The Beatles – The Beatles

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Label:	Apple Records – SMO 2051/52
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Numbered , Toploader, Black Number
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Released:	1968
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

A1	Back In The U.S.S.R.	2:42
A2	Dear Prudence	3:50
A3	Glass Onion	2:16
A4	Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da	3:07
A5	Wild Honey Pie	0:53
A6	The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill	3:11
A7	While My Guitar Gently Weeps Guitar [Uncredited] – Eric Clapton	4:44
A8	Happiness Is A Warm Gun	2:41
B1	Martha My Dear	2:26
B2	I'm So Tired	2:03
B3	Blackbird	2:17
B4	Piggies	2:03
B5	Rocky Raccoon	3:31
B6	Don't Me By Written-By – Starkey*	3:49
B7	Why Don't We Do It In The Road?	1:40
B8	I Will	1:44
B9	Julia	2:52
C1	Birthday	2:41
C2	Yer Blues	3:57
C3	Mother Nature's Son	2:46
C4	Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey	2:24
C5	Sexy Sadie	3:14
C6	Helter Skelter	4:27
C7	Long, Long, Long	3:02
D1	Revolution 1	4:12
D2	Honey Pie	2:40
D3	Savoy Truffle	2:57
D4	Cry Baby Cry	3:00
D5	Revolution 9	8:17
D6	Good Night	3:09

Credits

Producer – George Martin
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney (tracks: A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to D6)

Notes

The original German release from 1968 comes with top opening and a black stamped No. on the gatefold sleeve front.
Back sleeve with no Cat#, just the word: Stereo.

Eric Clapton on A7 is uncredited for contractual reasons.

Included are four one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12" sized booklet which can be opened to a huge poster.

ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., Köln-Braunsfeld
Printed and made in by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.

There are following variations of this edition:
- The Beatles: Limitation number (7 digits) printed in small black serifless font; the leading 0 is slightly cut off. Numbering goes from 1 to 0125000. (this version)
- The Beatles: Limitation number (7 digits) printed in larger dark grey serifless font. Numbering goes from 0125000 to 0285000.
- The Beatles: Limitation number (7 digits) embossed in transparent serifless font. Numbering goes from 0285000 upwards.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A): YEX 709-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B): YEX 710-1
Matrix / Runout (Side C): YEX 711-1
Matrix / Runout (Side D): YEX 712-1
Rights Society: GEMA

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo)	Apple Records	PCSO-7067-8	Australia	1968
Recently Edited	The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo)	Apple Records	PMCQ 31513/4, SMO 2051/52	Italy	1968
Recently Edited	The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Misprint, Numbered, Mono, Gatefold)	Apple Records	PMC 7067/8	UK	1968
Recently Edited	The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Numbered, Toploader, Grey Number; Gatefold)	Apple Records	SMO 2051/52		1968
Recently Edited	The Beatles (2×LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo)	Apple Records	PCS 7067/8	UK	1968