THE BEATLES TEST PRESSING “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE”

 EXTREMELY RARE MONO VERSION

FOR THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND 1969

NEAR MINT CONDITION!!

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For sale is this ultra rare test pressing of The Beatles song: "Across the Universe”. This is a pre-Phil Spector mix of the song which was recorded on Feb 4, 1968 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The track runs faster and with different production elements than the mix heard on the "Let it Be" album. This version was given to the World Wildlife Fund for use on a fundraising album. This 7” inch disc is a test pressing of the song. It runs at 33 1/3. With label number 5Q3-Mono, and a date of 1969. The flip side of the record has a plain white label and is pressed with several different engineer test tones.

The label reads: "(Available only to technical and
other authorized personnel for the
unlimited purpose of testing and review. 
NOT TO BE PUBLICLY PERFORMED,
REPRODUCED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISTRIBUTED BY PHONE, MAILS,
OR OTHER MEANS, OR ELSE)"

The disc is in near mint condition. It is housed in a plain white sleeve.

This mega rare item is a must for Beatle fans. It is the perfect addition to any collection! Very few copies of this rare, white label test pressing were ever made!!

World Wildlife Fund version:

Across the Universe" is a song recorded by the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the various artists charity compilation album No One's Gonna Change Our World in December 1969, and later, in different form, on Let It Be, the group's final released album.

During the February 1968 recording sessions, Spike Milligan dropped into the studio and, on hearing the song, suggested the track would be ideal for release on a charity album he was organizing for the World Wildlife Fund. At some point in 1968, the Beatles agreed to this proposal. In January 1969, the best mono mix was remixed for the charity album. In keeping with the "wildlife" theme of the album, sound effects of birds were added to the beginning and end. The original (mono) mix from February 1968 is 3:37 minutes in length. After the effects were added, the track was sped up so that even with 20 seconds of effects, it is only 3:49. Speeding up the recording also raised the key to E-flat. By October 1969, it was decided that the song needed to be remixed into stereo. This was done by Geoff Emerick immediately prior to the banding of the album. "Across the Universe" was first released in this version on the Regal Starline SRS 5013 album, No One's Gonna Change Our World, in December 1969.

This version was issued on three Beatle compilation albums, the British version of Rarities, different American version of Rarities and the second disc of the two-CD Past Masters album.

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