Rare Beatles ‘White Album’ Up For Sale On eBay

Rare Bea­t­les ‘White Album’ Up For Sale On eBay

It’s expected to raise thousands…

One of the ear­li­est and most sought-after num­bered ver­sions of the Bea­t­les’ ‘White Album’ has been put up for auc­tion on eBay. The album – no. 0000005 – was given by John Lennon to a close friend before it entered the pub­lic domain.

Number’s 1–4 of the album, which went 19 times plat­inum, were given to the four mem­bers of the Beatles.

Orig­i­nally self-titled, the album came to be known as the ‘White Album’ because of its min­i­mal­ist art­work, which was cre­ated by pop artist Richard Hamil­ton. Julia Hutton-Potts, spokesper­son for eBay in the UK, described the lot as “a unique piece of mem­o­ra­bilia for any Bea­t­les fan.”

The auc­tion, which closes on Novem­ber 23rd, is expected to raise thousands.

By Jason Gre­gory
14 Novem­ber 2008