The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK LP 1ST T/LOAD NMINT Complete

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THE BEATLES -WHITE ALBUM

• ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS THAT HAS THE EMI RECORDING MISSING FROM THE LABEL
•  UNIQUE NUMBER 0163336

JUDGING BY THE MOTHERS/STAMPERS , I WOULD SAY THAT THIS SET WAS ONE OF THE LAST MADE BEFORE THE SWITCH TO THE PRESSINGS THAT HAD "AN EMI RECORDING" STAMPED AT 9'0CLOCK ON THE LABEL. STILL ONE OF THE FIRST PRESS RECORDINGS BUT SINCE THIS LP SOLD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IT IS NO SURPRISE

• SOLD IN THE UK WORDING ON THE LABEL
• NO "EMI RECORDING" AT 9'OCLOCK ON THE LABEL ( ONLY HAS MFD IN U.K)
• APPLE RECORDS
• CATALOGUE: PMC 7067/8
• MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 709-1 / 10-1 / 11-1 / 12-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 5 OM / 5 TT / 5 TL / 1 GRR

THE RECORDS

MY HEADLINE HERE IS THAT THESE ALBUMS LOOK FROM THE OFF THAT THEY HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED, GLOSSY AND MARK FREE

THE LABELS

THE LABELS AHVE ALL THE HALLMARKS OF THE FIRST PRESS. " SOLD IN THE UK"STATEMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE LABEL. MFD IN UK AT 9.O'CLOCK AND NO EMI RECORDING STATEMENT. THEY ARE THE CORRECT DARK APPLE LABELS. THE COLUR IS RICH AND THE BLACK TEXT IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ON BOTH LABELS THERE ARE ONLY 4-5 VERY LIGHT SPIDER LINES BARELY VISIBLE AND CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB SET HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE 40 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED. THE LABELS LOOK ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE ON ALL FOUR SIDES

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS LOOK SUPERB, THEY GLEAM LIKE NEW AND EVEN UNDER CLOSE EXAMINATION UNDER A LIGHT I CAN BARELY MAKE OUT ANYTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES. CERTAINLY THESE LP'S HAVE BEEN HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE

PLAYING THE RECORDS

 I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST 90 SECONDS OF TWO TRACKS FROM EACH SIDE OF THE SET, MAKING 8 RECORDINGS IN TOTAL. THE RECORDINGS CONSIST OF THE 4  RUN IN GROOVES AND THE OPENING TRACK FROM EACH SIDE. BACK IN THE USSR, MARTHA MY DEAR, BIRTHDAY AND REVOLUTION. AND IN ADDITION THE LINKING GROOVE AND INTRO TO ONE OF THE OTHER TRACKS. I HAVE DELIBERATELY RECORDED THE ONE TRACK THAT ALWAYS SOUNDS TERRIBLE IF THE LP HAS ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS JULIA FROM SIDE 2. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE TIMES THAT I HAVE HAD A WHITE ALBUM FALL DOWN WHEN PLAYING THIS MOST DELICATE OF TRACKS. I LEAVE IT TO YOU TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THE QUALITY

SOUNDS SPEAK LOUDER AND CLEARER THAN ANY OF MY WORDS AND ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU HAVE A CAREFUL LISTEN TO ALL OF THE RECORDINGS. YOU WILL FIND THAT THE RUN INS ARE SILENT, NO BACKGROUND AND NO CLICKS OR POPS, AND THE MUSIC IS CRYSTAL CLEAR WITHOUT ANY GROOVE WEAR DISTORTION, EVEN ON THE VERY VULNERABLE "JULIA"

I WAS AMAZED AT THE QUALITY OF THESE RECORDS. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS SET PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT STANDARD ACCROSS ALL FOUR SIDES. HONESTLY THE LP'S ARE JUST AMAZING PLAYING EACH SIDE WAS LISTENING TO PERFECTION, FROM THE SILENT RUN IN THROUGH EACH TRACK AND LINKING GROOVE, RIGHT THROUGH TO THE RUN OUT

THERE IS JUST NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE, AND NO CLICKS POPS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO A VERY ODD LITTLE BIT OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPOTS, BUT BARELY AUDIBLE, AND I SIT A MERE 8 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS OUT, BUT LISTEN TO THE EIGHT RECORDINGS AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I HAVE SAID IS THE FACTS, AND ALL OF THE LP'S PLAY IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THEY ARE JUST BRILLIANT. THE FINAL PROOF FOR ME WAS THAT THE RUN OUT GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS ALL THE REST

YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY TO HAVE THESE IN YOUR COLLECTION

Mono/Stereo Differences

This release is probably the most essential to have in both mono and stereo, as almost every track has some difference. But the following thirteen tracks have the most marked variations.

"Back In The U.S.S.R."

The airplane overdubs occur in different places on the mono and stereo versions.

"Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"

The stereo version has hand-clapping during the intro, the mono version does not.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

The stereo version has some vocal sounds from George at the end, the mono version does not.

"Blackbird"

The bird sound effects are quite different between the stereo and the mono release.

"Piggies"

The pig sound effects are quite different between the stereo and the mono release.

"Don't Pass Me By"

The mono version is much faster than the stereo, and therefore is shorter.
The violin sounds at the end are markedly different.

"Why Don't We Do It In The Road"

The stereo version has hand-clapping during the intro, the mono version does not.

"I Will"

The stereo version has more prominent bongos.

"Birthday"

The stereo version has extra vocals at the end of the second chorus.

"Sexy Sadie"

The stereo version has two taps on the tambourine during the intro, the mono version only has one.

"Helter Skelter"

The stereo version has a fade-out/fade-in dummy ending with Ringo's shout of "I've got blisters on my fingers", the mono version does not ! ... this makes the stereo version almost a minute longer.

"Long, Long, Long"

The stereo version is fine, but on the mono, George's double-tracked vocal is embarrassingly out of synch.

"Honey Pie"

The stereo version has a shorter guitar solo than the mono version.

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED TOP LOADING ORIGINAL MATCHED SLEEVE. I SAY MATCHED BECAUSE THE CORRECT SLEEVE FOR THE MONO PRESSING DOES NOT HAVE THE SMALL "STEREO" WORDING IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE.

THIS IS A VERY LOW NUMBERED SLEEVE 0163336

THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, AND IS ONE OF THOSE SLEEVES THAT USUALLY SUFFERS FROM MANY FLAWS, SUCH AS RING WEAR, LAMINATE PEEL, HEAVY CREASING AND SEVERE BROWNING.

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AT ALL ANYWHERE, AND AMAZINGLY NO RING WEAR. THE WHITE SURFACE HAS VERY SLIGHTLY YELLOWED LIGHTLY WITH AGE, BUT NOWHERE NEAR AS MUCH AS MOST I HAVE SEEN. THE LAMINATE ALSO HAS NOT PEELED OR FLAKED AS IS USUAL. THE MOST PROMINENT PLACES ARE THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO AND THE SPINE, BUT ON THIS COPY THERE IS NO FLAW AT ALL IN THE LAMINATE.

THE OPENING TOP EDGES ARE ALSO EXCEPTIONAL. , IT IS AS SHARP AND UNDAMAGED AS ANY I HAVE EVER SEEN. JUST FROM THIS YOU CAN TELL THE LP'S HAVE NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB STATE THAT THE FRONT IS IN, AGAIN NO CREASES OR HEAVY RING WEAR, JUST THE SIMILAR AMOUNT OF LIGHT YELLOWING.

THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THIS SLEEVE IS A SMALL HALF INCH SPLIT ON THE RIGHT EDGE DWON FROM THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE SAME HIGH GLOSS FINISH TO THE LAMINATE, AGAIN LIGHTLY YELLOWED, BUT NO HEAVY CREASES. THE TWO FLIPBACKS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND PROPERLY STUCK DOWN

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THE 4 PHOTOS ARE TO BE FOUND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PICTURES ON THE HEAVIER CARD, NOT LATER COPIES ADDED TO THE ALBUM. THESE ARE GENUINE ITEMS, VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND HAVE NEVER BEEN STUCK TO ANYTHING OR PINNED TO ANY WALL. AS GOOD AS YOU WILL FIND IN MY OPINION. THE RARE AND MOST OFTEN LOST SPACER SHEET IS ALSO STILL WITH THIS SET

THE POSTER IS OFTEN FOUND BADLY WORN , TORN OR STAINED, B UT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT I SUSPECT HAS ONLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES AND HAS CERTAINLY NOT BEEN MOUNTED ON A WALL OR ANYTHING. THE QUAD FOLD CREASE LINES ARE VERY SHARP AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR CREASES ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE PAPER, JUST A FEW LIGHT SIGNS OF VERY MILD AGING IN JUST A COUPLE OF SPOTS. ALL IN ALL I WOULD GRADE THE POSTER EXCELLENT PLUS

THE TWO BLACK INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINALS AND ARE IN TOP CONDITION, UNSPLIT AND ONLY VERY MARGINALLY CREASED AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICS. THE MIDDLE HOLES ARE ALSO UNSPOILEDTHE LP'S HAVE BEEN PLACED IN MEW POLY LINES INNERS TO PROTECT THE ORIGINALS FROM ANY FURTHER PUNISHMENT.

I GRADE THE ENTIRE SLEEVE AS EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY

I have been informed that Cry baby cry sounds like it jumps. I have re recorded the sample as it must have been a glitch on my pc. There are no jumps on any part of either lp. Thanks

This is the MONO version of the album