |
CC1175L | 1. $ 50.00 2. $ 45.00 3. $ 40.00 |
A Hard Day's Night (1995, current issue, 90 minutes) | Beatles | MPI Home Video | CLV-1064 | $ 22.00 |
A Hard Day's Night, Making of (1995, 65 minutes. Back cover incorrectly lists catalog selection number as MP-7056, spine has correct CLV prefix.) | Beatles | MPI Home Video | CLV-7056 | $ 20.00 |
BackBeat (1993, 100 minutes, U.S. copies mfg. in Austria) | soundtrack | Polygram Video | 800 631 771-1 | $ 25.00 |
Beatles Anthology (1996, 8 disc custom box set. Click here for a scan of all 8 sleeves, front and back), and for a scan of the labels. | Beatles | Pioneer/Apple | PA-96570 | $ 150.00 |
Blue Suede Shoes (1986) | Harrison / others | Pioneer Artists | PA-87-194 | $ 30.00 |
Compleat Beatles, The (1983, 1st issue. 119 minutes, "Made in Japan" on back cover) | Beatles | MGM / UA Home Video | ML-100166 | $ 55.00 |
Compleat Beatles, The (198?, 2nd issue. 119 minutes, "Made In USA" on back cover, bar code added to back) | Beatles | MGM / UA Home Video | ML-100166 | $ 40.00 |
Compleat Beatles, The (1994, 119 minutes. "New Remastered Edition") | Beatles | MGM Home Video | ML-104691 | $ 30.00 |
Concert For Bangladesh, The (1995) | Harrison / others | Pioneer / Apple / Paramount |
LV 15167 | $ 30.00 |
Dylan, Bob - 30th Anniversary Concert (1993, 194 minutes, 2 discs) | Harrison / others | Columbia MV | ML2 49165 | $ 50.00 |
First U.S. Visit, The Beatles (1991, 83 minutes) | Beatles | MPI / Apple | CLV-6218 | $ 30.00 |
Get Back, Paul McCartney's (1990, 92 minutes) | McCartney | Live Home Video | LD-9885 | $ 40.00 |
Give My Regards To Broadstreet (1985) | McCartney | CBS Fox Video | 1448-80 | $ 65.00 |
Help! (1987, first pressing, 92 minutes, 2 discs) | Beatles | Criterion (CAV) 1st press - No UPC code 2nd press - UPC sticker 3rd press - UPC printed on jacket |
2003L | 1. $ 90.00 2. $ 80.00 3. $ 70.00 |
Help! | Beatles | Voyager (CLV) 1st press - No UPC code 2nd press - UPC sticker 3rd press - UPC printed on jacket |
2004L | 1. $ 50.00 2. $ 45.00 3. $ 40.00 |
Help! (1995, current issue) | Beatles | MPI Home Video | CLV-1342 | $ 20.00 |
How I Won The War (1989, limited pressing) | Lennon | MGM / UA | ID6471MG | $ 100.00 |
Imagine (1986, 56 minutes, 1st pressing) | Lennon | Pioneer Artists | PA-86-164 | $ 50.00 |
Imagine (19??, 56 minutes, 2nd pressing - inferior cover photo quality, looks like copy of first press cover) | Lennon | Pioneer Artists | PA-86-164 | $ 30.00 |
Imagine: John Lennon - The Definitive Film Portrait (1989, 104 minutes, 1st pressing, w/silver background on back cover) | Lennon | Warner Home Video | 11819 | $ 40.00 |
Imagine: John Lennon - The Definitive Film Portrait (1993, 104 minutes, 2nd pressing w/blue background on back cover titles) | Lennon | Warner Home Video | 11819 | $ 30.00 |
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1989, 99 minutes) | soundtrack | Warner Home Video | 35066 | $ 30.00 |
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (1989, 56 minutes, "Live Peace In Toronto") | Lennon | Image / HBO Video | ID 6582HB | $ 90.00 |
John Lennon Video Collection, The (1992) | Lennon | Pioneer Artists | PA-92-492 | $ 25.00 |
Last Waltz, The (1985, 117 minutes) | Starr / others | MGM Home Video | ML100482 | $ 30.00 |
Let It Be (1981, 80 minutes) | Beatles | Magnetic Video / 20th Century Fox | 4508-80 | $ 400.00 |
Live In New York City (1985, 55 minutes) | Lennon | Pioneer Artists | PA-86-162 | $ 35.00 |
Magic Christian, The | soundtrack | Republic Pictures | LV22548 | $ 35.00 |
Magical Mystery Tour (1988, 1st pressing) | Beatles | MPI Home Video / Apple | ID6197MP | $ 65.00 |
Magical Mystery Tour (1992) | Beatles | MPI Home Video / Apple | CLV-1538 | $ 55.00 |
Magical Mystery Tour (current) | Beatles | MPI Home Video / Apple | ? | $ 20.00 |
