The Best Beatles Gifts Under $50 (2026 Gift Guide)
Beatles gifts under $50 that fans actually want: the Rubber Soul Special Edition, Anthology 4, Get Back on Blu-ray, 150 Glimpses of the Beatles, the Corgi Yellow Submarine, Monopoly and more.
The best Beatles gift under $50 this year is the Rubber Soul Special Edition, out October 2, 2026, at $18.98 for the 1CD, $29.99 for the 1LP and $39.98 for the 2LP deluxe from the official US store. Other strong picks include Anthology 4 on 2CD (about $23), The Beatles: Get Back on Blu-ray (about $35), Craig Brown's prize-winning 150 Glimpses of the Beatles (about $20) and the Corgi die-cast Yellow Submarine (about $45 to $50).
Everything below is under $50 at typical prices, officially released or licensed, and available new. Novelty items of doubtful origin are left out, and where pre-orders or limited stock affect timing, the entry says so.
If the person you are shopping for is a Paul-first fan, our list of gifts for Paul McCartney fans has more ideas. Prices below are approximate US prices at the time of writing.
Top 9 for 2026
Yellow Submarine Maxi Poster
An officially licensed 61 x 91.5 cm (24 x 36 inch) poster of the Yellow Submarine artwork from Pyramid International, a UK maker of licensed wall art. It is printed on glossy paper and shipped rolled. The bright animation style of the 1968 film suits a kid's room, a music room or an office, and at about $15 it is the cheapest gift on the list. Budget another $20 or so for a standard 24 x 36 frame, and it becomes a gift that looks far more expensive than it was.
Rubber Soul Special Edition (1CD)
The new Special Edition of Rubber Soul arrives on October 2, 2026, with a new stereo mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell made from the original four-track tapes. The standard 1CD is $18.98 from the official US store, and the 2CD deluxe, which adds a curated selection of session highlights, demos and the Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out single, is $24.98. Because it is a new release, it is one of the few Beatles gifts a fan is unlikely to own already. Our Rubber Soul Special Edition guide covers the other formats.
150 Glimpses of the Beatles by Craig Brown
Winner of the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, Craig Brown's book tells the Beatles story through 150 short, often funny pieces: odd encounters, fan letters, diary entries and small essays. It is ideal for someone who loves the music but does not usually read music books, because you can read it in five-minute bursts. The paperback is about $20, and the hardcover is about $30. It is our most-recommended book gift for casual fans.
Anthology 4 (2CD)
Released on November 21, 2025, Anthology 4 is the first new volume in the Anthology series since 1996. It includes 13 previously unreleased recordings, 17 tracks chosen from the Special Edition boxes, and new 2025 mixes by Jeff Lynne of Free as a Bird and Real Love. On 2CD it costs about $23 in the US; the 3LP version usually sits just above this budget. For a fan who owns the 1990s Anthology albums but not the new box, it is the obvious gift, because every disc is new to their shelf.
The Beatles: Get Back (3-Disc Blu-ray)
Peter Jackson's nearly eight-hour documentary on the January 1969 sessions came out on 3-disc Blu-ray and DVD on July 12, 2022, with Dolby Atmos and 7.1 PCM audio on the Blu-ray. There are no bonus features, but the series itself is the gift: the band writing Get Back, rehearsing at Twickenham and Savile Row, and climbing onto the Apple rooftop. Copies commonly sell for about $30 to $40. For a household with a good TV and sound system, few Beatles gifts give more hours of viewing.
Rubber Soul Special Edition Deluxe (2LP)
For the vinyl fan, the Rubber Soul 2LP deluxe edition is $39.98 at the official US store, due October 2, 2026. It pairs the new stereo mix with a disc of session highlights, pressed on 180g vinyl. If budget is tight, the 1LP standard edition is $29.99, and there is also a limited orange vinyl 1LP. The zoetrope LP, a direct-to-consumer exclusive at $35.98 from the official store, is the one most likely to sell out, so order early if you want that instead.
The Beatles Easy Fake Book (2nd Edition)
For the fan who plays piano, guitar or any melody instrument, this 224-page Hal Leonard book (HL 171200) has 101 Beatles songs in the key of C, with melody, lyrics and simplified chords, printed in larger-than-usual notation. At $39.99 it suits beginners, returning players and anyone who likes a singalong at family gatherings. More advanced players might prefer the standard Beatles Fake Book, which has 200 songs but costs a little more.
Monopoly: The Beatles
USAopoly first published a Beatles Monopoly in 2008, and the company, now called The Op, launched a revamped edition in March 2024. The tokens are drawn from the songs, including a walrus, an octopus and Maxwell's hammer. It is a family gift that involves the non-fans too. Prices are usually around $40, and it is a safer bet than trivia games, which date quickly and drift out of print.
Corgi The Beatles Yellow Submarine Die-Cast (CC05401)
Corgi first made a die-cast Yellow Submarine in 1969, and the 1:36 scale CC05401 is the current version of that model, with moveable hatches that reveal four Beatles figures and a periscope that turns as the model is pushed along. It comes in a windowed display box. Expect about $45 to $50. It is a proper collectible for a desk or shelf, and it works for older fans who remember the 1969 toy as well as younger ones who know the film.
How We Chose These Gifts
Everything here is an official release or a licensed product, available new, and under $50 at typical prices. Release dates and prices were checked against the official Beatles store and major retailers, and items that are retired or only sold secondhand are listed separately at the end.
The mix is deliberate: music for the listener, a book for the reader, a film for the family, a songbook for the player and a collectible for the shelf. Most fans on your list will fit at least one of those. For readers, our list of the best Beatles books has more titles in the $18 to $30 range.
We avoided unlicensed merchandise, which floods marketplaces every December. It is often poor quality, and fans can usually tell.
Match the Gift to the Fan
For the collector who has everything, new releases are your friend. The Rubber Soul Special Edition and Anthology 4 are recent enough that even serious fans may not have them yet, and both carry previously unreleased recordings rather than repackaged tracks.
For the casual fan, the film and the book are safer. The Get Back Blu-ray and 150 Glimpses of the Beatles both work for people who love the songs but do not follow every reissue.
For children and teenagers, the Yellow Submarine poster, the Corgi model and Monopoly: The Beatles are the easy wins. The Yellow Submarine film is often the first way younger fans meet the band, and more Yellow Submarine ideas are in our guide to Beatles collectibles.
When to Buy
The Rubber Soul Special Edition is released on October 2, 2026, so a pre-order arrives well before the holidays. Some retailers also honour a lower price if it drops before release.
Limited vinyl variants and store exclusives, such as the Rubber Soul zoetrope LP and the orange vinyl 1LP, often sell out before December. If you want one of those, buy in October. Standard editions stay in stock and often go on sale in late November.
Books and Blu-rays are the safest late purchases. They are rarely out of stock, and discounts around Black Friday are common.
What We Skipped and Why
We skipped the retired LEGO sets, the Ideas Yellow Submarine (21306, 2016) and LEGO Art The Beatles (31198, 2020). Both are out of production and now sell well above $50 secondhand, so they no longer fit this budget.
We skipped unlicensed T-shirts, mugs and prints sold cheaply on marketplaces. We also skipped "signed" memorabilia at gift prices; genuine Beatles autographs cost thousands, and cheap ones are fakes.
Finally, we skipped anything we could not confirm is still in production, including older Beatles editions of trivia board games, which now trade mainly secondhand and whose questions stop in the 2000s.
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