Vinyl Album - The Beatles - The Beatles [The White Album] - Apple

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Beatles
Title:	The Beatles [The White Album]
Label:	Apple
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	PCS 7067-8 / PCS 7068
Date:	22 Nov 1968
Format:	Stereo LP (also Mono LP)
Genre:	Rock, Pop
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	101 Own, 2 Want
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Beatles	Back In The USSR	Lennon, McCartney	9.8 Rate
A2	The Beatles	Dear Prudence	Lennon, McCartney	10.0 Rate
A3	The Beatles	Glass Onion	Lennon, McCartney	9.0 Rate
A4	The Beatles	Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da	Lennon, McCartney	8.0 Rate
A5	The Beatles	Wild Honey Pie	Lennon, McCartney	5.5 Rate
A6	The Beatles	The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate
A7	The Beatles	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	Harrison	9.6 Rate
A8	The Beatles	Happiness Is A Warm Gun	Lennon, McCartney	9.2 Rate
B1	The Beatles	Martha My Dear	Lennon, McCartney	9.8 Rate
B2	The Beatles	I'm So Tired	Lennon, McCartney	8.8 Rate
B3	The Beatles	Blackbird	Lennon, McCartney	9.4 Rate
B4	The Beatles	Piggies	Harrison	7.8 Rate
B5	The Beatles	Rocky Raccoon	Lennon, McCartney	8.5 Rate
B6	The Beatles	Don't Pass Me By	Starkey	9.0 Rate
B7	The Beatles	Why Don't We Do It In The Road	Lennon, McCartney	6.3 Rate
B8	The Beatles	I Will	Lennon, McCartney	10.0 Rate
B9	The Beatles	Julia	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate
C1	The Beatles	Birthday	Lennon, McCartney	10.0 Rate
C2	The Beatles	Yer Blues	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate
C3	The Beatles	Mother Nature's Son	Lennon, McCartney	9.8 Rate
C4	The Beatles	Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey	Lennon, McCartney	8.0 Rate
C5	The Beatles	Sexy Sadie	Lennon, McCartney	8.8 Rate
C6	The Beatles	Helter Skelter	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate
C7	The Beatles	Long Long Long	Harrison	9.2 Rate
D1	The Beatles	Revolution 1	Lennon, McCartney	9.2 Rate
D2	The Beatles	Honey Pie	Lennon, McCartney	9.5 Rate
D3	The Beatles	Savoy Truffle	Harrison	9.0 Rate
D4	The Beatles	Cry Baby Cry	Lennon, McCartney	9.8 Rate
D5	The Beatles	Revolution 9	Lennon, McCartney	5.1 Rate
D6	The Beatles	Good Night	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate

Notes

UK Chart Entry: 7 Dec 1968
Highest Position: 1
Total Weeks on Chart: 22
Released in Mono and Stereo Versions
Gatefold Sleeve + Inserts

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Comments and Reviews


getalife 8th Mar 2024		Finally found time to sit and listen to whole album today, the last time must be over fifty years ago. What is Revolution 9 all about (drink and drugs) or ran out of decent tracks to fill the space.



Wurzelsepp ● 7th Mar 2024		@thegreatbear96, I'm afraid I am uploading sheet music always under the respective records ever since. That is my main "concern", i.e. albums and 45s.



thegreatbear96 6th Mar 2024		Credit to Wurzelsepp for sheet music scans - just a suggestion, I was wondering if any of the sheet music shown on this page could be moved to the "music memorabilia" section (with the exception of Ob-La-Di, as it is already in that section)? There is a lot of Beatles sheet music added to the Music Memorabilia section, so thought they might make nice additions.



Vinyl Fan 23rd Aug 2022		Added label scans that represent the 5th Pressing from 1971-73 (possibly 1976). Matrix numbers are Side 1 YEX 709-1 Side 2 YEX 710-3 Side 3 YEX 711-1 Side 4 YEX 712-1 I want to give credit to The Beatles-Collection.com for information about this particular pressing. My particular copy is not numbered, but The Beatles is raised.



John Upton 21st May 2022		I have number 0553184 stereo.