Paul is Live in concert On The New World Tour (1993, 85 minutes) | McCartney | Polygram Video | 800 630 527-1 | $ 35.00 |
Paul McCartney Movin' On (1993, 60 minutes) | McCartney | MPI Home Video | CLV-6327 | $ 35.00 |
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (1991, 100 minutes, includes small booklet) | McCartney | Pioneer Artists | PA-91-417 | $ 60.00 |
Paul McCartney Special, The (1989) | McCartney | Image Entertainment | ID 6318 SO | $ 25.00 |
Pioneer Artists on LaserDisc (1991, various artists promo sampler, contains John's Imagine and Jealous Guy from the film, and The Beatles She Loves You from Ready Steady Go.) | Beatles / other | Image Entertainment | PA-91-379 | $ 50.00 |
Pioneer Artists Video Music Sampler Disc (1982, promotional only, contains Paul's Rock Show as well as Springsteen, Queen, Grateful Dead, and others.) | McCartney / others | Pioneer | PA-82-S1 | $ 40.00 |
Put It There (1989, mfg. in England) | McCartney | Polygram MV | 081-649-1 | $ 30.00 |
Ready Steady Go! Special Edition: The Beatles Live (8", 1986) | Beatles | EMI / Pioneer | PA-86-164 | $ 35.00 |
Ready Steady Go! Special Edition: The Beatles Live (1995, 12" reissue of above 8" disc, same material) | Beatles | EMI / Pioneer | PA-95-553 | $ 35.00 |
Ready Steady Go! Vol. 1 (1983, 58 minutes) | Beatles / others | Pioneer Artists | PA-88-198 | $ 35.00 |
Ready Steady Go! Vol. 2 (1985, 56 minutes) | Beatles / others | Pioneer Artists | PA-88-217 | $ 35.00 |
Ready Steady Go! Vol. 3 (1984, 57 minutes) | Beatles / others | Pioneer Artists | PA-91-388 | $ 35.00 |
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band (1990, 90 minutes) | Starr | Pioneer Artists | PA-090-007 | $ 35.00 |
Rockshow (1982, 1st pressing) | McCartney | Pioneer Artists | PA-82-027 | $ 300.00 |
Rupert And The Frog Song (8", 1985, 22 minutes) | McCartney | Pioneer Artists | PA-86-M037 | $ 35.00 |
Stand By Me (A Portrait of Julian Lennon) (1985) | Lennon, Julian | Pioneer Artists / Virgin Vision Ltd. | PA-86165 | $ 15.00 |
Take Five (1992, promotional only, featuring long excerpts of movie and music laser discs. Contains excerpt of A Hard Day's Night. Also features Springsteen, Rolling Stones, and others.) | Lennon | Sony | LDVS-000807 | $ 30.00 |
That'll Be The Day (1990) | Starr / others | HBO Video | JD 7650HB | $ 40.00 |
Time Bandits (1995) | Harrison / others | Handmade / Paramount | LV-2310 | $ 35.00 |
Time Bandits (1995, widescreen) | Harrison / others | Handmade / Paramount | LV-2310-WS | $ 35.00 |
Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show - Volume One (99 minutes) | Beatles / others | Buena Vista HV | 1345 AS | $ 40.00 |
Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show - Volume Two (97 minutes) | Beatles / others | Buena Vista HV | 1351 AS | $ 40.00 |
Worlds Greatest Artists Sing Lennon: A Tribute, The (1991, 90 minutes) | various | Sony Music Video | MLV49112 | $ 20.00 |
Yellow Submarine (1987, 87 minutes, deleted in 1991) | Beatles | MGM/UA | ML-M01170 | $ 200.00 |
Yellow Submarine (1999, 87 minutes) | Beatles | MGM/Apple | ML106160 | $ 29.99 |
Yoko Ono Then & Now (1984) | Yoko Ono | Pioneer Artists | PA-85-116 | $ 100.00 |
JAPAN | ||||
Title | Artist | Company | Catalog # | NM value |
A Hard Day's Night | Beatles | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3428 | $ |
A Hard Day's Night | Beatles | Pioneer / MPI | ? | $ |
A Hard Day's Night, Making of (1995, 65 minutes) | Beatles | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3427 | $ |
Beatles Story - The Lifetime Biography (1996, 60 minutes) | Beatles | Videoarts Music | VALC-3438 | $ |
Birthday (5" CDV, Video disc single, 1990) | McCartney | EMI/MPL | TOFF-7506 | $30.00 |
Budokhan, Beatles Concert At (1992, 44 minutes, 1st pressing with outer slip cover and booklet.) | Beatles | VAP Video / Apple | VPLR-70236 | $ 65.00 |
