THE BEATLES The White Album *** 1968 Vintage Rock DBL LP Numbered copy

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THE BEATLES ~ The White Album ... Apple SWBO-101. 1968 DOUBLE Rock LP. Vinyl VG+. Cover VG, average wear. Numbered copy ... 0673199. The white sleeve has the band’s name embossed slightly below the middle of the album’s right side. It is a copy with Rocky Racoon misspelled. This is my personal copy, bought 45 years ago in 1968. Okay...Let's talk about "condition." The vinyl itself is VG+ ... not perfect, but sounding remarkably good for 45 years old and being a very, very popular album. Slight noise in spots, but overall sound is crisp and clear. The cover ... is exceptionally clean of the usual ringwear that seems to develop on most copies of this album. That's the albatross for this album jacket. But it's a good point for this copy. However, there were a couple of split seams I had to tape-repair (very carefully). The result does not take away from the overall lokks of the album. Again, not perfect, but pretty good. The inserts ... missing the poster that was included upon purchase. I have no idea where that ended up. The four photo inserts of the four Beatles are there, but somewhat beat up. You can see from the pics what the Back of the photos look like, tape residue, etc. These four pics adorned the walls of my dorm rooms, and then various apartment walls, so they went up and came down whenever I moved while at college in 1969 and on. Thus, they're worn. But I'm including them because they should go with the album. In Mint condition, this album goes for $200.00. While I consider this only a VG copy, because of the flaws, I still want the Goldmine VG price. It's just tough to let go. ******* IMPORTANT ****** Please Read >>>> Vinyl Grading. When 'grading' my records for sale, I do so visually. I manage to listen to a lot of these albums, but since I sell in quantity, I simply do not have time to listen to every single side and cut on every album. I look at everything carefully, then assign a grade based on my personal observation. If something looks below par, I throw it aside and only try to sell it if it falls into a 'rare' category. Even then, I will price accordingly. I use GOLDMINE: STANDARD CATALOG OF AMERICAN RECORDS for grading guidelines. Therefore, NM (Near Mint) will not be seen unless the album is still in original shrinkwrap. Most all of the albums and covers I sell will be VERY GOOD + (or) VERY GOOD. Here are Goldmine's defintions of those two classifications. Verbatim in part. VG+ VINYL > may show some slight sign of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are okay. Minor signs of handling are okay, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. VG+ COVERS > are close to their near mint counterparts. Only close. A cover may be marred by a cutout marking (cut corner, small hole punch, a cut in the spine) or promotional stamp. There may be some slight signs of handling, such as light creasing in the corners. There may be slight signs of wear at the most vulnerable areas, even a bit of ring wear. But all in all, except for a few minor imperfections, this should be a very nice copy. VG VINYL > have more obvious flaws. They may lack some of the original factory gloss. Groove wear may be evident, as well as light scratches. When played, a VG record will porbably have some surface noise, especially at the beginning of a song and at the end. But the noise will not overpower the music. You may run into an audible surface scratch, but will not be a major detraction from the music. Minor writing, tape, or a sticker may detract from the label. But overall, the record will still remain a fine listening experience, just not the same as if the record was in better condition. VG COVERS > have more signs of wear, such as minot seam splits, most common at the bottom center, middle of the spine, and the upper and lower right where the record is removed from the cover. These will not be overwhelming, and can be neatly repaired. Also, minor writing, tape, or stickers may detract from the cover. Visible ringwear will be more evident. There could be minor scuffing or cutout markings.Though a VG cover will still be pleasing to the eye, there's no way it could pass as new. FAIR or POOR vinyl I usually throw away, unless it's rare. FAIR or POOR covers may sometimes be sold, but only if the vinyl is still very good, and the album itself is considered collectable. I usually price this kind of quality very low.