Beatles (White Album ) Rare UK 1st Press Superb 100% Original Complete Example

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Mar 11, 2012 Sold Date

Mar 6, 2012 Start Date

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Sweden Country Of Seller

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THE BEATLES ( VERY RARE UK 1st PRESS - THE BEATLES ( WHITE ALBUM ) FROM 1968, 100% COMPLETE with ORIGINAL DARK GLOSSY PICTURES including WHITE DIVIDER ! SUPERB WHITE VERY NEAR MINT TOP OPENING GATEFOLD COVER ( No 0340894 ) / ORIGINAL DIE-CUT BLACK INNER SLEEVES / ORIGINAL EARLIEST ISSUED LYRIC / POSTER / DARK APPLE LABELLED VINYLS with -1 FOR ALL SIDES !!! RECORD 1 HAS DIFFERENT LABEL VARIATIONS ! AND ALL IN VERY NICE CONDITION !!!!

THE BEATLES ( WHITE ALBUM )

Released 22nd November 1968 both Mono and Stereo issues , there's alot of speculation surrounding this classic double album with many un-answered questions as to how many exist and who got the first issues, EMI recording on the labels , Dark green / light green apple labels , miss-printed labels etc etc ...

Many countries that pressed their own vinyls could not produce their own covers so many recieved original UK top opening covers ! so as to how many of the same numbers exist is anybody's guess ? As for the EMI Recording text on the labels , It's said that the 1st printed labels did not have this present but both with and without could be found in the same cover both on original early 1st presses ( and this example has both variants on the same record !!! )

Due to a late delivery of the covers , which forced the company to hire ex-servicemen with disabilities to help with the daunting task of inserting the records into the sleeves, this is why some records differ from others as it was all done by hand ! The covers were also mixed up , with some stereo issues placed in mono covers and vice versa, it's said the first 100.000 were mono covers .One thing for sure is the earliest Dark Green Apple labels were used on the earliest issues with sold in uk...... text and the original darker , glossy prints with a thin matt seperation divider were used , the poster has the lipstick picture and the correct EMI gramophone co.ltd text on the bottom corner , complete with the custom made charcoal black inner sleeves ( issued for many years throughout the apple range) and all housed in a fully laminated top opening Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold cover.

APPLE CAT No PCS 7068 ( STEREO )

MATRIX Nos Mother / Stamps

YEX 709-1 ( 4 OG ) YEX 710-1 ( 2 OR ) YEX 711-1 ( 1 PD ) YEX 712-1 ( 1 G ) earliest stamper !

COVER This is the original fully laminated Garrod & Lofthouse Top opening gatefold 1st Issued cover which is clear to see that this little gem has been extremely well cared for.Super clean and bright both inside and, becoming near impossible to find in this pristine condition, brilliant white in colour with no toning, laminate bubbles or lifting etc.The corners are all in nice condition and the spine has nothing more than a light crease along the middle which is pretty much unavoidable ,the inside is also in superb clean shape with no faults ! Not often do you find such a nice example as this with this being bright white and completely laminated and having to house 2 records,picture and poster ! all takes it's toll and most are found badly worn on the top edges, seriously yellow stained and badly creased. This one however has survived extremely well ,easy to see that this has been very well cared for and stored properly.The top opening edges are near perfect with no tears or feathering etc , Super sharp , a very nice un-spolit example of what has become increasingly hard to find in this condition ! you will strugle to find a better example than this , one of the best we have seen !( see-pics) EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION INNER SLEEVE These are the correct issued custom made die-cut holed charcaol black inners , both of which are in very clean shape with nothing more than some light storage creases, super condition ( see-pics) EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION

VINYL

All sides have a deep glossy shine and look very nice ! upon closer inspection under bright lighting a couple of faint wispy , paper sleeve removal marks are visable but these are harmless marks and very hard to see , No scratches , scuffs or nasty stains present on any side ! All 4 sides look very fresh ,Visualy grade EXCELLENT CONDITION . All sides play through very well with clear sound and minimum distractions , No pops, skips or repeats , no nasty clicks and just a hint of low level static - background noise on the odd occassion between tracks, mainly due to dust ! There is no evidence of groove wear and all tracks sound as they should. All sides audibly EXCELLENT CONDITION THE LABELS Original 1st issued dark green apple labels with sold in uk...text ! Side 1 has the EMI recording print but Side 2 does NOT but it does carry the KT tax code ! very unusual to have both variations on the same record ! Side 3 and 4 also carry the EMI recording print.All labels are very clean and bright with no writing, stains or stickers present and nothing more to fault than some miss-aimed spindle traces , all in EXCELLENT CONDITION ( see-pics) PICTURE / PRINTS & DIVIDER These are the original earliest issued prints with glossy darker colour, all are in pristine condition with no creases , tears or pin holes , look like it was the first time they have surfaced from inside the cover ! stunning NEAR MINT CONDITION Also complete with the original plain white sheet divider issued to separate the prints ! which again is in very clean condition with nothing more than a faint crease, very clean shape EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION LYRICS / POSTER Again this is the original 1st issued poster with the correct text in the lower corner , lovely condition with no writing, tape marks, pin holes or tears , nothing more than the unavoidable folds that it was first issued with , super clean example ( see-pics) EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION THIS IS A LOVELY COMPLETE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING EXAMPLE WITH ALL THE CORRECT COMPONENTS AND ALL IN A LOVELY CONDITION, ESPECIALLY THE COVER , WHICH IS THE BEST WE HAVE SEEN ! ALSO UNUSUAL LABEL COMBINATION FOR SIDE 1 & 2 AND EARLIEST STAMP ( 1G ) FOR SIDE 4 ( which actual carries the EMI recording print ! ) A MUST FOR ANY MUSIC LOVER BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE BEATLES FAN.

PLEASE READ INFORMATION BELOW FOR GRADING,PACKING AND POSTAGE DETAILS.

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GRADING:

ITEMS ARE GRADED USING THE UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM.ALL ITEMS ARE PLAY GRADED AT VOLUME AND ARE VISUALY INSPECTED BOTH IN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER STRONG LIGHTING WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

PACKING:

DISCS ARE ALWAYS REMOVED FROM THEIR COVERS AND HOUSED IN PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVES.THEY ARE THEN PLACED BETWEEN RIGID CARD STIFFERNERS AND THEN CAREFULLY PACKED IN STRONG PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM MADE BOXES. THUS GIVING MAXIMUM PROTECTION, SO YOU RECIEVE THE ITEM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT LEFT US.

POSTAGE:

PLEASE NOTE ! IF YOU ARE IN THE UK POSTAGE WILL BE £14.50 AS THESE ITEMS ARE IN SWEDEN ! EBAY DEFAULT IN LISTING ! POSTAGE COSTS WITHIN SWEDEN WILL BE (100kr rek), AND £14.50 FOR THE REST OF EUROPE . FOR USA/CANADA /JAPAN FOR ANYWHERE ELSE PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION ! IF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE ITEM (S) IS MORE THAN £30, WE WILL ONLY SEND WITH SIGNED FOR INSURED POSTAGE, WHICH COSTS EXTRA DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT AND DESTINATION.PLEASE BE ASSURED WHATEVER THE POSTAGE COSTS, IS ALL THAT YOU WILL PAY ! WE DO NOT MAKE PROFIT ON POSTAGE FEES OR ADD COSTS FOR PACKING ETC.ADDITIONAL LPS WILL BE APPROX £3.00 EACH DEPENDING ON WEIGHT AND DESTINATION.

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