THE BEATLES 1968 MONO "WHITE ALBUM" No 0011537 (below 12,000) TOP OPENER
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THE BEATLES
"WHITE ALBUM" (THE BEATLES)
RELEASED NOVEMBER 22nd 1968
APPLE PMC 7067 / 7068 UK MONO FIRST PRESSING TOP LOADING SLEEVE No 0011537
STAMPERS 4 GH 2 RG 1 LR 4 RA MATRICES -1 -1 -1 -1
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING MOST LIKELY FIRST WEEK OF RELEASE IF NOT FIRST DAY WITH SUCH A LOW NUMBER
DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS WITH "SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT AND THE SMALL "33 1/3" ABOVE THE "Mfd in U.K." with ALL FOUR MATRIX NUMBERS ENDING IN -1 AND NO "An E.M.I Recording" ON THE LABELS
I REALISE THE MAIN INTEREST IN THIS AUCTION IS THE SLEEVE WHICH CONSIDERING ITS AGE IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION LIES FLAT WITH AN UNCRUSHED AND UNDAMAGED SPINE AND CLEAN OPENING EDGES ( ONE SMALL MARK ON THE BACK )
SOME RINGWEAR AND FOXING AQUIRED OVER THE YEARS , A CREASE TOP RIGHT ON THE FRONT NOT TOO SEVERE WITH OTHER SMALLER LIGHTER CREASES ,THE EMBOSSED "BEATLES" AND THE NUMBER ARE CLEAR AND DISTINCT INTERNAL GATEFOLD IS SIMILARILY CLEAN AND LEGIBLE WITH UNDAMAGED SEAMS
THE VINYL SIDE 1 IS IN BRIGHT GLOSSY CONDITION SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING / NEEDLE MARKS MOST DEFINITELY NOTHING FEELABLE
SIDE 2 IS IN SIMILAR CONDITION PLUS A SMALL NONE FEELABLE DISCOLOURATION MARK BUT RECORD PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS
SIDES 3 / 4 DO HAVE A SIMILAR GLOSSY SHEEN BUT DO HAVE SLIGHTLY MORE HANDLING AND LIGHT NEEDLE MARKS
HAVE PLAYED BOTH VINYLS A NUMBER OF TIMES ( DO LIKE THIS ALBUM SO ANY EXCUSE )
ALL FOUR SIDES DO PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT STICKING OR SKIPPING THERE IS A SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE IN PARTS WITH THE ODD POP'S HERE AND THERE BUT I THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY LISTENABLE
WE PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI FI FOR OUR REVIEWS SO WE CAN ONLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR AND WE TRY TO BE AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE PARTICULARILY WITH ORIGINAL BEATLE SIXTIES VINYL IN OUR DESCRIPTIONS
RECORDS COME IN THEIR BLACK DIE CUT INNERS BUT UNFORTUNATELY ONCE AGAIN ( COMMON THESE DAYS) THE POSTER AND PICTURES ARE MISSING
HAVING SAID ALL THIS I IMAGINE IT'S THE SLEEVE WHICH IS OF GREATER INTEREST DUE TO ITS LOW NUMBER
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