The Beatles "Compressed" White Album STOPPED By George Harrison *New Price*

$

900

     This is one of the rare 'compressed' copies of The Beatles' White Album that managed to escape after George Harrison demanded these copies be scrapped and that the White Album be remastered.
     George Harrison happened to be in Los Angeles when he heard Capitol Records' original release of the American version of the Beatles White Album. He noticed that the early copies had much more 'limiting' in the mastering process than the UK release. He then demanded that Capitol Records stop production and remaster the entire album to sound like the UK mastering, before it was released to the U.S.
     However, stampers used from the rejected Capitol master made it to Capitol's plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania and were used in the first batch of pressings there, before being replaced with the correct master.
     Copies of the White Album with Lacquer Numbers in the trail off area ending in numbers less than 34 are compressed copies. The lacquer numbers of THIS record are:                                                                     Record #1, Side One:  SWBO-1- 101 B27                                                                    Record #1, Side Two:  SWBO- 2-101 B28
                                                                   Record #2, Side One:  SWBO-3- 101 A28                                                                    Record #2, Side Two:  SWBO-4- 101 A28
     This and other copies with lacquer numbers less than 34 were supposed to be destroyed!!
     The sound of this 'compressed' White Album: I played some of both discs in preparing for this sale. The sound is very different. Yes, it does sound 'compressed,' not as dynamic as the later issues. It lacks the 'punch' of the remastered LP. The sound of certain cuts doesn't 'jump' at you. Certain instruments sound different. After playing the non-compressed for the past 50+ years, you are used to the LP sounding one way and you will definitely hear the difference if you hear this copy!
     In looking around to see how many copies of the 'compressed' versions are available today. I found 4 available as I compose this, in addition to this one. Of the four, one is VG+, one is VG and two are G+!  This one is VG+.

     I was going to try to describe each cut of the two record set as I played each but it became difficult. Being a VG+ copy, you will hear some clicks and pops every so often and you will hear some surface noise at times if you listen carefully, but suffice it to say that the music masks much of that. It is still a good listening experience. On the other hand, it is not like listening to a 'crackling fire.' That would be "G" territory. Strangely, it seems that as you proceed from Record One, Side One to Side Two the condition of the vinyl improves. As you go from Record One to Record Two, the condition of the vinyl also improves, but not beyond VG+.     I did play test a little of each song on the two records. I can safely say that this is NOT a Mint copy! I am selling this rare double LP for the listening experience of the limited sound that George objected to. This is not the copy you want to display on your new sound system! I am selling this rare double LP as is. I have to add that at the very end of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," when the cut has faded so that you can barely hear it at all, there is something in the groove that prevents the stylus to go on to the next cut and it just gets stick there and clicks. Someone else may want to try to clean the disc or whatever to clear it, but I haven't.

    Being a very early Scranton pressing, the labels on these two LP's have ALL SEVEN label errors that were on only early pressings:
    OBLADI OBLADA (should be "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da")
    BUNGALOW BILL (missing "The Continuing Story of")
    ROCKY RACOON (missing second C in "Raccoon")
    WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD (missing "?" at end)
    REVOLUTION NO. 1 (should be just "Revolution 1")
    REVOLUTION NO. 9 (should be just "Revolution 9")
    GOODNIGHT (should be "Good Night")
    
    The cover is numbered A1479671, which is a fairly low number for the Scranton plant and for this particular LP, since I hear that these numbers ran from A1380001 to A200000. The cover is totally intact. It has no seam splits, no writing or labels and just a hint of record wear!

   The four photos are in Mint condition. The poster also seems to be in Mint condition.
   Overall the two LP set is in decent condition, and especially so since it is such a rare version! It's as good and even better than some of the other compressed White Albums available at this time.
   It's a bit of Beatles history that not many people have heard!
   Shipping/Handling will be $14.99. I will be posting other interesting Beatles LP's on Ebay in the next two weeks.