The Beatles (individually numbered)

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Annotation

First printing of this CD. Individually numbered release in White fatbox, white trays
Discs manufactured by Toshiba EMI Gotenba Plant (TO)

Rear cover: Printed in Holland by EMI Service Benelux B.V., Uden
No Rights Societies on CDs. No countries on CDs. No Apple Logos

CD details from No 4240
Matrix CD1: CDP 7 46443 2 AR 2A2 TO
DiscID CD1: NCfKGgKhKIaV8b3GCIJgWdzimjc-

Matrix CD2: CDP 7 46444 2 AR 1A2 TO
DiscID CD2: jTTyWHXnLQviu_3qksvCgm8FP1I-

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-13 17:54 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Birthday
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
handclaps:
Pattie Boyd (on 1968-09-18), Mal Evans (on 1968-09-18), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) (on 1968-09-18) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
background vocals:
Pattie Boyd (on 1968-09-18) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) (on 1968-09-18)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-18)
recording of:
Birthday (on 1968-09-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.352:43
2Yer Blues
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13, on 1968-08-14)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-14)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13, on 1968-08-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-13) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-14)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-20)
recording of:
Yer Blues (from 1968-08-13 until 1968-08-14)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.654:01
3Mother Nature’s Son
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-09)
bass drum and percussion:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-20)
trombone and trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1968-08-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-09, on 1968-08-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-09, on 1968-08-20)
recording of:
Mother Nature’s Son (from 1968-08-09 until 1968-08-20)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.52:48
4Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-01, on 1968-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-27)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-27) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-27)
snare drum:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-23)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-06-27, on 1968-07-01, on 1968-07-23)
recording of:
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (from 1968-06-27 until 1968-07-23)
written in:
India (in 1968-05)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.52:25
5Sexy Sadie
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-21)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-21), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-21) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-21)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-08-13, on 1968-08-21)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-08-13, on 1968-08-21)
recording of:
Sexy Sadie (from 1968-08-13 until 1968-08-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.93:15
6Helter Skelter
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09, on 1968-09-10)
electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-09) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
trumpet:
Mal Evans (on 1968-09-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-09-09, on 1968-09-10)
recording of:
Helter Skelter (from 1968-09-09 until 1968-09-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.254:30
7Long, Long, Long
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-07)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-07)
organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-07)
piano:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1968-10-09)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-09)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-07, on 1968-10-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-07, on 1968-10-08, on 1968-10-09)
recording of:
Long, Long, Long (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
3.53:04
8Revolution 1
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-30)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-30, on 1968-06-04)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-04)
organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-04)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-30)
trombone:
Don Lang (on 1968-06-21), Rex Morris (on 1968-06-21) and Bill Povey (on 1968-06-21)
trumpet:
Freddy Clayton (on 1968-06-21) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter) (on 1968-06-21)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-31), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-31) and Francie Schwartz (on 1968-05-31)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-05-30, on 1968-06-21) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-05-31, on 1968-06-04)
recording of:
Revolution (Beatles song) (from 1968-05-30 until 1968-06-21)
written in:
Rishikesh (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4.354:16
9Honey Pie
engineer:
Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-01)
clarinet:
Raymond Newman (on 1968-10-04) and David Smith (clarinetist) (on 1968-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-01)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-01, on 1968-10-02)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-01)
saxophone:
Ronald Chamberlain (on 1968-10-04), Jimmy Chester (on 1968-10-04), Harry Klein (saxophone) (on 1968-10-04), Rex Morris (on 1968-10-04) and Dennis Walton (on 1968-10-04)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-02)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho (on 1968-10-01, on 1968-10-02, on 1968-10-04)
recording of:
Honey Pie (from 1968-10-01 until 1968-10-04)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.62:41
10Savoy Truffle
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) and Barry Sheffield
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
baritone saxophone:
Bernard George (on 1968-10-11), Harry Klein (saxophone) (on 1968-10-11) and Ronnie Ross (on 1968-10-11)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-03)
bongos and tambourine:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-03)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-03, on 1968-10-14)
electric piano and organ:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (on 1968-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Derek Collins (on 1968-10-11), Danny Moss (on 1968-10-11) and Art Ellefson (on 1968-10-11)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-05)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-10-05)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho (on 1968-10-03, on 1968-10-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-10-11, on 1968-10-14)
recording of:
Savoy Truffle (from 1968-10-03 until 1968-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
3.62:55
11Cry Baby Cry
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-09-16)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-16)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-18)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1968-07-16, on 1968-07-18)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-16)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-18)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-18) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-18, on 1968-09-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-07-16, on 1968-07-18, on 1968-09-16)
recording of:
Cry Baby Cry (from 1968-07-16 until 1968-07-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.653:11
12Revolution 9
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
spoken vocals:
Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) (on 1968-05-30, on 1968-06-20)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-05-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (on 1968-05-30, on 1968-06-06, on 1968-06-20, on 1968-06-21), Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1968-06-10, on 1968-06-11, on 1968-06-20) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1968-06-20)
recording of:
Revolution 9 (from 1968-05-30 until 1968-06-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2.88:13
13Good Night
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1968-06-28)
celesta:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1968-07-22)
background vocals:
The Mike Sammes Singers (on 1968-07-22)
lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1968-07-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1968-07-22)
recording of:
Good Night (on 1968-07-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.53:12

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
printed in:Holland
manufactured by:Toshiba EMI Gotenba Plant
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
printed by:EMI Service Benelux B.V., Uden
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1718407 [info]

Release group

mash-ups:The Grey Album by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton)
covers:Mojo Presents: The White Album Recovered (N° 0000001) by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Beatles – White Album But With Super Mario 64 Soundfonts by Durag Gohan
The White Album by Morgan James
included in:The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono (2009 mono remasters)
part of:My Life in Music: Perry Farrell (SPIN magazine, 2003-07) (number: A) (order: 1)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 9) (order: 9)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 10) (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 10) (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 29) (order: 29)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 29) (order: 29)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 80) (order: 80)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/46402 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-beatles/The-beatles-white-album [info]
reviews:http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13432-the-beatles/ [info]
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000418113 [info]
Wikidata:Q3295515 [info]