The Beatles - White Album - *NEAR MINT* UK 1968 1st *MONO* Press No. 0318522
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'WHITE ALBUM'
This NEAR MINT UK 1st MONO pressing dates from initial November 1968 release on the Apple Records label: PMC 7067/8
All labels include the 'Sold in UK...' text but the 'An EMI Recording' wording is present on label 4 only.
The 'KT' purchase tax code is visible in the centre of the side 4 label.
Disc 1 matrices: XEX 709-1 & XEX 710-1
Stamper codes: 5/OM & 7/OL
Vinyl weight: 149g
Disc 2 matrices: XEX 711-1 & XEX 712-1
Stamper codes: 5/GDG & 1/G
(earliest possible stamper on side 4)
Vinyl weight: 155g
Housed within a fully laminated, top-opening 'Garrod & Lofthouse' gatefold cover
Uniquely numbered on the front: No. 0318522
100% complete with: poster, 4 colour portrait photos, protector sheet & 2 black die-cut inner-sleeves.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: NEAR MINT
All are clean & bright and undamaged. There are three or four small spindle marks around the side 2 centre hole, but none at all on 1 and just a handful around 3 & 4.
Visual: Disc 1: EXCELLENT + Disc 2: NEAR MINT
All playing surfaces are perfectly clean and retain all of their 'as new' deep gloss shine. Apart from a single 1cm non-feelable hairline on side 2, disc 1 is unmarked in strong daylight - revealing just light paper hairlines consistent with inner-sleeve removal beneath halogen light. Disc 2 is completely unmarked in daylight with no scuffs or scratches whatsoever and it is only faint inner-sleeve removal marks on side 4 which prevent a MINT grading. All sides of these well looked after discs lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.
Sound Quality: Disc 1: EXCELLENT + Disc 2: NEAR MINT
It is so hard to find a respectable sounding copy of this set, but this one is an exception. As usual, the first disc has been played a little more than the second and a touch of background at the beginning of 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' is audible, along with a couple of light ticks on the delicate introduction to 'Martha My Dear' and 'Julia' - but this is present on nearly all copies of this pressing. Disc 2 plays flawlessly no audible distraction or wear of any kind could be detected. This set will not disappoint.
Cover: NEAR MINT
An extremely fine example of this iconic cover which has gently and evenly mellowed in colour but retains an immaculate, unscratched high-gloss laminate all round, free from any wrinkles, creasing or any other traces of wear.
Both front & rear panels are pristine with no 'thumbnails' or any other creasing. All corners are clean & unbumped and all of the top-opening edges are perfectly straight and unworn.
Both panels inside the gatefold are immaculate and shine 'as new'.
The spine is clean & unworn with two 1cm laminate splits but it is fully intact over both sets of lettering.
Both lower and all side seams are all smooth, unstresed and unworn. A very tough example to upgrade.
Poster: EXCELLENT +
Clean & fully intact with a few light handling wrinkles but unhung and without any tears or damage to the folds.
Photos: MINT
Photo Protector Sheet: EXCELLENT +
Uncreased and undamaged with the only blemish being some mild foxing.
Inner-sleeves: EXCELLENT & EXCELLENT -
Both are clean & flat with slight wear along the top edge of one and small seam splits to the other.
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