BEATLES WHITE ALBUM UK 1ST PRESS STEREO ***STUNNING***

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                                                      BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"

ORIGINAL 1968 UK STEREO  NUMBERED 1ST PRESSING

 RELEASED NOVEMBER 22ND 1968 "THE BEATLES" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE AND THEIR FIRST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL. ONE WEEK AFTER ITS RELEASE IN THE U.K IT HIT NUMBER 1 WERE IT STAYED FOR NINE WEEKS IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST EVER DOUBLE ALBUM TO GET TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K.

ALL VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THE WHITE ALBUM WHERE TOP OPENING, GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVES WITH  BLACK INNERS,POSTER AND FOUR COLOUR PRINTS. VINYL HAD DARK GREEN LABELS, WITH A SMALL CIRCLED "P" NEXT TO THE DATE (SEE PICTURES) AND SOLD IN THE U.K TEXT,SOME CARRIED "AN EMI RECORDING" TEXT AND SOME DIDNT. ALSO ALL HARRISON AND STARR COMPOSITIONS WHERE CREDITED TO APPLE, THIS LATER CHANGED TO "HARRISONGS" AND "STARTLING MUSIC".... THIS ALBUM CARRIES ALL THESE FEATURES ALONG WITH THE ADDED INCLUSION OF THE RARE WHITE PHOTO SPACER AND A VERY LOW NUMBERED SLEEVE WHICH FEATURES THE FIRST RUN WIDE SPINE.

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS STUNNING ORIGINAL UK STEREO NUMBERED IST  ISSUE OF THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER ALBUM. THIS COPY OFFERS TRULY STUNNING VINYL, NEAR MINT LABELS AND IS COMPLETE WITH  ALL ESSENTIAL INSERTS AND IS HOUSED IN A SUPERIOR NUMBERED STEREO SLEEVE. 

APPLE PCS 7067

YEX709/10/11/12-1-1-1-2

STAMPERS   AD 4   LG  4   GGR 3   GMP  2

NO TAX CODE

AN "EMI RECORDING" TEXT TO SIDES 3&4 BUT NOT SIDES 1&2

DISC 1

THE VERY DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS NO MORE THAN 2/3  VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO ALL SIDES.THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESSY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. BOTH SIDES ARE EXTREMELY BRIGHT WITH NO FLAWS, BLEMISHES OR FAULTS WHATSOEVER.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS ALSO STUNNING, CLEARLY ONLY EVER CAREFULLY PLAYED, CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A STRONG LIGHT REVEALS JUST VERY VERY LIGHT AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD  LIGHT NEEDLE MARK..IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT NONE ARE SEVERE OR FEELABLE AND NONE AFFECT THE AUDIO AND ARE EXTREMELY MINIMAL.THE BRIGHT VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND NO NEEDLE LIFT WHEN PLAYED. THE VINYL HAS SUFFERED NO DULLING TO ITS ORIGINAL SHINY SURFACE AND IS COMPLETELY UNBLEMISHED.

AUDIO IS SUPERB... ONE CAREFUL PLAY BY MYSELF REVEALS A NEAR PERFECT AND UNINTERRUPTED PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT, THERE IS SOME MILD STATIC CRACKLE EVIDENT TO ALL RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND THE ODD TRACK GROOVE BUT EVEN THE  QUIETER TRACKS ARE PERFECT, THE STEREO AUDIO IS STRONG AND CLEAR. THE VINYL OF COURSE PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO STICKS, POPS OR JUMPS WHATSOEVER..... A GENUINE PERFECT LISTENING EXPERIENCE.

DISC 2 THE APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE AGAIN AS DISC ONE.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AS GOOD AS DISC ONE.

AUDIO IS AGAIN AS DISC ONE

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNERS. THE INNERS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION....STILL CRISP AND STILL THEIR ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK COLOUR THE INNERS DISPLAY JUST THE INEVITABLE CREASES FROM THE VINYL SITTING IN THE SLEEVES AND SOME MILD HANDLING TO THE TOP OPENING EDGES BOTH INNERS ARE FREE FROM ANY NICKS, TEARS OR SPLITS.

THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FOLDED POSTER IS SUPERB .THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED AND DISPLAYS JUST VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND SOME VERY MILD CREASING ,THE POSTER IS HOWEVER STILL VERY CLEAN AND CRISP AND FREE FROM ANY FAULTS. 

THE ORIGINAL FOUR PHOTOS ARE PRESENT AND ARE  AGAIN IN SUPERB CONDITION,AGAIN THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED.

THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" NUMBERED SLEEVE IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE . STILL ITS TRUE BRIGHT WHITE COLOUR THE FRONT SHOWS JUST THE ODD TINY EDGE WRINKLE BUT NO ACTUAL CREASES, THE FRONT IS EXTREMLEY GLOSSY AND STILL VERY CLEAN WITH  JUST THE FAINTEST HINT OF "YELLOWING" VISIBLE. THE OPENING TOP EDGES DISPLAY JUST A HINT OF  HANDLING/WEAR,AND THERE ARE JUST THE LIGHTEST OF CORNER BUMPS PRESENT. THE INNER IS VERY MUCH AS PER THE FRONT WITH PERFECT INNER SEAMS AND ALL THE  PICTURES AND TEXT ARE PERFECT, THE INNER IS SPOTLESSY CLEAN. THE REAR IS AGAIN VERY MUCH PER THE FRONT WITH SIMILAR TINY EDGE WRINKLES BUT AGAIN NO ACTUAL CREASES AND A LIGHT BUT SMALL "INDENTATION" MARK VISBLE TO THE TOP EDGE. THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY RIGID WITH NO WEAR AND ALL SPINE TEXT IS STILL VISIBLE AND UNSPOILT. "THE BEATLES" LOGO AND THE NUMBER 0528520 ARE STILL HIGHLY VISIBLE AND THE NUMBER HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY RUBBING OR FADING, THE SLEEVE IS VERY VERY CLEAN, FIRM AND STRONG AND CARRIES THE CORRECT "STEREO" LOGO TO THE REAR....A TRULY SUPERB EXAMPLE

OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE A VERY DESIRABLE,  NUMBERED, UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING WHICH OFFERS SUPERB VINYL,LABELS AND AUDIO AND IS HOUSED IN A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND SUPERB OUTER SLEEVE.