BEATLES WHITE ALBUM MONO UK 1ST VERY LOW NUMBER 5895

	£		344
	$		456

THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM

THE ORIGINAL 1968 MONO TOP LOADER 1ST ISSUE

VERY VERY LOW NUMBER 0005895

PMC 7067 / 7068

MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 709-1/710-1/711-1/712-1

STAMPER CODES: 5LD / 3TH / 2LM / 4GDP

STUNNING EX+ CONDITION

ORIGINAL DARK APPLE LABLES WITH "SOLDIN THE UK" STATEMENT.

GENUINE EARLIEST PRESSINGS ONLY HAD "MFD IN U.K"

LATER PRESSINGS INCLUDED "AN EMI RECORDING"

THIS IS AN EARLY PRESSING WITHOUT THE EMI STATEMENT

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE STEREO AND MONO ISSUES OF THIS CLASSIC LP, SO MOST COLLECTORS WISH TO OWN BOTH VARIANTS. HERE ARE THE DIFFERENCES

Mono/Stereo Differences

This release is probably the most essential to have in both mono and stereo, as almost every track has some difference. But the following thirteen tracks have the most marked variations.

"Back In The U.S.S.R."

The airplane overdubs occur in different places on the mono and stereo versions.

"Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"

The stereo version has hand-clapping during the intro, the mono version does not.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

The stereo version has some vocal sounds from George at the end, the mono version does not.

"Blackbird"

The bird sound effects are quite different between the stereo and the mono release.

"Piggies"

The pig sound effects are quite different between the stereo and the mono release.

"Don't Pass Me By"

The mono version is much faster than the stereo, and therefore is shorter.
The violin sounds at the end are markedly different.

"Why Don't We Do It In The Road"

The stereo version has hand-clapping during the intro, the mono version does not.

"I Will"

The stereo version has more prominent bongos.

"Birthday"

The stereo version has extra vocals at the end of the second chorus.

"Sexy Sadie"

The stereo version has two taps on the tambourine during the intro, the mono version only has one.

"Helter Skelter"

The stereo version has a fade-out/fade-in dummy ending with Ringo's shout of "I've got blisters on my fingers", the mono version does not ! ... this makes the stereo version almost a minute longer.

"Long, Long, Long"

The stereo version is fine, but on the mono, George's double-tracked vocal is embarrassingly out of synch.

"Honey Pie"

The stereo version has a shorter guitar solo than the mono version.

THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE

WELL THE MOST OBVIOUS THING TO START WITH IS THE INCREDIBLE LOW NUMBER ON THE SLEEVE. 0005895 IS EXTREEMLY LOW. ANY NUMBER UNDER 10,000 IS HARD TO FIND.THIS NUMBER IS VERY CLEARLY VISIBLE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE

MANY COLLECTORS WILL WANT TO HAVE THIS IN THEIR COLLECTION DUE TO IT'S RARITY, EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL, WHICH I WILL COME TO SHORTLY.

THE WHITENESS OF THE COVER HAS STARTED TO YELLOW, BUT NOT TERRIBLY SO, IN FACT I WOULD SAY IT IS OFF WHITE RATHER THAN PURE WHITE.

THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT IN THAT THERE IS NO LIFTING, PEELING OR SPLITTING, PARTICULARLY TRUE AROUND THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO, WHERE I HAVE SEEN SOME VERY POOR EXAMPLES.

THE SPINE DOES HAVE A LITTLE LAMINATE PEEL, BUT THIS HAS NOT RUINED THE SPINE, WHICH CAN STILL BE READ.

THE ONLY REAL BLEMISH ON THE SLEEVE IS THAT THERE IS A SMALL AREA RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER THAT HAS A LITTLE STAIN ON IT, AGAIN THIS IS VISIBLE IN THE PICTURE, AND ALSO A LITTLE MORE ALONG THE TOP OPENING EDGE. THIS IN MY OPINION DOES NOT SPOIL THE COVER. YOU DECIDE BY LOOKING AT THE FULL ON SCAN.

THE INSERTS

THE POSTER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. AGAIN MANY OF THESE SUFFER SPLITS AND DIRTY MARKS ETC, BUT THIS ONE HAS NONE OF THE ABOVE AND HAS NEVER BEEN HUNG ON A WALL, JUST KEPT SAFE AND SECURE IN THE SLEEVE. THE 4 PICTURES ARE GENUINE ORIGINAL HEAVY DUTY CARD, AND NOT REPRODUCTIONS. THEY ARE ALL IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. JOHN LENNONS' HAS A SLIGHT LINE UNDER HIS CHIN.

THE BLACK INNER SLEEVES ARE GENUINE ORIGINAL SLEEVES AS WELL, AND ARE IN EXCELLENT UNSPOILED CONDITION. THEY ARE FLAT CLEAN AND SHOWN NO SPLIT SEAMS AND NO TEARS AROUND THE CENTRE HOLE.

THE VINYL

WELL OF COURSE THIS IS WHAT IS IS ALL ABOUT. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY LOW NUMBER YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE A PAIR OF DISCS THAT ARE BOTH STUNNING IN LOOKS AND PLAY.

LETS START WITH THE LABELS. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS. THEY ARE UNBLEMISHED. ABSOLUTELY NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF SPIDER LINES AROUND THE CENTRE HOLE (OF WHICH THERE ARE ONLY A FEW) THIS SET CANNOT HAVE HAD MORE THAN 10 PLAYS IN IT'S LIFE.

IT HAS BEEN REMARKEABLY WELL KEPT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND IS IMMACULATELY CLEAN. I WAS STUNNED TO SEE SUCH MAGNIFICENT VINYL INSIDE THE SLEEVES. UNDER VERY VERY CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SOME FINE HAIRLINES CAN BE MADE OUT, BUT THESE DO NOT AFFECT THE PLAYABILTY IN ANY WAY.

I COULDN'T WAIT TO PUT THE VINYL TO THE TEST ON MY REGA TURNTABLE.

FROM THE NEAR SILENT RUN IN GROOVE, THE ENGINE NOISE THAT PRECEEDS BACK IN THE UUSSR IS FREE FROM AND BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR POPS. THIS VERY HIGH STANDARD IS EXPERIENCED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 4 SIDES OF THE WHITE ALBUM. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF STATIC, BUT IT IS THERE AND GONE SO QUICKLY THAT YOU THINK YOU IMAGINED IT.

ANYHOW THIS IS TRULY AN EXCEPTIONAL VINYL SET, AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS EX+

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COLLECTORS GRADE COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL ALBUM, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER. THE VALUE OF THIS SET CAN ONLY INCREASE WITH AGE, AND YOU WILL HAVE YOURSELF AN INVESTMENT GRADE BEATLES COLLECTIBLE FOR SURE