The Beatles, White Album, Early UK 1st ST, ORIGINAL & COMPLETE, EX+
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The Beatles, later known as the White Album, had over a quarter of a million advance orders, and of course went straight to number 1. This was the first double album EVER to get to the top slot where it stayed for 7 weeks in a row. It sold so many, that once again The Beatles also made the singles chart, consequently the ONLY double album to ever enter that chart. By the end of the year, just over a month later, the white album had sold over 4,000,000 copies worldwide, and by the end of 1970 global sales were around 6.5 million. At that time this was the biggest selling double album of all time.
The sleeve design was by Richard Hamilton, who suggested the minimalistic approach and the consecutively numbered sleeves which would give a limited edition feel to it. Richard also came up with the montage idea for the large free poster, which included the lyrics on it's rear. The four free colour prints were taken by John Kelly. Every single original pressing was unique, and came with a great collection of additional material. Also a ground breaking album, THE WHITE ALBUM is one of the great vinyl collectables of all time.
Earliest Top Opener ST.
Complete & all round Ex+ with the exception of
side 2 where there are a couple of LIGHT visual marks BUT these
DO NOT AFFECT PLAYBACK. NO SKIPS/JUMPS/STATIC.
NEAR MINT PLAYBACK. YES ALMOST BRAND NEW PLAYBACK THROUGHOUT
EVEN IN QUIETER PASSAGES. PERFECT.
As you can see, the normally worn/de-laminated spine is near PERFECT! Also,
this White album is still relatively White and not yellow!!
The inserts are complete & perfect!
An unspoilt album despite the passage of time.
Ask any questions in advance of bidding as I do not offer refunds on
High value records.
UK bids or else contact me with specifics regarding your location.
Study Pics carefully.
Happy Bidding.
On 18-May-15 at 16:35:57 BST, seller added the following information:SIDE 1 YEX 709-1 MIS-STAMPED MOTHER!! LOOKS LIKE A REVERSE/MIRROR SMALL 'a' STAMPER GGR
SIDE 2 YEX 710-1 MOTHER 5' STAMPER GM0 Note that there is the lightest inscription on label, barely there SIDE 3 YEX 711-1 MOTHER 5 STAMPER TT SIDE 4 YEX 712-1 MOTHER 1 STAMPER 0M Note that there is the lightest inscription on label, barely thereAGAIN I RE-ITERATE THAT THIS RECORD PLAYS NEAR MINT. NO BACKGROUND NOISE/NASTY SURPRISES. YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND BETTER TO HAPPY BIDDING AND GOOD LUCK TO THOSE THAT ARE AFTER A QUALITY/ORIGINAL/COMPLETE EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER RECORD.
THIS HAS BEEN VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER An unspoilt album despite the passage of time. On 18-May-15 at 17:22:42 BST, seller added the following information: There are a couple of clicks where a barely detectable mark exists, Side 1, penultimate song. I did not notice this on its 1st pass as it takes some intent listening to register. Please bear this in mind. I do not usually accept returns on rarer records but if there is any issue that you are unhappy with, contact me 1st and i will work with you & if need be, a full refund will be issued upon safe return of the record. I do not do partial refunds. I am not out to upset anyone. Many thanks
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