Beatles White Album original 1968 1st press EX+ to NM-
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Description
"The Beatles" White Album
The original First Press of this Double LP issued in 1968.
Complete with :-
Numbered original outer sleeve
Original top-loading sleeve
Original Black inners
Poster
Photos
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LPs
* Original 1st pressing from 1968
* "Sold in UK subject to..." printed on all LP labels (first press).
* Dark green Apple label
* Label number PCS 7067 and PCS 7068 ie stereo
* First matrix numbers on all sides.
* Matrix numbers YEX709-1, 710-1, 711-1, 712-1
Mother/stampers are 2O, 3RL, 4GAO and 4GGO.
* All four sides played and listened to right through, and individually rated from NearMint- to Excellent+
Outer Sleeve
* Original laminated outer sleeve by Garrod and Lofthouse.
* Heavyweight very early issue sleeve - the very earliest sleeves are instantly identifiable by their heavier weight and strength.
* Top-loading - 1st issue
* Numbered copy, 0334019 stamped on front cover.
* "The Beatles" embossed in the laminate on front cover.
* No words on back of the cover
* EX condition
* Completely intact, with no tears or writing, quite a nice white colour, a few light scuffs along the top edge and off-white bottom corners.
* Spine completely intact and all words clearly readable.
Poster
* Lyrics poster
* Made by Garrod and Lofthouse, correctly identified as such on the back/bottom right corner.
* Rated as Excellent
* Completely intact and undamaged, no writing, no seamsplitting.
Photos
* EX condition
* 4 photos, one of each Beatle
* No tears, no writing, no pin-holes, no glue or sellotape marks.
Black Inner Sleeves
* Original 1968 matt black paper inner sleeves, (with the hole diecut on just 1 side.)
* No seam splits - very unusual in these old black sleeves
* Inner sleeve 1 is in EX condition - completely intact, no seamsplits, some creases in the paper and a short 1cm tear on the centre hole.
* Inner sleeve 2 is EX- also completely intact, a few creases in the paper, a small tear in one side at the top and one tear of a few mm on the centre hole, no seam splits.
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.
Side 1 - Visually graded Near-Mint. In normal light the vinyl is completely unmarked. Only in the strongest light at just the right angle can you detect a few very faint scuff marks to show that this LP has been played before. Play graded NM- on the whole side I found no ticks, not even any background noise, just found three quiet clicks in the quiet gap between the last two tracks.
Side 2 -Visually graded NM- in the strongest light only, a few faint surface rubs. Play graded NM- I could find no ticks, no clicks, no flaws of any kind when playing this side.
Side 3 - Visually graded NM- a single superficial scratch in the run-in groove and start of track 1. Play graded EX+ some light crackle in the run-in groove and in the gap between the first two tracks and three quiet clicks noted in Helter Skelter.
Side 4 - Visually graded EX++ two small superficial marks on tracks 1 and 2. Play graded EX , a few very quiet clicks noted during the forst two tracks.
On all the 4 sides there were no hops, no jumps, no sticks and no loud ticks or clicks, just 95 minutes of wonderful sound.
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Postage (including thick packaging to protect against damage in transit)
UK special delivery including insurance = £7.00
Airmail Japan, USA = £10.75
Airmail Europe = £6.90
Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £5.00
All photos are of the actual album for sale, not from "stock"or copied from elsewhere. All text and photos are copyright. Please don't copy !
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