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| White album no. 01 |
When purchased by the vendor, the previous owner said that this album had been given to him by an Apple executive who had worked for The Beatles.
This apparently mis-pressed sleeve was subsequently gifted to him by one of the group.
It is believed that The Beatles did not like the first sleeve enumeration system as they wanted more digits to allow all covers to be numbered and not just a batch with double figures up to 10, which Apple had delivered to their offices in Saville Row for the group.
Subsequently it is believed that the printers added more noughts to accommodate the Beatles request and sent another batch to Apple, leaving the first run as very rare anomalies.
The item is estimated to go for £4000 - £5000 (British pounds), and the auction is held by Special Auction Services (SAS) in Newbury, Berkshire on October 30. The auction also features many other Beatles records, as well as leather jacket once owned by John Lennon.
Ling to Auction: Special Auction Services