Beatles White Album MFSL Japanese Pressing Mint/M- LP
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Description
This auction is for The Beatles - The White Album issued as a limited edition Original Master Recording LP , half-speed mastered by by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. Stereo Recording. MFSL 2-072. First Japanese Pressing. Double Album Set with gatefold cover.
Released in November 1968, this double-album set reached the #1 spot on the charts in the United Kingdom and United States. Officially released as The Beatles but usually referred to as The White Album, The Beatles is regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock history. In 2003, the album was ranked number 10 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
This was the first album by The Beatles to use Eight Track recording techniques. Many of the songs on the album display experimentation with unlikely musical genres, borrowing directly from such sources as 1930s dance-hall music (in "Honey Pie"), classical chamber music (in "Piggies"), the avant-garde sensibilities of Yoko Ono and John Cage (in "Revolution 9"), and the sentimentality of elevator music (in "Good Night").
The album's sleeve was designed by Richard Hamilton, a notable pop artist who had organised a Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Tate Gallery the previous year. Hamilton's design was in stark contrast to Peter Blake's vivid cover art for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and consisted of a plain white sleeve.
This limited pressing was made in Japan, using a half-speed mastering process and specially plated stampers, on heavy, thick premium virgin vinyl. With this mint audiophile edition, you will (finally!) hear all the detail in Revolution 9: every vocal harmony, every guitar overdub, all the ambiance and every detail from the original recording studio. This album is a must for every serious Beatles fan, every serious audiophile, and anyone who wants to hear just how good vinyl can sound.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted.
Side one # Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Back in the U.S.S.R." McCartney 2:43 2. "Dear Prudence" Lennon 3:56 3. "Glass Onion" Lennon 2:17 4. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" McCartney 3:08 5. "Wild Honey Pie" McCartney 0:53 6. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" Lennon 3:14 7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) Harrison 4:45 8. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" Lennon 2:43 Side two # Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Martha My Dear" McCartney 2:28 2. "I'm So Tired" Lennon 2:03 3. "Blackbird" McCartney 2:18 4. "Piggies" (Harrison) Harrison 2:04 5. "Rocky Raccoon" McCartney 3:32 6. "Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey) Starr 3:50 7. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" McCartney 1:41 8. "I Will" McCartney 1:46 9. "Julia" Lennon 2:54 Side three # Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Birthday" McCartney with Lennon 2:42 2. "Yer Blues" Lennon 4:01 3. "Mother Nature's Son" McCartney 2:48 4. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" Lennon 2:24 5. "Sexy Sadie" Lennon 3:15 6. "Helter Skelter" McCartney 4:29 7. "Long, Long, Long" (Harrison) Harrison 3:04 Side four # Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Revolution 1"Lennon 4:15 2. "Honey Pie" McCartney 2:41 3. "Savoy Truffle" (Harrison) Harrison 2:54 4. "Cry Baby Cry" Lennon, with McCartney 3:01 5. "Revolution 9" Lennon, Harrison & Yoko Ono 8:22 6. "Good Night" Starr 3:11
Personnel
The Beatles- George Harrison – lead, harmony and background vocals; lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic) guitars, four- and six-string bass guitar; Hammond organ; drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, hand shake bell, handclaps and vocal percussion) and sound effects.
- John Lennon – lead, harmony and background vocals; lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic) guitars, 4 and 6-string bass guitar; pianos (electric and acoustic), Hammond organ, harmonium, mellotron; drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, maracas, thumping on the back of an acoustic guitar, handclaps and vocal percussion); harmonica, saxophone and whistling; tapes, tape loops and sound effects (electronic and home-made)
- Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and background vocals; lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic) guitars, 4 and 6-string bass guitar; pianos (electric and acoustic), Hammond organ, drums, timpani and assorted percussion (tambourine, handclaps and vocal percussion; drums (on "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence"); recorder, flugelhorn and sound effects.
- Ringo Starr – drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, bongos, cymbals, maracas, vocal percussion); lead vocals, electric piano and sleigh bell (on "Don't Pass Me By") , lead vocals (on "Don't Pass Me By" and "Good Night") and backing vocals ("The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill")
- Eric Clapton – lead guitar on "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"
- Mal Evans – backing vocals and handclaps on "Dear Prudence", handclaps on "Birthday", trumpet on "Helter Skelter"
- Jack Fallon – violin on "Don't Pass Me By"
- Pattie Harrison – backing vocals on "Birthday"
- Jackie Lomax – backing vocals and handclaps on "Dear Prudence"
- Jimmy Scott – congas on "Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da"
- Maureen Starkey – backing vocals on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
- Yoko Ono – backing vocals and handclaps on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill". speech, tapes and sound effects on "Revolution 9", backing vocals on "Birthday"
I am the original owner, and I am a recovering audiophile. I have always taken fastidious care of my records. This album is from my personal collection. This record has been played seldomly, maybe a few times, if that many, always using a properly-adjusted tonearm and cartridge, and only after dry cleaning carefully with a carbon-fiber brush. Please bid with confidence, knowing that you are going to own a truly rare item in exceptionally good condition, sounding just as good as a sealed copy, but at a much lower price. NO RESERVE.
Condition:
Vinyl: Mint/NM/M- No visible defects whatsoever.
Cover: Glossy Gatefold Cover. Excellent+ / Very Good Plus +. Almost no edge wear or corner wear, one very slightly banged corner, one inch tear/split in spine.
Inner Sleeve: Mint Original Master Sleeve; Static-free plastic/rice paper inner sleeve.
Inside Protective Cardboard Sleeve: Mint original cardboard inner sleeve, with complete lyrics printed on the inner side.
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab uses an album’s master tape(s) combined with a unique procedure known as "half-speed" mastering, which literally slows down the cutting system involved in mastering the vinyl so that musical information can be transferred from the source tape to the lacquer with greater precision. This advanced mastering technique adds substantial refinements in the vinyl compound itself and improves methods of plating the lacquer. The result is a significant improvement in overall performance from the vinyl medium." The vinyl records are pressed on "High Definition Super Vinyl" by the Victor Company of Japan and are then packaged in "Special Static Free Dust Free" inner sleeves with the finest heavy-duty protective packaging.
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