The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK LP 1ST MONO Low # 0005734 NM

	£		770
	$		1,020

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

• PMC 7067/8
• MATRIX: XEX 709/10/11/12-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS 4 GH / 9 MR / 2 PH / 4PP

SLEEVE NUMBER 0005734

I HAVE FOR OFFER THIS WEEK SOME ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING BEATLES LP'S. EACH ONE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND WILL NEVER EVER NEED TO BE UPGRADED. IN ADDITION THERE ARE 3 SUPER RARITIES. A LOUD CUT RUBBER SOUL, A VERY VERY LOW NUMBER BEATLES WHITE ALBUM, AND THIS SOUGHT AFTER DECCA CONTRACT PRESS.

I HAVE OFFERED MANY MANY BEATLES ALBUMS OVER THE 8 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DOING EBAY, BUT NEVER EVER HAVE I HAD A COLLECTION ALL TOGETHER THAT JUST DEFY THEIR AGES. I HAVE TEST PLAYED ALL OF THE LP'S AND CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER HEARD THEM SOUND ANY BETTER THAN THIS LOT. I WILL OF COURSE DESCRIBE EACH ONE IN DETAIL.

THIS COPY OF THE WHITE ALBUM IS FIT FOR ANY COLLECTION, AND IS A SIMPLY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS SET. IT IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL 4 PICTURES WHICH ARE NMINT ORIGINAL THICKER CARD ISSUES, AND A PRISTINE POSTER. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINAL PHOTO SPACER SHEET, AGAIN ORIGINAL NOT SOME IMITATION OR COPY.

ADDED TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY LOW NUMBER FIRST ISSUE, MAKES IT ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLES ON EBAY.

THERE ARE A SPATTERING OF NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES ON THE VINYL WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SO THE VINYL DOESN'T LOOK MINT, BUT IT SURE AS HELL PLAYS THAT WAY, WELL JUST OFF MINT IN FACT, BUT I WILL EXPLAIN BELOW

THE FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN STUPENDOUS CONDITION. STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THE COLOUR. I HAVE HAD MANY COPIES OF THIS IN MY HANDS, AND MOST YOU PICK UP ARE A VERY YELLOWY WHITE WHERE THEY HAVE AGED. THIS ONE IS JUST OFF WHITE, AND I WOULD SAY IF PURE WHITE WAS 10, THEN THIS IS AN 8.

THE LOW NUMBER IS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO ANY WEAR OF THE GREY TYPE. THE BEATLES RAISED LOGO CAN OFTEN BE FOUND TO HAVE HAD THE LAMINATE FLAKE AROUND IT, BECAUSE IT IS RAISED, BUT AGAIN HERE WE HAVE A FANTASTIC UNBLEMISHED EXAMPLE. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS ON THE SURFACE AT ALL, THE ONLY THING IS ONE LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE AND A SMALL THUMB LINE DEAD CENTRE ABOUT HALF INCH FROM THE OPENING. ANOTHER BLEMISH THAT CAN AFFECT THIS SLEEVE IS HEAVY RING WEAR, IF YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF WHAT YOU SEE ON EBAY YOU WILL SEE THIS TO BE TRUE, BUT HERE WE HAVE A 95% FREE OF RINGWEAR SLEEVE, AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SPOT ANY AT ALL IS TO TILT THE LP INTO THE LIGHT AND JUST A SHADE BECOMES VISIBLE MORE LIKE A TINY SHADOW RIGHT AT THE TOP. I REALLY ONLY MENTION IT OUT OF COURTESY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTUAL RING WEAR!!

NEXT THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE EDGE IS IN TOP CONDITION. PRETTY SHARP, AND IT IS FAIRLY CLEAR THAT THE LP SET HAS BEEN REMOVED VERY INFREQUENTLY. FINALLY NO EDGE WEAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE OR BOTTOM EDGES. AND MOVING ONTO THE SPINE, WHICH IS A WIDE VARIANT, WHICH ALSO HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM LAMINATE FLAKING, BUT NOT ON THIS GEM OF A COPY. ABSOLUTELY FLAKE FREE.

OH SORRY NEARLY FORGOT, THERE IS ONE TINY NICK TO THE FRONT SURFACE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN THE PICS, BUT IT IS A REALLY SMALL MARK ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT AND THE ONLY TINY ISSUE IS ONE SMALL NICK ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MARK FREE INNER SURFACE.

OK ONTO THE INNERS

FIRSTLY THE TWO BLACK INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES AND THEY ARE BOTH IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A SLIGHT OUTLINE OF THE SHAPE OF THE RECORD. BECAUSE OF THE THIN PAPER THIS WAS MADE OUT OF, A HUGE PROPORTION OF THESE WILL BE FOUND SPLIT ALONG THE SEAMS, AND TORN OR RIPPED AROUND THE CENTRE HOLE. WELL THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS ON EITHER SLEEVE, AND ONLY ONE QUARTER INCH NICK ON ONE OF THE HOLES.

THE FOUR PICTURES ARE IN "AS NEW" CONDITION, AND COME COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PAPER SPACER WHICH GOES MISSING ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES YOU WILL SEE ON EBAY.

LASTLY THE BIG POSTER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, AND HAS NOT EVER BEEN PINNED TO ANY WALL, OR STUCK UP AT ALL. IT IS PRISTINE.

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS.

THE RECORDS

STARTING WITH THE ALL IMPORTANT LABELS. THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY A FIRST PRESS SET, AND CAN BE CONFIRMED BY THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO MENTION OF "AN EMI RECORDING" AT 9.0'CLOCK, JUST THE MFD IN UK STATEMENT. ALL THE REST COLLECTORS OUT THERE WILL KNOW ABOUT, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT OT DESCRIBE THE SPINDLE HOLE AND SPIDER LINES. THE HOLES ON BOTH DISCS ARE UNWORN, AND I HAVE HAD TO REALLY GET CLOSE TO THE LIGHT IN ORDER TO MAKE OUT HOW MANY SPIDER LINES THERE ARE. ON DISC ONE LOOKS LIKE ABOUT HALF A DOZEN, AND ABOUT THE SAME ON DISC 2. SO I SUSPECT THAT THE LP'S HAVE HAD FEWER THAN 10 PLAYS LIFETIME.

AS I MENTIONED ABOVE THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT HANDLING MARKS WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE LIGHT, WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN IN NORMAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS, BUT THE VINYL GENERALLY LOOKS LIKE A NEW LP. GLEAMING AND HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN.

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RECORD, I CAN SAY RIGHT AWAY THAT THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE RUN IN. THE START TO BACK IN THE USSR, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM ON MANY COPIES, AND IT IS HERE THAT DISTORTION IS OFTEN FOUND, BUT ON THIS MARVELLOUS SET, THE SOUND COMES THROUGH LOUD, CRISP AND CLEAR. IT SOUNDS PERFECT, AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THE MONO RECORDING OF THIS ALBUM, THEN IT IS WELL WORTH HAVING ALONGSIDE THE STEREO ISSUE AS THERE ARE LOADS OF DIFFERENCES IN THE MIX.

ANYWAY ALL FOUR SIDES PLAY THROUGH TO PERFECTION, NO CLICKS, POPS, CRACKLES, OR ANYTHING REALLY THAT WOULD MAKE YOU GO OOH!

THE ACID TESTS ARE ALWAYS IN THE QUIET TRACKS LIKE JULIA WHICH PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY

IF I AM BEING PICKY, THEN THERE IS JUST THE ODD BIT OF STATIC EVERY NOW AND THEN IN ODD SPOTS, BUT LIKE I SAY I AM BEING PICKY.

IT GRADES NEAR MINT IN MY OPINION, AND I DON'T BELIEVE WILL EVER NEED UPGRADING. ADDED TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VERY RARE LOW NUMBER ISSUE, AND YOU HAVE A COLLECTIBLE SET THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN, AND WILL ONLY INCREASE IN VALUE OVER THE YEARS AS THESE BECOME HARDER AND HARDER TO OBTAIN.

SO IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET. STRIKE NOW, AND CLAIM YOUR PIECE OF HISTORY

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

REGARDS

GARRY