Beatles White Album UK 1968 1st press LP **MONO**

	£		192
	$		254

"The Beatles" White Album

Not only the original First Press of this Double LP issued in 1968.

BUT ALSO
   the even rarer MONO version.

  Complete with
     Numbered original mono sleeve.
     Heavyweight sleeve
     Top-opening.
     Original Black inners.
     Poster.
     Photos.
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LPs
*Original 1st pressing from 1968
* "Sold in UK subject to..." printed on top of all LP labels (first press).
* Dark green Apple label
* Label number PMC 7067 and PMC 7068 ie MONO
* Matrix numbers on all sides ie XEX709-1, 710-2, 711-1, 712-1
* First mother on side 2
* Mother/stamper stamps in the black vinyl are 1G, 2HH, 7GMR and 8?AT
* All tracks of all sides have been played, listened to, and play graded. * Detailed visual and play notes are at the foot of the page.

Outer Sleeve
* Original Heavyweight cover - you can tell these are the true originals as soon as you pick them up from the considerably greater weight and strength.
*Original MONO sleeve by Garrod and Lofthouse.
* Top-opening, first issue.
* Number stamped on the front of the cover 0106204 . The number is a rather pale colour  ie it looks as if it has been well cleaned
* "The Beatles" embossed in the laminate on front cover.
* MONO cover - No writing of any kind on the back.
* EX+ condition.
* No tears, no writing, no damage, a few creases around the edge on the back cover.
* All words clearly readable on the spine.
* Internal flapbacks are well stuck down and completely undamaged.
* The cover has been stored with more exposure to the sun on the front right hand side of the cover than the left, so that it is a whiter colour on the left than on the more exposed right hand side.  It is my experience that these colours can easily be evened out by putting the cover in a sunny window for a few weeks.

Black Inner Sleeves
* Original black Apple sleeves with 
matt black paper (with the hole diecut on just 1 side.)
* Both sleeves are in VG+ condition.
* No seamsplits on any of the edges.
* Each sleeve has three small tears on the central hole as shown in the photo.

Poster
* Original lyrics poster.
* Made by Garrod and Lofthouse, correctly identified as such on the back/bottom right corner.
* Rated as VG++
*  No tears, no damage, no writing.  The seams are slightly worn but are not split.  At the open ends of the seams only, about 1 cm has parted.

Photos 
* Comes with four 11" x 8"photos, one of each Beatle.
* Excellent condition with no damage, no tears, no writing, no pin-holes.

LP -Visual and Play
All 4 sides of the LPs have been not only visually examined, but also played on a quality deck and carefully listened to all the way through all tracks on all sides. 
All sides are graded VG+ or VG++   ie they have some light surface scratches but only one having a noticeable effect on the sound track on side 3/track4
Side 1 plays an excellent EX through the first 6 tracks, but track 7 plays with a pop and a few clicks, recovering for an EX track 8.  Side 2 tracks play between VG+ and EX+, the only comment of note being a short hop right at the start of the first track.
Side 3  is the side with a scratch on the right hand side which does produce regular quiet clicks through track4.  All other tracks play well, particularly the last four EX tracks.
Side 4 is definitely the best playing side in this set.  No ticks, no hops, no crackles, or other backgound noises, just a trace of dust noise in the quiet gaps between the tracks.

95 minutes of wonderful MONO sound.

The MONO mix, which was done by the Beatles themsleves, has quite a number of small differences from the stereo mix done by the Apple engineers.  Details available on request.

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Postage (including thick card packaging to protect against damage in the post)

UK next day special delivery including insurance = £7.50

  Airmail Japan, USA = £11.00
Airmail Europe         = £6.50
            
Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £5.50

All photos are of the actual album for sale, not from "stock"or copied from elsewhere.  Please note that both text and photos are copyright. Please don't copy !