BEATLES  UK – WHITE ALBUM, ORIGINAL MONO.

1968 PMC 7067/7068 -  APPLE RECORD LABEL.

A UK FIRST EDITION TOP LOADING MONO PRESSING WITH A UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER OF ‘0099573’.   

On side One on the vinyl the  ‘Stampers’ are:   ‘ 3   AL ’  but unusually above this there is a letter  ‘Y’  that has been crossed out !   

On side Four it has the unusual matrix of  XEX 712- 2 , this is normally  a   ‘1’ .  Also on side Four on the record label there is a ‘KT’ embossed onto the label.

CONDITION:

MAIN SLEEVE:  the full laminated double album gatefold sleeve is in very good condition.  The four opening edges of the sleeve are  all in excellent condition.  On the front it has a raised Beatles logo and the unique individual SERIAL Number of 0099573, this number appears clear and bold.  There is no  text printed on the rear of the sleeve proving this to be a genuine MONO sleeve. The records are accessed from the top.  The spine is in very good++ condition,  all the text is  clear  and unusually the spine doe not suffer from the normal flaky laminate.   The sleeve features visible flipbacks when the sleeve is opened, these flipbacks are all very good and well stuck down.  When the sleeve is opened is it  clean and tidy.  There are NO tears   or Biro pen writing on the sleeve.  This  is a   very solid original sleeve  and has not  been handled very much at all.

INNER SLEEVES: are the two original black inners and have NOT been  replaced.    The first sleeve I would grade as being in very good+ condition,  there  is NO rubbing edge wear,  there is a small tear  10mm at One side. The other sleeve is also in very good+ condition,  there is NO rubbing edge wear,  there are  two tears,  15mm at the  ‘die cut’ hole.  

POSTER: is in very good condition,  the poster is very white and clean,  there  is NO cellotape residue,  pin hole damage or blue tack residue.   There is some wear to some of the folds.  A neat cellotape repair has been made to the top horizontal fold.   There is a very small amount of written notes, written in very small print, notes that have been made in Blue/Black Biro pen on the rear only of the poster.   Someone has very observantly  highlighted where the   printed lyrics do not match the lyrics to the  songs on the records, it makes very interesting reading.

PHOTOS: are in near excellent condition,  the photos are made from the original thick card.   The rear of the photos are fresh and white with NO cellotape residue,  pin hole damage or Blue tack residue.

VINYL:  the first record, side One is in very good++ condition,   side Two is in  very good+ condition.  The second record, side Three is in  very good++ and side Four is in very good+ condition.    The two records are made of the original ‘thick and heavy’ vinyl and are dark and very shiny.   The matrix nos. are XEX 709-1,  XEX 710-1,  XEX 711-1 and   very unusually XEX 712-2.   The Mother/Stampers are:   ‘ 3    A L’   with the letter  ‘Y’  crossed out above,    ‘ 1    P  M’,    ‘2   G  M’ and  ‘ 3    G M A’.   

AUDIO:  Side One, the audio is near excellent,  Side Two,  the audio is very good +.   On side Three and Four the audio is near excellent.  Both the records lay flat on the turntable and play  very well with NO skips or jumps.

THE LABELS:  are all in very good+ condition and show NO Biro writing or sticker residue etc.   The labels feature the original DARK green Apple colours.  All Four Labels have the text  ‘An EMI recording’,   all the labels show  ‘Sold in the UK’ text etc.  The George and Ringo songs are listed as  ‘Apple Publishing’.   On side Four there is a ‘KT’ embossed onto the label.

Post and Packing for UK Sales.

For  a Single LP,  Post and Package is FREE up to the value of £39.

Post and Package for more than One LP, or a double LP there will be a charge.

Items that sell for over £39 there will be a charge for the cost of the Post and Package and where necessary Insurance and a Recorded Delivery Service.

Please see my conditions of sale etc below.

THEREFORE PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE, BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.

 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL ME,  

THANK YOU.

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Unfortunately as you  will see from my feedback,   I have received one neutral and one negative feedback recently.   This is due to the fact that I followed Ebay policy and reported  an Ebay member for non payment and in turn I have received these two pieces of feedback !, while this Ebay member carries on trading unaffected !,    I am disgusted that Ebay has let this happen !

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To fairly grade the condition of the record, I am using the official grading system from the Record Collector Magazine.

Grading System

The seven standard condition categories and a description of what each one means are listed below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

+  or  – :  indicates a grading in between categories.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

ALL PICTURES AND RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.

ALL RECORDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL SLEEVES TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE,  THE RECORD WILL THEN BE PUT INTO A SECOND INNER SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION WHILE IN TRANSIT.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.

PICK UP OF ITEMS CAN BE ARRANGED BUT THE BUYER MUST PAY CASH ON COLLECTION.

POST AND PACKING.

PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL GET A RECEIPT FOR ANY ITEMS SENT UNINSURED, BUT I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEMS LOST IN THE POST !

 IN THE UK  ALL ITEMS SENT OUT OVER THE VALUE OF £39 WILL BE SENT RECORDED DELIVERY, SO POST AND PACKING CHARGES WILL VARY.

ITEMS WITH A GREATER VALUE OF £39, THE BUYER WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, AS STATED IN EBAY POLICY, AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC. 

SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS.

I WILL BE HAPPY  TO SEND RECORDS OVERSEAS, CONTACT ME AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE POST AND PACKAGE CHARGES.

ITEMS WITH A GREATER VALUE OF £39, THE BUYER WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, AS STATED IN EBAY POLICY, AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC. 

ALL  ITEMS THAT ARE POSTED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’,  TO COMPLY WITH EBAY POLICY, SO POST AND PACKING CHARGES WILL VARY.

SEE MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE.