The Beatles 1968 First Press Mono "WHITE ALBUM"

	£		54
	$		72

THE BEATLES

"THE BEATLES (AKA "THE WHITE ALBUM")"

1968 APPLE RECORDS UK FIRST PRESSING MONO No 0058862

APPLE RECORDS CAT No PMC 7067 RELEASED 22ND NOVEMBER 1968

SIDE 1 MATRIX No XEX 709-1

MOTHER / STAMPERS 1HR

SIDE 2 MATRIX No XEX 710-1

MOTHER / STAMPERS 3HH

SIDE 3 MATRIX No XEX 711-1

MOTHER / STAMPERS 3LD

SIDE 4 MATRIX No XEX 712-1

MOTHER/STAMPERS 2HG

THE VINYL

USING THE RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE SYSTEM I WOULD RATE THIS RECORD AS GOOD. I HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD THROUGH AND IT SOUNDS GREAT IN PLACES, NOT SO GREAT IN OTHERS. I'LL TRY TO GRADE AS BEST I CAN. SIDE 1 PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY SKIPS OR JUMPS BUT THERE IS SURFACE NOISE THROUGHOUT. SIDE 2 IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WITH A BIT OF CRACKLE IN PARTS AND A SMALL SKIP HALF WAY THROUGH TRACK 6 (DON'T PASS ME BY) AFTER THAT IT'S ALL GOOD, TRACKS 7, 8 AND 9 SOUND GREAT. SIDE 3 AGAIN PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO SKIPS OR JUMPS BUT DOES HAVE SURFACE NOISE AND CRACLES HERE AND THERE. SIDE 4 IS BY FAR THE BEST QUALITY, PLAYING THROUGH WITH MINIMAL NOISE (THE ORIGANAL OWNER MUST HAVE BEEN TOO STONED BY THIS POINT AND NEVER PLAYED IT MUCH) . VISUALY THE RECORD IS FLAT AND HAS A  GLOSSY SHEENE. UNDER STRONG LIGHT IT DOES SHOW SURFACE MARKS, HAIRLINE SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS (SIDE 3 LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN USED AS AN ICE RINK FOR MICE!). ALL IN ALL THIS IS A WELL USED COPY BUT WITH ONLY 1 SKIP ON SIDE 2 IT'S NOT TO BAD AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADITION TO A BEATLES COLLECTOR'S COLLECTION WHEN YOU DON'T WAN'T TO SPEND THE KIND OF MONEY A MINT COPY WILL SELL FOR.

THE LABLES

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABLES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WITH NO "EMI RECORDING". THEY DO HAVE THE "SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT. BOTH SIDES SHOW MINIMAL SPINDAL WEAR.

THE SLEEVE

THE TOP OPENNING GARROD & LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN GOOD CONDITION SHOWING SOME WEAR. THERE IS DISCOLORATION & MINOR CREASING TO THE LAMINATE. THERE IS CREASING AND CRACKING OF THE LAMINATE TO THE SPINE. THE EMBOSED "THE BEATLES" IS CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED. THE NUMBER "No 0058862" IS QUITE LOW SHOWING THIS IS AN EARLY PRESS. 

THE INNER

THE ORIGANAL BLACK INNERS ARE PRESENT BUT ARE WELL WORN. THE ORIGANAL POSTER AND 4 PHOTO'S ARE ALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY MINOR WEAR TO CORNERS.

RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE

THE 2014 EDITION OF THE RRPG VALUES A 1968 FIRST PRESS MONO COPY OF "THE WHITE ALBUM" AT £250. THIS IS OF COURSE FOR A MINT CONDITION RECORD. I'D PUT THE READY RECKONER GUIDE PRICE IN BUT THAT WOULD SPOIL THE FUN OF THE AUCTION AND PROPER COLLECTORS WILL HAVE IT ANYWAY. £15 IS A LOW STARTING PRICE.

GENERAL INFO

I AM A RECORD COLLECTOR AND NOT A DEALER. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR MANY YEARS AND NOW, HAVING COLLECTED MULTIPLE COPYS OF THE BEATLES RECORDS (FOR EXAMPLE I OWN 5 SGT PEPPERS) I HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE A CLEAR OUT SO I CAN BUY OTHER RECORDS. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECORDS I'M SELLING CLEANED USING A KIETH MONKS RECORD CLEANING MACHINE SO ALONG WITH THE ORIGANAL INNERS THE RECORD WILL ALSO COME IN A BRAND NEW INNER AND PLASTIC SLEEVE, I'LL ALSO POST THE RECORD IN A PROPER RECORD MAILER WITH 2 CARD STIFFNERS. I HAVE TRIED TO GRADE THE RECORD AS HONESTLY AND ACCURATLEY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT RECORD GRADING IS A EXTRAORDINARILY SUBJECTIVE TOPIC, ONE MANS VERY GOOD MAY BE ANOTHER MANS GOOD AND SO ON. SUCH IS THE RISK WHEN YOU BUY USED RECORDS ON THE NET. BUT LIKE I SAY, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A WHILE SO I'D LIKE TO THINK I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHEN RESEARCHING RECORDS I USE www.jpgr.co.uk  THIS SITE IS GREAT FOR ALL THINGS BEATLES. IF YOU THINK I'VE MADE A MISTAKE PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I KNOW WHAT A MINE FIELD EBAY CAN BE. I SAW SOMEONE SELLING A 1973 REISSUE OF THE WHITE ALBUM AS A FIRST PRESS THE OTHER DAY!!

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE READ

I WILL ACCEPT BIDS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE STATEMENT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH OVER SEAS BIDDERS. PLEASE EMAIL ME BEFORE BIDDING SO I CAN QUOTE A POSTAGE COST TO YOU. THANKS.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY. PLEASE PAY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AUCTION END, THANKS. THE SOONER YOU PAY, THE SOONER I POST.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK.

PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER BEATLES RECORDS FOR SALE.

RRPG GRADING

EXCELLENT - 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 - 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 AND EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD - 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, DISCOLORATION, ECT.