AWESOME PLAY - - - THE BEATLES - 'WHITE ALBUM' 1968 UK 1st. PRESS MONO
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IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MAGNIFICENT SOUNDING EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM THAT YOU CAN BE PROUD TO OWN AND LISTEN TO, THIS IS IT!!! IF YOU'RE GOING TO PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THIS ALBUM YOU WANT IT TO SOUND GREAT - RIGHT?
I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO FIND A BETTER COPY OF THIS ALBUM.
I'VE LISTENED TO THIS FROM START TO FINISH (SEE MY SONG BY SONG REVIEW BELOW) AND I WAS AMAZED AT JUST HOW AWESOME THIS 46 YEAR OLD ALBUM SOUNDS. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM LISTENING THAT THESE LPs HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL. IT PLAYS EXCELLENT WITH JUST AN OCCASIONAL (AS IN RANDOM) POP/CLICK HERE AND THERE WITH VIRTUALLY NO ANNOYING BACKGROUND/SURFACE NOISE TO DETRACT FROM THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE. THE SONGS WITH THE QUIETEST PASSAGES ARE JUST THAT, NICE AND QUIET, NO HISSING, NO STATIC, ETC.. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SONICS THROUGHOUT.
THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) MONO VERSION 1968 1ST ISSUE. NO. 0138594
GARROD & LOFTHOUSE TOP LOADING ALBUM JACKET (NO SEAM SPLITS) WITH ORIGINAL BLACK PAPER LP SLEEVES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TOP LEFT CORNER OF JACKET HAS IMPACT CREASE WHICH LOOKS WORSE ON BACKSIDE THAN ON FRONT.
DARK GREEN LABELS - NEAR MINT ALL SIDES
THESE LPS HAVE BEEN STORED IN BRITISH MADE RICE PAPER SLEEVES WITH POLY LINERS AND NOT THEIR ORIGINAL BLACK PAPER SLEEVES.
SIDE 1 - PMC 7067 (XEX 709) RUNOFF ETCHED XEX 709-1
SIDE 2 - PMC 7067 (XEX 710) RUNOFF ETCHED XEX 710-1
SIDE 3 - PMC 7068 (XEX 711) RUNOFF ETCHED XEX 711-1
SIDE 4 - PMC 7068 (XEX 712) RUNOFF ETCHED XEX 712-1
ALL SIDES READ "An EMI Recording" & "Mfd. in U.K."
BEATLES PHOTOS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE/NEAR MINT
POSTER IS VERY GOOD CONDITION
I PLAYED THIS ON A PIONEER PL-71 USING A VERY DEMANDING SHURE VM TYPE III STYLUS/CARTRIDGE WITH TRACKING FORCE SET AT 1.5 GRAMS THRU A SANSUI QRX-5500 QUADRAPHONIC RECEIVER PUSHING THRU ALL 4 SPEAKERS.
HERE IS MY SONG BY SONG REVIEW OF LISTENING QUALITY/EXPERIENCE.........................................................
SIDE 1
BACK IN USSR: EXCELLENT
DEAR PRUDENCE: FEW RANDOM POPS (4 TO 5)
GLASS ONION: FEW RANDOM POPS (2 -3)
OBLA DI OBLA DA: COUPLE OF RANDOM POPS/CLICKS MOSTLY NEAR BEGINNING
HONEY PIE: DO YOU REALLY CARE? PLAYS GREAT
BUNGALOW BILL: COUPLE POPS AT VERY START
WHILE MY GUITAR: 1 POP - VERY NICE QUIET THROUGHOUT AND INTO FINISH
WARM GUN: AWESOME - EVEN ON LEAD IN TO SONG
SIDE 2
MARTHA: SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE AT BEG (15 SECS) THEN CLEARS UP AND VERY QUIET AND CLEAN SOUNDING
SO TIRED: STARTS REAL QUIET, THEN A FEW REPEATED LOW TICKS FOR 30 SECS THEN CLEAR
BLACKBIRD: NICE AND QUIET AT START, AWESOME QUIET IN SOFTEST PARTS AND PASSAGES
PIGGIES: VERY QUIET ON LEAD IN AND THEN THROUGHOUT
ROCKY: VERY QUIET ON LEAD IN AND THROUGHOUT, 3 LOW POPS MIDWAY, COUPLE RANDOM THEREAFTER
DON'T PASS: VERY QUIET ON LEAD IN AND THROUGHOUT, AWESOME FINISH
WHY DON'T WE: 1 OR 2 RANDOM POPS
I WILL: REPEATED LOW AUDIBLE POPS FOR 1ST 30 TO 40 SECS THEN FINE WITH NO AUDIBLE SURFACE NOISE
JULIA: QUIET LEAD IN, VERY QUIET WITH 1 AUDIBLE POP HALFWAY THRU, VERY NICE BEAUTIFUL FINISH
SIDE 3
BIRTHDAY: AWESOME
I'M LONELY: QUIET START, 3 REPEAT POPS - NOT LOUD, COUPLE RANDOM AFTER, 4 OR 5 REPEAT POPS DURING LEAD AND THEN FINISHES SUPER QUIET
MOTHER NATURE: QUEIT AS A CHURCH MOUSE, 1 POP HALFWAY, SUPER QUIET THROUGHOUT
ME & MY MONKEY: AWESOME
SEXY SADIE: AWESOMELY QUIET START TO FINISH
HELTER SKELTER: DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU COULD HEAR A POP THROUGH ALL THAT NOISE? PLAYS FANTASTIC!!!
LONG LONG LONG TIME: SOFT TICKS GOING INTO, THEN QUIET, VERY QUIET ON FINISH
SIDE 4
REVOLUTION: QUIET LEAD IN AND THROUGHOUT
HONEY PIE: REAL QUIET START, 1 POP AND THEN QUIET
SAVOY TRUFFLE: QUIET LEAD IN AND THROUGHOUT, MIGHT HAVE HEARD A RANDOM POP OR TWO.
CRY BABY CRY: QUIET ON LEAD IN, COUPLE MINOR POPS AT VERY END GOING INTO NEXT TRACK
REVOLUTION #9: DOES ANYONE CARE? MINOR POPS LEADING IN, THEN QUIET
GOODNIGHT: VERY QUIET, 1 POP TOWARDS END, FINISHES VERY NICELY
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