THE BEATLES White Album 1st Press MONO PMC 7067/68 TOP OPEN NO EMI EX+STUNNING

	£		454
	$		602

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The BEATLES - THE WHITE ALBUM

Graded as Excellent to Excellent + Overall

A very nice condition, highly presentable, complete and extremely low numbered 0054901 copy of this extremely hard to find and sought after 1968 original UK very 1st press Beatles masterpiece, on the APPLE record label, MONO, PMC 7067/8

Such a rare and hard to come by especially in this condition, impressive extremely glossy and clean top opening sleeve and with all components so nicely intact) - a very, very early UK 1st pressing misprint so omitting EMI recording on any of the 4 labels always evident on later pressings

100% complete with all components including so often missing paper spacer to protect photos of the fab 4

NOTES

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variation 1): XEX 709-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variation 1): XEX 710-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped variation 1): XEX 711-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped variation 1): XEX 712-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variation 2): XEX 709-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variation 2): XEX 710-2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped variation 2): XEX 711-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped variation 2): XEX 712-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variation 3): XEX 709-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variation 3): XEX 710-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped variation 3): XEX 711-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped variation 3): XEX 712-2

CONDITION

In normal daylight the appearance of each of the vinyls is EXCELLENT+

 Each vinyl is nice and weighty and completely flat, and each side of each vinyl has retained a nice black glossy mirror like sheen and they really do gleam in normal light. Under a brighter light each side has ONLY one NON FEELABLE AND VERY LIGHT hairline that do come into view, but none are "feelable" or appear to be below the surface with all appearing to be superficial only.  But again I should stress that there is nothing that is feelable and nothing that is obviously below the surface. nothing intrusive and certainly nothing to diminish the overall impressive audio quality.

 Clearly each vinyl has had very minimal plays evident by the fact each label shows only one or two feint spindle lines to the centre, to confirm maybe less than 10 plays in 52 years. Superb !!!!

The labels are Excellent ++. 

Wonderfully impressive labels with all text, all colouring, and the iconic dark green (not lighter green as on subsequent non-first press releases) APPLE logo with black writing upon the smooth white background all remaining in great condition with some faint spindle trails on each label. Again, note the absence of any reference to "EMI" on any of the labels - an indicator of a very early UK 1st pressing.

The condition of the laminated outer gatefold sleeve is Excellent. 

A REALLY LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE, DONT OFTEN SEE ONE AS CLEAN AND GLOSSY AS THIS ONE

All edges remain firm with no scuffing at all (amazing!), each corner remains a nicely defined right angle with minimal rubbing though and the spine also remains firm with all text beautifully intact as is all of the spine laminate - no lifting, splitting or breaking of the spine laminate at all which is exceptional, just a couple of very small age discolouration marks. All colouring, art work, and photos remain in great shape - vibrant and clear definition, there is no unwanted writing or doodles anywhere, and no cardboard creasing either. The top opening edges are firm with no fraying at all,  "The BEATLES" remains beautifully embossed upon the front cover, and the interior flip-backs remain in great shape. r. The whole gatefold has a lovely glossy feel and sheen about it and remains highly impressive and eminently presentable - not quite perfect, but really lovely condition overall. Note the extremely low number of 0054901 on the front side, making this a real rarity and in superb condition to compliment this

Finally, the quality of the MONO audio is EXCELLENT. 

There is great tone and clarity throughout even at higher volume and frequencies. There are no jumps, repeats, skips or obvious clicking and background crackle is at an absolute minimum on disc 1 (sides 1 and 2), and a little more noticeable on disc 2 (sides 3 and 4) where some light background interference can be heard during some of the interludes and quieter moments ("Mother Nature's Son", and the intro to "Long, Long, Long", for example). I stress though, that despite these relatively minor glitches, the sound quality and listening experience remains impressive overall. 

A professional clean  may eliminate any background crackle and promote the audio experience to a Near Mint grading but being honest it is very minimal and only between a few tracks, once music kicks in it is not evident.

The tracks are :

Side 1 :

1. BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.

2. DEAR PRUDENCE

3. GLASS ONION

4. OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA

5. WILD HONEY PIE

6. THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL

7. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS

8. HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN

Side 2 :

1. MARTHA MY DEAR

2. I'M SO TIRED

3. BLACKBIRD

4. PIGGIES

5. ROCKY RACCOON

6. DON'T PASS ME BY

7. WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD

8. I WILL

9. JULIA

Side 3 :

1. BIRTHDAY

2. YER BLUES

3. MOTHER NATURE'S SON

4. EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT ME AND MY MONKEY

5. SEXY SADIE

6. HELTER SKELTER

7. LONG LONG LONG

Side 2 :

1. REVOLUTION 1

2. HONEY PIE

3. SAVOY TRUFFLE

4. CRY BABY CRY

5. REVOLUTION 9

6. GOOD NIGHT

Comes with original lyric poster and x4 Beatle photos, the photos are in truly excellent plus condition to NEAR MINT Condition and have clearly never left the sleeve until today..note that the coveted and rare paper original spacer is also included, which is so often missing

The lyric poster is Excellent plus with just some very minor wear : no seam splits, no unwanted writing or doodles, no blue tack or drawing pin holes in either the photos or the lyric poster, and no obvious creasing, which all adds to the value and rarity of this highly desirable 1st pressing. 

Comes with original die-cut black inner sleeves with no seam splits, , barely any fraying on the top edges, and just one minor 10mm tear to opening edge - a solid excellent overall with each sleeve remaining fully functional. 

In summary a nicely impressive condition and highly presentable copy of this fiercely sought after 1968 very first UK press Beatles classic, made all the more rare and desirable by it's extremely low number - a "must" for any serious Beatles vinyl collection and only continuing to gain in value.

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• SIDE 1     Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variation 2): XEX 709-1             3 GGH
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• SIDE 2     Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variation 2): XEX 710-2             3 GGL
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• SIDE 3     Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped variation 2): XEX 711-1              3 HR
  
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• SIDE 4     Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped variation 2): XEX 712-1              2 HG