The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK T/LOAD COMPLETE RARE PRESS

	£		77
	$		102

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN SUPERB CONDITION

THIS IS THE VERY RARE 1969 2ND PRESS

'only ever issued in stereo'

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-3 / 711-1 / 712-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RPP / 2 GGL / 4 AHM / 1 AMH

MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE WHITE ALBUM WAS ISSUED IN 1968,IN A TOP LOADING SLEEVE, WITH THE DARK APPLE LABEL AND 'SOLD IN THE UK' ACCROSS THE TOP OF THE LABEL, AND THEN REISSUED IN THE EARLY 70'S, INITIALLY ON A NUMBERED GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND THEN UNNUMBERRED, BUT ON A LIGHTER APPLE LABEL AND NO 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT

HOWEVER THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY ACURATE. THERE WAS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ALBUMS PRESSED IN 1969, STILL ON THE DARKER APPLE LABEL, AND STILL IN THE TOP LOADER SLEEVE, BUT WITHOUT THE 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT.

I SCOURED MY RECORD COLLECTOR GUIDE BOOK, AND HIDDEN IN THE 1969 LISTINGS, THERE IT STATES THAT THERE IS A SECOND PRESS, IN A TOP LOADING, NUMBERED SLEEVE WITH THE LABELS FREE OF THE SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT.

THIS IS THE FIRST COPY OF THIS CLEARLY RARE ALBUM THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. IN FACT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH WHEN PRESENTED WITH THIS ALBUM BY A FRIEND.

THIS ALBUM SHOULD BE OF PARTICULAR VALUE TO BEATLES COLLECTORS AND COMPLETISTS ALIKE

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 5-6 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD FEW PLAYS SINCE 1969

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAM LIKE NEW. IN VERY STRONG LIGHT THERE ARE SOME SMALL HAIRLINE SURFACE LINES, CERTAINLY NO DEEP SCRATCHES, AND THESE WISPY LINES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN

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.

SO HAVING SAID THAT I HAVE RECORDED EIGHT THREE MINUTE SECTIONS, INCLUDING ALL 4 OPENING TRACKS TO EACH SIDE, WHICH HAS THE RUN IN AS WELL, THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO JUDGE THE 'SILENT' BITS.

IN ADDITION FOUR OTHER RANDOM TRACKS ALSO INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVES BEFORE THE START OF THE TRACK, AND IN SOME CASE BECAUSE THE TRACKS ARE UNDER 3 MINUTES YOU WILL HAVE THE NEXT LINKING GROOVE AND THE START OF THE FOLLOWING TRACK TO HEAR AS WELL

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE HEARING IS A PERFECTLY CRISP AND TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE STEREO REPRODUCTION, NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, WITH JUST THE ODD RANDOM LITTLE POP HERE AND THERE, SO TAKE A REAL GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS RARE SET AS NEAR MINT MINUS

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. THERE ARE NO SEVERE CREASES OR BENDS, NOR IS THERE ANY LAMINATE LIFT OR SPLITS, PARTICULARLY TRUE AROUND THE EMBOSSED 'BEATLES' LOGO

THE UNIQUE NUMBER AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A 1969 PRESS IS A HIGH ONE COMING IN AT NUMBER 0473485

THERE ARE ONE OR TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A COUPLE OF THUNMB LINES CLOSE TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AS IS THE TWO RIGHT HAND EDGES, APART FROM ONE TINY SCUFF ON THE BACL EDGE. THE TOP OPENING EDGES RAMAIN VERTY SHARP AND ONLY HAVE A FEW SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES.

THE SPINE HAS A TINY AMOUNT OF LAMINATE FLAKE TO THE TOP TWO INCHES, BUT IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVEY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT.

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORCALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

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 TOP CONDITION. ONE HAS A SMALL PAPER TEAR AROUND THE DIE CUT HOLE, BUT NEITHER OF THEM HAVE ANY SEAM SPLITS. THE LP'S ARE NO HOUSED IN NEW POLY LINED INNERS TO ENSURE NOTHING ELSE CAN HAPPEN TO THE ORIGINALS

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, BUT THERE ARE SOME LIGHT CREASES AND A COUPLE OF SMALL STAINS

THE 4 PICTURES ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND LOOKS SUPERB. ONLY WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT IS THERE A SLIGHT BLEMISH. AT SOME POINT IN TIME EACH PICTURE WAS SPERATED AND MUST HAVE HAS A ANOTHER PLAIN PIECE OF PAPER OVER THE TOP OF EACH ONE, BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE OUT THE IMPRESSION OF THE WRITING THAT BWAS MADE ON THE PLAIN PAPER, WHICH ON EACH ONE NEATLY SAYS' UNDERNEATH IS A PICTURE OF GEORGE HARRISON' ETC.

AS I SAID THIS CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE PICS ARE ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. LOOKING AT THEM FACE ON YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THIS LIGHT INDENTATION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY