BEATLES, WHITE ALBUM UK 1st PRESS *MONO N'o 0018938 *

	£		395
	$		523

I have been Collecting Beatles Records & Original Memorabilia for over 48  YEARS.  Due to my continued Poor health I have RELUCTANTLY decided to sell various  quality records from My Collection
All my offerings will be mostly of  UPGRADE QUALITY  and FIRST PRESSINGS. and are offered with an AUDIO REPORT after a very careful play of the entire disc/s
I will only be listing ONE or TWO quality records at a time.
All Photographs are of the actual items being offered.
My grading’s are strictly in line with the Record Collector Magazine’s Grading  Guide
Both the Sleeve & Disc/s are carefully inspected under my DOUBLE HALOGEN LAMP

‘THE BEATLES ‘  known as the ‘ WHITE ALBUM 
UK 1968 first pressing * MONO * ( Top Loader ) & Numbered * 0018938 *
With the embossed wording ‘ THE BEATLES ‘ and its individual number to the front

100% ORIGINAL PRE – DECEMBER 1968 COMPONENTS. Comprising-
FOUR FIRST PRINT PHOTOGRAPHS  ( Glossy card stock )
THREE !! OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTO SPACERS.
FIRST PRINT POSTER- Garrod & Lofthouse heavier stock, lipstick poster with the                                EXTRA WORDING, ( ‘I LOVE YOU ‘) printed  in red from                                              South to north across the lipstick part of the poster..
Note; Only the very first print run posters carry this extra wording.
THE TWO  ORIGINAL  BLACK  DIE – CUT  INNER  SLEEVES,
PLUS,  TWO BRAND NEW REPRO BLACK DIE – CUT INNERS               ( To save wear and tear on the originals )


The Beatles ‘ WHITE ALBUM ‘
Release Date; 22nd November 1968.
Catalogue No,      PMC  7067 / 7068.
Matrix Nos,    Disc 1,   709 –1,    710 – 1.       Disc 2,    711 –1,    712, - 1.
Mothers / Stampers,     Disc 1,   5/ OM,     7 / OL,      3/ PO,        2 / LR.
BOTH  DISCS  OMIT ‘An E. M. I. Recording ‘Text.
ORIGINAL FACTORY SAMPLE LABELS  to  Sides  Two & Three.
All 4 labels carry the ‘ SOLD IN THE UK SUBJECT…..’ label text above the spindle hole.


CONDITION;
DISC 1;      LABELS,         
Both labels are in absolutely PRISTINE condition, all the lettering and background colour looks perfect. Under My Double Halogen lamp there are just  some very faint Spindle trails which cannot be seen in normal daylight.

DISC 2;      LABELS,          
Both labels are in a very similar condition as  the Disc One Labels apart from one very faint hairline to the right of the sliced apple on Side Four ( Does not show up very well on the scan )

The spindle holes on both discs show very little spindle hole wear and the inner spindle holes still retain most of their original black colour.

.ORIGINAL FACTORY SAMPLE LABELS  to  Sides Two & Three.
Note; In my opinion there is too much store set by these Factory Sample Discs, Although they are obviously           far Rarer than the standard discs sold through retail outlets, there were in fact many of these produced as            they were taken as production samples  from every Lacquer for quality control purposes.           Most of them were eventually sold off at a discount to E.M.I. Employees and have found there way           onto the open market through this route as well as some early copies being given to top D.J’s and some           to Radio Stations for promotional purposes.           They  should not however  be confused with the obvious rarity of DEMO DISCS. as some people think.
GRADED AS;     Disc 1 Labels,    MINT -,   MINT -,   Disc 2 Labels,   MINT-,     EX,


DISCS 1 & 2;   VISUAL,                                                       Both Discs display their deep black gloss sheen, during a very careful inspection of all four disc surfaces ( UNER MY DOUBLE HALOGEN LAMP ) I could detect numerous fine  wispy hairlines and a few light smallish needle marks and one scuff mark on side 4. ALL  OF  WHICH  ARE  TOTALLY  NON – FEELABLE.
GRADED AS ;   ( In Normal Daylight )      EX,      EX,         EX,   EX-.                                                   ( Under Double halogen)  VG +,  VG +,     EX-,  VG +


AUDIO ;  DISCS 1 & 2,         
During one very careful play of all four sides the Audio was Excellent during all tracks there were NO Skips, Jumps or Stalls and NO detectable  Background or Surface Crackle.  in between all tracks was near silent . Apart from a little light crackle on the run in’s  on  Sides 2 & 3,  and some light intermittent pops throughout  track 3 on side 3 , there were just the  very occasional  light pop here and there but nothing that interfered with the overall Audio.
GRADE OVERALL AS ;     EXCELLENT.
Both discs lie perfectly flat with no warping or dishing.
DISC WEIGHTS,     154 Gms,    &     151 Gms.


