The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK 1968 STEREO COMPLETE 1st PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT-

	£		133
	$		176

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT 4-5 PLAY  CONDITION

FIRST UK PRESS  - IN STEREO

UNIQUE NUMBER 0598807

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 GOM / 7 GTD / 3 GHL / 3 GPP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDES ARE VERY WHITE AND HAVE NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN, AND THERE ARE ONLY 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD VERY VERY LITTLE PLAY

THE LABELS DO  HAVE THE EMI RECORDING TEXT !!!

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOK ALMOST FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF DULL SPECKS AND A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING LINES. IT'S ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THAT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES CAN BE SEEN.

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 THE LP'S FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS WITH THIS ALBUM IS THAT IT IS OFTEN FOUND TO LOOK GOOD, BUT AS SOON AS THE STYLUS HITS THE VINYL A DISTORTION TO THE RECORDED SOUND IS HEARD USUALLY THROUGH JUST ONE SPEAKER. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE TIMES I HAVE FOUND WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A GREAT SET ONLY TO BE LET DOWN WHEN PLAYING IT.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE PAIR OF VINYLS. NOT ONE JOT OF GROOVE WEAR ANYWHERE AT ALL, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THEREFORE CRISP AND CLEAR AND PERFORMS LIKE A TRUE FIRST PRESS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HERE AND THERE, AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS. THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE ROTATIONAL SCUFF NOISE RIGHT AT THE END OF TRACK 3 SIDE ONE, WHICH LASTS FOR ABOUT 8 ROTATIONS

A COUPLE OF TRACKS WHERE THERE IS ALITTLE LIGHT BACKGROUND, AND I HEARD A FEW TINY DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE

A REALLY TOP CLASS STEREO WHITE ALBUM AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SET NEAR MINT MINUS

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A GLEAMING JUST OFF WHITE SLEEVE , IN REALLY TOP CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS BARELY LOST ANY OF IT'S ORIGINAL WHITENESS.JUST A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF YELLOWING NEAR THE TOP EDGE. THERE ARE NO SEVERE CREASES OR BENDS, THERE IS ONE SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND A SLIGHTLY LARGER PATCH ALONG THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE ONLY FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A SIMILAR AMOUNT DOWN THE RIGHT EDGE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL THUMB LINES NEAR THE TOP EDGE. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS STILL VERY CLEAR WITH ALL OF THE DIGITS CLEAR AND UNFADED. THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A TINY DING TO THE VERY TIP, .

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL FAIRLY SHARP AND ONLY HAVE A FEW SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES, PLUS SOME LIGHT BURRING

THE SPINE DOES NOT HAVE ANY LAMINATE FLAKE AS SO MANY COPIES HAVE. THE SPINE JUST WASN'T UP TO TAKING THE OPENING AND CLOSING. THERE IS NO ACTUAL WEAR TO THE SPINE AND THE TYPEFACE JUST A TINY LITTLE BLUEISH SCUFF

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND SOME THUMB LINES NEAR THE TOP EDGE

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS JUST THE BAREST  TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE, AND THEN ONLY WHEN YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS, WHICH ARE ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION,

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL BLACK ROUGH PAPER INNERS AND ARE BOTH IN  FAIR CONDITION. THEY BOTH HAVE A COUPLE OF HOLES IN THE SEAMS, NOTHING HUGE JUST SMALL HOLES. THE DIE CUT HOLE ON ONE OF THEM IS SNAGGED, AND THERE IS SOME CREASING

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND ITS STAIN FREE,AND IT HAS VERY SHARP CREASE LINES

THE 4 PICTURES ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND LOOKS SUPERB.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT /  EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY