BEATLES 1968 Original MONO UK 1st Press Apple LP - The White Album
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Please be aware that all records are VISUALLY graded only - all grades are given based on how they appear under my desk lamp - since I do not own a record player. I cannot guarantee that discs will be click and skip free, although any marks and scratches that might possibly cause such problems will be highlighted clearly in the description.
All photos are of the actual item on sale. I do not use stock or 'borrowed' images.
The Beatles White AlbumRare, Original Mono 1st Press
.,.. Catalogue Number Label Year of Release PMC 7067 / 7068 Dark Apple w/ SITUK 1968 Sleeve Format Tax Code on Disc - Mono - Side 1 Side 2 Track Listing Track Listing 1. Back in the USSR
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness is a Warm Gun 1. Martha My Dear
2. I'm So Tired
3. Blackbird
4. Piggies
5. Rocky Raccoon
6. Don't Pass Me By
7. Why Don't We Do It in the Road
8. I Will
9. Julia Matrix Number Matrix Number XEX 709-1 XEX 710-1 Stamper Code Stamper Code 1 / GT 2 / GO
Side 3
Side 4 Track Listing Track Listing 1. Birthday
2. Yer Blues
3. Mother Nature's Son
4. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except
....For Me and my Monkey
5. Sexy Sadie
6. Helter Skelter
7. Long Long Long 1. Revolution 1
2. Honey Pie
3. Savoy Truffle
4. Cry Baby Cry
5. Revolution 9
6 Good Night Matrix Number Matrix Number XEX 711-1 XEX 712-1 Stamper Code Stamper Code 1 / HT 5 / MP About the Record
This auction is for a very rare, original top-opening Mono 1st pressing of the Beatles legendary LP 'The Beatles', otherwise known as the White Album.
This was the last original Beatles' album to have a full mono mix (Yellow Submarine was just a stereo fold-down into mono). Subsequantly most of the tracks have both subtle and blatant differences to their stereo counterparts. A website that details some of these differences can be found HERE. Beatle completists love the mono white album because of these differences, and as the mono pressing sold so poorly back in 1968 demand for them today is extremely high!
By 1968 mono was pretty much a dead format. Stereo records coming down in price to be the same as their mono counterparts along with the price of stereo record players drastically dropping meant that everybody bought stereo and the mono copies were left on the shelf. Mono sales dropped so much that by 1969 it was discontinued completely as a format across all labels. Because of this, stereo copies of this album far outsold the mono copies!
Sadly not in the best condition and does not come with the black inners, poster or photos. Still, a rare Beatles LP that would make a great collection filler until a better one comes along!
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The top-opening cover is holding up and has a nice, clean, thick laminate with just a little disc impression and light creases. Thr cover has creamed a little and there are tape scars over the top and bottom seams where it looks like someone has pre-empted a seam split by taping them up first. Other than this the cover isn't looking bad at all! Disc 1 (Visually Graded Only!!) : GOOD
The playing surface has a nice shine but is covered in light, faint scuffs all over. I'd imagine this would play with a fair amount of light crackle.
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Disc 2, again, has a nice shine to it but is covered in light, faint scuffing all over. Disc 1 Labels : VG
The labels are clean with no writing, tears or anything. There's quite a lot of spindlewear and a little whitening around the centrehole.
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Again, no writing or tear,s with a fair amount of light spindlewear and a little whitening around the centrehole. Terms and Conditions + Shipping Information
All records have been visually graded under a strong, 125W natural light desk lamp.
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Postage Costs will be:
UK 2nd Class Recorded Delivery: £3.99
UK 1st Class Recorded Delivery : £4.99
EU Countries International Signed For : £11.99
Rest of World International Signed For : £15.99
All LPs will be mailed out in a strong, corrugated cardboard LP mailing box with the LP outside the sleeve. Extra sheets of corrugated cardboard will be used where applicable and FRAGILE tape used
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