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

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                          BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"

         ORIGINAL STEREO 1ST PRESS..0544528...... WITH NO TAX CODE & WIDER SPINE. 

BEATLES-64 ARE PROUD TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS STUNNING STEREO UK 1ST PRESSING. THE ALBUM IS COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY, BLACK INNERS, POSTER, PHOTOS AND THE RARE WHITE SPACER AND COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT LABELS AND VINYL & STUNNING NEMS "RED FLASHED" SLEEVE.  

ORIGINAL 1968 UK APPLE STEREO 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 PCS 7068

XEX709-2/10-1/11-1/12-1

STAMPERS  G1   GR3    HD 3  HT 3

NO TAX CODE 

DISC 1

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES  ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPERS TO BE NO SPINDLE MARK PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE!!!!!!!. LABELS ARE VERY VERY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS STUNNING.... VIEWED IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THE VINYL APPEARS TO BE MINT, INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT  THERE ARE  JUST THE ODD LIGHT SURFACE MARKS (IM POSSIBLY BEEN PICKY EVEN MENTIONING THEM AS THEY ARE SO MINIMAL AND REALLY HARD TO DETECT EVEN UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT!!!!!) 

DISC 2 

THE APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE AGAIN PRISTINE WITH NO SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT!!!!!!!  

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AS GOOD AS DISC ONE.

IT IS CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT NEITHER OF THESE DISCS HAVE BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES...POSSIBLY ONLY EVER ONCE.

SOUND QUALITY TO BOTH DISCS IS FLAWLESS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER.... TRULY AMAZING. 

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNERS. THE INNERS ARE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION.... IT IS CLEAR THAT THEY HAVENT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE THAT OFTEN. 

THE ORIGINAL POSTER  IS MINT .THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER WHICH FEATURES THE "LIPSTICK" KISS (LATER ISSUES DONT HAVE THIS). IT IS POSSIBLE LOOKING AT THE CONDITION OF THIS THAT THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS BEEN UNFOLDED IS BY MYSELF TO TAKE THE PICTURE AND I HAVENT OPENED IT COMPLETELY...... IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD!!!!!!

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

THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL WHITE SPACER (NOW RARE TO FIND A COPY STILL WITH THIS) THE SPACER IS CREASE FREE, FLAT AND CLEAN..INFACT MINT.

THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" SLEEVE IS SUPERB . IT IS VERY CLEAN AND STILL VERY WHITE, IT DISPLAYS JUST A HINT OF "BROWNING" TO THE EDGES. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND ALL SEAMS LIE FLAT, THE SLEEVE HAS JUST VIRTUALLY NO CREASING AND NO LAMINATE LIFT. THE SLEEVE SHOWS JUST THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HANDLING TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE. THE WIDER SPINE IS STILL RIDGID WITH NO WEAR. ALL WORDING IS READABLE AND THE SLEEVE CARRIES THE EMBOSSED "THE BEATLES" LOGO AND NUMBER 0544528 BOTH OF WHICH ARE HIGHLY VISIBLE.

ALL THIS COMES HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL "NEMS" RED FLASHED PLASTIC SLEEVE. (THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE LAST BEATLES ALBUMS TO BE PURCHASED FROM NEMS IN LIVERPOOL BEFORE THE STORE WAS TAKEN OVER BY "RUMBELOWS".....) THE ULTRA RARE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND IS LIKE NEW.  

THIS REALLY IS A STUNNING, NEAR MINT  EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES 1ST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL WHICH HAS NO TAX CODE, WIDER SPINE AND WHICH IS COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY INCLUDING RARE WHITE SPACER AND ORIGINAL NEMS SLEEVE. I REALLY CANT EMPHASISE JUST HOW GOOD THIS EXAMPLE IS....  COPIES OF THIS ALBUM IN THIS CONDITION DO NOT COME ALONG THAT OFTEN AND THIS IS SURELY ONE NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!!!!!!!  

PLEASE READ.....

IT IS WITH REGRET THAT BEATLES-64 MUST NOW ASK ANY FIRST TIME BIDDERS WITH US WHO ARE PLANNING TO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY COULD KINDLY PAY FOR EACH ITEM AS THEY WIN IT, WE WILL OF COURSE HOLD ALL ITEMS UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING AND THEN COMBINE THE SHIPPING COSTS FOR ALL... WHILST WE APPRECIATE THAT MOST BIDDERS ARE HONEST AND GENUINE WE HAVE FOUND TO OUR COST THAT SOME ARENT AND WE HAVE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A NEW BIDDER TO US WHO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (RUNNING UP A VERY LARGE INVOICE) AND HAS NOW NOT PAID. UNFORTUNATELY AS IS USUALLY THE CASE THE MINORITY HAVE SPOLIT IT FOR THE MAJORITY......WE APPRECIATE YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS....thank you

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