(THE BEATLES-[White Album])-Black/Silver labels/NEW ZEALAND-D7-2xLP

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ITEM: VINYL 12” 2xLP 33 1/3rpm
ARTIST: THE BEATLES
TITLE: The Beatles [White Album]
COUNTRY PRINTED: NEW ZEALAND
CAT No: PARLOPHONE, PCS0-7067/8
COVER: Gatefold (Grade at EXCELLENT+ to NEAR MINT-) light stains on inside cvr
LABELS: Black/Silver labels (Grade at MINT) except for L1 which has some “production” BUBBLING
INSERT #1: Huge 6 leaf Poster (Grade at MINT-)
INSERT #2: Four (4) colour photographs (Grade at MINT-) except for John Lennon which has small crease top left cnr
VINYL:
Record #1:(Grade at MINT-)
Record #2:(Grade at MINT-)
TRACKS:
Side One
1. "Back in the USSR" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Paul's parody of The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry and Hoagy Carmichael

2. "Dear Prudence" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Inspired by Mia Farrow's sister, who was with The Beatles in India

3. "Glass Onion" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Lennon's joke on those who searched for nonexistent hidden meanings in Beatles lyrics

4. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (Lennon-McCartney)
      A bow to the emerging reggae movement, with a little honky tonk for good measure

5. "Wild Honey Pie" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Paul provides the vocals and plays all the instruments in this experiment

6. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Another song inspired by the band's visit with the Maharishi in India

7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison)
      The other Beatles weren't interested, so George enlisted Eric Clapton to play lead guitar

8. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (Lennon-McCartney)
      John once referred to it as a "history of rock and roll"

Side Two
1. "Martha My Dear" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Martha was Paul's sheep dog

2. "I'm So Tired" (Lennon-McCartney)
      During their visit to India, John wrote this in the middle of a sleepless night

3. "Blackbird" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Another India-inspired song, after Paul was awakened by a singing bird early one morning

4. "Piggies" (George Harrison)
      George's satirical commentary on corporate greed

5. "Rocky Raccoon" (Lennon-McCartney)
      This song came to Paul as he jammed with John and Donovan in India

6. "Don't Pass Me By" (Ringo Starr)
      Ringo's first solo writing credit; he recorded just one take on the vocals, mistakes included

7. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (Lennon-McCartney)
      McCartney's inspiration: an incident in India involving two monkeys

8. "I Will" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Written and performed by Paul for his future wife, Linda

9. "Julia" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Julia was John's mother, killed by a drunk driver when Lennon was a teenager

Side Three
1. "Birthday" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Backup vocals by Yoko Ono, Patti (Mrs. George) Harrison and the future Linda McCartney

2. "Yer Blues" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Intended as a parody of Brit blues, most fans took it seriously

3. "Mother Nature's Son" (Lennon-McCartney)
      McCartney was inspired by a lecture by the Maharishi

4. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" (Lennon-McCartney)
      John said he wrote it "about me and Yoko"

5. "Sexy Sadie" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Lennon's song about his falling-out with the Maharishi at the end of their visit in India

6. "Helter Skelter" (Lennon-McCartney)
      McCartney's effort to write something louder and wilder than The Who's "I Can See For Miles"

7. "Long, Long, Long" (George Harrison)
      George was writer and sole vocalist on this love song

Side Four
1. "Revolution 1" (Lennon-McCartney)
      One of three recorded versions of the song, this is the acoustic one

2. "Honey Pie" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Not to be confused with "Wild Honey Pie," this is another McCartney ode to Linda

3. "Savoy Truffle" (George Harrison)
      Harrison was inspired by his friend Clapton's fondness for chocolate

4. "Cry Baby Cry" (Lennon-McCartney)
      Inspired by a fairy tale Lennon remembered from his childhood

5. "Revolution 9" (Lennon-McCartney) [Cover has “Revolution 9” BUT Label has “Revolution”]
      The experimental version, loaded with electronic effects

6. "Good Night" (Ringo Starr)
      Originally written by John as a lullaby for his son, Julian

PERSONNEL:
The Beatles
?George Harrison – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and rhythm guitars (electric and acoustic guitars), four and six-string bass guitars; Hammond organ; drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, hand shake bell, handclaps and vocal percussion) and sound effects[12]
?John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic guitars), four and six-string bass guitar; acoustic and electric piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, mellotron; drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, maracas, handclaps and vocal percussion); harmonica, saxophone and whistling; tapes, tape loops and sound effects (electronic and home-made)[12]
?Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic) guitars, four and six-string bass guitar; acoustic and electric piano; Hammond organ; timpani; tambourine; handclaps; vocal percussion; drums on "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence"; recorder; flugelhorn; sound effects[12]
?Ringo Starr – drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, bongos, cymbals, maracas, vocal percussion); electric piano and sleigh bell on "Don't Pass Me By"; backing vocals on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"; lead vocals on "Don't Pass Me By" and "Good Night"[12]

Guest musicians
?Eric Clapton – lead guitar on "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"[14]
?Mal Evans – backing vocals and handclaps on "Dear Prudence",[50] handclaps on "Birthday",[51] trumpet on "Helter Skelter"[52]
?Jack Fallon – violin on "Don't Pass Me By"[53]
?Pattie Harrison – backing vocals on "Birthday"[51]
?Jackie Lomax – backing vocals and handclaps on "Dear Prudence"[50]
?Maureen Starkey – backing vocals on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"[54]
?Yoko Ono – backing vocals, brief lead vocals and handclaps on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill",[54] backing vocals on "Birthday",[51] speech, tapes and sound effects on "Revolution 9"[55]
REVIEW: Wikipedia
The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed (and, on the early LP and CD releases, a serial number) on its plain white sleeve.

The album was written and recorded during a period of turmoil for the group, after visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India and having a particularly productive songwriting session in early 1968. Returning to the studio, the group recorded from May to October 1968, only to have conflict and dissent drive the group members apart. Ringo Starr quit the band for a brief time, leaving Paul McCartney to play drums on two tracks. Many of the songs were "solo" recordings, or at least by less than the full group, as each individual member began to explore his own talent.

Upon release in November 1968, the album received largely positive reviews and reached number 1 on the charts in the United Kingdom and the United States. The album is notable for the eclectic nature of its songs, which has divided critics in evaluating its legacy. The album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and was listed at number 10 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[1] Previously in 1987, as part of their 20th anniversary, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #9 on "The 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years."

COMMENT: Biography by Richie Unterberger
So much has been said and written about the Beatles — and their story is so mythic in its sweep — that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century. Moreover, they were among the few artists of any discipline that were simultaneously the best at what they did and the most popular at what they did. Relentlessly imaginative and experimental, the Beatles grabbed a hold of the international mass consciousness in 1964 and never let go for the next six years, always staying ahead of the pack in terms of creativity but never losing their ability to communicate their increasingly sophisticated ideas to a mass audience. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970.

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