THE BEATLES Self Titled WHITE ALBUM [2X] *COLLECTOR* NM CAPITOL RE SWBO 101 1978

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I had 5 brick and mortar stores in Portland, OR, Boise, ID, Fairbanks, AK, and 2 stores in Anchorage, AK. I operated under the name Nickelodeon Records & Tapes from 1973 to 1978, hence the eBay name Original 1976 Nickelodeon Records.

Most of my Listings are NEAR MINT VINYL By Visual Inspection UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Not Play Graded

EACH COVER CONDITION is INDIVIDUALLY NOTED 

THIS LISTING is for THE BEATLES Self Titled White Album  [2X] CAPITOL  SWB0 101 1978
ORIGINALLY PRESSED ON APPLE...QUALITY 1978 REISSUE ON CAPITOL PURPLE LABEL 1ST PRESSING BY CAPITOL WINCHESTER VA PRESSING PLANT
GATEFOLD COVER, VINYL, PICTURES, POSTER, ORIGINAL DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES...ALL NEAR MINT COLLECTOR QUALITY COMPLETE
LISTED #10 IN ROLLING STONE LIST OF 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME "Beyond its stylish minimalism, the stark white cover of The Beatles, better known as the White Album, served a symbolic purpose. For the first time, the Beatles couldn't put a picture of themselves on the cover--because they were falling apart as a team. By 1968, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were all working separately as songwriters, each one singing his own songs solo while the rest of the band played backup. Yet the creative tension that went into the White Album resulted in one of the most intense and adventurous rock albums ever made. But even at each other's throats, they were spurring each other on to new musical heights. 'I think it was a very good album,'said McCartney. 'It stood up, but it wasn't a pleasant one to make.' "  Joe Levy, ed. Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. New York: Wenner Media, 2005, p.29.
LISTED IN 1001 ALBUMS YOU MUST HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE "The Beatles officially broke up in 1970, but the Fab Four had stopped functioning as a true band years previously. The process srated as early as Rubber Soul and picked up steam as John, Paul, George, and Ringo were pulled in different directions by creative differences, religious philosophies, drugs, and most famously, the presence of Yoko Ono. Amid band squabbling, The Beatles produced The Beatles an epic masterpiece that equals Sgt. Pepper..., though its artistic success stems more from the talents and personalities of the band members than from collaboration. A mishmash then. One that sold two million copies during the first week in the United States alone. Jim Harrington.Robert Dimery, ed. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe Publishing 2010, p.156.

NOTES

1978 purple label Capitol reissue released with purple vinyl Capitol inner sleeves.

Issued with fold-out poster and 4 photos (one of each Beatle).

aka The Beatles White Album

" ------<" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant Winchester pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): SWBO 1-101
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): SWBO 2-101
• Matrix / Runout (Label C): SWBO 3-101
• Matrix / Runout (Label D): SWBO 4-101
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout side A): SWBO -1-101 F85 MASTERED BY CAPITOL. -----<
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout side B): SWBO -2-101 F85 MASTERED BY CAPITOL. -----<
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout side C): SWBO -3-101 F27 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout side D): SWBO-4-101 F91