The Beatles WHITE ALBUM 1968 MONO Fully Complete NMINT
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THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM
IN SUPERB CONDITION - PLAYED 2-3 TIMES
ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESS - MONO TOP LOADER
- CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMC 7067/8
- MATRIX:XEX XEX 7091-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 GAL / 3 LT / 2 TP / 6 NT
- SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
- WITH POSTER , PHOTOS AND THE RARE SPACER SHEET
- UNIQUE NUMBER 0229300
- THIS IS A VERY VERY NICE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A STAGGERRING WHITE ALBUM IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT FINDING. IT PLAYS TO PERFECTION AND SOUNDS MAGNIFICENT, AND ADDED WITH A SUPERB WHITE SLEEVE WHICH IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL INSERTS AND YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL COPY INDEED
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE CLASSIC APPLE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE A VERY DEEP GREEN COLOUR AND HAVE NO BLEMISHES AT ALL. THE WHITE SIDES ARE EQUALLY PERFECT. ON ALL 4 SIDES THE COLOURS FULLY EXTEND INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT ON BOTH DISCS. UNFADED AND UNRUBBED
A CAREFUL CHECK OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ABOUT 2-3 LIGHT SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLES, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE RECORDS HAVE HAD 2-3 PLAYS SINCE 1968, AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUND QUALITY YOU WILL REALISE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN ON ALL 4 SIDES. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE REPRODUCTION, NOR ARE THERE ANY OF THE VERY LIGHT SWIRLY MARKS THAT YOU GET ON SO MANY VINTAGE VINYLS. THERE ARE A FEW BARELY VISIBLE WISPY HANDLING LINES WHICH ARE JUST SUPERFICIAL. THIS VINYL JUST LOOKS SUPERB
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED EIGHT TRACKS FROM THIS DOUBLE ALBUM, TWO FROM EACH SIDE. I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, AND ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE LINKING GROOVE. MY AIM IS TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP THE SOUND IS WHILST ALLOWING YOU TO HEAR THE SILENT PASSAGES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS ANY BACKGROUND NOISES.
WHAT I THINK IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS ALBUM IS THAT THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER. THE DEAD WAX AND LINKING GROOVES ARE PERFECTLY SILENT, AND THE SOUND IS PURE FIRST PRESS MONO
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AT ALL ANYWHERE, MEANING THE LP WHEN IT WAS PLAYED WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD DECK WITH AN UNWORN STYLUS. THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS MIAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL, EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS PRODUCED TO BE HEARD.
THERE AR ABOUT 5 TINY TINY DUST POPS THAT I HEARD THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TEST PLAYAND THAT IS ALL THERE IS AND THERE BUT THAT IS ALL THERE IS TO MAR THIS SUPERB COPY OF ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BEATLES ALBUMS, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES BY CLICKING THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE AUCTION PAGE
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AS NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
THE FAMOUS WHITE SLEEVE WITH THE UNIQUE NUMBER
IT IS SO UNUSUAL TO FIND A WHITE ALBUM THAT HAS REMAINED 'WHITE' MOSTLY THEY ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF YELLOWING, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS VERY VERY WHITE WITH JUST THE FAINTEST TRACE OF YELLOWING AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE SOWING NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR EVEN THUMB LINES WHERE THE RECORDS WERE PLUCKED OUT OF THE SLEEVE. IN FACT THE ONLY LAMINATE LINES ARE THE TWO OR THREE TINY ONES DOWN THE EDGE OF THE SPINE.
THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT HAND EDGES ARE STILL PERFECTLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO SHELF WEAR AT ALL. THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE VERY VERY SHARP WITH JUST THE ODD MINISCULE THUMB NAIL NICK WHERE THE LP'S OR INSERTS WERE REMOVED, BUT COMPARED TO MOST OF THE FRAYED EXAMPLES YOU SEE AROUND THIS ONE IS AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE REALLY SMALL SPLIT TO THE LAMINATE ABOUT HALF WAY ALONG BUT THAT IS THE ONLY BLEMISH TO THE SURFACE.
THERE IS ALSO NO RINGWEAR WHICH IS ANOTHER THING THAT OFTEN BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE, AND THE NUMBER IS CLEARLY LEGIBLE APART FROM ON DIGIT WHICH HAS RUBBED A LITTLE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT SHOWING NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR RINGWEAR. THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH IS ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHERE A SMALL THUMB NAIL SIZED PIECE OF LAMINATE IS MISSING, BUT THIS BARELY NOTICES.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A SUPER WHITE INNER SURFACE WITH PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF LAMINATE LINES TO SPEAK ABOUT
THE TWO BLACK INNER SLEVEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUED ONES, AND NEITHER HAVE SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. IN FACT THERE ARE BARELY ANY CREASES ON THEM EITHER. ALSO THE TOP EDGES ARE NOT FRAYED OR WORN WHICH IS ANOTHER SURE SIGN THAT THE RECORDS HAVE HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE AND INNERS
THE 4 PHOTOS ARE THE ORIGINAL HEAVY CARD VERSIONS AND ARE ALL IN UNMARKED PRISTINE CONDITION, APART FROM PAUL MCCARTNEYS WHICH HAS A LINE ACCROSS IT
THE POSTER IS ALSO IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. NO STAINS OR MARKS ANYWHERE, NO TEARS OR SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. IT REALLY IS AS GOOD AS YOU COULD WISH TO FIND
THE ALL IMPORTANT SPACER SHEET WHICH SO OFTEN WAS DISCARDED FROM THE SETS BY OWNERS WHO JUST COULDN'T SEE THE NEED FOR IT, IS STILL THERE IN PRISTINE ORIGINAL CONDITION
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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