Beatles - White Album UK 1968 *STEREO* 1st Press Double

	£		190
	$		252

THE BEATLES - 'WHITE ALBUM'

1968 UK 1st *STEREO* PRESSING

**NEAR MINT & 100% COMPLETE**

The superb NEAR MINT stereo copy is on the dark green Apple label: PCS 7067 & PCS 7068
All labels include the 'Sold in UK..' text & the 'An EMI Recording' statement.
There is no tax/price code is visible on any label.

Housed in a fully laminated, top-loading 'Garrod & Lofthouse' small rear stereo logo cover, numbered: No. 0445622
Complete with original die-cut matt-black inners, UK 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed poster, four 'thick' card colour photos & white paper photo spacer.

Matrix numbers: YEX 709-1, 710-1, 711-2, 712-1
Stamper numbers: 5/GAG, 6/GMH, 3/HL, 1/GDG

Visual: NEAR MINT

Both surfaces are in pristine 'as new' MINT condition when viewed in strong direct daylight with no marks or scratches to either side.
Close inspection directly under a halogen desk lamp reveals just a 1cm light mark on side 2 & a few barely visible wispy paper hairlines but no other wear.
Both sides lie 100% flat on the turntable with no signs of dishing or warping.

Audio: NEAR MINT

All tracks here sound 100% 'as new' with no trace of background noise, groovewear or any other audible wear.
Frequently worn areas such as the crossover from 'Back in The USSR' to 'Dear Prudence' play perfectly without any background crackle.
Even the guitar solo on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' is free from peakwear distortion or break-up.
The easily damaged introduction to 'Martha My Dear' and the deilcate 'Blackbird' & 'Julia' all play perfectly.
I detected just a few very soft 'ticks' at the end of 'Glass Onion' but both run-ins & all bands play silently with no further traces of audible wear.

Visual: NEAR MINT

Again, pristine, deep gloss, undulled surfaces with no further visible wear of any kind - even direct under a halogen desk lamp
Both sides lie 100% flat on the turntable with no signs of dishing or warping.

Audio: NEAR MINT

As with disc 1, this disc has been barely played and revealed no traces of any crackle, peak/groovewear distortion on any track or either channel.
Even the easily worn inner tracks on each side: 'Long, Long Long' & 'Goodnight' play perfectly without any distortion or break up.
Both run-ins & all bands play silently & there are no ticks, pops, hiss or any other audible wear elsewhere.

A strong, thick card example with a bright, clean & unscratched laminate which displays just a few faint toning lines but no major discolouration.
The front panel laminate bears just a single 'thumbnail' crease but is fully intact around the raised lettering. The individual number is clean & bold.
All corners front & rear are in superb, unbumped, clean & square shape and all the top-opening edges are all clean & sharp & appear untouched.
The rear panel as pristine as the front with just a light wrinkle to the lower edge & some light toning towards the spine area.

The inside is 'as new' and has clearly not been opened for many years.
The spine has some splitting to the laminate but all the wording is intact & clearly readable.

There is some minor foxing/age-spots to the spacer & poster but no tears or other damage.

No tears or splits

Both discs have been carefully audibly graded in their entirety on a Rega P9 deck fitted with a Shelter 901 cartridge.

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