The Beatles White Album No. 249041 - PCS 7067-8 With Inserts / Photos YEX 709/12

	£		30
	$		40

Artist

The Beatles

Title

White Album

Label: Apple     

Catalogue #: PCS 7068

 

Matrix Numbers

Record 1

A Side - YEX 709-1

B Side - YEX 710-1

Record 2

A Side - YEX 711-1

B Side - YEX 712-1

 

Details

The Beatles "White Album" with poster / lyric sheet insert and all four photographs.

The Beatles is the ninth studio album by English rock group the Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album", as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed.

The album was written and recorded during a period of turmoil for the group, after visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India and having a particularly productive song writing session in early 1968.

Returning to the studio, the group recorded from May to October 1968, only to have conflict and dissent drive the group members apart.

Ringo Starr quit the band for a brief time, leaving Paul McCartney to play drums on two tracks. Many of the songs were by less than the full group, some of them "solo" recordings, as each individual member began to explore his own talent.

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Condition (see guide at bottom of page)

Please note: I would very rarely use "Mint" or "Nearly Mint" as a condition, as this would imply to me that the record has never been played. 

I therefore would normally use EX as the highest grade, and only use this when the record and sleeve are really in excellent condition.

Vinyl: G

There are several light surface marks and scratches, which can be heard on some of the softer tracks. 

There is however a 15mm scratch at the beginning of side 1, which can be heard.

Sleeve: VG

The sleeve is discoloured and has some creasing.  You can also see the imprint of the discs on the front and back.

There is some scuffing to the edges and corners. There is some creasing to the spine.

The inserts are in very good - excellent condition.  A slight stain on the lyric sheet, and some creasing (see photos). 

There is slight creasing to the photo of Paul.

The white inner sleeves are creased.

 

All vinyl records however well kept will accumulate dust in the grooves which will affect the sound of the recording.

Therefore all records sold are cleaned on my Moth professional record cleaner.

The machine gently brushes the dust from the grooves with a mixture of alcohol and distilled water.

It then vacuums off the residue fluid and dirt leaving a dirt free surface and a quieter surface.

 

Track Listings

Side one

No.

Title

Lead vocals[56]

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

0:52

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

No.

Title

Lead vocals

Length

9.

"Martha My Dear"  

McCartney

2:28

10.

"I'm So Tired"  

Lennon

2:03

11.

"Blackbird"  

McCartney

2:18

12.

"Piggies" (Harrison)

Harrison

2:04

13.

"Rocky Raccoon"  

McCartney

3:33

14.

"Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey)

Starr

3:51

15.

"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"  

McCartney

1:41

16.

"I Will"  

McCartney

1:46

17.

"Julia"  

Lennon

2:54

 

Side three

No.

Title

Lead vocals

Length

1.

"Birthday"  

McCartney and 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

No.

Title

Lead vocals

Length

8.

"Revolution 1"  

Lennon

4:15

9.

"Honey Pie"  

McCartney

2:41

10.

"Savoy Truffle" (Harrison)

Harrison

2:54

11.

"Cry Baby Cry"  

Lennon, with McCartney

3:02

12.

"Revolution 9"  

Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, George Martin and Yoko Ono

8:22

13.

"Good Night"  

 

Post and Packing

This will be sent in a plastic sleeve in purpose built record mailers with stiffeners and send via Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded Delivery (in the UK).

It will be sent Via Royal Mail International Signed for outside of the UK.

 

Payment

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Vinyl & Sleeve Grading

I have used the Record Collector's Grading System as detailed on the Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide (see bottom of page for details).

Records will be graded by visual inspection and playing (wherever possible).  If this is not the case, i.e. visual inspection only due to time constraints, I will detail this in the listing.

I realise grading it is a subjective issue and opinions may differ: As stated, I am a private collector, not a business, so I do not do this for a living! If you are unhappy with the condition of any record you simply return the record (at your cost) within 14 days of receipt and I will refund the full amount of your payment.

 

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.