Gilberts004 13th Jul 2019		EMI Stamper Code GRAMOPHLTD 1234567890 G-1, R-2, A-3, M-4, O-5, P-6, H-7, L-8, T-9, D-0 G being 1 etc. GAR 132 According to Jan pettersson's Labelography 2008 EMI pressed 300 records per stamper.



telegramsam 14th Jul 2018		Just added my second copy of this masterpiece, UK number 0008735. All photos, poster & black inners correct and present. Cover slightly grubby in places but no tears. Lps in good nick too (stereo) and with first press matrix numbers. A bargain at GBP30 I thought. Probably worth a bit more than that. I've added it to the registry JPGR&B poster!



Apollo59 1st Jun 2017		The reissue scan dated '1980's' (not the white vinyl) could be more accurately dated to 1980, as that's when I bought a new copy as my original was getting a bit worn out.



jordansongs 1st Nov 2015		TheDroid, the white vinyl edition is listed separately here.



jordansongs 1st Nov 2015		Added minor variant labels with the 'Sold in UK..' in a narrow font. (My D side labels have the wide font).



TheDroid 26th Oct 2015		Added sticker and white vinyl label image set for limited edition pressing imported into the U.S. market in 1978. Boy, this is quite a convoluted entry to follow. Perhaps one of our resident Beatles experts can organize and clarify these entries.



JPGR&B SUBS 19th Sep 2015		If you have a copy, please register it at The White Album Registry. That would be great.



An6y66 30th Jun 2014		added missprinted label with the Northern songs credit for Yer Blues spelt Northerin



An6y66 8th Feb 2014		added DMM 80's pressing with the rim text joined the whole way round.



getalife 5th Dec 2013		Thanks roboleyton, I remember lots of parties late 68/69 and so my memory a bit fuzzy of that period, but I do know I would not have waited a year to get the album. Just had another look, and has the Stereo on the top right hand corner of back cover, so i'm guessing it would have been around Nov/December 68 issue.



roboleyton 5th Dec 2013		That was a mistake, now corrected to 'without'



getalife 5th Dec 2013		robleyton, I’m sure I bought this album not long after it came out (within a month or so), but your “one line text, with Sold in U.K. late 1969 pressing” make it much later.



roboleyton 5th Dec 2013		'An EMI Recording' text Without, initial first pressings one line text, secondary pressings one line text, without 'Sold in U.K. late 1969 pressings two line text, 1971 onwards.



carryonsidney 4th Dec 2013		ah I see - cheers Getalife



getalife 4th Dec 2013		carryonsidney, mine has the blank white sheet, this was to protect the four photos. Deadwax has: 1/ YEX 709-1 (MG) 2/ YEX 710-1 (GAO) 3/ YEX 711-1 (AH) 4/ YEX 712-1 (MR)



TopPopper 4th Dec 2013		They all say Mfd in UK (even the one made in France!). Don't know why some omit "An EMI Recording", but I don't think it's obligatory. Could be a mistake, or they thought it unnecessary, or moved it to the sleeve, etc.



getalife 4th Dec 2013		robleyton, thanks for that. Not being a record collector, aged 16+ at the time, all I was interested in was getting the latest Beatles release, the package was of no interest, did the collectors of that time (no internet, eBay, email, very few had phones ) only Melody Maker and NME for info, see the potential in the low numbers on the album and if so, did the managers of the shops pick out the best for themselves or to pass on to collectors at a special price. TopPopper, “mfd” = manufactured in U.K. and “An EMI Recording” = ownership of the audio tracks, but why only on some labels and not all.



bsf1975 3rd Dec 2013		Back cover, interior and labels reissue added. I don't know the year, the barcode is 5 099910 417331



roboleyton 3rd Dec 2013		getalife, numbers were dispatched pro-rata to all stores depending how many they ordered, so the rest of the country would get low numbers, the same way as bigger stores in London, or other cities. However I have a copy of the Mono version with #0249116, but contains a 1st pressing. This is because Stereo, and Mono copies were assigned certain batch numbers, this way there are no Stereo, or Mono albums with the same number. It also shows that the numbers were not sent out in any paticular order. There is a website somewhere that covers this, I'll have to find time to look it up so I can link it to this release.



TopPopper 3rd Dec 2013		I'm sure there is a legal requirement to state where it is manufactured. That's nothing to do with "An EMI Recording" which concerns the ownsership of the audio tracks, rather than where the LP was made.



nboldock 3rd Dec 2013		SNAP!



