BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM" 1968 UK APPLE MONO 1ST PRESS

	£		103
	$		136

                         BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"

               RARE MONO.....0062180... WITH NO TAX CODE & -1 MATRICES

ORIGINAL 1968 UK APPLE MONO 1ST PRESSING.

RELEASED NOVEMEBER 22ND 1968 "THE BEATLES" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE AND THEIR FIRST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL. ONE WEEK AFTER ITS RELEASE IN THE U.K IT HIT NUMBER 1 WERE IT STAYED FOR NINE WEEKS IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST EVER DOUBLE ALBUM TO GET TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K.

THE IDEA OF THE TOTALLY WHITE SLEEVE WAS SUGGESTED TO THE BEATLES BY AN ARTIST CALLED RICHARD HAMILTON, HE SUGGESTED THAT RATHER THAN ADDING TO THE NUMBER OF GARISH SLEEVES ALREADY IN EXISTANCE AT THAT TIME THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE THE COVER LOOK DISTINCTIVE BY PUTTING NOTHING ON IT AT ALL EXCEPT THE TITLE "THE BEATLES" AND TO GIVE EACH ISSUE ITS OWN NUMBER. ALSO THE SLEEVE WAS GIVEN ITS OPENINGS AT THE TOP INSTEAD OF THE SIDE, AGAIN ANOTHER FIRST FOR ITS TIME.

APPLE PMC 7068

XEX709-1/10-1/11-1/12-1

STAMPERS  PB  3  HP 3     PH 2   RM 1

NO TAX CODE 

DISC 1

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES  ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE JUST VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT. LABELS ARE VERY VERY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS EXCELLENT WITH JUST LIGHT SURFACE MARKS (THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED) HOWEVER NONE ARE SEVERE AND MOST ARE ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. LABELS CARRY "SOLD IN UK" TEXT.

DISC 2 

BOTH LABELS AND VINYL ARE EQUALLY AS GOOD AS DISC 1. SIDE 4 CARRIES EMBOSSED KT TAX CODE.

BOTH DISCS LIE FLAT AND DO NOT DISPLAY ANY WARPING.

SOUND QUALITY TO BOTH DISCS IS EXCELLENT. NO SKIPS. JUMPS BUT  SOME LIGHT CRACKLE TO RUN IN GROOVES AND THE ODD CLICK..... THIS DOES NOT DETER FROM LISTENING ENJOYMENT.  

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNERS. THE ORIGINAL INNERS WHICH ARE DIE-CUT TO ONE SIDE ONLY ARE EXCELLENT AND INTACT.

THE ORIGINAL POSTER  IS SUPERB. THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER WHICH FEATURES THE "LIPSTICK" KISS (LATER ISSUES DONT HAVE THIS)  THE POSTER DOES NOT DISPLAY ANY SPLITS OR TEARS NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN DISPLAYED.  THE POSTER IS FREE FROM MARKS OR WRITING AND IS VERY CLEAN.

THE ORIGINAL FOUR PHOTOS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION AND LIKE NEW.

THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT . IT IS VERY CLEAN AND STILL VERY WHITE, IT DISPLAYS JUST A HINT OF "BROWNING" TO THE EDGES. THE SLEEVE CARRIES MARKS TO THE FRONT AND REAR WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SLEEVE BEING DISPLAYED.THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND ALL SEAMS LIE FLAT, THE SLEEVE HAS JUST VERY LIGHT CREASING BUT NO LAMINATE LIFT. THE SLEEVE SHOWS JUST THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HANDLING TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE AND SOME  WEAR TO THE SPINE. ALL WORDING IS READABLE AND THE SLEEVE CARRIES THE EMBOSSED "THE BEATLES" LOGO AND NUMBER 0062180 BOTH OF WHICH ARE READABLE.

THIS REALLY IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES 1ST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL WHICH IS THE RARER MONO VERSION WITH -1 MATRIX NUMBERS TO ALL 4 SIDES AND NO TAX CODE AND WHICH IS COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY.

SHOULD YOU HAVE A RECORD LIKE THIS TO SELL THEN PLEASE DONT "STEAL" THIS WRITE-UP. WHILST WE DONT OBJECT TO ANYONE USING OUR WRITE-UPS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES WE HAVE FINALLY LOST PATIENCE WITH PEOPLE "STEALING" THEM WORD FOR WORD AND USING THEM FOR THEIR BENEFIT... THIS IS AGAINST EBAY POLICY AND SHOULS WE BE MADE AWARE THAT ANY PART OF THIS TEXT HAS BEEN "STOLEN" WE WILL WITH OUT HESTIATION REPORT THIS TO EBAY"....thank you