The Beatles

Side loader & gatefold sleeve. This label version has dark green apple on side A and C, white apple on side B and D. Has raised title and one to six digit embossed colourless individual copy number (beginning with '№ ', old style type) in lower right hand corner on front cover. Circular golden sticker attached to front cover: "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis / gestiftet vom fono forum" (German Record Award / endowed by fono forum [monthly magazine for classical and jazz music]). "Stereo" printed on back cover - with Catalog-Number on upper right corner on back cover, and on spine! There is a identical version but without the Catalog-Number on back cover ( [url=http://www.discogs.com/Beatles-The-Beatles/release/6085476]See this one[/url] ). "Thanks to George Martin/Chris Thomas/Ken Scott/Jeff Emerick/Barry Shefield/John Smith/Richard Hamilton/Gordon House/Jeremy Banks/John Kelly/Linda Eastman/Mal/Kevin and all at number 9" (lyrics sheet). '†© All lyrics copyright for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England' (A7, B4, B6, C7, D3) '✱© Apple Records' (all other songs) Included are 4 one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12" sized booklet which can be open to a huge poster. 'Electrola Gesellschaft M.B.H., Köln-Braunsfeld. Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.' (lyrics sheet and inside gatefold). Eric Clapton uncredited for contractual reasons Reissue of the original LP from 1968