THE BEATLES RARE UK 1968 WIDE SPINE STEREO WHITE ALBUM EX COND + PICS & POSTER
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THE BEATLES
'WHITE ALBUM" STEREO PRESSING TOP OPENING No 0532452
THIS COPY IS THE RARER WIDE SPINE ( 10 mm ) TOP OPENING VERSION ,IF YOU REFER TO THE PICTURE OF THE INTERNAL GATEFOLD YOU WILL NOTICE THE WIDER CENTRE CREASE THAN STANDARD SLEEVES AND SLIGHTLY WIDER EXTERNAL SEAM
RELEASED NOVEMBER 1968 APPLE PCS 7067 / 7068
STAMPERS 5 GGM 2 OG 3 GG 1 HM
MATRICES -1 -1 -1 -1
"SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT ON ALL FOUR LABELS AND "AN EMI RECORDING ALSO ON ALL FOUR
ALL FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PRESENT AND IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION
POSTER IS ALSO IN SIMILAR EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE
ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES ARE IN DECENT CONDITION THERE ARE THREE OF THEM , THE CENTRE HOLE ON ONE OF THEM HAS TWO REPAIRED TEARS AND LOOKS FINE ,THE OTHER HAS ABOUT FIVE REPAIRED TEARS THE OTHER SLEEVE IS A SLIGHTLY LATER EMI SLEEVE WHICH IS DIE CUT BUT IS POLY LINED AND APART FROM ONE CORNER CREASE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION
GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THE FRONT DOES HAVE SOME VERY SMALL CREASES AROUND THE EDGES (HARD TO MAKE OUT IN THE PICS )
SLEEVE REAR HAS SIMILAR SMALL CREASES
OVERALL ONE OF THE BETTER WIDE SPINE SLEEVES
THE WIDE SPINE SEAM IS UNCRUSHED AND ALL TEXT IS LEGIBLE
THE LAMINATING PROCESS DOES STRETCH ACROSS SPINE
VINYL RECORD'S ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION JUST LIGHT HANDLING MARKS FROM GENERAL USAGE ,ALL FOUR LABELS ARE SIMILARILY CLEAN AND LEGIBLE , CENTRE HOLES ARE UNWORN AND ANY OF THE LIMITED SPINDLE MARKS SEEM CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRES
A TEST PLAY OF THE VINYL PRODUCED EXCELLENT AUDIO ON ALL FOUR SIDES AND WAS A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO WITH JUST THE ODD LIGHT POP ON THE AUDIO ( IT IS 56 YEARS OLD NOW )
PLEASE NOTE WE PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE ACTUALLY HEAR ,OTHER SYSTEMS CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE AND ALSO PLEASE REMEMBER THE AGE OF THESE EARLY PRESSING'S
WE NOW USE EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM FOR DELIVERIES ABROAD DUE TO THE SAFTEY ASPECT WHICH PROTECTS THE BUYER AND THE SELLER FROM ANY LOSS
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