The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK 1968 TOPLOADER STEREO COMPLETE PLAYS NEAR MINT / EX+

	£		87
	$		115

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 EX TO NEAR MINT PLAY  CONDITION

TOP-LOADER FIRST UK PRESS  - IN STEREO

UNIQUE NUMBER 0342814

NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-2 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 AL / 4 MR / 1 GPD / 1 OG

THIS PARTICULAR LP SET HAS THE 'EMI RECORDING' INFO ON THE LABEL ON THE 2ND DISC BUT NOT ON THE FIRST. THIS MEANS THAT THE FIRST LP WAS LABELLED WITH THE ORIGINAL SET OF LABELS, AND THE SECOND WITH THE UPDATED SET. THIS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE, AND IS SIMPLY WHERE THE PRESSING PLANT WERE USING UP THE OLD LABELS. I HAVE SEEN MANY SETS WHICH HAVE  VERSIONS OF THIS.

THIS LP SET BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO WAS GIVEN IT AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN DECEMBER 1968 ONE MONTH AFTER THE RELEASE DATE

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 3-4 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 NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL DULL SHADOWS VISIBLE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME SPECKLED DULL SPOTS VISIBLE, AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES (TWO LONG BUT NON SOUNDING ONES ON DISC ONE)

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

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,(MORESO ON DISC TWO) AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE, BUT OVERALL A FABULOUS COPY OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER ALBUM

A REALLY TOP CLASS STEREO WHITE ALBUM AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SET AS FOLLOWS:-

SIDE 1 NEAR MINT

SIDE 2 NEAR MINT MINUS

SIDE 3 EXCELLENT PLUS

SIDE 4 EXCELLENT

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 PERIMETERS, AND WHEN ANGLED INTO STRONG LIGHT SOME YELLOWING STRIPES ARE VISIBLE. 

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES OR BENDS,

THERE ARE ONLY TWO TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND HALF A DOZEN EQUALLY TINY ONES DOWN THE RIGHT EDGE. TWO MORE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE TOP OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS VERY SHARP WITH ALL OF THE DIGITS CLEAR AND UNFADED. THE TOP RIGHT AND LEFT CORNERS HAVE A TINY DING TO THE VERY TIP, .

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY 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 IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ONE THAT HAS NO FLAKING TO THE LAMINATE, BUT THIS ONE HAS ONLY A FEW TINY SPECKS WHICH ARE FEELABLE WHEN YOU RUN YOUR FINGER UP AND DOWN THE LENGTH. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

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 ON THE BACK 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 NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. THEY 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. 

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND ITS STAIN FREE,AND IT HAS VERY SHARP CREASE LINES. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT BROWN AGEING MOTTLES ON THE LYRIC SIDE

THE 4 ORIGINAL HEAVY CARDED PHOTO'S ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND ARE IN MINT CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY