THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM 1ST MONO PRESSING PMC 7067/ 7068 VG- LP EARLY STAMPERS

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THE BEATLES – WHITE ALBUM

CAT.NO. PMC 7067 / 7068

1ST PRESSING FROM 1968

MASTER MATRICES XEX 709-1/ XEX 710-1/ XEX 711-1/ XEX 712-2

QUITE AN UNUSUAL PRESSING HERE, THE MONO MATRIX MIX ON SIDE 4 COMES FROM A SECOND MONO MASTER, IT IS GENERALLY THOUGHT THAT THE MONO VERSION OF THE WHITE ALBUM ONLY EVER HAD THE 1 MIX...

SECONDLY THE ‘AN EMI RECORDING TEXT’ IS PRESENT ON THE LABELS WITH SLIGHTY DARKER GREEN APPLES ON THIS COPY (SIDES 3 AND 4), WHICH INTHEMSELVES ARE AN INDICTION OF THE FIRST LABEL PRESSINGS FROM NOV.1968, BUT WOULD NORMALLY HAVE THAT LINE OF TEXT NOT YET INCLUDED. WHEREAS SIDES 1& 2 HAVE SLIGHTER LIGHTER APPLES ...BUT WITHOUT THE ‘AN EMI RECORDING’ TEXT!

THIRDLY,THIS WHITE ALBUM HAS TWO SETS OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1 G STAMPERS...

THE SLEEVE: (VERY GOOD PLUS)

1ST & ORIGINAL SLEEVE WITH INTERNAL SIDE FOLD-OVERS AND TOP LOADING. FULLY LAMINATED WITH VERY MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR. ALL TEXT CLEAR AND GLOSSY AND INTERNAL PICTORIALS OFEACH BEATLE HAVE RETAINED THIER CONTRAST. THE SLEEVE HAS MINOR LIGHT SUPERFICIAL CREASES, ONE OR TWO DEEPER CREASES AND HARDLY ANY DISCOLORATION OR RECORD RING WEAR. THE LAMINATION IS INTACT, INSIDE THE GATEFOLD IS EXCELLENT, THERE IS NO LAMINATE FRAYING DOWN THE SPINE. SUPERB STILL FOR ITS AGE, VERY CLEAN AND GLOSSY.

THE INNER PARTITION IS INTACT AND THERE IS NO HANDWRITING OR WRITING IMPRINTS. CAT. NO AND MONO STATED ON SPINE IN BOTTOM CORNER. STRONG SPINE WITH NO LAMINATE OR CARD SPLITTING, HOLDS THE RECORDS WELL WITH NO TEARS OR SPLITS AND NEAT OPENING SLOTS. THE ORIGINAL 7 DIGIT NUMBER FORMAT IS FAIRLY LOW AT 0104601 BEING APPROX. ONE SIXTH OF THE WAY THROUGH THE PRINTS, CONSIDERING THERE WERE OVER 600,000 1ST ISSUE NUMBERED COPIES.

INNER SLEEVES: ORIGINAL BLACK ONE-SIDED WINDOW INNERS, WITH FULL PLAIN BACKS. OFTEN FOUND IN TERRIBLE CONDITION, THESE ONES ARE BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE BUT NOT PERFECT. ONLY ONE OF THEM HAS A MINOR SIDE SPLIT, BOTH HAVE MINOR FRAYING AT THE OPENING SLOT AND MINOR TEARS FROM THE WINDOWS. GRADE AS GOOD PLUS AS THEY STILL HOLD THE RECORDS WELL AND ARE QUITE STURDY.

POSTER AND PICS: MISSING

THE VINYL CONDITION: VERY GOOD MINUS

CONSERVATIVELY GRADED THE VINYL’S ARE IN A WELL PLAYED CONDITION, THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THEY LOOK OVER PLAYED. THE SURFACES ARE CONSISTENTLY EACH IN AROUND THE SAME CONDITION, HAVING LIGHT STYLUS HAIRLINE MARKS (SURFACE MARKS NOT GROOVE SCRATCHES) SCATTERED OVER MOST OF THE SURFACE. THERE IS STILL A VERY DECENT SMOOTH GLOSSY TEXTURE COMING THROUGH AND MORE OF THE AREA IS UNBLEMISHED THAN IT IS BLEMISHED. THERE ARE NO SCUFF MARKS, THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR MARKS THAT CAN BE FELT, BEING COMPLETELY SMOOTH ALL OVER BUT SHOWING PLAY USE, HOWEVER NO GROOVE WEAR. NO DINKS IN THE VINYL AND NO WARPS. THERE IS STILL A GOOD PRESSING SHINE AND THIS IS STILL A RESPECTABLE PLAYABLE EXAMPLE ALBEIT NOT AN AUDIOPHILE COPY, BUT ADMISSABLE IF YOU WANT TO OWN A VERY EARLY PLAYABLE ORIGINAL. HEAVY SIXTIES PRESSING THAT LAY FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE AND PERFECTLY ON THE SPINDLE POINT.

THE AUDIO: VERY GOOD PLUS

AS USUAL THESE ROBUST SIXTIES PRESSINGS FROM EMI TEND TO SHINE IN AUDIO NO MATTER HOW THE VISUAL INSPECTION MIGHT MAKE YOU THINK OTHERWISE. THE VOCAL AUDIO IS CRISP AND CLEAR OVERALL, AND STILL PROJECTING A DEEP ORIGINAL MONO BASS LINE AND FEEL FOR A 1ST PRESSING RENDITION. GUARANTEED TO PLAY SMOOTHLY THROUGH ON EACH SIDE WITHOUT ANY SKIPPING OR STICKS BUT.... THERE WILL BE ONE VERY QUICK JUMP (AND NOTHING MORE GUARANTEED) ON 'BACK IN THE USSR' (TESTED ON DIFFERENT EUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE) AUDIBLE TICKS BETWEEN TRACKS (IE THE DEAD-WAX GROOVES) ONLY, PERHAPS A LITTLE LIGHT BACKGROUND CRACKLE AUDIBLE IN SOME OF THE QUIETER PARTS, BUT NOTHING OVER ANY OF THE MAIN SONG AUDIO.

VERY EARLY MOTHER/ STAMPERS:

SIDE 1: 5 HL

SIDE 2: 3 HH

SIDE 3: 1 G

SIDE 4: 1 G

CONSIDERING THE WHITE ALBUM WAS PRESSED IN THE MILLIONS, THIS REPRESENTS A VERY EARLY 1ST PRESSING!

1 G MOTHER/ STAMPER’S  REPRESENT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE RUN FOR THOSE RESPECTIVE SIDES BEING WITHIN THE FIRST 300 PRESSED, AND FOR ANY BEATLES LP ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER.

NO TAX CODE PRESENT ON THIS COPY EITHER!

LABELS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO HANDWRITING OR MARKS, CLEAR TEXT, NO SPOTTING TO BACKGROUND. VERY LIGHT SPINDLE WEAR AND SPINDLE TRACES CAN BE SEEN BUT NOT TOO HEAVY.

GRADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

THE VINYL'S WILL BE PLACED IN A NEW INNER SLEEVES WITH ORIGINALS PLACED SEPARATELY INSIDE THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

A NEW HIGH GRADE 180 GSM GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS INCLUDED TO FURTHER PROTECT THIS ORIGINAL SLEEVE.

WILL BE DELIVERED IN A PROFESSIONAL LP MAILER WITH ONE ADDITIONAL CARD STIFFERNER.

POSTAGE IS INCLUDED IN THE UK AND IS RECORDED

DELIVERY OVERSEAS IS TRACKED