APPLE LP ALBUMS
 

THE BEATLES
(THE WHITE ALBUM)

APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO, GATEFOLD
RELEASED 11/25/68


APPLE RECORDS LABEL VARIATION CODE NUMBERS AND PRESSING INFORMATION EXCERPTED FROM "THE BEATLES ON APPLE RECORDS" BY BRUCE SPIZER.

LP ALBUM COVERS & RECORDS ARE SOLD TOGETHER. GRADING LISTING IS FOR COVER/RECORD.
 
 

  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
SCRANTON PRESSING

SERIAL NUMBER: "A1592686"
WITH POSTER AND 4 PHOTOS.

THE RECORDS ARE THE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION, APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (APP 101.SR1(C), SPIZER), WHICH HAVE THE RARE 1ST LABELS WITH  ALL FIVE INCORRECT SONG TITLES:

- "OBLADI OBLADA"
(LATER CORRECTED TO "OB-LA-DI. OB-LA-DA").
- "BUNGALOW BILL"
(LATER CORRECTED TO "THE CONTINUING STORY OF
    BUNGALOW BILL").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 1" (LATER CORRECTED "REVOLUTION 1").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 9" (LATER CORRECTED TO "REVOLUTION 9").
- "GOODNIGHT" (LATER CORRECTED TO "GOOD NIGHT").

THE "THIN 'A' " PREFIX SCRANTON COVER IS A ABSOLUTE STUNNING NEAR MINT FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND DISPLAYS A SHIMMERING, CLEAN WHITE TONE, WITH NO RINGWEAR. ALL SEAMS ARE FIRM AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. ONE OF THE BEST OPENED COVERS WE'VE SEEN. THE CENTERFOLD IS BEAUTIFUL.

BOTH RECORDS ARE AN AMAZING MINT MINUS UNPLAYED "AS NEW" JEWELS. NONE BETTER.

THE FOUR PHOTOS ARE PERFECT AND THE POSTER IS GORGEOUS WITH THE USUAL FOLD STRESS WEAR DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER..

CONDITION: (COVER) NM / (RECORDS) M- UNPLAYED / (INSERTS) NM
ITEM#: LP437
PRICE: ------


 
   
 

  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
SCRANTON PRESSING

SERIAL NUMBER: "A1601572"
WITH POSTER AND 4 PHOTOS.
ALSO INCLUDES ORIGINAL WHITE PHOTO SEPARATOR SHEET.

THE RECORDS ARE THE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION, APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (APP 101.SR1(C), SPIZER), WHICH HAVE THE RARE 1ST LABELS WITH  ALL FIVE INCORRECT SONG TITLES:

- "OBLADI OBLADA"
(LATER CORRECTED TO "OB-LA-DI. OB-LA-DA").
- "BUNGALOW BILL"
(LATER CORRECTED TO "THE CONTINUING STORY OF
    BUNGALOW BILL").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 1" (LATER CORRECTED "REVOLUTION 1").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 9" (LATER CORRECTED TO "REVOLUTION 9").
- "GOODNIGHT" (LATER CORRECTED TO "GOOD NIGHT").

THE "THIN 'A' " PREFIX SCRANTON COVER IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS AND DISPLAYS A GLEAMING, CLEAN WHITE TONE, WITH NO RINGWEAR. JUST VERY LITTLE HANDLING WEAR, WITH A PUSH TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER AND A SOFT CREASE ON THE BACK COVER TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE EDGE NEAR THE SPINE. NO SPLITS.

RECORDS ARE STELLAR NEAR MINT EXAMPLES. APPEARS THESE LPS HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE, POSSIBLY TWICE, THEN STORED.

CONDITION: (COVER) NM- / (RECORDS) NM / (INSERTS) NM
ITEM#: LP402
PRICE: ------


 
   
 

  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
SCRANTON PRESSING

WITH INSANELY RARE 6" X 5" ORANGE STICKER. TRACK LISTING DESIGN AS IT APPEARS ON THE INSIDE GATEFOLD, BUT HAS TEXT AT TOP "THE BEATLES NEW ALBUM - FEATURING".

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP.

