The BeatlesThe Beatles

Label:

Apple Records – 1C 172-04 173/74

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue

Country:

Netherlands

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

A1 Back In The U.S.S.R.
A2 Dear Prudence
A3 Glass Onion
A4 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
A5 Wild Honey Pie
A6 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
A7 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A8 Happiness Is A Warm Gun
B1 Martha My Dear
B2 I'm So Tired
B3 Blackbird
B4 Piggies
B5 Rocky Raccoon
B6 Don't Me By
Written-ByR. Starkey*
B7 Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
B8 I Will
B9 Julia
C1 Birthday
C2 Yer Blues
C3 Mother Nature's Son
C4 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
C5 Sexy Sadie
C6 Helter Skelter
C7 Long, Long, Long
D1 Revolution 1
D2 Honey Pie
D3 Savoy Truffle
D4 Cry Baby Cry
D5 Revolution 9
D6 Good Night

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyElectrola Gesellschaft m.b.H.
  • Printed ByHeinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
  • Lacquer Cut AtBovema / EMI Studios – 36405
  • Lacquer Cut AtBovema / EMI Studios – 36408

Credits

  • Producer, Orchestrated ByGeorge Martin
  • Written-ByLennon-McCartney (tracks: A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to D6)

Notes

1980's Holland reissue with numbered cover from .
The album title and number is embossed.
Comes with large poster incl. lyrics.
A3 is misspelled "Glass Union" and A7 "While My Guitar Gentley Weeps".

Made in Holland.

The lacquers for the sides A and B of this version were cut at Bovema / EMI Studios, not the lacquers for the sides C and D. The runouts are stamped,

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: STEMRA
  • Other (Cat# LP 1): 1A 138-04173
  • Other (Cat# LP 2): 1A 138-04174
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): YEX 709
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): YEX 710
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C label): YEX 711
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D label): YEX 712
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 1): YEX 709 //36405-1-4 04173-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 1): YEX 710--36408-3Y 04173-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C - variant 1): YEX 711 A// 1-Y 192-04174
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D - variant 1): YEX 712-1-F
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 2): YEX 709 //36405-1-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 2): YEX 710--36408-3Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C - variant 2): 192-04174 YEX 711 A// 1-Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D - variant 2): YEX 712-1-F
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 3): YEX 709--138-04173-A--36407-2Y C :
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 3): YEX 710--36408-3Y C 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C - variant 3): 04 174 A 1 U
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D - variant 3): 04 174 B 2 U O 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 4): 04173-A-1 FGG 22 D1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 4): YEX 710//36408-2-1 2 3 [undefined sign] 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C - variant 4): 192-04174 YEX 711 A//A-Y 1 1 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D - variant 4): YEX 712-1-F 1 CV
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped/etched-variant 5): 04173-A-1 FGG 12 D1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B stamped/etched-variant 5): YEX 710//36408-2-7 [undefined signs] 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C stamped/etched-variant 5): YEX 711 1 > 7575 G 1 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D stamped/etched-variant 5): YEX 712-1-F 1 ( ) >

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Reviews

  • ASaucerfulOfRecords's avatar
    Edited 20 days ago
    Im interested on what number do yall have on this. I have No. 2471. Does anyone have lower than 1000?
    • swedishlawyer's avatar
      swedishlawyer
      I have lots of editions of the White Album (it's become unhealthy).

      I have listened to and compared the following Stereos:/This one (i.e. the Dutch 'Glass Union' issue).
      OG
      MFSL
      1970's German issue
      1980's German analog DMM
      1980's German Digital DMM
      1998 30th anniversary CD
      2012 Digital remaster
      2018 Remix (which obviously is too different to really compare)

      Obviously every version has its strengths and weaknesses, but the Glass Union is a really special pressing. While the bass is very present and clear on the whole I'd say that clarity is where it really excels. There is great separation and detail in the grooves of this one!

      Get it before it's too late!
      • vinylforlunch's avatar
        vinylforlunch
        Edited 4 months ago
        The catalogue numbers on the record labels should read : 1A 138-04173 / 1A 138-04174 as on the illustrations on this listing.
        • Grogan1965's avatar
          Grogan1965
          Yup just playing this now and can echo the other rave reviews. It’s absolutely phenomenal. The level of detail, clarity, and richness is over the top. Sounds exploding out of the speakers, wow! I’m surprised there are any of these for sale at all lol
          • cornejod's avatar
            cornejod
            Ranked as the #1 BEST sounding White Album by Andrew from Parlogram channel, this record is perfectly well balanced. In other words you will HEAR instruments and nuances of the music that you never heard before even when you played other versions of this album 10,000 times as I did. Forget the 2018 remix. THIS is the way to appreciate the album as it will feel like it's the first time you play it, and that your ears are ing every sound in the recording. It's worth the money.
            • flodwrana's avatar
              flodwrana
              Edited one year ago
              Crazy good. As good as any Beatles pressing I own in of audiophile qualities. Martha My Dear is a standout, and Savoy Truffle for the weird and interesting soundstage.

              Any true Beatles fan should own stuff like this. Mastering like this is why we like vinyl, these are versions of cherished songs that you can't simply stream.
              • Blueceoil's avatar
                Blueceoil
                Also here because of Parlogram. Had to jump through a few hoops to get here. First copy arrived in the post broken in two! Never happened to me before. Anyway, got sorted eventually, and yes this record does sound really good in a really natural way. It's really warm and clear. The recordng really comes alive but not in an obnoxious, loud way. It's intimate and somehow more inviting. Hard to explain. There's good separation for sure, and it has that wonky Beatles stereo thing going on. I'd suppose the white album has that "throw everything at it and see what sticks" thing going on. This pressing kind of manages to make it feel both warm and cohesive yet dynamic and punchy. Really happy to have this pressing.
                • ParloDecker's avatar
                  ParloDecker
                  Edited one year ago
                  This pressing came across my radar after watching Parlogram's White album video on YouTube. I waited for months to get a copy and I finally got myself one. All I have to say is wow, just wow. This pressing is just so well-balanced and exciting to listen to. Compared to the other stereo versions I’ve heard, including the 1987 CD which was a straight transfer of the master tape with no EQ changes, this Dutch pressing is my absolute go-to when I want to listen to this album. I LOVE the way the bass sounds on this, it's very rich and tight. This pressing just has a special punch to it, what an absolute treat to have in my vinyl library.
                  • .NightHawk.'s avatar
                    .NightHawk.
                    Edited 2 years ago
                    Came here from Parlogram Auctions' suggestion. Not dissapointed. Great balanced cutting, good pressing on nicely quiet vinyl!
                    I don't mind the missprinted tracknames.

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