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

	£		175
	$		232

"The Beatles" White Album

Not only the original First Press of this Double LP issued in 1968.

BUT ALSO
   the even rarer MONO version.

  Complete with
     Numbered original mono sleeve.
     Heavyweight sleeve
     Top-opening.
     Original Black inners.
     Poster.
     Photos.
     Even a photospacer.
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LPs
*Original 1st pressing from 1968
* "Sold in UK subject to..." printed on top of all LP labels (first press).
* Dark green Apple label
* Label number PMC 7067 and PMC 7068 ie MONO
* Matrix numbers are XEX709-1, 710-2, 711-1, 712-1
* First mothers on side 1 and on side 2
* Mother/stamper stamps in the black vinyl are 1G, 1GMR, 2AG and 5TT.
* KT tax code for 1968 stamped on side 1
* All tracks of all sides have been played, listened to, and play graded. * Detailed visual and play notes are at the foot of the page.

Outer Sleeve
* Original Heavyweight cover - you can tell these are the true originals as soon as you pick them up from the considerably greater weight and strength.
*Original MONO sleeve by Garrod and Lofthouse.
* Top-opening, first issue.
* Number stamped on the front of the cover 0104458 . 
* "The Beatles" embossed in the laminate on front cover.
* MONO cover - No writing of any kind on the back.
* EX- condition.
* No tears, no writing, no damage. The front cover has a few faint indentations in the laminate, but not through the laminate. There is a light crease in the left corner.  
* All words clearly readable on the spine, a few mm of laminate lifting at the top end.
* Internal flapbacks are well stuck down and completely undamaged.
* There is some light scuffing along the top edge, almost completely confined to the back of the cover which also has some yellowing due to age.

Black Inner Sleeves
* Original black Apple sleeves with 
matt black paper (with the hole diecut on just 1 side.)
* Both sleeves are in Nearmint- condition.
* No seamsplits on any of the edges.
*Virtually uncreases.
* Each sleeve has just some small scuffs around the central hole from where the LP was withdrawn and replaced.

Poster
* Original lyrics poster.
* Made by Garrod and Lofthouse, correctly identified as such on the back/bottom right corner.
* Rated as EX
*  No tears, no damage, no writing. 
* No splits on any of the seams 

Photos
* Comes with four 11" x 8"photos, one of each Beatle.
* Excellent condition with no damage, no tears, no writing, no pin-holes.
* Come complete with the original white photospacer, as shown in the photo.

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. 
Side 1 - Visually EX/EX+  just a very few faint surface marks.  Play graded VG++  all the tracks played extremely well with no ticks, no clicks, no hops, no jumps, no crackle.  The quiet gaps between several of the tracks however have a few dust noises and a few faint clicks.
Side 2 - visually VG++  a few light surface scratches. Play graded EX.  All tracks and gaps played flawlessly with the exception of one place in track 2  where there were three quiet clicks.
Side 3 - Visually EX+ just a few  faint surface markings .  Play on this side was exceptionally good, tracks played nearmint- , gaps between the tracks were silent.  All the way to the last rather tedious track where there were a few odd crackles.  (It is always difficult to tell on this very peculiar track which of the funny noises are supposed to be there and which are not)
Side 4 -Visually EX-/VG++ due to a light scuff on the early tracks.  The were no ticks, no clicks, no hops, no sticks or other loud noises. Play of most racks was better thasn EX but tracks 2 and 8 had a few quiet clicks.  Overall EX

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 = £7.80

  Airmail Japan, USA = £11.70
Airmail Europe         = £7.05
            
Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £5.50

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 !