Beatles White Album original UK 1968 1st press EX+

	£		83
	$		110

"The Beatles" White Album

The original First Press of this Double LP issued in 1968.

Complete with :-
Numbered copy
Original top-loading sleeve
Original Black inners
Poster
Photos

The LPs and the cover and all the accessories are all in Excellent condition.
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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
* Original heavyweight vinyl
* Label number PCS 7067 and PCS 7068 ie stereo
* All first matrix numbers YEX709-1, 710-1, 711-1, 712-1
* Mother/stampers are 2GRL, 2PR, 2GOP and 2GAR.
* All sides played and listened to right through, and individually rated EX+ to EX

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, 0443574 stamped on front cover.
* "The Beatles" embossed in the laminate on front cover.
* The small word "stereo" on the back at top/right
* EX condition
* Wonderful condition, completely intact, with no tears or writing, just a few light scuffs along the opening edge and a few creases in the laminate.
* Spine looks great, undamaged, all words clearly readable, top corner just lightly scuffed.
* A nice white, only very faintly yellowing with age.

Poster
* Lyrics poster
* Made by Garrod and Lofthouse, correctly identified as such on the back/bottom right corner.
* Rated as NM Near mint 
* This has not been on anybody's wall no creasing, no writing, no pinmarks etc etc
* Completely intact and undamaged, looks as if it has never been used.

Photos
* Comes complete with 4 photos, one of each Beatle
* EX+ condition
* No tears, no writing, no pin-holes, no glue or sellotape marks.

Black Inner Sleeves
* The black inner sleeves are in EX condition
* Original 1968 matt black paper inner sleeves, (with the hole diecut on just 1 side.)
* Inner sleeve 1 is in EX+ condition  - completely intact, no seam splits,  no damage, just a few creases in the paper.
* Inner sleeve 2 is EX, also completely intact, no damage, no tears, no seam splits, a few creases in the paper.
* No seam splits - very unusual in these old black sleeves.

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 rated EX  one light superficial scratch, and markings in the run-in groove. Play was EX+ throughout the whole of the play, with no ticks or clicks detected and quiet gaps between tracks.  There were 3 clicks in the run-in groove before the start of the first track Side 2 - visually EX just one light scratch marking and some marks in the run-in groove.  Play was EX  a few light clicks just detectable in the first track and 3 regular clicks in the last track, very quiet Side 3 - visually EX- a few very light superficial markings.  Plays EX+ , some barely detectable light clicks occasionally, only really noticeable at the start of the last track.
Side 4 - visually rated VG++, two light surface scratches on track 1.  Plays EX+ no sound detectable on the soundtrack from the marks at track 1.  Unusually quiet between tracks and at the start and end of the last track, which is often troublesome. 

 On all the 4 sides there were no hops, no jumps, no sticks.

95 minutes of wonderful sound

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Postage + packing

UK  special delivery including insurance = £6.00

  Airmail Japan, USA = £9.00
Airmail Europe         = £5.60
            
Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £4.30

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