Beatles ORIG UK 4th Press 2LP White Album VG+ '70 Apple PCS7067 No. 289327
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Beatles ORIG UK 4th Press 2LP White Album VG+ '70 Apple PCS7067 No. 289327
Original UK 4th Press 2LP released in 1970 on Apple Records. Cat: PCS7067. Comes side loading gloss gatefold sleeve. Has original Apple "Important notice" white inner bags. Comes with 4 prints and foldout poster all of which are in Excellent condition. Numbered 289327. Matrix numbers: YEX 709-1 GOD/ YEX 710-1 RDW/ YEX 711-1 RAO/ YEX 712-1 RDM.
Uncovered in the out back of N.S.W. this record is part of a recent collection stored and unplayed for the last 20 years. Collected during the 90's and mostly sourced from overseas kept in a cool dry cellar there are some tasty gems on offer and we look forward on listing them over the next few months.
Each song on the sprawling double album The Beatles is an entity to itself, as the band touches on anything and everything it can. This makes for a frustratingly scattershot record or a singularly gripping musical experience, depending on your view, but what makes the so-called White Album interesting is its mess. Never before had a rock record been so self-reflective, or so ironic; the Beach Boys send-up "Back in the U.S.S.R." and the British blooze parody "Yer Blues" are delivered straight-faced, so it's never clear if these are affectionate tributes or wicked satires. Lennon turns in two of his best ballads with "Dear Prudence" and "Julia"; scours the Abbey Road vaults for the musique concrète collage "Revolution 9"; pours on the schmaltz for Ringo's closing number, "Good Night"; celebrates the Beatles cult with "Glass Onion"; and, with "Cry Baby Cry," rivals Syd Barrett. McCartney doesn't reach quite as far, yet his songs are stunning -- the music hall romp "Honey Pie," the mock country of "Rocky Raccoon," the ska-inflected "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," and the proto-metal roar of "Helter Skelter." Clearly, the Beatles' two main songwriting forces were no longer on the same page, but neither were George and Ringo. Harrison still had just two songs per LP, but it's clear from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," the canned soul of "Savoy Truffle," the haunting "Long, Long, Long," and even the silly "Piggies" that he had developed into a songwriter who deserved wider exposure.
Tracks : Back in the U.S.S.R./ Dear Prudence/ Glass onion/ Ob-la-di, ob-la-da/ Wild honey pie/ The continueing story of Bungalow Bill/ While my guitar gently weeps/ Happiness is a warm gun/ Martha my dear/ I'm so tired/ Blackbird/ Piggies/ Rocky racoon/ Don't pass me by/ Why don't we do it in the road?/ I will/ Julia/ Birthday/ yeh blues/ Mother nature's son/ Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey/Sexy sadie/ Helter skelter/ Long, long, long/ Revolution I/ Honey pie/ Savoy truffle/ Cry baby cry/ Revolution 9/ Good night.
There are some light spindle marks on labels. Records have some light scuff marks and very light scratches that cause some light crackles and are in VG+ condition. Gloss side opening gatefold sleeve has light ringw ear and marks and minor scuffing on spine corners and is in VG+ condition.
Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
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