Blue “White Album” Goes On Display
According to the Liverpool Post a one-off Beatles record rarity created from cheeky opportunism, and worth thousands of pounds, is to go on display in Liverpool.
The only copy of the Beatles “White” Album recorded on blue vinyl has been donated to the The Beatles Story, by the album’s owner, 49-year-old TV cameraman Colin McDonald.
In 1978 Mr McDonald worked at a record pressing plant in Hayes, Middlesex. It was used to produce a 1,000 limited edition in white vinyl of the double album, originally recorded in 1968, for the management of the Beatles’ record company EMI.
But before they were returned to the vaults in London, Colin got overseers to turn a blind eye while he pressed a single album.
He explained: “I never thought about how much money it would make. As a Beatles fan I just wanted to have something that was unique. In fact, until the mid-90s it was in my loft next to my old vinyl copies of Zeppelin, Floyd and Purple.”
He was curious about its value and went to Sotheby’s for a valuation. “But EMI got a bit humpy about it. I really didn’t care about the money so I thought it would be better to put it on display where all Beatles fans could see it,” said Colin, who now lives in Buckinghamshire.
The blue “White” album will be on display at The Beatles Story from tomorrow.