Budokhan, Beatles Concert At (1992, 44 minutes) | Beatles | VAP Video / Apple | VPLR-70236 | $ 65.00 |
Born To Boogie (1991, Mark Bolan and T. Rex) | Ringo cameo | VAP Video | VPLR-70574 | $ 40.00 |
Compleat Beatles, The | Beatles | ? | ? | $ |
Concert For Bangladesh, The (100 minutes) | Harrison / others | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3313 | $ |
First U.S. Visit, The Beatles (1991, 83 minutes) | Beatles | MPI / Apple | VPLR-70202 | $ 45.00 |
Get Back, Paul McCartney's (1990, 92 minutes, includes 11" x 11" booklet) | McCartney | Allied Filmmakers | JSLD-1016 | $ 75.00 |
Get Back, Introduction of (1990, 4 songs) | McCartney | Allied Filmmakers | JSLD-1015 | $ 50.00 |
Give My Regards To Broadstreet | McCartney | MPL / Fox | PILF-91385 | $ |
Give Peace A Chance (The Bed-In) (1991, 74 minutes) | Lennon | Toshiba EMI | TOLW-3076 | $ |
Give Peace A Chance (43 minutes) | Lennon | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3236 | $ |
Help! | Beatles | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3439 | $ |
Imagine (1986, 56 minutes) | Lennon | Warner Home Video | NJL-11819 | $ |
John Lennon Video Collection, The (1992, 79 minutes) | Lennon | Toshiba / EMI | TOLW-3136 | $ 45.00 |
John Lennon, Beatles & Beyond (54 minutes, low quality, appears to be copy from VHS tape of same title) | Lennon | Fun House | FHLF-1018 | $ 10.00 |
Knebworth Vol. 1 | McCartney | Apollon Inc. | APLG-4001 | $ |
Magical Mystery Tour (1992, 54 minutes) | Beatles | MPI / Apple / VAP Video | VPLU-70225 | $ 35.00 |
Once Upon A Long Ago (5" CDV, Video Disc single, 1987) | McCartney | EMI | CP-V24-101 | $ 30.00 |
Once Upon A Video (8", 1987, 18 minutes) | McCartney | Toshiba / EMI | L030-7026 | $ 22.00 |
One To One | Lennon | BMG Victor | BVLP-85 | $ 35.00 |
Paul Is Live in concert On The New World Tour (1993, 85 minutes) | McCartney | VAP Video | VPLR-70352 | $ |
Paul McCartney Going Home (1990, 52 minutes) | McCartney | Toshiba / EMI | TOLW-3231 | $ |
Paul McCartney Movin' On (60 minutes) | McCartney | Toshiba / EMI | TOLW-3232 | $ |
Paul McCartney Special, The (same content as "Portrait", different cover) | McCartney | VAP Video | VPLR-70570 | $ 30.00 |
Portrait, Paul McCartney (1990, 60 minutes) | McCartney | Meldak Corp. | MELP-39001 | $ |
Princes Trust Rock Concert 1986, The | McCartney / others | ? | ? | $ 20.00 |
Princes Trust Rock Concert 1987, The (1987, 90 minutes) | Harrison / Starr | Videoarts Music | VAL-3127 | $ 40.00 |
Ready Steady Go Special Edition - The Beatles Live (8", 1985, 20 minutes,12 tracks) | Beatles | Toshiba / EMI | WV025-7003 | $ 35.00 |
Ready Steady Go Special Edition - The Beatles Live (12", 1985, 20 minutes,12 tracks, same content as 8" above) | Beatles | Toshiba / EMI | TOLW-3207 | $ 45.00 |
Ready Steady Go - The Beatles (1987, 48 minutes,15 tracks) | Beatles | Toshiba / EMI | L050-1082 | $ 35.00 |
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, Live From Montreaux (1993, 120 minutes) | Starr | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3369 | $ |
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band | Starr | MPL / Fox | PILP-1003 | $ |
Rupert And The Frog Song (1985, 22 minutes) | McCartney | Pioneer Artists | LDC-23821 | $ |
Stand By Me (A Portrait of Julian Lennon) (1985) | Lennon, Julian | Toshiba EMI | L078-1033 | $ |
Sweet Toronto (1988, 60 minutes) | Lennon | Videoarts Music | VALJ-3418 | $ |
Sweet Toronto, The Rock and Roll Revival Festival (1988, 60 minutes, Japanese subtitles) | Lennon | Asmik / Douglas Corp. | SM048-5607 | $ 45.00 |
Willie & The Poor Boys | Starr / Ron Wood | Columbia | COLV-3093 | $ |
Yellow Submarine (87 minutes) | Beatles | Warner Home Video | NJL-99655 | $ |
Last Updated on 9/08/2006. ©1997-2006 Mitch McGeary and Perry Cox
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