Numbered Sleeve Register
This page aims to catalogue as many Australian numbered copies of The Beatles (aka The White Album) that have survived the 50+ years since original pressing. For myriad reasons it is a given that a complete list of extant numbered sleeves can never be achieved. That said, it is still a valuable 'collector' exercise to log as many numbers as possible, because only by indexing the various numbers can production patterns (such as 'mono' runs and 'exported sleeves') be accurately identified and mapped.

Early Australian sleeves had a unique five digit number stamped on the front cover prefixed with a capital 'A' in a different font.

It is important to know that there is no linear relationship between the number of a sleeve and the order in which the LP was produced; in other words, the first LP off the press was not housed in the 'A 00001' sleeve. That is not how warehousing worked. The patterns formed in the below table bear that out.

The only thing that can be stated with certainty is that the numbers of the earliest sleeves were prefixed with an 'A' while the numbers of later sleeves were prefixed with 'No'. Even then, the 'No' series overlaps the 'A' series, meaning there is potentially duplicate numbers with both 'A' and 'No' prefix between roughly 61000 and 63000.

Other emerging patterns show that while there are pockets of numbers with predominantly mono discs, there was no set range allocated for each, with allocation no doubt randomly chosen by the ladies inserting the discs into the sleeves as each came off the piles in front of them (please visit the Made in Australia page to see a photo of this in action).

It is also apparent that HMV NZ first requested sleeves around 1972, just prior to the name change to EMI. Thus not all numbered sleeves were distributed in Australia.

The print colour used on numbered sleeves varies with no seemingly obvious pattern; some sleeves have grey print, some green, and with various shades in between. However, starting from the 70000's and into the unnumbered period, all sleeve printing is green. Likewise, while earlier sleeves have the number slanted downwards, later numbered sleeves have it slanted upward.

Evidence suggests that while the production of numbered sleeves appears to have ceased in 1973, such sleeves could still be purchased new as late as 1977.

The significance of 'A 34197' (the number printed on the inside of all The Beatles songbook covers) and 'No 80390' (the number printed on all cassette J cards) is unknown. The numbers may have been completely random or they may have been roughly the next numbers in the LP sleeve sequence at the time the songbook and cassettes were respectively compiled by EMI (Australia). I sense we'll never know...

All numbers on this list have been submitted by the Beatles community or sourced from online sales. If you have a numbered sleeve not listed here then please contact admin, providing the details as listed in the table below.

