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Comes from 'Italy' 2-LP vinyl set

The Beatles [White Album]

THE BEATLES The Beatles (Rare original 1968 Italian first issue vinyl double LP on the dark green Apple label. The demand for this album was so great that some of the FIRST issues were shipped in GERMAN manufactured top opening laminated gatefoldembossed sleeves, this copy is one of those rarities PMCQ31513/4)
See 'More Info' for further details on condition & background to this superb foreign pressed collectable...
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1968 - 56 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label Apple
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Product Catalogue No PMCQ31513/4
Music Genre POP, 60s Pop, 60s Beat, 60s Rock, Apple label
Country Comes from Italy Comes from 'Italy'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

Sixties Italian albums appear to be almost equally scarce and often found in less than Good condition. Beatles albums are no exception to this rule, covers are often torn, records badly scratched and labels barely legible, yet their scarcity and differences make them highly sought-after amongst collectors.

Between 1963 and early 1965 Beatles albums were issued in mono only on a red "Parlophon" label, these are some of the rarest Beatles items to find in any condition! In mid 1965 Parlophone issued Beatles albums on a silver and black label, again the logo read "Parlophon" without the 'e'. This lasted until 1968 when all albums were reissued in Stereo and the labels changed to "Parlophone" with the 'e'

In 1968, the Beatles switched to the Apple label. The albums on Parlophone did not switch to Apple in Italy but remained on Parlophone. Also, in 1969 Italy became part of the European Economic Community and began using the EEC numbers in addition to their own.

The labels are dark green Apple in colour and design, the have a "Stereo and Mono" logo on the label which is highly unusual as the album plays in Stereo but has a mono "PMCQ" catalogue number, a stereo issue would have the catalogue number "SPMCQ". Also noteworthy on the left hand side of the label is the UK matrix number although the album is clearly Italian as it has 'Fabricato In Italia' perimeter text.

The matrix numbers are machine stamped into the dead vinyl. They are as follows

Side One YEX-709-T2
Side Two YEX-710-T2
Side Three YEX-711-T2
Side Four YEX-712-T2

The date 14-11-68 is also machine stamped into the dead vinyl on all four sides.

The vinyl on all four sides is unblemished, mint condition with no defects and housed in black inner bags.

Complete with original fold-out poster and four portraits.

The German manufactured fully laminated, top opening gatefold picture sleeve is in remarkable condition and has only one minor flaw in that the laminate has a 3" score mark on the front, but the rest of the sleeve is in superb condition with minimal edge scuffing or shelfwear. The band name is boldly embossed, the number 0050940 is clearly legible. The sleeve, notorious for discolouration is in remarkable condition with only slight yellowing evident.

It's quite common that Italian sixties records are found in almost unplayable condition, so finding a forty year old Beatles album in this condition is a very tall order indeed

A superb addition to any collection.

Tracklisting :-

1. Back In The U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. Im So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road
16. I Will
17. Julia
18. Birthday
19. Yer Blues
20. Mother Nature's Son
21. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey
22. Sexy Sadie
23. Helter Skelter
24. Long Long Long
25. Revolution 1
26. Honey Pie
27. Savoy Truffle
28. Cry Baby Cry
29. Revolution 9
30. Good Night


DOUBLE LP  
Recording Artist The Beatles
Product Title The Beatles [White Album]
Product Information The Beatles The Beatles [White Album] Italy 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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