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RARE ALTERNATE SET OF PHOTOS & POSTER TOO + ORIGINAL 1968 "APPLE" LABEL RECORDS (2-LP SET) THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM USA - APPLE Records - SWBO 101 ......................................................................................... ALTERNATE FRONT & BACK COVER! INCLUDES COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SET OF (4) PHOTOS & POSTER = LOOK! THE LEGENDARY WHITE ALBUM pressed in limited edition WHITE VINYL-- as described below! This is a scarce limited edition cover with completely different front & back design = look closely on both front & back, the photos are completely different from the normal ("WHITE") stock copy...as well, the set of 4 (thick!) glossy photos & poster have completely different designs as well ... BOTH "APPLE RECORDS" included are 100% 1968 pressings ORIGINAL!!! CONDITION: THE COVER: The super deluxe singlefold cover is MINT nice condition and very TOP CLEAN... hard to find stiff colorful & sturdy limited edition (for whatever reason only 1/2 the song titles are listed on back cover) ...No split seams, no writing = ALL TOP LEVEL CLEAN! THE VINYL; both records are clean HIGHLY GLOSSY near M- these are both the 1968 original pressings = play grade should be very enjoyable! with no alarming audio problems .... all 4 labels are CLEAN! ......................................................................................... According to the Recording Industry Association of America, The White Album, recorded in 1968, is the Beatles' best-selling album at 19-times platinum and one of the top 10 best sellers ever in the world! Known to everyone as The White Album, this double album is an endless reservoir of great '60s rock music. Paul produced classics such as the rollicking inspired rocker “Back in the U.S.S.R.," the fun sing along “Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da,” the whimsical tale “Rocky Raccoon” (a prime showcase for Paul's storytelling skills), several other simple but pretty pleasures ("Martha My Dear," “Blackbird” “I Will,” “Mother Nature’s Son”) that pointed the way to his more whimsical solo career, a raucous “Birthday” song (with Lennon), and the wildly frenetic “Helter Skelter,” which approached heavy metal and became infamous as one of serial killer Charles Manson’s favorite songs. Lennon was also in fine form, delivering the wonderfully laid-back “Dear Prudence,” the self-referential “Glass Onion,” the darkly moody turned doo-wop inspired “Happiness Is A Warm Gun,” which culminates with a spine-tingling falsetto finish, “I’m So Tired,” on which he sure sounds it (most memorably so), the simple but beautiful ballad “Julia” (his mother’s name, though the song was also dedicated to his new love, the widely detested Yoko Ono), the raw, stoned rocker “Yer Blues,” the equally unadorned and thoroughly crazed “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey,” and “Revolution 1,” For his part, Harrison wrote “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” which towers over his three other efforts here (“Long Long Long” is also quite good), topped off by friend Eric Clapton’s monumental guitar solo. Finally, Ringo penned the catchy country/carnival song “Don’t Pass Me By” and sang the lullaby-like album closer, “Good Night.” Some of the songs are infectious and whimsical ("Piggies" has intriguing harpsichord-led verses and a funny chorus) ...of course the acid -illusions and controversial “Revolution 9” is the height of ‘60s self-indulgence. Maybe George Martin (who has a more subtle role this time as the album features more pure Beatles and less studio trickery) had a point when he felt that this should’ve been edited into a single album, but the album's glorious sprawl is also part of what makes it so much fun. After all, ask 100 people to pare this album down to a single cd and odds are that you'll get 100 different answers, and The White Album contains some of The Beatles prettiest and hardest rocking moments on one exemplary package. Back in the USSR (2:43) Recorded: August 22, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added August 23, 1968 John Lennon - 6-string bass, background vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, drums, background vocal George Harrison - jazz bass, background vocal Dear Prudence (3:57) Recorded: August 28, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England with overdubs added August 29-30, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, drums, flugelhorn, background vocal George Harrison - acoustic guitar, background vocal Mal Evans - tambourine Glass Onion (2:17) Recorded: September 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 12, 13, 16 and October 10, 1968 John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, flute George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine Session musicians - orchestra Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (3:09) Recorded: July 3, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 4-5, 1968, a remake July 8, 1968 and more overdubbing July 11, 1968 and July 15, 1968 John Lennon - maracas, background vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano George Harrison - acoustic guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums Session musicians - brass Wild Honey Pie (1:02) Recorded: August 20, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England Paul McCartney - vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (3:05) Recorded: October 9, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, organ Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - acoustic guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine, background vocal Yoko Ono - background vocal, harmony vocal (chorus), lead vocal ("not when he looked so fierce") Maureen Starkey - harmony vocal (chorus) Chris Thomas - mellotron While My Guitar Gently Weeps (4:45) Recorded: July 25, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England, remade August 16, 1968 with overdubs September 3, 1968, and remade again September 5, 1968 with overdubs September 6, 1968 John Lennon - acoustic guitar, organ, harmony vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, harmony vocal George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums, castanets, tambourine Eric Clapton - Gibson Les Paul lead guitar Happiness Is a Warm Gun (2:44) Recorded: September 23-24, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 25, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums Martha My Dear (2:29) Recorded: October 4, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England with overdubs added October 5, 1968 John Lennon - bass guitar Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal, piano George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums Session musicians - strings, brass I'm So Tired (2:03) Recorded: October 8, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, organ Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, rhythm guitar Ringo Starr - drums Blackbird (2:18) Recorded: June 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, percussion Blackbird - bird sounds Piggies (2:05) Recorded: September 19, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 20, 1968 and October 10, 1968 John Lennon - tape loops Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - lead vocal, acoustic guitar Ringo Starr - tambourine Chris Thomas - harpsichord Session musicians - strings Rocky Raccoon (3:41) Recorded: August 15, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England John Lennon - harmonica, harmonium, background vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, acoustic guitar George Harrison - bass guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums George Martin - honky-tonk piano Don't Pass Me by (3:42) Recorded: June 5, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added June 6, 1968 and July 12, 1968 and an edit piece (tinkling piano intro) recorded July 22, 1968 John Lennon - acoustic guitar, tambourine Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - violin Jack Fallon - violin Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums, piano Why Don't We Do It in the Road (1:41) Recorded: October 9, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added October 10, 1968 Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal, bass guitar, lead guitar, piano Ringo Starr - drums I Will (1:47) Recorded: September 16, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 17, 1968 Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal, bass guitar, acoustic guitar Ringo Starr - drums, bongos, maracas Julia (2:45) Recorded: October 13, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, double-tracked acoustic guitar Birthday (2:43) Recorded: September 18, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England John Lennon - lead guitar, background and occasional lead vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano George Harrison - bass guitar, tambourine Ringo Starr - drums Yoko Ono, Patti Harrison - chorus Yer Blues (4:01) Recorded: August 13, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added August 14, 1968 and the 'counted intro' added August 20, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums Mother Nature's Son (2:48) Recorded: August 9, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added August 20, 1968 Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, bongos, timpani Session musicians - horns Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey (2:55) Recorded: June 27, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 1, 1968 and July 23, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, maracas Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal George Harrison - rhythm guitar, firebell Ringo Starr - drums Sexy Sadie (3:15) Recorded: July 19, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England but remade July 24, 1968 and remade again August 13, 1968 with overdubs added August 21, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, background vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine Helter Skelter (4:30) Recorded: September 9, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with an overdub added September 10, 1968 John Lennon - bass guitar, lead guitar, saxophone, background vocal Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, lead guitar George Harrison - rhythm guitar, background vocal Ringo Starr - drums Mal Evans - trumpet Long Long Long (3:04) Recorded: October 7, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added October 8-9, 1968 John Lennon - acoustic guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, Hammond organ George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar Ringo Starr - drums Revolution 1 (4:16) Recorded: May 30, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added May 31, June 4 and June 21, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, guitar, harmony vocal Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, harmony vocal George Harrison - guitar, harmony vocal Ringo Starr - drums Session musicians - brass Honey Pie (2:41) Recorded: October 1, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England with overdubs added October 2, 1968 and October 4, 1968 John Lennon - lead guitar Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano George Harrison - bass guitar Ringo Starr - drums Fifteen session musicians - brass Savoy Truffle (2:55) Recorded: October 3, 1968 at Trident Studios, London, England with overdubs added October 5, 11 and 14, 1968 John Lennon - lead guitar Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar, organ Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine Session musicians - two baritone saxophones, four tenor saxophones Cry Baby Cry (3:11) Recorded: July 16, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added July 18, 1968 John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, organ Paul McCartney - bass guitar George Harrison - lead guitar Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine George Martin - harmonium Revolution 9 (8:13) Recorded: May 30, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with effects added June 6, 10, 11, 20 and 21, 1968 John Lennon - voice, tape loops Paul McCartney - piano (at the beginning) George Harrison - voice Ringo Starr - voice Good Night (3:12) Recorded: July 22, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England Ringo Starr - lead vocal Session musicians - instrumentation, background vocals THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM keeper! 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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps MULTIPLE LP SETS COUNT EACH DISC FOR SHIPPING COST (double Lp count as 2-Lp, etc.) The Records In All Parcels Are Well Protected = The disc of an LP will always be separated from its cover (avoiding seam splits,etc) ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!