JPGR&B SUBS 3rd Dec 2013		I always thought mfd stood for manufactured.



nboldock 3rd Dec 2013		I rather thought it was just short for "manufactured"??



henry29 3rd Dec 2013		getalife. I think MFD. Stands for "Made For Distribution. In U.K". H.



getalife 3rd Dec 2013		Ref “A silly question” did record number get mixed before being dispatch, so every one had a chance of getting a low number album no matter what part of the country you lived, or did the lower ones go to certain stores. What’s the difference between “mfd. in U.K.” and “An E.M.I. Recording”



carryonsidney 3rd Dec 2013		I have an early pressing [!# 0155966] which has one extra insert along with rest, a completely blank white sheet of paper just a little bit smaller than A4 size. Its old, it has aged with discolouration, does anybody else have one? (top opening, black inners, poster/ lyrics + photos - Stereo is not embossed on sleeve)



YankeeDisc SUBS 1st Dec 2013		@roboleyton ...thanks very much for the info., and that date of 1969-1970 seems to fit. I know I did not buy it as a new release, but bought 'Abbey Road' album the day it was released. I think I got the white album sometime in 1970. All good information, cheers.



roboleyton 1st Dec 2013		If your copy has white inner sleeves, and side openings for the discs, then that will be a later issue (late 1969 - early 1970), and will have 6 figures not 7, which were on issues from 1968 to 1969. Also earlier issues came with black inner sleeves, and the labels had 'Sold in the U.K., Subject etc..' text at the top.Also the opening for the discs was at the top, not the sides.



YankeeDisc SUBS 1st Dec 2013		The scan of the sleeve at top displays the individual number as No. 0034962. Another mentions No.0318430, and a mono version mentions No. 0116560 My stereo copy has No. 274750 on the front sleeve, only six digits showing, whilst I note other copies show seven as well. Any reason? My copy has "Garrod and Lofthouse International Ltd" on inner part of gatefold sleeve, the labels are identical to those posted by kab2112 (1805, 1806, 1807, 1808), and there is no mention of stereo printed on inner gatefold. All inner extras inlcuded, and standard white inner sleeves included, without die-cut holes to view vinyl, plus printed on them "Made In Great Britain Patent Nos. 1,125,555". Vinyl is side entry into gatefold sleeve, and the flaps on my copy are on the inside, at the top only, making mine a one piece printed item before trimming and assembly. The spine printing reads "The BEATLES Stereo PCS 7067-8 Mono PMC 7067-8 ", note the use of half-case is included. I cannot recall when and where I bought it.



An6y66 8th Sep 2013		Yep that's the one



roboleyton 7th Sep 2013		That would be this one, Image 3769, from the 2nd pressing.



An6y66 7th Sep 2013		Some copies came misprinted with the label stating rocky racoon; missing one of the c's.



roboleyton 5th Sep 2013		All covers printed between 1968 and 1978 were pressed by Garrod & Lofthouse. Early issues will have the name of the printer inside later (Late 1969) will just have 'Printed and Made in Great Britain, with the Yellow Submarine Album (PCS 7070) some of the first copies have G & L on the bottom, some don't, but they are both printed by the company. As with the numbers the numbering of the covers continued well into the early 70s upto about 1972. P.S. the Beatles and their families got Numbers 1 -25.



getalife 5th Sep 2013		A silly question, if the covers were made at different printers, each printer must have been given batch numbers to do, and I’m guessing not all the records were pressed at EMI Hayes, therefore, did they wait for all the different parties to deliver and then match up records with covers, the first say 1-200 went to those at the top to pick who has what, did the remaining records then get shuffled up and distributed to the outlets or did certain stores get batches of No’s 201- 500, 501-999 and so on. If printer B had his 1,000-2000 ready before printer A’s 201-999, would they have been distributed first.



roboleyton 5th Sep 2013		New Images Uploaded 3077 1968 'Stereo' Imprint, found on the top right hand side of some early sleeves. 3078 to 3081 1973 French import labels. (see Comment here.)



getalife 5th Sep 2013		Added images 2985-88 with "An E.M.I. Recording" Album No.0318430 Note Roboleyton image 2973 has "Garrod and Lofthouse International Ltd"



roboleyton 5th Sep 2013		Original Album Images uploaded. Images 2972 to 2974 Sleeve with numbered front, and Inner with flipback tabs. The vinyl could be put in the top off the sleeve, not the sides. Images 2975 & &76 Poster. Images 2977 to 2980 Labels with small 33 3/3, and no 'An EMI Recording' text