BEATLES WHITE ALBUM MONO AMAZING LOW NO. 0004362 EX.
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  $   212

 


£ 160 Sold For
Feb 18, 2008 Sold Date
Feb 11, 2008 Start Date
£   10 Start price
7   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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HI THERE, AND WELCOME TO ALLADINS CABIN.

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

MONO NUMBER 0004362

PMC 7067

PMC 7068

TOP OPENING

SIDE 1   XEX 709 - 1

SIDE 2   XEX 710 - 1

SIDE 3   XEX 711 - 1

SIDE 4   XEX 712 - 1

ON OFFER TODAY IS THIS EARLY, LOW NUMBERED MONO EDITION OF THE WHITE ALBUM BY THE BEATLES. THE ORIGINAL TOP LOADING ALBUM COVER WAS SUMOMENOUS AT ITS TIME OF RELEASE BACK IN 1968, WITH ALL THE FIRST PRESSINGS HOLDING A CHRONOLOGICAL NUMBER ON THE FRONT COVER, RANGING FROM 0000001 - 1,000,000. THEREFORE, THE LOWER THE NUMBER, THE EARLIER THE PRESSING. TODAYS AUCTION AS A STAGGERING LOW NUMBER OF JUST 0004362. THIS MEANS THAT IN A COUNTRY WITH 50 MILLION PEOPLE OR SO, THIS WAS THE 4362ND WHITE ALBUM TO BE SOLD, AUTHENTIC AND RARE.

TOGETHER WITH THESE FIRST PRESSINGS CAME A LARGE COLOUR POSTER, FOUR COLOUR PORTRAITS OF EACH BEATLE WITH A SPACER IN-BETWEEN.

 IN ADDITION. THE FIRST PRESS VINYL RECORDS DID NOT HAVE E.M.I. RECORDINGS ON EACH LABEL AND WERE JUST CREDITED WITH "SOLD IN THE UK SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, PLEASE SEE LIST" AND "mfd. in U.K."  ON THE DARK GREEN AND WHITE APPLE LOGOS. THESE RECORDS WERE HOUSED IN BLACK PAPER INNER SLEEVES TO PROTECT THEM WHILST IN THE FRONT COVER.

 

AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHS, THE PACKAGE IS WONDERFUL. THE COMPLETION OF THE SET IS ONLY MINIMISED BY THE MIS-PLACING OF JOHNS PORTRAIT BUT THE ORIGINAL SPACER IS THERE. THE OTHER THREE PORTRAITS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION EVEN AFTER THESE MANY YEARS, WITH SOME CREASING AND DIS-COLOURATION.

THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS MONO VINYLS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR TO MODERATE TRAILS. BY NO MEANS ARE THERE ANY DEEP GROOVES BUT NOR ARE THEY FEATHERLIGHT TRAILS. CLARITY IS VERY GOOD TOO, WITH SOME CRACKLES TO REPORT.

THE FIRST PRESS LABELS ARE VERY GOOD AS YOU CAN SEE, WITH MINOR IMPERFECTIONS AND A FAINT SIGNATURE ON SIDE 1.

THE ORIGINAL COLOUR POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, OR AT LEAST AS NEAR MINT AS YOU CAN GET. NO TEARS OR CREASES AT ALL.

THE SLEEVE WITH ITS VALUED LOW NUMBER OF 0004362 IS IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME DISCOLOURATION AND MODERATE CREASES. THERE IS NO "STEREO" ON THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE. THERE IS A SIGNATURE INSIDE THE OPENING SLEEVE WHERE THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED BUT THIS IS NOT APPARENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OR WHEN OPENING THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THEREFORE, HIDDEN, BUT STILL PRESENT !!!

THE SPINE DOES HAVE DISCOLOURATION, BUT "THE BEATLES" AND CATALOGUE NUMBERS ARE STILL READABLE.

PLEASE ASK US ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY CLARIFY ANYTHING WE HAVE MISSED, FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND ULTIMATELY.

 

AS ALWAYS, WE WILL POST ON DAY OF PAYMENT IF BEFORE 4PM MON-FRI OR 12PM SATURDAY TO ENSURE A SPEEDY TRANSACTION.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT OUR AUCTIONS.

I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT YOU FIND, HERE AT ALLADINS CABIN!!!

 




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