PHOTOGRAPHS;       
All 4 photographs are FIRST PRINT RUN PRE - DECEMBER 1968  and are printed on thicker stock than the later ones,  the Portraits carry darker colour images with more light and dark shade. there is just one tiny corner crease on John’s  photo and two tiny ones on Paul’s photo. and  a little light age toning to the backs.
GRADE AS;      EX++,    EX+,    MINT- ,   MINT - .  

THREE !! ORIGINAL SPACERS;
It is rare to find a White Album with one original spacer, but to have three of the original four is very rare indeed as the vast majority of these spacers were immediately discarded as superfluos to the Album. Two of the spacers are in excellent condition with just some  light creasing and age toning , the third spacer has a approx 11/2 ins tear to one side and  some mild age toning .
GRADED AS ;        EX+,     EX+,    VG +,  
POSTER;      
This is the ORIGINAL VERY FIRST PRINT RUN POSTER, by Garrod & Lofthouse and printed on heavier stock, with the lipstick and EXTRA WORDING  ( as described above ). the Poster is in nice original condition and shows NO SEAM SPLITS WHATSOEVER. there is some mild age toning to the top and bottom edges and a few foxing spots to the lyric side plus two very neat old repairs  ( NOT WITH SELLOTAPE ) to two small tears on the side edges but NOT on the seams.
GRADED AS ;       EX- .

BLACK INNER SLEEVES ;  
As serious collectors will know these ORIGINAL  black die cut inner sleeves were made from very flimsy lightweight paper , simply not up to the job of carrying a heavy vinyl disc. BOTH  these ORIGINAL  black inners have survived better than most They both show NO SEAM SPLITS whatsoever. One of the die cut circles shows one very old small tear ( which has been neatly repaired ) and the other shows three small nicks to the die – cut circle and just one tiny nick to the top edge of both  black inners. Both the inners obviously show some inevitable light ring wear.
PLUS,  Two BRAND NEW repro black die – cut inner sleeves to prevent further wear and tear              on the originals .


SLEEVE ;     
This Garrod & Lofthouse fully laminated top loader sleeve is in very nice condition it carries The embossed wording  ‘ THE BEATLES ‘ towards the front bottom right corner together  with it’s unique number ' 0018938.'

CONDITION; 
FRONT;  
The front panel is in very nice condition, it is a bright white with a little very light age toning  to some of the outer edges and two clean laminate spiders to the top front left hand corner. and a couple of small marks to the bottom edge, There is NO laminate lift or peel. All four corners show some very small and light rubbing.
SPINE ;
The spine is VERY FIRM  and shows NO splits, laminate lift or peel whatsoever.

BOTTOM & SIDE SEAMS;
All four seams are in superb condition with NO splits or rubbing whatsoever, they show just a couple of very small age spots.

TOP OPENING SEAMS;
All four seams are in very nice condition with NO splits whatsoever, they show some very mild rubbing  to the outer edges but NO nicks or tears and they are still very firm.
BACK;
The back of the sleeve is again in very nice condition, there is just one hairline mark towards the bottom left hand  corner and just a very few small clean white marks to the top edge when viewed with the sleeve held at an angle  to the light and  a couple of very small age toning marks to the spine edge, it shows NO laminate lift or peel whatsoever

INNER GATEFOLD;
The inner gatefold is in simply superb condition, all the photographs and text areas are PERFECT with an ultra high gloss sheen,  Both flip backs are in excellent condition and show just some very small light age toning to parts of the edges.

SLEEVE GRADED OVERALL AS ;                EXCELLENT.


 In my opinion this is a very nice example of this ever harder to find Album with  100% ORIGINAL COMPONENTS. It is an excellent investment  and can only continue to appreciate in value.
I have tried to describe all aspects of this Album in detail, but should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me and I will try to answer them.

PACKAGING
All Records will be carefully and securely packed in custom mailing boxes with the Record/s removed  from the record cover and placed in a new separate paper sleeve,  All the components will be packed separately in new poly bags. . POSTAGE and SHIPPING 
UK,  FREE     ( Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery ) Tracked & Insured.
OVERSEAS,  9.95 GBP ( Airsure Priority Airmail ) Tracked & Insured.

PAYMENT, PAY PAL ONLY.
Please Note; In line with e,bay policy payment is required within four days of the completion                       of the auction. If no payment is received within this period the item will be                      offered as a second chance offer or re-listed without exception.

RETURNS ACCEPTED. If you are not happy with your purchase (Not as Described ) please contact me within  24 hours of receipt of the record, Return it within 7 days of receipt in the condition that it was sent in,  AND I WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND OF THE PRICE OF THE RECORD INCLUDING THE INITIAL POSTAGE.  ( BUYER TO PAY THE RETURN POSTAGE ).

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING THIS  QUALITY ALBUM.