The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK 1968 STEREO COMPLETE 1st PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		414
	$		549

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!  CONDITION

FIRST UK PRESS  - IN STEREO

A TRULY VAULT CONDITION SET, FULLY COMPLETE WITH THE RARE SPACER SHEET

UNIQUE NUMBER 0379547

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 5 GAD / 4 GRG / 5 HG / 4 TH

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDES ARE VERY WHITE AND HAVE NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN, AND THERE ARE ONLY 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD VERY VERY LITTLE PLAY

THE LABELS DO  HAVE THE EMI RECORDING TEXT !!!

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, SOME VERY FINE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES, AND A FEW OF THE SMALLEST AND WISPY HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE LP'S FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS WITH THIS ALBUM IS THAT IT IS OFTEN FOUND TO LOOK GOOD, BUT AS SOON AS THE STYLUS HITS THE VINYL A DISTORTION TO THE RECORDED SOUND IS HEARD USUALLY THROUGH JUST ONE SPEAKER. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE TIMES I HAVE FOUND WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A GREAT SET ONLY TO BE LET DOWN WHEN PLAYING IT.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE PAIR OF VINYLS. NOT ONE JOT OF GROOVE WEAR ANYWHERE AT ALL, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THEREFORE CRISP AND CLEAR AND PERFORMS LIKE A TRUE FIRST PRESS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION MAKES THIS SET ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO OFFER FOR AUCTION

SIDES 1-3 HAVE JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE QUIETEST MOMENTS, AND NO MORE THAN 3  TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

SIDE 4 DOES HAVE SLIGHTLY MORE TOWARD'S THE END OF THE SIDE, BUT NOTHING TOO INTRUSIVE

A REALLY TOP CLASS STEREO WHITE ALBUM AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT !!!!

SIDE 4 JUST UNDER THAT AT NEAR MINT MINUS 

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A GLEAMING  WHITE SLEEVE , IN REALLY TOP CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS MAINTAINED IT'S WHITENESS ALMOST 100%

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO LOSS OF THE LAMINATE AT ANY POINT

INCREDIBLY THERE IS NOT ONE LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE (THIS IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF) THERE IS ONE BARELY VISIBLE MICROSCOPIC ONE ON THE RIGHT EDGE, AND A COUPLE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS MINT AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE NEAR IT

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS STILL VERY CLEAR WITH ALL OF THE DIGITS CLEAR AND UNFADED.  .

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS CLEAR FROM THIS THAT THE VINYLS HAVE HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE SPINE DOES NOT HAVE ANY LAMINATE FLAKE AS SO MANY COPIES HAVE. THE SPINE JUST WASN'T UP TO TAKING THE OPENING AND CLOSING. THERE IS NO ACTUAL WEAR TO THE LAMINATE , BUT THERE IS A SMALL SCUFF TO THE VERY TOP TIP AT THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE TOP EDGE

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS JUST THE BAREST  TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE, AND THEN ONLY WHEN YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS, WHICH ARE ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION,

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL BLACK ROUGH PAPER INNERS AND ARE BOTH IN  NEAR MINT CONDITION. NEITHER HAVE ANY SPLITS, THE DIE CUT HOLES ARE UNTORN, AND THERE IS BARELY A WRINKLE TO THE PAPER SURFACE. A SUPERB SET OF INNERS

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND ITS STAIN FREE,AND IT HAS VERY SHARP CREASE LINES

THE 4 PICTURES ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. THEY ARE THE THICK CARDED FIRST ISSUE AND NOT THE THIN REISSUES

THE RARE SPACER SHEET IS ALSO INCLUDED AND ONCE AGAIN IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

IT IS THAT GOOD

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT COLLECTIBLE WHITE ALBUM THAT WOULD BE HARD TO UPGRADE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY