BEATLES - White Album - Low number - Mono No EMI - Top Opener - Play Tested
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Description
Top loading gatefold sleeve number “0026842” . Mono copy without “An EMI Recording” on labels, with poster & original black inners but no photos, machine cleaned and fully play tested.
matrix no’s etc:
709-1 3 OM / 710-1 7 OL / 711-1 2 PH / 712-1 4 PP
All four sides play very well, with strong clear sound throughout, no skips, no significant or persistent background crackle. There is the occasional bit of surface noise audible between some tracks and on “Julia”, and odd light clicks here and there, noted briefly in a couple of places on side 2 and on side 3 (end of “Yer Blues” & beginning of “Mother Nature’s Son”) & side 4 for a minute or so in “Revolution 9”. In my opinion it’s still a highly enjoyable listen, especially at volume.
Visually under strong light the vinyls are clean and have retained some shine. Generally grades as VG, there are plenty of light surface marks /hairlines, side 2 has a couple of tiny scratches, sides 3&4 have some longer light scratches to the tracks mentioned above.
All four labels are clean and free of marks / handwriting.
The gatefold sleeve is VG+ no splits or tears, some wear to the outer spine, some light creasing and bumps to bottom corners as shown in the photos. On the rear is a small imprint where original owners name has been erased, really only visible when looking closely and angled to the light.
The poster is intact but it does have splits along a couple of the folds as shown in the last photo.
The original black inners are present, both are intact although quite worn with seam splits in the centre of 5 of the sides.
The discs have been machine cleaned on my Pro-ject machine (using Pro-ject’s own alcohol free cleaning fluid) and come in brand new anti static lined inners.
International postage by ebay global shipping only.
Postage will be tracked and fully insured.
If you have any questions please ask.
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Gradings refer to the UK Record Collector Magazine standard (shown below). I would only use "mint" for genuinely unplayed records. Visual grading is done under a spotlight. Play testing is done on my Pro-ject or Rega turntable.
If buyer is not satisfied for any reason please contact me, I will refund on safe return of item.
Record will be packaged in a proper mailer with stiffening. I will pack with the record removed from the outer sleeve.
Mint (M) - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.
Excellent (EX) - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.
Very Good (VG) - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable
Good (G) - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc
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