The Beatles WHITE ALBUM original 1968 UK Mono 1st Press No EMI Low # 0009132
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- FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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THE BEATLES - THE WHITE ALBUM- CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7067/8
- MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 GDG / 3 MD / 1 GT / 7 TM
EX AUDIO
1ST PRESS MONO - 1968
EXCEPTIONAL SLEEVE
VERY LOW NUMBER 0009132
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION.
ALL FOUR LABELS ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR MARKS AND THE TEXT IS PERFECT
UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES
THE VINYL
RECORD ONE
EXTREMELY GLOSSY AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLALWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE SOME LIGHT SURFACE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW LIGHT AND SMALL HANDLING LINES ONLY
RECORD TWO
THIS ONE HAS SOME SKATE LINES . THREE OR FOUR OVERALL, ALSO SHOWS DULL FLECKING EMBEDDED IN THE DISC
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE,MEANING THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO AND GROOVE WEAR
RECORD ONE PLAYS REALLY CLEANLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITH JUST A LITTLE OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS.
THERE IS A ONE GROOVE SKIP DURING THE EARLY PART OF BUNGALOW BILL
RECORD TWO DOESN'T PLAY QUIOTE AS WELL. AGAIN THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR AND THE SOUND IS CLEAR AND LOUD, BUT THERE ARE SOME TICS AND POPS DURING VARIOUS PARTS OF THE SIDES
I WOULD GRADE THE FIRST RECORD AS EX+ AND THE SECOND AS EX
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS STILL A VERY WHITE SLEEVE. THE REASON I STATE THIS IS BECAUSE THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF YELLOWING UNDER THE LAMINATE.
THIS ONE ONLY SHOWS SOME MILD YELLOWING, MAINLY AT THE EDGES
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
THE UNIQUE NUMBERS IS VERY CLEAR AND HAS NOT RUBBED IN ANY WAT, AND THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO IS ALSO IN TOP ORDER
THERE IS A SMAL CIRCULAR SCRAPE JUST OVER THE BEATLES LOGO TO THE RIGHT
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS GOOD TO FIND ON THIS SLEEVE
I CAN SEE AND FEEL JUST FOUR PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. SIX AGAINST THE RIGHT EDGE, FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE ON THE TOP EDGE
THE CORNERS HAVE A TINY BIT OF RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NICE SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.
THE RIGHT EDGES ALSO HAVE SMOOTH LAMINATE INTERRUPTED BY A TINY SPECK OF SCUFFING ON THE REAR ONE
THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH ONLY A FEW TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE SPINE ONLY HAS A LITTLE FLAKING OF THE LAMINATE. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. A SMALL SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM END
THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS VERY WHITE, MUCH CLEANER THAN MOST YOU WILL SEE. THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH IN THE TOP LEFT QUADRANT, AND TWO SMALL SCUFFS ON THE SPINE
AGAIN THOUGH LIKE THE FRONT, NO RING WEAR
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS
THE BLACK INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH UNSPLIT!
ONE OF THEM HAS A SMALL TEAR TO THE TOP EDGE ON THE REAR, THE OTHER HAS TEARS TO THE DIE CUT HOLE ON THE DIE CUT HOLE
BOTH HAVE LIGHT CORNER CREASING AND A LITTLE FRAYING AT THE TOP EDGE
THE FOUR PHOTOS ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES ON HEAVY STOCK CARD AND ALL FOUR ARE IN TOP CONDITION
THE WHITE SPACER SHEET IS ALSO INCLUDED
THE LARGE POSTER IS ON THE CORRECT HEAVY MATTE PAPER, AND HAS SHARP FOLD LINES. NO DAMAGE AND NO FOXING
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX TO EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS.
THIS RECORD HAS NONE OF THAT WHATSOEVER
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