BEATLES UK, White Album, original UK mono, 1G, mis press with spacer.

	£		180
	$		239

BEATLES UK, White Album, original UK mono, 1G, mis press with spacer.

PMC 7067/7068, original UK 1968 Apple record labels.

A UK first issue mono, top loading sleeve, featuring:

1. printed on the front of the sleeve is a unique serial number of, ‘0190088’,

2. side one has the earliest ‘mother / stamper’ you can get, being, ‘1 G’,

3. the record label on side three has been ‘mis pressed’ as it has some ‘brown-ish’ ink that would have been used for the apple ‘core’ detail on the white, ‘cut’ side of the label. This should have been spotted by the quality control team at EMI, but this copy escaped and got out into the shops !,

4. the record labels on side one and two feature the text, ‘An EMI recording’, but oddly on sides three and four of the record labels, this text is not present !.

5. as this is a UK 1968 first mono issue, record labels one and three feature the original DARK green Apple colours,

6. as this is a UK 1968 first mono issue each record label features the text, ‘Sold in UK’ etc,

7. comes with its original white paper photo ‘spacer’.

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: the double album, top loading gate-fold sleeve is in excellent+ condition, the sleeve is fully laminated. The laminate has an excellent clean, glossy finish. The sleeve has remained an excellent clean white in colour. On the front it has an embossed Beatles logo and a unique individual SERIAL number of 0190088, this number appears clear and bold. On the rear there is NO text printed, proving this to be a genuine MONO sleeve. The four opening edges of the sleeve have remained clean and sharp. The spine is in very good++ condition, it has some wear to the centre, but overall, for its age the spine has remained clean and white in colour and all of the text on the spine is clear to read. The sleeve features the two original ‘flip backs’, ie fold over edges, seen when the sleeve is opened. When the sleeve is opened it is super glossy, clean and white. There are NO stains, pen writing, splits, tears, sticker residue or stickers on the sleeve.

THE INNER SLEEVES: are the two original 1968 ‘Apple’ black inner sleeves and have NOT been replaced. One sleeve is in near excellent condition, it has a small ‘nick’ around the ‘die cut hole’ and a small ‘nick’ to the left, rear opening edge. The other sleeve is also in near excellent condition, it also has a small ‘nick’ around the ‘die cut hole’ and a small ‘nick’ to the centre, rear opening edge. Each inner sleeve is in original condition with NO signs of any sello tape, or repairs.

THE POSTER: the original poster is in excellent+ condition, an excellent clean, white poster for its age. There are NO tears, pen writing, sello tape residue, pin hole damage or blue tack residue to the poster. The poster has some wear to some of the edge folds and to some of the centre folds. There is some slight age related marks to the lower part of the poster.

THE PHOTOS: the original photos are in excellent+ condition. They are made from the original thick quality card. There are NO creases, sello tape residue, pin hole damage or blue tack residue. The photo of George has some slight age related marks to the front white borders. The rear of the photos have remained very clean. The original photo ‘spacer’ is in excellent++ condition, it has remained very clean and white.

THE RECORDS: side one is in near excellent condition, sides two, three and four are in very good++ condition. The two records are made of the original 1960s quality ‘thick / heavy’ vinyl. Each record has remained very dark and glossy.

The matrix are: XEX 709 - 1, XEX 710 - 1, XEX 711 - 1 and XEX 712 - 1.

The mother / stampers are: ‘1 G’, the earliest you can have !, ‘4 MG’, ‘1 GP’ also very early and ‘4 TG’.

THE AUDIO: each side plays excellent, each side plays with some light ‘ticks’ heard here and there, but in general each side plays with excellent quiet grooves. Each record lays flat on the turntable. Each record plays with a full, powerful, loud period mono sound.

THE LABELS: sides one, two and four are in excellent condition, side three is in excellent+ condition. Labels one and three feature the original DARK green Apple colours. Each labels features the text, ‘Sold in UK’ etc. The George and Ringo tracks are listed under, ‘Apple Publishing’. The labels are free from any pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE OFFICIAL GRADING SYSTEM FROM THE ‘RECORD COLLECTOR’ MAGAZINE.

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

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

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

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION. I RESERVE THE RIGHT THAT IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED AFTER ONE WEEK OF THE END OF AN AUCTION THE ITEM WILL BE OFFERED TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER, OR THE ITEM WILL BE RE LISTED.

POSTAGE AND PACKING.

ALL RECORDS POSTED TO A UK ADDRESS WILL BE SENT 1ST CLASS POST.

PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE POSTED WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS FOR PROTECTION. BEFORE POSTING, THE RECORD IS REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, THE RECORD IS THEN PUT INTO A SECOND PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO MINIMISE ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE RECORD / SLEEVES ARE THEN PUT INTO A NEW PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR FURTHER PROTECTION.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

IN THE UK – RECORDS THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF £45 WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST, THEREFORE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.

I WILL SEND RECORDS ANYWHERE OVERSEAS.

ALL RECORDS THAT ARE POSTED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST, THEREFORE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.

IN NON EU COUNTRY’S AN ‘IMPORT TAX’ AND A COURIERS ‘CLEARANCE FEE’ MAY NEED TO BE PAID, THIS IS DOWN TO THE BUYER TO PAY THESE FEES.

THE COST OF THE POSTAGE MAY VARY, THEREFORE PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.

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