East Coast Queens Litho pressing. These East Coast pressing numbers for the first press ran from 1,380,000 to 2,000,000. This is #A1498609 which actually makes it a low number pressing! That makes this copy the 118,609th first pressing.
Surface noise and occasional pops and clicks. Record skips once on Back In The USSR. Quality ranges from VG- to VG+. Tested using a Shure V15 Type IV. 
First press. Poster has been cut. A few small parts removed. See photos. © Apple Records without the year 1968. 
The cover is split top and bottom but gloss cover is clean and shows signs of age and wear. Spine is intact and readable! See photos. 
Surface noise and occasional pops and clicks. Record skips once on Back In The USSR. Quality ranges from VG- to VG+. Tested using a Shure V15 Type IV. First press.
The four portrait photos are excellent condition with no signs of use. First pressing with Printed In USA in bottom left corner. 

Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A Etched & Stamped): SWBO1-101-J46 #2 IAM Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B Etched & Stamped): SWBO2-101-J45 #11 IAM Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout C Etched & Stamped): SWBO3-101-J47 #4 IAM Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout D Etched & Stamped): SWBO4-101-J44 #5 IAM
THE BEATLES—THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)—US ORIGINAL 1968 APPLE SWBO-2553 STEREO 2 RECORD SET

FIRST US PRESSING WITH ALL OF THE 7 INCORRECT SONG TITLES AND LOW SERIAL NUMBER A1498609—

LESS THAN 100,000 COPIES EXIST WITH THE PRINTING ERRORS.Cover is in Good + condition with split seems as shown in photos): FIRST ISSUE THICK CARDBOARD LAMINATED SNOW WHITE GATEFOLD COVER A1498609 SERIAL NUMBER with ORIGINAL FOLD OUT LYRICS + PHOTO POSTER (NOTE CONDITION OUTLINE ABOVE) AND 4 GLOSSY PHOTOS ON THE CARD STOCK.

Label's are all VG+): MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS PRESSED BY CAPITOL RECORDS PRESSING PLANT SWBO-101 CATALOG NUMBER STEREO GREEN APPLE LABELS WITH THE ”MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS. INC.” RIM PRINT ON THE SLICE SIDE OF THE LABEL. VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION, APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (EARLY FIRST APPLE RECORDS LABELS WITH ALL 7 INCORRECT SONG TITLES:

? SIDE 1, TRACK 4 OBLADI OBLADA (INSTEAD “OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA”) 

 ? SIDE 1, TRACK 6 BUNGALOW BILL (INSTEAD OF “THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL” 

 ? SIDE 2, TRACK 5 ROCKY RACOON MISSING THE SECOND “C” IN “RACOON” 

 ? SIDE 2, TRACK 7 WHY DON’T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD WITHOUT THE QUESTION MARK (?) 

 ? SIDE 4, TRACK 1 REVOLUTION No. 1 (INSTEAD “REVOLUTION 1”) 

 ? SIDE 4, TRACK 5 REVOLUTION No. 9 (INSTEAD “REVOLUTION 9”) 

 ? SIDE 4, TRACK 6 GOODNIGHT INSTEAD OF “GOOD NIGHT” 

 ? MISPRINT 4 WITHOUT THE QUESTION MARK, IS THE RAREST OF ALL THE 7 WHEN YOU LOOK FOR ANOTHER COPY FOR SALE, MAKE SURE MISPRINT 7 IS AMONG THEM!

CLEAN LABELS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION with SPINDLE WEAR WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER A CERTAIN LIGHT ANGLE

 

VINYL 

SIDE 1/2/: EXCELLENT (VG) 

SIDE 3/4: VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)

THICK GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX)

• SIDE 1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A Etched & Stamped): SWBO1-101-J46 #2 IAM
• SIDE 2 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B Etched & Stamped): SWBO2-101-J45 #11 IAM
• SIDE 3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout C Etched & Stamped): SWBO3-101-J47 #4 IAM
• SIDE 4 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout D Etched & Stamped): SWBO4-101-J44 #5 IAM

 

THE VINYL HAS SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS BUT NOT FEELABLE SCRATCHES. ORIGINAL WHITE PAPER APPLE RECORDS INNER SLEEVES ARE IN GREAT CONDITION WITHOUT ANY SPLITS OR TEARS. 

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A Etched & Stamped): SWBO1-101-J46 #2 IAM
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B Etched & Stamped): SWBO2-101-J45 #11 IAM
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout C Etched & Stamped): SWBO3-101-J47 #4 IAM
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout D Etched & Stamped): SWBO4-101-J44 #5 IAM

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The Beatles ?– The Beatles

Label: Apple Records ?– SWBO-101, Apple Records ?– SWBO 101 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo, 1st Press, Capitol Text, Scranton Pressing 
Country: US Released: 25 Nov 1968 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Vocal

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Back In The U.S.S.R. 2:45 A2 Dear Prudence 4:00 A3 Glass Onion 2:10 A4 Obladi Oblada 3:10 A5 Wild Honey Pie 1:02 A6 Bungalow Bill 3:05 A7 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Written-By – George Harrison 4:46 A8 Happiness Is A Warm Gun 2:47 B1 Martha My Dear 2:28 B2 I'm So Tired 2:01 B3 Blackbird 2:20 B4 Piggies Written-By – George Harrison 2:04 B5 Rocky Racoon 3:33 B6 Don't Pass Me By Written-By – Richard Starkey 3:52 B7 Why Don't We Do It In The Road 1:42 B8 I Will 1:46 B9 Julia 2:57 C1 Birthday 2:40 C2 Yer Blues 4:01 C3 Mother Nature's Son 2:46 C4 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey 2:25 C5 Sexy Sadie 3:15 C6 Helter Skelter 4:30 C7 Long, Long, Long Written-By – George Harrison 3:08 D1 Revolution No. 1 4:13 D2 Honey Pie 2:42 D3 Savoy Truffle Written-By – George Harrison 2:55 D4 Cry Baby Cry 3:11 D5 Revolution No. 9 8:15 D6 Goodnight 3:14

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Apple Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton

Credits

• Producer – George Martin
• Written-By – John Lennon-Paul McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to D6)

Notes

First pressing has "Mfd. by Capitol...." in white rim text on sides 2 and 4, with various title mistakes and unique number on the front cover.

This 1st press has A4 "Obladi Oblada", A6 "Bungalow Bill", B7 'Why Don't We Do It In the Road' (without question mark) , D1 "Revolution No. 1", D5 "Revolution No. 9" and D6 "Goodnight". 
Cover has "The Beatles" embossed, located towards the lower right corner, and sequentially numbered.

Pressed at Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton, as identified by the "IAM" in a triangle stamp in the run-outs.

Comes with fold-out lyric poster and 4 glossy photos on card stock.

Variant 4 (A28, A29, B28, B29) are from a rejected stamper that was used in the initial pressings (see: The Beatles - The Beatles for individual entry). All stampers from this master were pulled from production at the request of George Harrison because of Capitol's mastering changes. Variant 4 is very rare as only one set of stampers were ever officially used containing Capitols rejected mastering. Some of these stampers have been found mixed up among other copies from this plant.

Read here for more details: http://wogew.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-compressed-white-album.html

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