The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK 1968 T/L *STEREO* JUST 1-2 PLAYS FROM NEW NEAR MINT -

	£		227
	$		301

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 NEAR MINT (-)

PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

TOP-LOADER FIRST UK PRESS  - IN STEREO

UNIQUE NUMBER 0411281

MINT MINUS WIDE SPINE SLEEVE!!

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1/ 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 GRT / 2 GAD / 5 GMH / 6/PT
• HAS 'EMI RECORDING' AT 9 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL
• EMBOSSED KT TAX CODE SIDE 4 LABEL
• WIDER SPINE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK 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 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD VERY VERY LITTLE PLAY

THE VINYL

IN DAYLIGHT THESE DISCS LOOK SUPERB. THE ORIGINAL SHEEN IS  PERFECT AND FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, SOME ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES, AND A FEW DULL SPECKLES EMBEDDED IN THE VINYL

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

USUALLY 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 SHOULD

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

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY AND IS MOSTLY OUTSTANDING. YES THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH IS AUDIBLE DURING SOME OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE, (MORE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF SIDE 4)

OVERALL A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND ONE THAT YOU CAN TRULY PLAY AND ENJOY WITHOUT MAJOR FRUSTRATION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS GREAT SET AS NEAR MINT, NEAR MINT MINUS AT THE VERY LOWEST

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

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 AGEING NEAR THE PERIMETERS.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS,NO MARKS TO THE LAMINATE WHATSOEVER. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE 

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE, AND NONE WHATSOEVER NEXT TO THE RIGHT EDGE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE TOP EDGE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS VERY SHARP WITH ALL OF THE DIGITS CLEAR AND UNFADED. ( 0411281 )THE CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE .

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VIRTUALLY AS NEW. THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN RAZOR SHARP WHEN THEY LEFT THE FACTORY AND THIS SET IS STILL NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BURRING

INCREDIBLY THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WHEN LISTING A WHITE ALBUM THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ONE THAT HAS NO FLAKING TO THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS COPY HAS ABSOLUTELY NO FLAKING WHATSOEVER. I SUSPECT THE RECORDS WERE KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE LP.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS AMAZING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, NO LAMINATE LINES AT ALL NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES AND AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

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

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL BLACK ROUGH PAPER INNERS AND ARE BOTH IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION.  NEITHER OF THEM HAVE ANY SEAM SPLITS,  THE DIE CUT HOLES ARE BOTH PERFECT, AND THE SURFACES ARE FREE FROM MARKS OR STAINS AND ARE FLAT AND UNCREASED. JUST A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES VISIBLE.PLUS A TINY NICK TO THE TOP EDGE OF ONE OF THEM

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND THE FOLD LINES ARE SUPER SHARP. THERE IS A TINY BIT OF FOXING VISIBLE

THE 4 PICTURES ARE CORRECT ORIGINALS ON THE HEAVIER CARD, AND ONLY HAVE SOME LIGHT CREASE LINES TO SOME OF THE EDGES

IF THIS SLEEVE HAD BEEN PURE WHITE I WOULD HAVE BEEN GRADING THIS AS MINT!!. DUE TO THE VERY LIGHT NATURAL AGEING UNDER THE LAMINATE IT STILL RANKS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BEST SLEEVES AVAILABLE AND ON THAT BASIS I GRADE THIS MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY