Vinyl: BEATLES~WHITE ALBUM~INSANELY RARE SEALED ORIG #ED '68 APPLE LP w/POSTER+PHOTOS SEALED GUARANTEED ORIG #ED 1st PRESS w/POSTER+PHOTOS

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· THE BEATLES - THE SELF-TITLED 1968 DOUBLE ALBUM ("THE BEATLES"), AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE "WHITE ALBUM" FOR ITS COVER ART BY LEGENDARY RICHARD HAMILTON- ORIGINAL APPLE DOUBLE LP SET SWBO-101 WITH SERIALLY NUMBERED STAMP (# A2087755) AND EMBOSSED (RAISED) LETTERS

· ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED ORIGINAL LP – 100% GUARANTEED ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING ***

· GUARANTEED ORIGINAL "SUBSIDIARY OF CAPITOL" APPLE LABEL , WITH GREEN APPLE ON ONE SIDE, AND SLICED APPLE ON THE OTHER, SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION.

· THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

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· THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

· GUARANTEED TO INCLUDE ALL FOUR BEATLES BONUS PHOTOS, AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL POSTER , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION (JUDGING BY A SLIGHT “BULGE” IN THE COVER, ALL EXTRAS ARE DEFINITELY INCLUDED) [PLEASE NOTE THAT U.S. VERSION OF THE POSTER IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE CORREPSPONDING BRITISH/EUROPEAN POSTERS]

· ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

· ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

· ORIGINAL EMBOSSED (RAISED) COVER

· THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

( ► PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a " recycled " image from our previous auction. What you see is what you ' ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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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. 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.

A piece of history: one of the most creative, inventive, subversive, funny, not to mention impeccably composed, crafted, played, arranged and produced albums of all time. This is the album that sent Charles Manson off the deep end, but don't worry. There is hardly a sinister overtone here. These 30 tracks (count 'em) are a monument to harmony and heartfelt emotion, even where such emotion is sarcasm or parody. By far my favorite Beatles album, and probably the one to outshine Sergeant Pepper. And, oh, did we forget to mention Eric Clapton,who makes his famous cameo on "While my guitar gently weeps"? Finding a still sealed original copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

Track listing: Back In The U.S.S.R. --- Dear Prudence --- Glass Onion --- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da --- Wild Honey Pie --- Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill, The --- While My Guitar Gently Weeps --- Happiness Is A Warm Gun --- Martha My Dear --- I'm So Tired --- Blackbird --- Piggies --- Rocky Raccoon --- Don't Pass Me By --- Why Don't We Do It In The Road --- I Will --- Julia --- Birthday --- Yer Blues --- Mother Nature's Son --- Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey --- Sexy Sadie --- Helter Skelter --- Long, Long, Long --- Revolution 1 --- Honey Pie --- Savoy Truffle --- Cry Baby Cry --- Revolution 9 --- Good Night.

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or click here for the complete album listing)

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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· CONDITION:

· THE RECORDS

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a) THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►.

(b) The album is guaranteed to include the original poster still intact such as the one shown below (from our previous auction).

(c) The album is guaranteed to come with its original four bonus photos of the Beatles, such as those shown below (from our previous auction)

(d) The records are apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(e) Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

· THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

- Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging. (nothing significant)

- The cover has a few tiny scratch marks along the spine on the front side in one small area not covered by the shrink wrap (nothing significant) (BARELY VISIBLE)

- Cover has one corner slightly worn (nothing significant)

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