BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM" UK APPLE STEREO 1ST PRESS.

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Feb 13, 2008 Sold Date

Feb 6, 2008 Start Date

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BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"

ORIGINAL 1968 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING.... NUMBERED TOP OPENER COMPLETE WITH POSTER, PHOTOS AND BLACK INNERS.

RELEASED NOVEMBER 22ND 1968 "THE BEATLES" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE AND THEIR FIRST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL. ONE WEEK AFTER ITS RELEASE IN THE U.K IT HIT NUMBER 1 WERE IT STAYED FOR NINE WEEKS IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST EVER DOUBLE ALBUM TO GET TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K.

THE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE CALLED "A DOLLS HOUSE" WITH ARTWORK TO INCLUDE A TRANSPARENT COVER AS WELL AS CLEAR VINYL DISCS.ALSO THERE WAS TO BE A PROMOTIONAL ADVERT ON T.V BUT EVENTUALLY THIS WAS ALL SCRAPPED DUE TO THE OVERALL COST.

THE IDEA OF THE TOTALLY WHITE SLEEVE WAS SUGGESTED TO THE BEATLES BY AN ARTIST CALLED RICHARD HAMILTON, HE SUGGESTED THAT RATHER THAN ADDING TO THE NUMBER OF GARISH SLEEVES ALREADY IN EXISTANCE AT THAT TIME THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE THE COVER LOOK DISTINCTIVE BY PUTTING NOTHING ON IT AT ALL EXCEPT THE TITLE "THE BEATLES" AND TO GIVE EACH ISSUE ITS OWN NUMBER. ALSO THE SLEEVE WAS GIVEN ITS OPENINGS AT THE TOP INSTEAD OF THE SIDE, AGAIN ANOTHER FIRST FOR ITS TIME.

ALL VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THE WHITE ALBUM WHERE TOP OPENING, GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVES WITH BLACK INNERS,POSTER AND FOUR COLOUR PRINTS. VINYL HAD DARK GREEN LABELS, WITH A SMALL CIRCLED "P" NEXT TO THE DATE (SEE PICTURES) AND SOLD IN THE U.K TEXT, ALSO ALL HARRISON AND STARR COMPOSITIONS WHERE CREDITED TO APPLE, THIS LATER CHANGED TO "HARRISONGS" AND "STARTLING MUSIC".... THIS ALBUM CARRIES ALL THESE FEATURES.

APPLE PCS 7067

YEX709/10/11/12-2-2-1-1

STAMPERS ORG 2 OMT 2 GAR 2 GAD2

KT TAX CODE (visible to side two)

DISC 1

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE!!!!!!!. (THESE REALLY ARE MINIMAL) LABELS ARE VERY VERY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS EXCELLENT... THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE DOES DISPLAY SOME SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT HAIRLINES, HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT NONE ARE SEVERE OR FEELABLE. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTY FLAT WITH NO WARPING.

AUDIO IS SUPERB. THERE MAYBE A HINT OF CRACKLE TO RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND SOME VERY MILD CRACKLE EVIDENT TO THE QUIETER PARTS OF THE ALBUM BUT NONE OF THIS DETRACTS FROM OVERALL LISTENING ENJOYMENT.

DISC 2

THE APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE AGAIN AS DISC ONE.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AS GOOD AS DISC ONE.

AUDIO IS AGAIN AS DISC ONE

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNERS. THE INNERS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.... THEY ARE INTACT WITH JUST LIGHT CREASES AND SOME LIGHT WEAR TO OPENING EDGES,SLEEVES ARE FREE FROM ANY REPAIRS.. INNERS ARE STILL REALLY CRISP.

THE ORIGINAL POSTER IS SUPERB.THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER WHICH FEATURES THE "LIPSTICK" KISS (LATER ISSUES DONT HAVE THIS). THE POSTER HAS JUST LIGHT BUT EXPECTED SIGNS OF HANDLING BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED AND IS TOTALLY INTACT.

THE ORIGINAL FOUR PHOTOS ARE PRESENT AND ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.

THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" NUMBERED SLEEVE IS SUPERB. IT IS VERY CLEAN AND STILL GLOSSY AND STILL EXCEPTIONALLY WHITE ,IT DISPLAYS JUST A HINT OF "BROWNING" TO THE EDGES. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND ALL SEAMS LIE FLAT, THE SLEEVE HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF CREASING. THE OPENING EDGES DISPLAY VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF WEAR. THE SPINE IS RIDGID AND INTACT WITH NO CREASING OR LAMINATE LIFT... BOTH "THE BEATLES" LOGO AND THE NUMBER 0177459 ARE STILL HIGHLY VISIBLE.

OVERALL THIS REALLY IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS UK APPLE STEREO 1ST PRESSING WHICH OFFERS GREAT VINYL AND LABELS, IS COMPLETE AND IS HOUSED IN A SUPERB SLEEVE.

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