THE BEATLES THE WHITE ALBUM RARE 1ST PRESS NO.0378679
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Description
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 COMPLETE STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THE BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"!!
TRACKLISTING
DISC 1
1] BACK IN U.S.S.R
2] DEAR PRUDENCE
3] GLASS ONION
4] OB-LA-DI
5] WILD HONEY PIE
6] THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL
7] WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
8] HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
SIDE 2
1] MARTHA MY DEAR
2] I,M SO TIRED
3] PIGGIES
4] ROCKY RACCOON
5] DON,T PASS ME BY
6] WHY DON,T WE DO IT ON THE ROAD
7] I WILL
8] JULIA
DISC 2
1] BIRTHDAY
2] YER BLUES
3] MOTHER NATURES SON
4] EVERYBODY,S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT ME AND MY MONKEY
5] SEXY SADIE
6] HELTER SKELTER
7] LONG,LONG,LONG
SIDE 2
1] REVOLUTION 1
2] HONEY PIE
3] SAVOY TRUFFLE
4] CRY BABY CRY
5] REVOLUTION 9
6] GOOD NIGHT.
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TOP-LOADING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE FOR THE ALBUM,IT HAS THE CORRECT "STEREO" ON THE CORNER OF THE BACK COVER,THE RAISED/EMBOSSED "The BEATLES" AND THE UNIQUE NUMBER "0378679". THE WHOLE COVER RETAINS A NICE GLOSS WITH SOME EDGEWEAR,RINGWEAR AND SOME LAMINATE FOLDS BUT OVERALL A VERY NICE EXAMPLE!!
THE POSTER
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL POSTER!! IT HAS THE "LIPSTICK KISS" AND "I LOVE YOU" ON IT WHICH CONFIRMS THIS AS AN ORIGINAL [THIS WAS REMOVED ON LATER PRINTS]. THE POSTER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN KEPT WITHIN THE SLEEVE AS THERE IS VERY LITTLE WEAR ON THE FOLDS OF THE POSTER,THERE IS NO TEARS OR PINMARKS/BLUETAC RESIDUE WHICH IS SO COMMON ON THIS POSTER!! A SIMILAR EXAMPLE OF THE SAME GRADE HAS JUST [10.1.10] SOLD FOR £26.99 ON ITS OWN!!!
THE RECORDS
BOTH RECORDS ARE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS STEREO DISCS, THE MATRICES FOR DISC 1 ARE> YEX 709-1/ YEX 710-1. FOR DISC 2> YEX 711-2/ YEX 712-1. THE LABELS ALL SHOW THE CORRECT "SOLD IN THE U.K SUBJECT TO.." ON THEM. DISC 2 ALSO HAS "AN E.M.I RECORDING" WHICH IS OMITTED ON THE LABELS OF DISC 1.
THE LABELS ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO WRITING/UNSIGHTLY STICKERS ETC. THERE IS VERY SLIGHT SPINDLEWEAR BUT NO SPIDERING,GREAT LABELS!!
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO,S,THE VINYL RETAINS GREAT GLOSS WITH LIGHT MARKS VISIBLE. WHEN PLAYED THE FOLLOWING FAULTS WERE NOTED,"BACK IN THE U.S.S.R" ON SIDE 1 SKIPS SEVERAL TIMES ALTHOUGH NO SCRATCHES ARE VISIBLE AS DOES "MARTHA MY DEAR" ON THE OTHER SIDE? THERE IS ALSO A FEELABLE MARK ACROSS "REVOLUTION 9" WHICH CAUSES A REGULAR "TICK". OTHER THAN THIS,THE PLAYBACK IS REALLY VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT WITH NO STICKING ETC.
THE INNER SLEEVES AND 4 COLOUR PHOTOS
THESE ARE NOT ORIGINAL BUT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO COMPLETE THIS SET.
THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION STARTING VERY CHEAP WITH NO RESERVE FOR THIS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS!! LOADS OF PEOPLE WATCHING THIS,DON,T MISS OUT,GET YOUR BIDS IN !!
ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE ASK.
SIGNED FOR POSTAGE/PACKING WILL BE £4.50
HAPPY BIDDING!!
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