THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM - US 1968 1ST PRESS - 7 ERRORS COMPLETE SET - VG
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Apple Records "THE BEATLES"
This is an original 1st pressing of The Beatles album (White Album) with all of the 7 song title spelling errors on the labels.
SO WHAT IS A "7 ERRORS" COPY OF THE WHITE ALBUM???
The story goes that in the fall of 1968, shortly after the White Album was released, John Lennon was given a copy of the US edition and flagged SEVEN ERRORS he found in the song titles.
They are, as follows:
Side 1: Obladi Oblada (As opposed to: Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da)
Side 1: Bungalow Bill (As opposed to: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill)
Side 2: Rocky Racoon (As opposed to: Rocky Raccoon)
Side 2: Why Don’t We Do it in the Road (As opposed to: Why Don’t We Do it in the Road?)
Side 4: Revolution No. 1 (As opposed to: Revolution 1)
Side 4: Revolution No. 9 (As opposed to: Revolution 9)
Side 4: Goodnight (As opposed to Good Night)
The labels on all US pressings were amended very quickly afterwards making these first US editions very rare.
CONDITION:
Laminated vintage white cover with an embossed 'The Beatles' on the front, 'Stereo' at the top right corner of the back cover and 'The Beatles Stereo SWBO 101' on the rigid spine. The gatefold cover contains a serial A1497052 number stamp at the bottom right corner.
The cover retains its glossy snow white laminated surface but 3 of the 4 seams have been needed to be repaired with white vinyl tape. Full promotional set, including an original fold out lyrics + photo poster and 4 glossy portrait style photos of the band members, containing the "Printed in U.S.A" stamp on the white border at the bottom left of each photo.
Original, very early, thick vinyl pressing with the first matrix numbers in the trail-off vinyl. The full matrix numbers are as follows:
Side 1: SWBO1-101-J46#4 IAM in Triangle
Side 2: SWBO-2-101-J45 IAM in Triangle
Side 3: SWBO3-101-J47¹¹ IAM in Triangle
Side 4: SWBO 4-101-J44¹¹ IAM in Triangle
The "IAM in Triangle" stamp and the A prefix in the same font and size as the serial number with no space in-between identifies this as a pressing by Scranton, PA Pressing plant.
CONDITION:
COVER: VERY GOOD (VG)
SIDE 1: VERY GOOD (VG)
SIDE 2: VERY GOOD (VG)
SIDE 3: VERY GOOD (VG)
SIDE 4: VERY GOOD (VG)
LABELS: VERY GOOD (VG)
4 PORTRAIT STYLE PHOTOS: VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
FOLD-OUT LYRICS + PHOTO POSTER: VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
APPLE RECORD PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVES: VERY GOOD (VG)
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. USA ONLY. THANKS!!
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