BEATLES WHITE ALBUM UK APPLE RARE WHITE VINYL EXPORT

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                           BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"

                                      RARE WHITE VINYL EXPORT

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.

IN OCTOBER 1978 THE SECOND EXPORT ISSUE OF "THE WHITE ALBUM" WAS PRESSED ON WHITE VINYL AS A LIMITED EDITION. ALTHOUGH MANUFACTURED IN THE UK THESE ISSUES WHERE STRICTLY FOR EXPORT ONLY AND WHERE NEVER AVAILABLE TO BUY IN THE UK.

THESE RARE EXPORT COPIES CAME IN SIDE OPENING UN-NUMBERED LAMINATED SLEEVES BUT STILL CONTAINED THE PHOTOS AND POSTER AND THE BLACK INNERS HAD CHANGED TO POLY LINED NON DIE CUT TYPES.   

THIS RARE WHITE VINYL ISSUE IS ALSO COMPLETE WITH ITS ULTRA RARE PROMOTIONAL INSERT, ALL ORIGINAL COPIES OF THIS ALBUM CARRIED THIS INSERT BUT NOW VERY FEW ARE STILL IN EXISTANCE.  

APPLE PCS 7067

DISC 1

THE APPLE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES  ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE!!!!!!!. LABELS ARE VERY VERY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE..LABELS STILL HAVE SOME SURPLUS "SWARF" (PLASTIC) EVIDENT TO SPINDLE HOLES... THESE LABELS ARE STUNNING

SIDE TWO LABEL HAS IN PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY MISALIGNED ON PRESSING PRODUCING AN OFF CENTRE SPINDLE HOLE.... SEE PICTURE... A DEFINITE ONE OFF MANUFACTURING ERROR WHICH NO DOUBT ADDS TO ITS COLLECTABILITY.  

THE GLOSSY WHITE VINYL IS TRULY AWESOME.... IT IS TOTALLY UNMARKED AND IS DEFINITELY UNPLAYED!!! I CANT OVER EMPHASISE JUST HOW GOOD THIS VINYL IS.

I HAVE NOT PLAY TESTED THIS ONE SO AS NOT TO INVALIDATE THE UNPLAYED STATUS OF THIS ALBUM.... AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE CENTRE HOLES AND IMMACULATE VINYL OF EACH DISC. 

DISC 2 

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

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS THE SAME SUPERIOR QUALITY AS DISC ONE. 

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL NON DIE CUT POLY LINED BLACK INNERS. THE INNERS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE ORIGINAL POSTER  IS STUNNING .THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER WHICH FEATURES THE "LIPSTICK" KISS (LATER ISSUES DONT HAVE THIS). THE POSTER IS NEAR MINT, I DONT THINK I EVER ACTUALLY REMOVED IT FROM ITS SLEEVE UNTIL NOW TO TAKE THE PICTURE AND NOW I HAVENT FULLY OPENED IT.

 THE ORIGINAL FOUR PHOTOS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED SIDE OPENING "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" SLEEVE IS QUITE STUNNING. IT IS VERY CLEAN AND STILL GLOSSY AND STILL EXCEPTIONALLY WHITE ,THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND ALL SEAMS LIE FLAT, THE SLEEVE HAS VIRTUALLY NO CREASING AND ABSOLUTELY NO LAMINATE LIFT. THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL STRAIGHT AND TRUE WITH ALMOST NO SIGNS OF HANDLING, THERE IS JUST A HINT OF HANDLING EVIDENT TO ONE CORNER . THE SLEEVE STILL RETAINS ITS "LIKE NEW" FEEL AND ITS ORIGINAL FRESHNESS. BOTH "THE BEATLES" LOGO IS STILL HIGHLY VISIBLE..... THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WHITE ALBUM SLEEVES I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.

THE ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE  PROMOTIONAL INSERT IS SUPERB. THESE INSERTS WHERE PLACED INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVES TO HELP PROMOTE THE SALES.

THE ALBUM IS COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL PLASTIC GATEFOLD COVER. 

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A TRULY STUNNING UNPLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS STEREO  WHITE VINYL EXPORT ISSUE WHICH OFFERS AWESOME VINYL, MINT LABELS AND A SUPERIOR QUAILTY SLEEVE..THIS ALBUM HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED AND WILL CERTAINLY NEVER NEED UPGRADING.... THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE AN EXTREMLEY RARE EXPORT ALBUM.

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SHOULD YOU HAVE A RECORD LIKE THIS TO SELL THEN PLEASE DONT "STEAL" THIS WRITE-UP. WHILST WE DONT OBJECT TO ANYONE USING OUR WRITE-UPS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES WE HAVE FINALLY LOST PATIENCE WITH PEOPLE "STEALING" THEM WORD FOR WORD AND USING THEM FOR THEIR BENEFIT... THIS IS AGAINST EBAY POLICY AND SHOULD WE BE MADE AWARE THAT ANY PART OF THIS TEXT HAS BEEN "STOLEN" WE WILL WITH OUT HESITATION REPORT THIS TO EBAY"....thank you

IT IS WITH REGRET THAT BEATLES-64 MUST NOW ASK ANY FIRST TIME BIDDERS WITH US WHO ARE PLANNING TO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY COULD KINDLY PAY FOR EACH ITEM AS THEY WIN IT, WE WILL OF COURSE HOLD ALL ITEMS UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING AND THEN COMBINE THE SHIPPING COSTS FOR ALL... WHILST WE APPRECIATE THAT MOST BIDDERS ARE HONEST AND GENUINE WE HAVE FOUND TO OUR COST THAT SOME ARENT AND WE HAVE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A NEW BIDDER TO US WHO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (RUNNING UP A VERY LARGE INVOICE) AND HAS NOW NOT PAID. UNFORTUNATELY AS IS USUALLY THE CASE THE MINORITY HAVE SPOLIT IT FOR THE MAJORITY......WE APPRECIATE YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS....thank you