# Donated Beatles album raises over £2,000 for BHF

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/05/22/donated-beatles-album-raises-over-2000-for-bhf/
- Published: 2023-05-22T08:00:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**A rare copy of The Beatles’ White Album has raised £2,350.00 for British Heart
Foundation after it was donated to one of the charity’s shops.**

The 1968 copy of the White Album was complete with the original inserts, a foldout
poster, and four colour prints of the band.

The 12-inch mono record also had a low 4-digit number, 0004528, and included a misprint
only found in the first version of the record, of which there are only 10,000 in
existence.

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Donated to [BHF](https://www.bhf.org.uk/)’s Sutton Coldfield store, it was listed
on eBay earlier this month with a starting price of £999.00.

The lot attracted 29 bids, finishing at £2,350.00.

Richard Pallier, the charity’s Head of Retail Online, said:

> “Our music and vinyl experts were thrilled when this valuable piece of music history
> was donated to the BHF. Despite its age, the album is in good condition, and Beatles
> fans and collectors can now place their bids through our eBay site.
>  
> “High-value items like this allow us to continue to carry out our lifesaving research
> and make a difference to the 7.6 million people living with heart and circulatory
> diseases in the UK.”

Other [higher value items donated to BHF](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/17/12-high-value-items-donated-to-bhf/)
in the past have included vintage WWII medals, jewellry and designer bags.