Table currently contains 398 numbers (including one duplicate number).
NUMBER FORMAT RS* NZ^ NOTES
A DISPLAY STEREO YES SMALL NUMBER PROVIDED TO RETAILERS FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES
A 00004 STEREO YES
A 00008 STEREO YES SIDES 1/3 HAVE SAMPLE STICKERS
A 00041 STEREO YES
A 00059 STEREO YES
A 00065 STEREO YES SIDES 1/3 HAVE SAMPLE STICKERS
A 00084 STEREO YES SIDES 1/3 HAVE SAMPLE STICKERS
A 00087 STEREO YES
A 00087 STEREO YES CONFIRMED DUPLICATE SLEEVE NUMBER!
A 00091 STEREO YES
A 00099 STEREO YES
A 00137 STEREO YES
A 00210 STEREO YES LETTER A IS DOUBLE STAMPED
A 00231 STEREO YES
A 00269 STEREO YES
A 00363 STEREO YES
A 00364 STEREO YES
A 00367 STEREO YES
A 00412 STEREO YES
A 00427 STEREO YES
A 00498 STEREO VINYL MAY BE SWAPPED
A 00506 STEREO YES
A 00630 STEREO YES
A 00897 STEREO YES
A 01028 MONO YES
A 01078 MONO YES
A 01144 MONO YES
A 01223 STEREO YES
A 01351 STEREO YES
A 01484 STEREO YES
A 01564 STEREO YES
A 01702 STEREO YES
A 02017 STEREO YES
A 02178 STEREO YES
A 02319 STEREO YES
A 02342 MONO YES NO MONO STICKER ON SLEEVE
A 02526 STEREO YES
A 02583 STEREO YES
A 03067 MONO YES
A 03160 STEREO YES
A 03401 STEREO YES
A 03648 STEREO YES
A 03828 STEREO YES
A 03984 STEREO YES
A 04018 STEREO YES
A 04062 STEREO YES
A 04849 STEREO YES
A 05230 STEREO YES
A 05324 STEREO YES
A 05352 STEREO YES
A 05353 STEREO VINYL MAY BE SWAPPED
A 05445 STEREO YES
A 05526 STEREO YES
A 05705 STEREO YES
A 06225 STEREO YES
A 06511 STEREO YES
A 06532 STEREO YES
A 06993 STEREO YES
A 07333 STEREO YES
A 07897 STEREO VINYL MAY BE SWAPPED
A 08848 STEREO YES
A 08877 STEREO YES
A 09535 STEREO YES
A 10010 STEREO YES
A 10023 STEREO YES
A 10059 STEREO YES
A 10433 STEREO YES
A 10640 STEREO YES
A 10665 STEREO YES
A 11416 STEREO YES
A 11778 STEREO YES
A 11980 STEREO YES
A 12062 STEREO YES
A 12457 STEREO YES
A 12466 STEREO YES
A 12500 STEREO YES
A 12669 STEREO YES
A 12965 STEREO YES
A 14489 STEREO YES
A 15455 STEREO YES
A 15790 STEREO YES
A 15932 STEREO YES
A 16067 STEREO YES
A 16108 STEREO YES
A 16283 STEREO YES
A 16715 STEREO YES
A 16856 STEREO YES
A 18271 STEREO YES
A 18661 STEREO YES
A 18808 STEREO YES
A 19435 STEREO YES
A 19656 STEREO YES
A 19998 STEREO YES
A 20004 STEREO YES
A 20243 STEREO YES
A 20532 STEREO YES
A 20596 STEREO YES
A 21022 STEREO YES
A 21332 STEREO YES
A 21480 STEREO YES
A 21677 STEREO YES
A 22115 STEREO YES
A 22335 STEREO YES
A 22342 STEREO YES
A 22369 STEREO YES
A 22485 STEREO YES
A 22737 STEREO YES
A 22813 STEREO YES
A 23023 STEREO YES
A 23157 STEREO YES
A 24974 STEREO YES
A 26242 STEREO YES
A 26543 STEREO YES
A 26672 STEREO YES
A 26857 STEREO YES
A 26889 STEREO YES
A 27188 STEREO YES
A 27435 STEREO YES
A 27529 STEREO YES
A 27876 STEREO YES
A 27965 STEREO YES
A 28109 STEREO YES
A 28164 STEREO YES
A 28586 STEREO YES
A 28737 STEREO YES
A 28896 STEREO YES
A 29290 STEREO YES
A 29370 STEREO YES
A 29769 STEREO YES
A 30095 STEREO YES
A 30427 MONO YES NO MONO STICKER
A 30581 MONO YES
A 30996 MONO YES
A 31094 MONO YES
A 31242 STEREO YES
A 31753 STEREO YES
A 32114 MONO YES
A 32579 STEREO YES
A 32726 MONO YES EMI CANCELLED STAMP ON REAR
A 32781 MONO YES
A 32823 STEREO YES
A 32847 STEREO YES
A 33077 MONO YES
A 33125 MONO YES EMI CANCELLED STAMP ON REAR
A 33256 STEREO YES
A 33267 STEREO YES
A 33340 MONO YES
A 33598 MONO YES
A 33791 MONO YES
A 34006 STEREO YES
A 34197 NUMBER PRINTED ON SONGBOOK COVERS
A 34245 MONO YES
A 34266 STEREO YES
A 34290 STEREO YES
A 34361 MONO YES
A 34596 STEREO YES
A 34830 STEREO YES
A 35442 STEREO YES SIDE 1/2 LABELS SWAPPED
A 35447 STEREO YES SIDE 1/2 LABELS SWAPPED
A 36441 MONO YES
A 36488 STEREO YES
A 35670 STEREO YES
A 36824 MONO YES
A 36917 STEREO YES
A 36932 STEREO YES
A 36960 STEREO YES
A 37256 STEREO YES
A 37270 STEREO YES
A 37405 MONO YES
A 37850 STEREO YES
A 38101 STEREO YES
A 38194 STEREO YES
A 38242 STEREO YES
A 38301 STEREO YES
A 38565 MONO YES
A 38609 STEREO YES
A 38640 STEREO YES
A 38894 STEREO YES
A 39116 MONO YES
A 39236 MONO YES NO MONO STICKER
A 39478 MONO YES
A 39702 STEREO YES
A 39736 MONO YES
A 39839 STEREO YES
A 40302 MONO YES
A 40720 MONO YES
A 40972 MONO YES SIDE 1 HAS STEREO LABEL
A 41176 MONO YES
A 41438 MONO YES
A 41454 STEREO YES SIDES 1/3 HAVE SAMPLE STICKERS
A 41464 MONO YES
A 41497 MONO YES
A 41555 STEREO YES
A 41684 MONO YES
A 41750 MONO YES
A 41921 STEREO YES
A 42223 STEREO YES
A 42349 STEREO YES
A 42737 MONO YES
A 42970 STEREO YES
A 43470 STEREO YES
A 43540 STEREO YES
A 43700 STEREO YES
A 43852 MONO YES
A 44142 STEREO YES
A 44606 STEREO YES
A 44749 STEREO YES
A 44752 STEREO YES
A 44822 STEREO YES
A 45258 STEREO YES
A 45322 MONO YES
A 45545 MONO YES
A 45615 STEREO YES
A 45653 STEREO YES
A 45844 MONO YES
A 45870 STEREO YES
A 45982 MONO YES
A 46052 MONO YES
A 46076 MONO YES
A 46103 MONO YES
A 46153 MONO YES
A 46600 STEREO YES
A 46909 STEREO YES
A 47015 MONO YES
A 47296 MONO YES
A 47426 MONO YES
A 47463 MONO YES
A 47505 MONO YES
A 47687 MONO YES
A 47747 STEREO YES
A 47874 STEREO YES
A 47900 STEREO YES SIDES 1/3 HAVE SAMPLE STICKERS
A 47958 MONO YES
A 47988 MONO YES
A 48000 MONO YES
A 48267 STEREO YES
A 48587 MONO YES
A 49223 STEREO YES
A 49302 STEREO YES
A 49755 MONO YES
A 50075 MONO YES
A 50102 MONO YES
A 50125 MONO YES
A 50253 MONO YES
A 50255 MONO YES
A 50285 MONO YES
A 50534 STEREO YES
A 50719 MONO YES
A 50727 MONO YES
A 50760 MONO YES
A 50956 MONO YES
A 51009 MONO YES
A 51470 MONO YES
A 51478 STEREO YES
A 51820 MONO YES
A 52677 STEREO YES
A 53064 STEREO YES
A 53430 STEREO YES
A 53470 STEREO YES
A 53545 STEREO YES
A 53657 STEREO YES
A 54032 STEREO YES
A 54819 STEREO YES ROYALTY STAMPS ON S1/2 ONLY
A 55291 STEREO YES ROYALTY STAMPS ON S1/2/3 ONLY
A 55292 STEREO YES
A 55527 STEREO YES ROYALTY STAMPS ON S1/2/3 ONLY
A 55694 STEREO YES
A 56347 MONO YES
A 56866 STEREO
A 58018 STEREO
A 58049 STEREO
A 58493 STEREO
A 58775 STEREO
A 58958 STEREO
A 59123 STEREO YES
A 59155 STEREO YES
A 59281 STEREO
A 59309 STEREO
A 59964 STEREO
A 60132 STEREO
A 60142 STEREO
No 61033 STEREO
No 61038 STEREO
No 61042 STEREO
No 61066 STEREO
No 61127 STEREO
No 61155 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 61392 STEREO
No 61492 STEREO
No 61581 STEREO
A 61653 STEREO
No 61763 STEREO
No 61836 STEREO
A 61923 STEREO
No 61974 STEREO
A 62441 STEREO
No 62462 STEREO YES
A 62519 STEREO
A 62557 STEREO
No 62698 STEREO YES
A 62714 STEREO
No 62762 STEREO
No 63415 STEREO
No 63436 STEREO
No 64485 STEREO
No 64658 STEREO
No 64785 STEREO
No 65757 STEREO
No 66478 STEREO YES HMV (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 66910 STEREO
No 67536 STEREO
No 67588 STEREO YES
No 67988 STEREO
No 68037 STEREO
No 68049 STEREO
No 68681 STEREO YES
No 68715 STEREO
No 68878 STEREO
No 68895 STEREO
No 69019 STEREO YES
No 69639 STEREO
No 70239 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 70393 STEREO
No 70934 STEREO
No 71016 STEREO
No 71366 STEREO YES HMV (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 71898 STEREO
No 71997 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 72015 STEREO
No 72116 STEREO
No 72126 STEREO
No 72210 STEREO
No 73106 STEREO
No 73157 STEREO
No 73216 STEREO
No 73392 STEREO
No 73500 STEREO
No 74802 STEREO
No 74834 STEREO
No 74989 STEREO
No 75395 STEREO
No 75480 STEREO
No 75865 STEREO
No 76165 STEREO
No 76175 STEREO
No 76384 STEREO
No 76462 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 76473 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 76617 STEREO
No 77222 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 77278 STEREO
No 77303 STEREO
No 77699 STEREO
No 77949 STEREO
No 78129 STEREO
No 78166 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 78208 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 78256 STEREO
No 78459 STEREO
No 78922 STEREO
No 78974 STEREO
No 79521 STEREO
No 79607 STEREO
No 79660 STEREO
No 79791 STEREO
No 80034 STEREO YES EMI (NZ) RIM PRINT
No 80063 STEREO SLEEVE GLUED UPSIDE DOWN
No 80131 STEREO
No 80278 MONO YES MONO STICKER ON FRONT
No 80355 STEREO
No 80390 STEREO NUMBER PRINTED ON CASSETTE COVERS
No 80413 STEREO
No 80523 STEREO
No 81504 STEREO
No 81569 STEREO
No 82322 STEREO
No 89799 STEREO
No 89815 STEREO
No 89952 STEREO
No 90324 STEREO
No 90436 STEREO
No 90545 STEREO
No 90582 STEREO
No 91444 STEREO
No 91235 STEREO
No 93416 STEREO
No 93451 STEREO
No 93494 STEREO
No 93503 STEREO
No 93769 STEREO
No 93796 STEREO
No 93804 STEREO
No 94074 STEREO
No 94180 STEREO
No 94394 STEREO
No 94430 STEREO
No 94499 STEREO
No 94930 STEREO
* = Royalty stamps printed on labels; ^ = Sleeve exported to NZ