Description East Coast Queens Litho pressing. These East Coast pressing numbers for the first press ran from 1,380,000 to 2,000,000. This is #A1498609 which actually makes it a low number pressing! That makes this copy the 118,609th first pressing. Surface noise and occasional pops and clicks. Record skips once on Back In The USSR. Quality ranges from VG- to VG+. Tested using a Shure V15 Type IV. First press. Poster has been cut. A few small parts removed. See photos. © Apple Records without the year 1968. The cover is split top and bottom but gloss cover is clean and shows signs of age and wear. Spine is intact and readable! See photos. Surface noise and occasional pops and clicks. Record skips once on Back In The USSR. Quality ranges from VG- to VG+. Tested using a Shure V15 Type IV. First press. The four portrait photos are excellent condition with no signs of use. First pressing with Printed In USA in bottom left corner. Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A Etched & Stamped): SWBO1-101-J46 #2 IAMMatrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B Etched & Stamped): SWBO2-101-J45 #11 IAMMatrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout C Etched & Stamped): SWBO3-101-J47 #4 IAMMatrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout D Etched & Stamped): SWBO4-101-J44 #5 IAM THE BEATLES—THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)—US ORIGINAL 1968 APPLE SWBO-2553 STEREO 2 RECORD SET FIRST US PRESSING WITH ALL OF THE 7 INCORRECT SONG TITLES AND LOW SERIAL NUMBER A1498609—LESS THAN 100,000 COPIES EXIST WITH THE PRINTING ERRORS.Cover is in Good + condition with split seems as shown in photos): FIRST ISSUE THICK CARDBOARD LAMINATED SNOW WHITE GATEFOLD COVER A1498609 SERIAL NUMBER with ORIGINAL FOLD OUT LYRICS + PHOTO POSTER (NOTE CONDITION OUTLINE ABOVE) AND 4 GLOSSY PHOTOS ON THE CARD STOCK. Label's are all VG+): MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS PRESSED BY CAPITOL RECORDS PRESSING PLANT SWBO-101 CATALOG NUMBER STEREO GREEN APPLE LABELS WITH THE ”MANUFACTURED BY APPLE RECORDS. INC.” RIM PRINT ON THE SLICE SIDE OF THE LABEL. VERY FIRST LABEL VARIATION, APPLE WITH CAPITOL LOGO PERIMETER PRINT (EARLY FIRST APPLE RECORDS LABELS WITH ALL 7 INCORRECT SONG TITLES: ● SIDE 1, TRACK 4 OBLADI OBLADA (INSTEAD “OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA”) ● SIDE 1, TRACK 6 BUNGALOW BILL (INSTEAD OF “THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL” ● SIDE 2, TRACK 5 ROCKY RACOON MISSING THE SECOND “C” IN “RACOON” ● SIDE 2, TRACK 7 WHY DON’T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD WITHOUT THE QUESTION MARK (?) ● SIDE 4, TRACK 1 REVOLUTION No. 1 (INSTEAD “REVOLUTION 1”) ● SIDE 4, TRACK 5 REVOLUTION No. 9 (INSTEAD “REVOLUTION 9”) ● SIDE 4, TRACK 6 GOODNIGHT INSTEAD OF “GOOD NIGHT” ● MISPRINT 4 WITHOUT THE QUESTION MARK, IS THE RAREST OF ALL THE 7 WHEN YOU LOOK FOR ANOTHER COPY FOR SALE, MAKE SURE MISPRINT 7 IS AMONG THEM! CLEAN LABELS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION with SPINDLE WEAR WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER A CERTAIN LIGHT ANGLE VINYL SIDE 1/2/: EXCELLENT (VG) SIDE 3/4: VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) THICK GLOSSY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE 1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A Etched & Stamped): SWBO1-101-J46 #2 IAM SIDE 2 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B Etched & Stamped): SWBO2-101-J45 #11 IAM SIDE 3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout C Etched & Stamped): SWBO3-101-J47 #4 IAM SIDE 4 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout D Etched & Stamped): SWBO4-101-J44 #5 IAM THE VINYL HAS SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS BUT NOT FEELABLE SCRATCHES. ORIGINAL WHITE PAPER APPLE RECORDS INNER SLEEVES ARE IN GREAT CONDITION WITHOUT ANY SPLITS OR TEARS. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A Etched & Stamped): SWBO1-101-J46 #2 IAMMatrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B Etched & Stamped): SWBO2-101-J45 #11 IAMMatrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout C Etched & Stamped): SWBO3-101-J47 #4 IAMMatrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout D Etched & Stamped): SWBO4-101-J44 #5 IAM More ImagesThe Beatles ‎– The BeatlesLabel:Apple Records ‎– SWBO-101, Apple Records ‎– SWBO 101Format:2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo, 1st Press, Capitol Text, Scranton Pressing Country:USReleased:25 Nov 1968Genre:Rock, PopStyle:Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, VocalTracklistHide CreditsA1Back In The U.S.S.R.2:45A2Dear Prudence4:00A3Glass Onion2:10A4Obladi Oblada3:10A5Wild Honey Pie1:02A6Bungalow Bill3:05A7While My Guitar Gently WeepsWritten-By – George Harrison4:46A8Happiness Is A Warm Gun2:47B1Martha My Dear2:28B2I'm So Tired2:01B3Blackbird2:20B4PiggiesWritten-By – George Harrison2:04B5Rocky Racoon3:33B6Don't Pass Me ByWritten-By – Richard Starkey3:52B7Why Don't We Do It In The Road1:42B8I Will1:46B9Julia2:57C1Birthday2:40C2Yer Blues4:01C3Mother Nature's Son2:46C4Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey2:25C5Sexy Sadie3:15C6Helter Skelter4:30C7Long, Long, LongWritten-By – George Harrison3:08D1Revolution No. 14:13D2Honey Pie2:42D3Savoy TruffleWritten-By – George Harrison2:55D4Cry Baby Cry3:11D5Revolution No. 98:15D6Goodnight3:14Companies, etc.Manufactured By – Apple Records, Inc.Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, ScrantonCreditsProducer – George MartinWritten-By – John Lennon-Paul McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to D6)NotesFirst pressing has "Mfd. by Capitol...." in white rim text on sides 2 and 4, with various title mistakes and unique number on the front cover. This 1st press has A4 "Obladi Oblada", A6 "Bungalow Bill", B7 'Why Don't We Do It In the Road' (without question mark) , D1 "Revolution No. 1", D5 "Revolution No. 9" and D6 "Goodnight". Cover has "The Beatles" embossed, located towards the lower right corner, and sequentially numbered. Pressed at Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton, as identified by the "IAM" in a triangle stamp in the run-outs. Comes with fold-out lyric poster and 4 glossy photos on card stock. Variant 4 (A28, A29, B28, B29) are from a rejected stamper that was used in the initial pressings (see: The Beatles - The Beatles for individual entry). All stampers from this master were pulled from production at the request of George Harrison because of Capitol's mastering changes. Variant 4 is very rare as only one set of stampers were ever officially used containing Capitols rejected mastering. Some of these stampers have been found mixed up among other copies from this plant. 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