The Beatles. White Album. . Parlophone P-PCS 7067 Export . Decca Press

	£		995
	$		1,318

The Beatles. White Album. Very Rare Decca Press. Parlophone . Condition is Used. Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st Class special delivery  
THIS LITTLE BEAUTY IS BY FAR ONE OF THE RAREST UK RELEASES OF THE BEATLES. THE ULTRA RARE WHITE ALBUM ON PARLOPHONE P-PCS 7067/ P-PCS 7068 STEREO DECCA PRESS

IN 1968 EMI ISSUED THIS ALBUM FOR EXPORT PURPOSES ONLY. THE EXPORT COPIES WHERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE UK ISSUES, GATEFOLD NUMBERED SLEEVES, BLACK INNERS, POSTER E.T.C BUT INSTEAD OF FEATURING THE NEW APPLE LABELS EMI ISSUED THE EXPORT COPIES ON THE WELL KNOWN BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS. THE LABELS FEATURED THE USUAL "GRAMMOPHONE CO" RIM TEXTS, "MADE IN Gt.BRITAIN" TEXT BUT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT CARRY THE "SOLD IN UK" LABEL TEXT.  

THESE EXPORT COPIES WERE PRESSED IN STEREO ONLY AND CARRIED THE SAME CATALOGUE NUMBER AS THE UK ISSUES... PCS 7067/ 7068 BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF A "P" PREFIX...P-PCS 7067.

IT IS NOW WELL KNOWN THAT OVER THE YEARS EMI REGULARLY CONTRACTED OUT PRESSINGS OF BOTH SINGLES AND ALBUMS TO OTHER COMPANIES SUCH AS DECCA OR PYE AND THE EXPORT "WHITE ALBUM" WAS NO EXCEPTION, SOME COPIES OF THIS EXPORT ALBUM WHERE PRESSED BY DECCA.

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO JUST HOW MANY COPIES WHERE PRESSED BY DECCA BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT THE NUMBERS WHERE VERY FEW AND VERY LIMITED. AS IT STANDS AT PRESENT ONLY 8 (YES 8) HAVE EVER COME ON TO EBAY FOR SALE

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT FEWER OF THESE DECCA PRESSINGS EXIST THAN THE INFAMOUS "BLACK & GOLD" STEREO (REPUTED TO BE JUST 900 ???) AND WHILST THAT SUGGESTION IS OPEN TO DEBATE WHAT CANT BE DISPUTED IS THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT PRESSING APPEARS FOR SALE ON THE OPEN MARKET FAR LESS OFTEN THAN THE "BLACK & GOLD" STEREO AND BOTH THESE ALBUMS ARE NOW CONSIDERED AMONGST THE ALL TIME RAREST UK RECORDS OF ALL TIME AND OF ANY ARTIST.

WITH ALL THAT IN MIND I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS ULTIMATE BEATLES RARITY.

OFFERED IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THROUGHOUT THIS HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ALBUM FEATURES ALL ITS ORIGINAL AND ESSENTIAL CRITERIA. NOT ONLY IS THIS THE HIGHLY-SOUGHT AFTER PARLOPHONE EXPORT COPY BUT IS ALSO THE ABSOLUTE RARITY THAT IS A DECCA CONTRACT PRESSING.

P-PCS 7067

THE DISCS ARE IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED, AND LOVED AND THEN PLAYED AGAIN. 

RECORD 1 IS GRADED GOOD PLUS AS HAS A NOTICABLE SCRATCH. PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH B UT WITH POPS AND CLICKS

RECORD 2 IS BETTER WOULD GRADE VG - IT DOES LOOK NICE AND HOLDS ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN. STILL HAS SOME MARKS BUT PLAYS BETTER

LABELS ARE READABLE AND DO HAVE SOME SPINDLE WEAR. PARLOPHONE LABEL WITH THE GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD. AROUND THE RIM. NO TAX CODE IN CENTRE BUT THE LABELS DO CARRY THE DESTINCTIVE DECCA "RIDGE" APPROXIMATELY 15MM FROM THE LABEL EDGE.   

SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL GARROD & LOFTHOUSE TOP OPENER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. SLIGHT STAINAGE BUT I THINK FOR A RECORD WHICH HAS NOW BEEN DUBBED "THE YELLOW ALBUM" BECAUSE OF ITS YELLOWING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND THROUGH AGING, I THINK THIS ONE HOLDS ITS WEIGHT WELL. 

NO 0482693 

WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES BUT HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS AND HAS ALL 4 PHOTOS IN VG CONDITION ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL POSTER (WHICH DOES HAVE A FEW TEARS BUT INTACT)

CONDITION ASIDE; OVERALL THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE  ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL THE BEATLES UK PRESSINGS THAT IS KNOWN TO EXIST. (RECORD COLLECTOR VALUE THIS LITTLE BEAST AT £3000. BUT THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR OVER £7500)

THESE VERY ELUSIVE PRESSINGS DO NOT APPEAR FOR SALE THAT OFTEN AND BECAUSE OF THIS MOST BEATLES COLLLECTIONS WILL REMAIN INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM.