Beatles White Album UK 1968 1st press LP **MONO**

	£		493
	$		653

"The Beatles" White Album

Stunning condition nearmint vinyls.

Not only the original First Press of this Double LP issued in 1968,
but also
1) the even rarer MONO version
2) Extremely low number cover 0070325
3)"an emi recording" is missing from the label on the vinyl - this indicates an extremely early copy of the first pressing.
4) Complete set.
 Numbered.
 Top-opening original mono heavyweight sleeve. 
 Original Black inners.
 Original Poster.
 Photos.
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LPs
* Stunning visual condition. All sides are nearmint or nearmint-
* Play grading of all four sides is Nearmint or nearmint -
*Original 1st pressing from 1968
* "Sold in UK subject to..." printed on all LP labels (first press).
* Dark green Apple label
* Label number PMC 7067 and PMC 7068 ie MONO
* "An emi recording...." is missing from the left of the spindle hole on ALL 4 SIDES - this indicates an extremely early copy of the first pressing
* First matrix numbers on all sides ie XEX709-1, 710-1, 711-1, 712-1
* First mother on side 3  Full matrix/stamper numbers are 5LD, 3TH, 1R and 2R
* All tracks of all sides have been played, and listened to all the way through. Detailed visual and play notes are at the foot of the page.

Outer Sleeve
* A nice example of a well-preserved original MONO sleeve
* Original heavyweight sleeve, very unusual in the Mono version.  Instantly recognisable as soon as you pick it up - because of the much greater strength and 25% greater weight than all the later sleeves.
* Very low number stamped on the front cover 0070325 .
* "The Beatles" embossed in the laminate on front cover.
* MONO cover - No writing of any kind on the back.
* Excellent+++ condition. Completely intact, with no tears, no damage, and no writing, all internal flapbacks intact and well stuck down.  Two small creases in the laminate in the top right corner and a few small marks within a few mm of the bottom left corner.
* The spine is completely intact with no tears, and no breaks in the laminate.
* A nice white colour, with little sign of yellowing or ageing.

Poster
* Original lyrics poster.
* Made by Garrod and Lofthouse, correctly identified as such on the back/bottom right corner.
* Rated as Nearmint-
* Completely unmarked, completely intact.
* No seam splits and no  wear on the seams.
* No tears, no damage, no writing, no pinholes, just a few faint creases in the paper.

 Black Inner Sleeves
* Original black Apple sleeves with 
matt black paper (with the hole diecut on just 1 side.)
* Both sleeves are in Excellent condition; sleeve1 EX+ has no damage, no wear, no seamsplits, a little light rubbing of the paper on the top opening edge.  Sleeve 2 EX- is extremely similar, no damage, no seamsplits, no tears, just a little rubbing on the opening edge and a bit more creasing of the paper than sleeve 1.

Photos 
*Comes complete with 4 photos, one of each Beatle.
* Nearmint-  condition with no damage, no tears, no writing, no pin-holes.

LP -Visual and Play
All 4 sides of the LPs have been not only visually examined, but also played on a quality deck and carefully listened to all the way through all tracks on all sides. 

I would never grade a record as mint, so the LPs of nearmint grades here are probably as good as you are ever going to get.

All sides show no markings at all in normal light.  It is only in very strong light held at just the right angle that any rubbings or markings of any kind can be detected on these LPs

Side 1 - Visually graded Nearmint.  No markings of any kind found on the vinyl playing surface. A lovely surface shine. A few extremely faint rubbings in the run-off groove in the centre next to the label.  Very few spindle markings.  Play was graded Nearmint-  Play was flawless throughout the side, no hops, no ticks, no clicks, no crackles, no background noises, just wonderful MONO sound.  Only item found was a trace of dust noise in the gap between the last two tracks.
Side 2 - Visually graded Nearmint+ . Even better than side 1.  Play graded Nearmint.
Side 3 - Visually graded Nearmint- because not such a great shiny surface as disc 1. A few extremely faint scuffmarks on early tracks can be found in the strongest light. Play graded Nearmint  no ticks, no clicks, no background noises etc, just great sound.
Side 4 - Visually graded Nearmint- Marked down only because not so shiny as disc 1 and there are a few extremely difficult to see rubs on the outer edge of the disc off the playing area.  Play graded Nearmint, as on all the tracks on these 2 LPs I heard no crackles, no ticks, no clicks, no back ground noises, no sticks.

95 minutes of wonderful MONO sound, The MONO mix, which was done by the Beatles themsleves, has quite a number of small differences from the stereo mix done by the Apple engineers.  Details available on request.

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Postage (including thick card packaging to protect against damage in the post)

UK next day special delivery including insurance = £7.00

  Airmail Japan, USA = £10.50
Airmail Europe         = £6.70
            
Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £4.80

All photos are of the actual album for sale, not from "stock"or copied from elsewhere.  Please note that both text and photos are copyright. Please don't copy !