The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK LP 1ST MONO COMPLETE VERY LOW 0008767 PLAYS EX-/EX

	£		266
	$		352

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

VERY LOW UNIQUE NUMBER 0008767

NO EMI RECORDING

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7076/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 5 OM / 5 TT / 2 GGM / 7 GDH

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 ABOUT 10 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PLAY

THE VINYL

THE 2 DISCS HAVE CLEARLY NOT BEEN HANDLED AS WELL AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AS THEY DISPLAY MANY SMALL HANDLING LINES AND MARKS, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION MANY LIGHT AND WISPY HAIRLINES, AND MORE HANDLING MARKS AND LINES. HAVING SAID THAT, BOTH DISCS HAVE RETAINED MOST OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE

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 ENTIRE ALBUM SET FORM ENGINING TO END, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. I AM CERTAIN ITS THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES

OK I WOULDN'T NORMALLY LIST AN ALBUM THAT HAS SO MANY TICS AND POPS AS THIS FIRST DISC DOES, BUT IT'S THE SLEEVE THAT ADDS THE REAL VALUE HERE FOR COLLECTORS, AND ANYONE WITH A VERY CLEAN SET OF DISCS CAN GET A VERY LOW NUMBERED SLEEVE TO PUT THEM IN, HAVING SAID THAT DISC 2 IS FAR SUPERIOR TO DISC ONE

WHAT YOU WILL NOT HEAR:-

A) ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. THE RECORD HAD NO GROOVE WEAR MEANING THAT THE SOUND IS LOUD AND POWERFUL AND THERE IS NO CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM ONE SPEAKER AS MANY COPIES DO

B) CONSTANT BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR THE SOUND OF FRYING BACON

C) ROTATIONAL CLICKS CAUSED BY DEEP SCRATCHES TO THE SURFACE OF THE DISC

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR:-

A) MANY RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS

B) A COUPLE OF LOUDER CLICKS

C) SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND IN THE QUIETER SPOTS

CLEARLY THE ALBUM HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED WITH ENOUGH DUE CARE AND ATTENTION WHICH HAS CAUSED THE MANY LIGHT SURFACE LINES AND HANDLING, WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY RARE SET, BUT LIKE I SAID ANYONE WHO HAS A BETTER SET OF DISCS CAN GET A DECENT LOW NUMBERED SLEEVE

FOR ME DISC ONE GRADES EXCELLENT MINUS, AND DISC TWO EXCELLENT!

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, THE WHITE SURFACE HAS STARTED TO YELLOW LIGHTLY AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF STRIPES OF LIGHT BROWNING.

THE EMBOSSED LOGO IS UNBLEMISHED AND THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE HERE. INFACT THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE LAMINATE IS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WHERE IS HAS COME AWAY.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THERE ARE 5 SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE MORE ALONG EACH OF THE PERIMETER EDGES. THERE ARE ALSO TWO SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE TOP EDGE.

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS VERY CLEAR AND UNRUBBED

APART FROM THAT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP, THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT HAND EDGES ARE ALL PROPERLY AND FULLY LAMINATED WITHOUT ANY OTHER SHELF WEAR

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE UNSPLIT AND WHILST THEY ARE A LITTLE BURRED IN PLACES THEY ARE STILL VERY SHARP

THE SPINE IS UNSPLIT, HOWEVER DUE TO IT'S RATHER STRANGE DESIGN THE LAMINATE HAS FLAKED OFF, LEAVING THE CARD EXPOSED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ALTHOUGH THE SPINE HAS DISCOLOURED A LITTLE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT.AGAIN SOME LIGHT LINES NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES.

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT AT THIS STAGE THAT THERE IS NO HEAVY RING WEAR, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRINT IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO INTERIOR PANELS, OF WHICH THE LEFT ONE HAS LIGHT CREASE LINES TOP AND BOTTOM WHERE THE LP SITS, THESE GO ACROSS THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS.

INSIDE THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE THE RECORDS SIT IN THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES.  THESE SLEEVE ARE IN SUPER CONDITION. NO TEARS TO THE DIE CUT HOLES NO SEAM SPLITS, JUST SOME LIGHT WRINKLING TO THE SURFACE

THE 4 PICTURES HAVE AT SOME POINT BEEN ON SOMEONES WALL AS THERE ARE 2 SMALL PINHOLES ON THE TOP EDGE OF EACH ONE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL, AND LIGHT CREASE LINES ON RINGO

THE POSTER HAS SOME LIGHT MOTTLING STAINS ON IT, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF NICKS ALONG IT, BUT THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS AT ALL

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

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

GARRY