The BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) ORIG.1969 TAIWAN 2LP,on LI MING BLACK VNL UNIQUE COVER

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Just recently I bought a massive collection of 60's and 70's LPs...some are in surprisingly immaculate condition, and some are not, but the original owner (a well-respected Australian vinyl hoarder) was a fastidious collector of the styles he loved - 60's punk/garage, British invasion well-knowns [Beatles/Hollies/Dave Clark 5/Gerry & The Pacemakers/Zombies/Troggs/etc..], 70's West Coast sounds, pop-psych and he'd obviously forraged far and wide since there's a flurry of unique South American, New Zealand,Taiwanese, South African, Japanese releases amongst them all

Here then, is one of the LPs from his collection:

ARTIST:     The BEATLES  -
TITLE:        "THE BEATLES"  (a.k.a. 'The White Album') .
FORMAT:     …vinyl double-LP…
LABEL:        LI MING RECORDS  .
CATALOGUE #:  LM-2237/2238 . 
DATE OF RELEASE:  10the May 1969 .
PRESSED IN:    The city of Tai Pei, TAIWAN...

NOTE: in Taiwan, in the 1960's and 70's, vinyl records were pressed in 3 different regions - Northern Taiwan, Central Taiwan, or Southern Taiwan - with the labels being based in the main cities of each region: Tai Pei [the capital - Northern], Tai Chung [Central], or Tai Nan [Southern]...with some, on the very rarest of occasions, being pressed in a 4th city, Kaohsiung, also in the Southern region.

Sometimes the same record would be pressed in ALL THREE regions on different labels. This was never regarded as an infringement or a problem, as the companies from each region would honourably stick to their region and not sell their stock across 'borders'. Sometimes, most notably within Tai Pei, a few odd releases even came out on two different labels in the same city. In this case, I have no idea what sort of conflict it caused, if any...as more often than not, they would devise different covers, in such an intra-city case.

But for the outsider - we overseas customers - this can be very confusing. This collection included a lot of Taiwanese Beatles LP's [and some by a few odd other quality 60's artists], and I will endeavour to unravel the mystery of just where they came from for you...as will be mentioned above (see "PRESSED IN: ___________" ).

Up until 1969, virtually all Taiwanese LP's were pressed on at least one coloured vinyl, as well as black vinyl...some came on two or three different colours...most notable was orange and/or red. Lime green, pink, and yellow were much less common, and the occasional one with mixed colours are almost impossible to find as SO FEW were pressed - literally as few as 10-12, and even less.

Covers: all Taiwanese album covers during this period (till about 1973/74) were printed on foldover paper or thin-card encased in a flimsy plastic bag, which often became grubby and/or torn rather quickly...the great thing though was that they tended to protect the cover itself rather well. With this collection, unless stated, all these flimsy bags had sensibly been removed, and the covers placed in a far more aesthetically pleasing thicker or clearer plastic cover. A smart move. You'll note that I've generally taken the record covers out of those plastic covers to photograph them.

OK...back to the record we have here:

ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING?:    Yes, I believe so...this is one of TWO Li Ming pressings that came out at the same time...both were on blue labels with silver lettering, but one came on black vinyl with a blue strip to the left of the cover photos (which is this one)...and the other come on orange vinyl with a yellow strip...I've never seen a red vinyl version...

CONDITION:

COVER: ( VG++ )...has a stain at left on the spine and a couple of small edge-tears there too...on the inside there is clear tape binding the two covers together, and some staining there (see pix)...plus some minor scuffing on the bottom edges...Comes in gatefold hard plastic sleeve.

RECORD 1: ( VG+[+] )...has light marks/scuffs only (nothing heavy)...and plays very well throughout, with some light crackles...

RECORD 2: ( VG )...has mostly light marks, plus a slightly heavier couple on "Birthday" which cause a few mild clicks only...otherwise plays very well throughout, with occasional light crackles...

LABELS: (Side One: EX- / Side Two: MINT / Side Three: EX / Side Four: MINT )...Sides 1 and 3 have a name written in black pen...see pix...

Thanks for considering this item...Cheers, Jules.

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