THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM RARE MONO POSTER 4 PRINTS TOP OPENING APPLE ALBUM 1968

£ 150

$ 199

£ 150 Sold For

Mar 24, 2013 Sold Date

Mar 14, 2013 Start Date

£ 20 Start price

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The Beatles

'THE BEATLES'

(The White Album)

Rarer Mono issue

Apple records No.PMC 7067 / 7068

issued 1968 in UK

PMC 7067 Matrix Nos. XEX 709-1 XEX 710-1

mother stamper Nos. 1 & 5

PMC 7068 Matrix Nos. XEX 711-1 XEX 712-1

mother stamper Nos. 1 & 6

Original issue with 'sold in UK ...' label text

Top opening, cover No. 0506993 this copy comes complete with the

very large original poster (with lyrics on the reverse side)

and set of 4 prints of John, Paul, George & Ringo

black inner sleeves

tracks.....back in the USSR , dear prudence, glass onion, ob-la-di ob-la-da, wild honey pie, the continuing story of Bungalow Bill, while my guitar gently weeps, happiness is a warm gun, marthe my dear, I'm so tired, blackbird, piggies, rocky raccoon, don't pass me by, why don't we do it in he road, I will, Julia, birthday, yer blues, mother nature's son, everybodys got something to hide except me and my monkey, sexy sadie, helter skelter, long long long, revolution 1, honey pie , savoy truffle, cry baby cry ,revoloution 9, good night

Sleeve condition: The white gatefold sleeve is very tidy on both back and front, the slightest of wear to corners. The top opening edges show minimal 'feathering' only. Close inspection reveals a partial ring mark, this is very slight and more visible when turned towards a direct light source.The spine shows a little cracking on the laminate - presumably caused by opening and closing the gatefold.To be extremely 'picky' the edges have lost just a little of their original whiteness.The inside of the gatefold is in fine shape with no significant faults.

Grade at EX scores 7.5 / 10

Vinyl condition: Disc 1 PMC 7067bright sheen to surfaces, side 1 has no visible significant faults ; side 2 has 3 surface lines near the beginning, not audible or detracting from the listening experience. Grade side 1 (EX+) SIDE 2 (EX-)

Disc 2 PMC 7068 bright sheen to surfaces, side 3 shows the odd scuffs, one is more visible than the others, which are only visible when viewed under a spot light, in normal light they do not show.Side 4 has one hairline scuff, not effecting play,plays beautifully.

Grade side 3 (EX-) SIDE 4 (EX+)

Label condition: (both discs) No stickers /writings. No evidence of spindle hole wear, very minimal spindle traces.

I hope I have covered every detail, the faults declared are minimal. This is very fine example of the Holy Grail of Beatles albums, the winner will not be dissapointed.

GRADING GUIDELINES

Although record gradings can often be a matter of personal opinion, we have to find some common ground, and so my gradings are essentially based along the guidelines laid down by the Record Collector publication. However, I will elaborate here in order that you will understand how my gradings are made.

MINT (M)

A record described as Mint should be absolutely as new, just as it came out of the factory and in truth, never have been played although this is often difficult to prove or disprove. The sound should be crystal clear with no background noise or deterioration in sound quality.

The cover and any additional items such as posters,inner sleeve or lyric sheets should also be as new, with no creases, stains or writing(an acceptable exception would be the shopkeeper's hand-written price on the rear of the sleeve) which was commom-place in the 60's and 70's, before the days of bar-coding and automated pricing machines.

NEAR MINT (NM) or (M-)

This grading means that the record and/or it's cover are just marginally short of qualifying as being Mint. The vinyl may just show signs of having been played once or twice. The area around the spindle hole should be pretty much free of spindle trace marks, or at least only have the minimum of these marks. In other words, it is close to being Mint but not quite close enough to describe as such.

There may be the very slightest crease marks on the sleeve, or the laminate may have lifted in small areas without detracting too much from it's overall appearance

EXCELLENT (EX)/(EX+)/(EX-)

There will be indications on the vinyl surface that the record has been played, possibly several times but at the same time, it has been well cared for. There should be very little deterioration in the listening experience.

The sleeve/jacket could have minor creasing and/or signs of storage wear/discoloration, particularly on the back. EX- would indicate that the record would qualify for an EX grading apart from perhaps a small initial written on the label or sleeve or a scuff on the label or other very minor defect which does not affect the overall appearance or sound quality of the item.

VERY GOOD (VG)/(VG+)/(VG-)

the record will show significant signs of having been 'well played', it will show surface scratches and/or scuffs but will still play nicely without too much background noise. The cover and extras (lyric sheets etc) will also have creases or normal wear characteristics which are usually acceptable for this grade. VG+ and VG- are simply up and down variations on this grading, depending on the degree of wear and tear.

GOOD

The record has obviously been played or mis-treated so much that the sound quality is not what it used to be, but may be acceptable depending on the criteria of the individual collector. It will have several surface scratches and/or other defects but may still be useful as a 'gap filler' within a collection. The sleeve will probably be creased badly, torn or repaired with sellotape. Album sleeves may have crushed or damaged spines caused by bad storage etc.

FAIR

This grade may be only just about playable, with 'skips and jumps' and not really worth having UNLESS it is exceptionally rare, in which case it could serve as a 'gap filler'. I will not list any item in this condition unless it was mega-rare and this would be shown clearly in the description, so that there is no doubt about it.

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