THE BEATLES.THE WHITE ALBUM.STUNNING STEREO 1ST PRESS.COMPLETE.INVESTMENT GRADE
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THE BEATLES.THE WHITE ALBUM.1968 UK 1ST PRESSING WITH NUMBERED TOP LOADING SLEEVE, POSTER,4 PHOTOS,ULTRA RARE PHOTO SPACER AND BLACK DIE CUT INNERS.ALL COMPONENTS ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION.THE SLEEVE IS THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN.IT REALLY IS EXTRAORDINARY!
CATALOGUE:PCS 7068
MATRIX:YEX 709-1 YEX 710-1 YEX 711-1 YEX 712-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 LO 4 MG 2 HT 1 AG
COVER:FULLY LAMINATED,TOP LOADING,NUMBERED COVER(0419199), WITH FLIPBACKS ON INNER GATEFOLD, GRADES EXCELLENT+.THIS IS THE CLEANEST COVER I HAVE EVER SEEN OF THIS ALBUM.THE SPINE IS FIRM AND LEGIBLE.THE COVER HAS A FEW TINY BLEMISHES,VERY MINOR EDGEWEAR AND A HANDFUL OF TINY LAMINATE CREASES BUT THIS REALLY IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS WITH THIS COVER.MAGNIFICENT!I DOUBT THERE IS A BETTER EXAMPLE OUT THERE!
POSTER:GIANT POSTER HAS NEVER BEEN HUNG.STILL LOVELY AND CLEAN.HAS A LITTLE LIGHT CREASING AND A FEW TINY SPLITS ALONG THE FOLD LINES.GRADES EXCELLENT
PHOTOS:ALL FOUR IN SUPERB EX+ CONDITION.THE PHOTO SPACER HAS A LITTLE LIGHT CREASING
INNERS:BOTH DIE CUT INNERS HAVE A LITTLE LIGHT CREASING.ONE HAS A SMALL TEAR AND MINOR CREASING TO DIE CUT HOLE.BOTH GRADE EXCELLENT.
LABELS:ALL FOUR IN BEAUTIFUL EX+ CONDITION.VIVID,SHARP AND CRYSTAL CLEAR.SOME SPINDLE TRAILS ARE APPARENT IN STRONG LIGHT
RECORDS:BOTH OF THESE THICK SLABS OF 1ST PRESS VINYL RETAIN A GORGEOUS, MIRROR LIKE,BLACK GLOSS.THESE RECORDS USUALLY TURN UP TRASHED AND BOTH OF THESE DISCS WOULD BE IN THE TOP 5% OF COPIES OUT THERE.CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER STRONG LIGHT REVEALS SOME LIGHT,NON FEELABLE MARKS/BLEMISHES TO ALL FOUR SIDES.THESE ARE SUPERFICIAL AND I REPEAT,NOT FEELABLE.THEY GRADE:SIDE 1-STRONG VG+ SIDE 2-EXCELLENT MINUS SIDE 3-STRONG VG+ SIDE 4-STRONG VG+.IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT ALL PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM,REGARDLESS OF HOW LITTLE THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYED DISPLAY LIGHT BLEMISHES AND ARE PRONE TO SLEEVE REMOVAL SCUFF MARKS.THIS IS DUE TO THE QUALITY OF THE VINYL OF THE PRESSINGS RATHER THAN HOW THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED.I AM GRADING WITH CAUTION HERE.MOST SELLERS WOULD GRADE THESE RECORDS EXCELLENT.THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN PLAYED BUT LOOKED AFTER LOVINGLY.
DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SET POSTAGE WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN USUAL.SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY UK:£7.00 EU:£14.00 JAPANESE BUYERS PLEASE CONTACT FOR COSTS
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