The Beatles - 1968 UK Stereo First Press, No 0531143, 1 Owner, VG+ PLS READ
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The Beatles - 1968 UK Stereo, No 0531143
Runouts confirmed as
Side 1 - YEX 709-1 2 O
Side 2 - YEX 710-1 3 RL
Side 3 - YEX 711-1 4 PM
Side 4 - YEX 712-1 6 LT
This example is courtesy of my aunt who has owned this since new, she has kept it stored away and unseen/unplayed since sometime in the 70s....
Vinyl - Under torchlight and close up here is what i can see.... Side 1 has a few light scratches/hairlines/scuffs mainly from the paper inner but no major wear. Side 2 is a little cleaner with but a few superficial light hairlines at most. The label of this first disc is clean and has only a little light spindle marking. It spins with a slight edge warp unlikely to trouble most setups.
Side 3 is mostly like side 2 with barely any bar 2 small insignificant scuff lines from the run ins on first track. Side 4 is visually the worst of all showing some light scuffs presumably from these crude original inner sleeves but nothing that can be felt. Second disc label looks good and has just a little spindle marking. This second disc is however abit more edge warped.
Audio - I have put both records through my Degritter for a clean and have listened to all four sides. I have no other pressing or copy to compare to nor do i own a digital copy for reference so i am listening only for defects. Setup is our humble but lovely Pioneer PL-51 DD from the 70's with a Shure nude elliptical M75 type 2. Side 1 tracked perfectly throughout without the minor warp affecting playback at all. There is some minor period snap and crackle plus the IGD from the Shure but it sounds as id expect! Side 2 is maybe a tad quieter than side 1 but is much the same and plays through fine. Side 3 is more of the same, the warp is more pronounced at the start but not enough to affect tracking and again plays through fine. Side 4 follows the trend of three sides before and sounds much the same. So almost entirely just light period age related surface noise with snap crackle and a little pop particularly when audio level is low plus the inaudible warps. The warps could be cured with a record flattener for completeness but wouldnt be essential.
Jacket - original top loading laminated gatefold with original black inners. No poster or postcards present. All in excellent shape with no major wear just some usual age related stuff in form of discolouring, minor ring wear and tiny laminate peel on the spine. Feels solid and ready to last decades more!
The price reflects the overall condition and known low ownership and use.
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