Original Official USA Pressing
All tracks Mono
These mixes are officially unavailable on CD
Transfer & Restoration by Prof. Stoned
01. Dec. 1963
02. Dec. 1964
03. Dec. 1965
04. Dec. 1966
05. Dec. 1967
06. Dec. 1968
07. Dec. 1969
These 7 tracks were originally released on flexi disks to all members of the British fan club. When the band broke up in 1970, it was decided between the band's ever loyal fan club secretary Freda Kelly, George Harrison & Paul McCartney that the fan club was to be dissolved as well. A final present to the club members was conceived; an album that put all seven Christmas messages together. In Britain the LP was called "From Then to You" which first came out on the Lytone label, and then later on Apple. In the USA, the LP was simply called "Christmas Album", and came out on Capitol/Apple. Both the UK & USA versions are said to have been sourced from Frida Kelly's copies of the original flexi disks.
Because the original release was limited and not for commercial purposes, demand for this LP quickly exceeded supply, and soon enough counterfeit versions of both the UK and USA releases appeared in the early 70's.
Later on during that same decade, a counterfeit version of the USA album that faithfully copied the original sleeve and record labels flooded the market.
This recording was sourced from a mint original 1970 fan club copy with authentic Sam Feldman/Bell Sound signature. The vinyl quality is good for this era and most of the surface noise actually comes from the recordings itself. I have managed to clean up the crackling as thoroughly as possible, without harming the sound. This might well be the best digital version so far, at least compared to all the sources I have heard.
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