BEATLES WHITE ALBUM FIRST PRESS Ltd Edition No 0239666

	£		138
	$		182

BEATLES

(ORIGINAL ISSUE CATALOGUE NUMBER PMC7068)

LIMITED EDITION No. 0239666

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INCLUDES MINT CONDITION POSTER/LYRIC SHEET

4 MINT CONDITION PHOTOS PLUS PLAIN SPACER SHEET

FIRST PRESS Matrix Markers:

XEX 709-1 Other stamps 7 GEH

XEX710-2 Other... B? (indistinct) GMT

XEX 711-1 Other...AT

XEX 712-1 Other... 8 AM

The Beatles tenth official album release, their FIRST double, and their FIRST on Apple.

The proper name of the album is simply, "The Beatles", but almost immediately it became known affectionately as "The White Album" due to it's packaging.

What is true, is that this was the first release by The Beatles which contains purely solo material. In fact, some tracks are even recorded that way, for example, "Julia" was a solo Lennon recording - his first ever.

Once again The Beatles had over a quarter of a million advance orders, and of course went straight to number 1. This was the first double album EVER to get to the top slot where it stayed for 7 weeks in a row. It sold so many, that once again The Beatles also made the singles chart, consequently the ONLY double album to ever enter that chart. By the end of the year, just over a month later, the white album had sold over 4,000,000 copies worldwide, and by the end of 1970 global sales were around 6.5 million. At that time this was the biggest selling double album of all time, but just a few years later was topped by "Saturday Night Fever".

The sleeve design was by Richard Hamilton, who suggested the minimalistic approach and the consecutively numbered sleeves which would give a limited edition feel to it. Richard also came up with the montage idea for the large free poster, which included the lyrics on it's rear. The four free colour prints were taken by John Kelly.
Original copies also have a top opening sleeve.

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Side 1 EX+++

Side 2 EX++ tiny 0.5 cm scratch line only

Side 3 EX+ tiny 1cm scratch line only

Side 4 EX+ tiny 1cm scratch line only

None of the marks are very significant and are barely visible

COVER EX++

INSERTS MINT

CONDITION

AS PER...

 Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

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, discolouration, 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.

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.

In addition to the basic grading, any individual faults should be noted separately such as if an otherwise Excellent cover has a name written on it, or a 7" single is missing its original centre etc

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