Artist:
The Beatles Title:
White Album Yr:
1969 Label:
Capital, SW 153 (stereo)
Cover Condition: EX(-) with ring wear Vinyl Condition:
EX(+) all plays clean but USSR that has a skip due to slight warp
Notes:
Embossed & numbered (2010993) cover, Mint condition Poster & 4 Photo Inserts & “Mfg by Apple” on Labels
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by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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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.
Tracks
Disc 1 :
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 Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill, The
7 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8 Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9 Martha My Dear
10 I'm 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
Disc 2 :
1 Birthday
2 Yer Blues
3 Mother Nature's Son
4 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
5 Sexy Sadie
6 Helter Skelter
7 Long, Long, Long
8 Revolution 1
9 Honey Pie
10 Savoy Truffle
11 Cry Baby Cry
12 Revolution 9
13 Good Night
*source: www.allmusic.com
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Mint (M)
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Perfect Condition, which basically means that it is as
good as new, literally. The vinyl has to look new and sound as though it
was never played, and the cover has to look untouched.
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Near Mint (NM)
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Vinyl is near perfect. At most, a light scuff appears on
the record, but it should play without any noise or skips. The record
sleeve should also be near perfect with only minor signs of wear. There
should be no "ring wear" on the cover. (Ring wear is when the
outline of the record inside shows through the sleeve.)
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Excellent (EX or VG++)
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Vinyl should still play with no skips of any kind. There
can be some very minor surface scuffs, but they should not affect the
sound quality. The record sleeve can have some minor ring wear but it
should be mostly in good shape. Also, there can be some minor creases in
the corners but no splits in the seams.
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Very Good+ (VG+)
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This is the grading category where the quality of the
sound is affected -- there will be some surface noise -- and the vinyl
will show wear, including surface scuffs and some light scratches.
However, the record is still very listenable as there are no deep
scratches that cause skips. On the cover, the corners may be slightly
bent, but not broken. There may be wear to the seams but not tears or
holes.
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Very Good (VG)
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Vinyl doesn't necessarily look good, but still plays well
enough. Surface noise will probably be present, including pops and
clicks. At higher volume levels, the music should overpower any pops and
clicks present. There may be seam splitting, but not complete separation
of the sleeve panels from each other. There will be noticeable ring wear
on the cover, but the cover should for the most part still be in good
condition.
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Good (VG-)
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Vinyl is well played and looks it. However, the record
should still play without skipping. It will have substantial surface
noise, pops and clicks. Loss of various parts of the dynamic range will
occur due to worn grooves. This grade depends a lot on the owner and the
type of records he or she collects. A rock record may still sound ok at
a high volume, but quieter styles of music will be practically
unlistenable. The record cover may have many problems including seam
splits, tears, and writing on it.
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Fair/Poor (F/P)
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Records described as fair (F) or Poor (P) in the Goldmine
grading system are ones that are basically unlistenable. Surface noise,
skips and pops make hearing what's on the record nearly impossible, if
not completely impossible. The cover is falling apart, torn, and has
writing all over it. The only reason to keep it would be if the record
is extremely rare or you want to eventually melt the vinyl and shape it
into an ashtray.
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