The Beatles - White Album - Original LP No: 0463024
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The Beatles - White Album
Tracklist
Side 1
Back In The U.S.S.R. Lennon-McCartney
Dear Prudence Lennon-McCartney
Glass Onion Lennon-McCartney
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Lennon-McCartney
Wild Honey Pie Lennon-McCartney
Continuing story of bungalow Bill Lennon-McCartney
While My Guitar Gently Weeps Harrison
Happiness Is A Warm Gun Lennon-McCartney
Side 2
Martha My Dear Lennon-McCartney
I'm So Tired Lennon-McCartney
Blackbird Lennon-McCartney
Piggies Harrison
Rocky Raccoon Lennon-McCartney
Don't Pass Me By Starkey
Why Don't We Do It In The Road Lennon-McCartney
I Will Lennon-McCartney
Julia Lennon-McCartney
Side 3
Birthday Lennon-McCartney
Yer Blues Lennon-McCartney
Mother Nature's Son Lennon-McCartney
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey Lennon-McCartney
Sexy Sadie Lennon-McCartney
Helter Skelter Lennon-McCartney
Long, Long, Long Harrison
Side 4
Revolution I Lennon-McCartney
Honey Pie Lennon-McCartney
Savoy Truffle Harrison
Cry Baby Cry Lennon-McCartney
Revolution 9 Lennon-McCartney
Good Night Lennon-McCartney
Each song on the sprawling double album The Beatles is an entity to itself, as the band touches on anything and everything they can. This makes for a frustratingly scattershot record or a singularly gripping musical experience, depending on your view, but what makes the 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 USSR" 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 concrete 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. And Ringo turns in a delight with his first original, the lumbering country-carnival stomp "Don't Pass Me By." None of it sounds like it was meant to share album space together, but somehow The Beatles creates its own style and sound through its mess.
Date
1968
Label Apple Serial number PCS 7067/8 (Stereo) Matrix number YEX 719-1YEX 710-1
YEX 711-2
YEX 712-2
Record 1 Condition
Side 1 is Ex Side 2 is VG (has what looks a scratch across 4 tracks but is in fact inaudible apart from the very beginning for about 3 rotations.)Both sides have been played a few times but sound quality is extremly good
Record 2 Condition
Side 1 and 2 are in EX conditionAgain both sides have been played a few times but sound quality is extremly good
Inserts condition
Black inner sleeves excellent
Poster is near mint
Photo's are near mint
Sleeve condition
The sleeve has held up well and is a excellent colour.
The spine has some laminate lifting but the wording is still very ledgible.
There is very little creasing and just a hint of ringwear.
Has small scratch mark just above number.
Overaul a good VG/EX.
Number is 0463024
Notes
- The standard Apple label.
- The label DOES have "Sold in the U.K..." statement.
- The sleeves are gatefold and are top opening, the front of which has an embossed "The Beatles", and a unique stamped serial number.
- The inner sleeves are black, and the album contains a free poster and four colour prints.
MINT (M) - 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.
NEAR MINT (NM) - The sleeve is almost perfect and effectively "as new" The record is nearly perfect and has rarely been played. EXCELLENT (EX) - 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 (VG) - 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. CDs &CASSETTES - As a general rule, CDs and cassettes either play perfectly - in which case they are in Mint condition - or they don't, in which case their value is minimal. Cassette tape is liable to deteriorate with age, even if it remains unplayed, so care should be taken when buying old tapes. CDs are difficult to grade visually: they can look perfect but actually be faulty, while in other cases they may appear damaged but still play perfectly. Cassette and CD inlays and booklets should be graded in the same way as record covers and sleeves. In general, the plastic containers for cassettes and CDs can easily be replaced if they are broken or scratched, but card covers and digipaks are subject to the same wear as record sleeves. HI-FI SYSTEM - I use a Linn record deck fitted with Naim Audio arm and Troika cartridge with Naim Audio amplification - speaker combination to listen to all my records so any discrepancies would certainly be heard.
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