"THE BEATLES"
(THE WHITE ALBUM)

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

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP.
GATEFOLD REMAINS CLOSED.

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

RECORDS ARE THE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION
WITH THE RARE 1ST LABELS WITH  ALL FIVE INCORRECT SONG TITLES

CONDITION: NM / NM / NM
ITEM#: LP447
PRICE: ------

 
  DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

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.

THIS COVER POSSESSES THE INSANELY RARE 6" X 5" ORANGE STICKER ADHERED DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT COVER. IT HAS THE TRACK LISTING DESIGN AS IT APPEARS ON THE INSIDE GATEFOLD, BUT HAS TEXT AT TOP "THE BEATLES NEW ALBUM - FEATURING" (APP 101.S6, SPIZER). THIS IS THE RAREST LP STICKER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE AND THE VERY LAST VARIATION TO HAVE SURFACED. THIS STICKER WAS UNDOCUMENTED UNTIL BRUCE SPIZER'S "THE BEATLES SWAN SONG" 2007 PUBLICATION. THE UNTOUCHED, "AS NEW" RARE STICKER REMAINS BENEATH THE FACTORY SHRINKWRAP MAKING THIS EXAMPLE MOST LIKELY THE VERY BEST IN EXISTENCE.

THE COVER, WHICH REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP (2 SHRINK FACTORY 'BREATH HOLES' ARE PRESENT) IS A STUNNING NEAR MINT. THERE ARE NO TEARS OR RIPS TO THE SHRINK AT ALL. THE COVER RETAINS A BRIGHT, CLEAN GLOSSY SNOW WHITE TONE, WITH NO RINGWEAR ANYWHERE. ONLY MINOR SIGN OF WEAR IS A TINY MILLIMETER OF PAPER LOSS ON THE BACK NEAR THE EDGE OF THE BACK MOUTH OPENING.

THE RECORDS ARE THE VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION, APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (APP 101.SR1(C), SPIZER), EAST COAST, SCRANTON PRESSING, 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").
TAKE NOTE THAT "ROCKY RACOON" WAS NEVER CORRECTED ON ANY LATER LABEL VARIATIONS.

BOTH RECORDS ARE IN MAJESTIC NEAR MINT CONDITION AND APPEAR UNPLAYED. THE LABELS ARE EQUALLY SUPERB AND HAVE NO WEAR AT ALL. THE TWO ORIGINAL WHITE INNER DUST SLEEVES ARE ALSO PRESENT.

THE SET INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL 23" X 34" POSTER AND THE FOUR 7¾" X 10¾" COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS, ALL IN NEAR MINT "AS NEW" CONDITION".

ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE BEATLES COLLECTIBLE THERE IS, AND A VITAL ADDITION TO THE SERIOUS BEATLES AMERICAN RECORD COLLECTION.

   

   

 

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