BEATLES WHITE ALBUM U.S. VERY LOW NUMBER 612 VG++/VG++

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THE BEATLES  ~  THE BEATLES  ~ APPLE SWBO 101. THIS FAMOUS RELEASE FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1968 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "WHITE ALBUM" HAS A VERY, VERY, VERY LOW NUMBER WHICH IS 0000612. IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND A COPY WITH A NUMBER UNDER 100,000, LET ALONE 1,000. THIS IS A U.S. ORIGINAL AND A COPY THAT STARTS WITH 0 INDICATES A LOS ANGELES PRESSING.  (BELOW  IS SOME INFORMATION ON THIS VERSION TAKEN FROM THE WONDERFUL "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" WEBSITE). FIRST A DESCRIPTION OF THIS COPY OFFERED FOR AUCTION:

COVER: A VERY STRONG VG++ WITH EMBOSSED "THE BEATLES" ON FRONT.  TEENY CORNER WEAR WITH A BIT OF CORNER DING TO THE FRONT BRHC, WHICH EXTENDS INTO THE INNER GATEFOLD. OVERALL THIS IS PRETTY INSIGNIFICANT. THERE IS VERY SLIGHT RUBBING AS WELL AS THE FAINTEST (AND I MEAN... FAINTEST) BIT OF YELLOWING TO THE PERIMETERS, BUT OVERALL THE COVER IS STARK AND CRISP AND GLISTENING WHITE . THE RUBBING MAY CLEAN OFF. INSIDE OF GATEFOLD IS NEAR MINT WITH EXCEPTION OF THE MENTIONED CORNER DING. SPINE IS NICE AND STRAIGHT.

DISC ONE: GRADED VG++. NO REAL SIGNS OF PLAY BUT HAS "PAPER BURN" FROM SITTING IN THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS. LABELS ARE NEAR MINT.  HAS Obladi Oblada INSTEAD OF Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da AND Bungalow Bill INSTEAD OF The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill ON SIDE ONE.

DISC TWO HAS THE SAME GRADE AS DISC ONE AND THE CORRECT(ED) TRACKS (AS REFERENCED BELOW). IT ALSO HAS SLIGHTLY "BLURRY" TYPE ON SIDE 4, AN INDICATION OF A RUSHED PRESSING.

POSTER AND PHOTOS ARE VG++ WITH A COUPLE TEENY TEARS  AND HANDLING WEAR TO THE PICS. PLEASE NOTE THE POSTER IS NOT SHOWN IN THE PICTURES DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS. IT IS, IS, IS INCLUDED. IT IS FOLDED WITH LYRICS SIDE OUT.

I AM CONSERVATIVELY GRADING THIS VG++ AND FROM ALL INDICATIONS THIS RECORD WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PURCHASED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON RELEASE, OPENED, PLAYED A FEW TIMES AND THEN PUT BACK ON THE SHELF. IT WOULD SEEM THE PICTURES (AND MAYBE POSTER) WERE HANDLED MORE THAN THE RECORDS OR COVER. THIS IS MY HYPOTHESIS BASED ON DECADES OF RECORD COLLECTING.

THIS A RARE AND VERY IMPRESSIVE COLLECTIBLE IN EXTRAORDINARY, COLLECTIBLE, INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION. DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS!!!

 FROM THE  "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" WEBSITE: The Beatles SWBO-101

"This record was the first Beatles album release on their new label, Apple, and the record labels indicated that the album was manufactured by Capitol but issued by Apple. Finally, the albums were numbered, with each factory numbering differently. There were reportedly 12 copies of #1 (I know of two), and they numbered over 3,200,000 of them, although not all three million numbers may have been used. It appears that albums were numbered until some time in early-to-mid 1971.

Collecting variations in numbering style can be an interesting sideline. I know of seven variations in numbering style, as follows:

no lead characters and no lead zeros: This variant is found only on very early records. I have seen several numbered 100 and earlier which fit this description. In each case, the records were manufactured in Los Angeles.

no lead characters but with lead zeros: This variant begins before number 1000 and is found on covers numbered less than about 210,000 and with records manufactured in Los Angeles.

lead character of "A" followed by a blank space: Next, West Coast copies from about 210,000 up to just over 500,000 can be found in this style. The "A" looks like it was added with a different stamper. Apparently, the addition of an "A" made US releases more closely follow most foreign releases of the LP. lead character is a large dot: These can be found on covers numbered from about 500,000 to about 1,390,000 and with records pressed in either Jacksonville or Los Angeles. lead character of "A" without any blank space The "A" is printed in the same font as the number. Typically found on covers numbered from about 1,390,000 to about 2,250,000 and with records pressed in Scranton. These copies were available for purchase no later than January, 1969. number prefixed by No: Notice that the "o" is elevated (superscripted). This is the same fashion as records from England were numbered. This variation is commonly found on covers numbering from about 2,250,000 to about 2,600,000 and with records pressed in Jacksonville. number prefixed by No. The characters are also in a thinner font on this variant, which is commonly found on higher numbered covers and with records pressed in Scranton.

Label variations also exist. The true first label copies, pressed at all three Capitol factories, have incorrect titles for several songs on sides 1 and 4 as follows: Track Title on Original Label Title on Corrected Label Side 1, Track 4 Obladi Oblada Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da Side 1, Track 6 Bungalow Bill The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill Side 4, Track 1 Revolution No. 1 Revolution 1 Side 4, Track 5 Revolution No. 9 Revolution 9 Side 4, Track 6 Goodnight Good Night All of the covers have the correct titles. Since the mistakes were discovered almost immediately, copies of the album are easily found with Side 4 showing the corrected songs, but with Side 1 not corrected, or vice-versa.  There may be roughly 100,000 copies that show both labels with the incorrect titles. These incorrect titles were also used on first issues of the reel to reel tape, four track, eight track, and cassette. Second issues of the reel tape have the "side 1" song titles corrected. Later on, some labels have small notations indicating "Disc 1" and "Disc 2."

NO RESERVE AND LOW OPENING BID!

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DOMESTIC BUYER PAYS $4.00 FOR USPS MEDIA MAIL (NOT PARTICULARLY RECOMMENDED!) OR $9.00 USPS PRIORITY MAIL (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!). ALL PRIORITY DOMESTIC MAILINGS INCLUDE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. I AM NOT AT ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIFFICULTIES/DELAYS THE BUYER MAY SUFFER FROM CHOOSING MEDIA MAIL!!!! ********

FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL POSTAGE: ** To CANADA is $9.00. ** To EVERYWHERE ELSE is $15.00.*******

I DO AND WILL COMBINE SHIPPING FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS AT DISCOUNTED RATES. S&H includes a PROPER LP MAILER and SUPERB packing.

PLEASE NOTE: REGISTERED mail adds ONLY $11.00, PROVIDES TRACKING AND GUARANTEES IT WILL GET TO YOU SAFELY, IT WILL JUST TAKE A BIT LONGER..

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