SERIAL NUMBER: "944282" WITH DOT PREFIX. THIS COVER IS FROM THE SECOND MAJOR BLOCK OF NUMBERS PRODUCED BY GUGLER LITHO, WHICH STARTED AT SOME NUMBER NEAR 590,000 AND RAN THROUGH ABOUT 1,350,000. THESE NUMBERS ARE PRECEDED BY A LARGE DOT, WHICH THIS COVER HAS.

THE RECORDS ARE THE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION, APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (APP 101.SR1(C), SPIZER), WHICH HAVE THE RARE 1ST LABELS WITH  ALL FIVE INCORRECT SONG TITLES:

- "OBLADI OBLADA"
(LATER CORRECTED TO "OB-LA-DI. OB-LA-DA").
- "BUNGALOW BILL"
(LATER CORRECTED TO "THE CONTINUING STORY OF
    BUNGALOW BILL").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 1" (LATER CORRECTED "REVOLUTION 1").
- "REVOLUTION NO. 9" (LATER CORRECTED TO "REVOLUTION 9").
- "GOODNIGHT" (LATER CORRECTED TO "GOOD NIGHT").

WITH ORIGINAL POSTER AND 4 PHOTOS.

CONDITION: (COVER) NM / (RECORDS) NM / (STICKER) NM / (INSERTS) NM
ITEM#: LP447
PRICE: -------



 
   
 

  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
LOS ANGELES PRESSING

SERIAL NUMBER: "A0232156"
WITH POSTER AND 4 PHOTOS.
ALSO INCLUDES ORIGINAL YELLOW PHOTO SEPARATOR SHEET.

APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (APP 101.SR2(C), SPIZER)

COMPLETE TITLE OF "THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL",

THIS IS TRULY A MAGNIFICENT, WEST COAST "WIDE 'A' " PREFIX COVER REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. THE SERIAL NUMBER "A0232156", IS RELATIVELY LOW WITH SIX DIGITS AND BEING UNDER ONE MILLION. THE CLEAN, WHITE TONE IS ASTONISHING, WITH NO RINGWEAR. MINOR FLAWS ARE A 1¼" SHRINKWRAP SEAM SPLIT AT THE TOP CENTER, WITH A TOUCH OF WEAR TO THE COVER IN THAT AREA ONLY, ALSO A SOFT PUSH WITH A VERY LIGHT CREASE AT UPPER RIGHT CORNER.

THE MATCHING WEST COAST RECORDS ARE STELLAR MINT MINUS UNPLAYED JEWELS.

CONDITION: (COVER) NM / (RECORDS) M- UNPLAYED / (INSERTS) NM
ITEM#: LP368
PRICE: -------


 
   
 

  THE BEATLES (A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)
APPLE SWBO-101 STEREO
RELEASED: 11/25/68
JACKSONVILLE PRESSING

SERIAL NUMBER: "0720174"
WITH POSTER AND 4 PHOTOS.

VERY RARE LABEL VARIATION: WITH 'RECORD NUMBER DESIGNATIONS' &
"MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." PERIMETER PRINT ON FULL APPLE SIDES.
(APP 101.SR3(af), SPIZER).

(ACTUAL IMAGES)

THESE LATER REVISED LAYOUT LABELS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AND DIFFICULT TO FIND, HAVING THE RARER 'RECORD NUMBER DESIGNATIONS'  "RECORD 1" AND "RECORD 2" ON THE UPPER RIGHT AREA OF THE APPLE ON ALL SIDES, AND THE "MFD. BY APPLE" PERIMETER PRINT ON THE FULL APPLE SIDES. THESE ARE PRINTED ON LIGHT GREEN APPLES AND ARE PRESSED AT THE JACKSONVILLE FACTORY.

THE JACKSONVILLE 'DOT' PREFIX COVER IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS, WITH A GORGEOUS GLOSSY CLEAN FINISH, NO RINGWEAR, NO SPLITS. THE SPINE IS SOLID FROM END TO END. SIGN OF WEAR IS ON THE TOP TWO SEAMS ON LEFT AREA ONLY. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS RELATIVELY LOW WITH SIX DIGITS AND BEING UNDER ONE MILLION.

RECORDS ARE STELLAR MINT MINUS UNPLAYED JEWELS. LABELS ARE IMPECCABLE.

CONDITION: (COVER) NM- / (RECORDS) M- UNPLAYED / (INSERTS) NM
ITEM#: LP366
PRICE: -------


 

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