The Beatles (White Album) - Original 1968 Yugoslavia Parlophone label 30-track 2LP Set

Rare original 1968 Yugoslavian Parlophone label 1st issue stereo 2LP set.

Vinyls have the generic yellow and black labels with "Reg' Trademark Of The Gramophone Co Ltd." just below the yellow company name.

This copy features the "Manufactured Under License By Jugoton In Yugoslavia" label text.

Labels have a completely different font compared to the original UK issues.

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix info:
Side 1: YEX-709-1, Mother 5, no Stamper Data
Side 2: YEX-710-1, Mother 1, no Stamper Data
Side 3: YEX-711-1, Mother 5, no Stamper Data
Side 4: YEX-712-1, Mother 1, no Stamper Data
basically stating that this copy was manufactured from the first set of master matrices - the first and 5th mother for Side 2/4 and 1/3 respectively.

Vinyls are held in the original plain black die cut innersleeves and accompanied by all four portrait pictures and an illustrated lyric-poster - everything placed in a wide spined, fully laminated, top-opening gatefold sleeve with embossed numbering on front - manufactured by Garrod & Lofthouse, Ltd.

Condition: 2xG+ (Vinyls)/VG+ (Labels)/4xVG+(+) (Inserts)/VG+(+) (Poster)/VG (Cover):

Vinyls - G+:
Vinyls displays a great deal of inaudible as well as audible surface marks - a combination of needle and sleeve inflicted marks.

Vinyls plays with some clicks in quiet and soundless places but no needle sticks or skips - plays far better than it looks - play grading VG - VG+.

Labels - VG+(Very Good Plus) to VG+(+) (Close To Near Mint/Excellent):
All labels have some degree of faint to light spindletraces - hard to determine the amount but spindlemarks are by far mostly slightly scattered within the centrering - little wear to the centre hole itself - the surface of all four labels are a little bit uneven.

Portrait Pictures: 4xVG++ (Near Mint):
All four portrait pictures are superb condition - a little minor corner denting and otherwise perfect - no wear to the edges, and no tears... rips or writing.

Poster: VG+(+) (Close To Near Mint/Excellent):
Poster has a little wrinkling - by far nothing serious - overall graded near mint.

Cover VG:
Cover is in very nice VG condition - front and back has obvious signs of handling - an occasional wrinkles from a marginal cover bends - a light and mostly superficial crease here and there - some brown front stains... a top front faint yellow stain - which is much smaller on back.
The individual number has somehow come off, but the imprint in lower right corner is visible

Inner spread is close to near mint/excellent - only minor wrinkling.

Seams are intact and straight - spine has slight flattening - easily readable though. Corners are nice - only light rubbing - cover is graded straight VG - a very decent cover.

Tracklisting:

Side 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. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Side 2:
1. Martha My Dear
2. Im So Tired
3. Blackbird
4. Piggies
5. Rocky Raccoon
6. Don't Pass Me By
7. Why Don't We Do It In The Road
8. I Will
9. Julia

Side 3:
1. Birthday
2. Yer Blues
3. Mother Nature's Son
4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey
5. Sexy Sadie
6. Helter Skelter
7. Long Long Long

Side 4:
1. Revolution 1
2. Honey Pie
3. Savoy Truffle ½
4. Cry Baby Cry
5. Revolution 9
6. Good Night

Credits:
George Harrison - lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars (electric and acoustic guitars), four and six-string bass guitars, Hammond organ, drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, hand shake bell, handclaps and vocal percussion) and sound effects
John Lennon - lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic guitars), four and six-string bass guitar, acoustic and electric piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, mellotron, drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, maracas, handclaps and vocal percussion), harmonica, saxophone and whistling, tapes, tape loops and sound effects (electronic and home-made)
Paul McCartney - lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead and rhythm (electric and acoustic) guitars, four and six-string bass guitar, acoustic and electric piano, Hammond organ, timpani, tambourine, handclaps, vocal percussion, drums on "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence", recorder, flugelhorn, sound effects
Ringo Starr - drums and assorted percussion (tambourine, bongos, cymbals, maracas, vocal percussion), electric piano and sleigh bell on "Don't Pass Me By", backing vocals on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", lead vocals on "Don't Pass Me By" and "Good Night"

Additional musicians:
Eric Clapton - lead guitar on "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"
Mal Evans - backing vocals and handclaps on "Dear Prudence", handclaps on "Birthday",trumpet on "Helter Skelter"
Jack Fallon - violin on "Don't Pass Me By"
Pattie Harrison - backing vocals on "Birthday"
Jackie Lomax - backing vocals and handclaps on "Dear Prudence"
Maureen Starkey - backing vocals on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
Yoko Ono - backing vocals, brief lead vocals and handclaps on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", backing vocals on "Birthday", speech, tapes and sound effects on "Revolution 9"

Technical credits:
Chris Thomas - production
Geoff Emerick - engineer
George Martin - Record production, mix
Ken Scott - engineer, mix
Barry Sheffield - engineer (Trident Studios)