BEATLES White Album D/LP 1968 APPLE 1st Press + INSERTS AWESOME

	£		206
	$		273

On offer here is a VERY rare Double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called "The Beatles" (more commonly known as 'The White Album') and is an ORIGINAL UK Apple 1st Pressing on the 1st Press DARK Apple labels!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BEATLES LPs OF ALL TIME AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE APPLE LABEL, AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS INCREDIBLE DOUBLE LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL HUGE POSTER, 2-RECORDS, 4 COLOUR 'PRINTS', 2 BLACK APPLE INNERS, AND 'NUMBERED' (0539498) TOP OPENING GATEFOLD COVER - WHICH ARE ALL IN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC CONDITION!!!! 

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION - AND IS ALMOST NEVER SEEN LIKE THIS!!!!  THE POSTER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION (AND CLEARLY HASNT EVER LEFT THE COVER!), THE 4 'COLOUR PRINTS' ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME (SEE PICTURES!), AND EVEN THE 'BLACK INNER' SLEEVES ARE COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED (BOTH SUPERB EXAMPLES!), AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SPLITS AT ALL (ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS DOUBLE LP!)!!!!  AND THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS SUPERB SHINY LAMINATE, A 'WIDER SPINE' (STILL LAMINATED!), A PERFECT SHAPE TO IT (NOT BENT!), AND THE NUMBER IS PERFECTLY CLEAR & UNDAMAGED!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF THIS AMAZING DOUBLE LP!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DARK APPLE LABELS, 1ST PRESS 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT, 1ST PRESS 2 BLACK INNER SLEEVES, 1ST PRESS POSTER, 1ST PRESS 4 'COLOUR PRINTS', AND 1ST PRESS TOP OPENING 'NUMBERED' (0306344) FULLY LAMINATED FLIPBACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is PCS 7067/68 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press DARK Apple labels (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer STEREO 1st Pressing (most were Monos)!!!!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE - that this Double LP has the FULL LENGTH version of 'Helter Skelter' (with Ringos 'blisters on my fingers!' ending) - and this is exclusive to STEREOs ONLY (Monos dont have this AT ALL!)!!!!  There are also many MANY other mix differences too, which are exclusive to STEREOs ONLY - which makes this ULTRA RARE STEREO 1st Press mix far FAR superior to the Mono version!!!!  All the tracks are Pure quality Beatles at their best!!!! Any fan of The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

BOTH record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVENT BEEN PLAYED THAT MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s Double LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light TINY surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  ALL SIDES RETAIN EVERY BIT OF THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK SUPERB!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the records are as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  They play with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some some EXTREMELY low level background sound in places (though mostly NONE!)!!!!  Most importantly the actual sound quality itself is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion AT ALL!!!!  The records must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  BOTH records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press Black inner sleeves which are in absolutely SUPERB condition with NO edge splits, NO 'centre hole' splits, NO repairs, and NO fraying to the edges!!!!  The ULTRA RARE Poster and the 4 Colour 'Prints' are in absolutely AWESOME condition (see pictures) and it is VERY doubtful if they have EVER left the cover!!!!  FINDING THE FULL CONTENTS OF THIS WHITE ALBUM IN THIS FANTASTIC CONDITION TODAY, IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  THE BLACK INNERS, POSTER & COLOUR PRINTS ARE ALL IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION - AND MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY STAND OUT FROM THE REST!!!!

The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Gatefold TOP Opening FULLY Laminated Flipback 'Numbered' Stereo 'Wider Spine' Cover is in absolutely AWESOME condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear (SUPERB flat & straight edges!), NO spinal wear (PERFECTLY straight & still laminated!), NO ringwear, NO grubbyness, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (SUPERB square shape to ALL corners!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (virtually ZERO and cover is PERFECTLY flat looking!), STUNNING shiny laminate, only 1 absolutely TINY indentation to the right of the number, and NO writing!!!!  The TOP opening edges are beautifully straight with barely feathering AT ALL (virtually ZERO - and beautifully straight top opening edges!)!!!!  Even the laminated inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO writing, PERFECT flipbacks (apart from 1 small 'pull mark' to the edge of the left flipback - though this looks to be from manufacture, as there is a small touch of excess glue from manufacture sticking out from under that flipback in that place!), STUNNING shiny 'mirror-like' laminate, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing!!!!  The '0306344' number on the cover front is EXACTLY 'as printed' back in 1968 and has absolutely NO wear AT ALL - and the raised lettering of 'The Beatles' on the cover front is absolutely AWESOME with NO grubbyness and NO dirt AT ALL (it is PERFECT!)!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better (with only the small manufacturing pull mark on the inside left flipback stopping a Near MINT grading!)!!!!  This is truly a MAJESTIC and EXCEPTIONAL cover - and undoubtedly the VERY best I have EVER seen for this Double LP EVER!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  

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 In response to questions - the matrixes are 1/1/2/1 (1st Pressing matrixes - all types being used at the same time, as is well known by Beatles collectors - as there were multiple variations in Mono & Stereo, all 1st Pressings!), and 'EMI Recording' text on the labels (as pictured).   Reference 1st Pressing used - RRPG 2012.  If I get anymore questions, I will post them as revisions.

I just had a question about whether any minor label differences change the pressing order.  Well naturally I took this question with the seriousness it deserved, and checked the most esteemed sources for information.  According to the Rare Record Price Guide 2012 - the Premier authority on Record Collecting in the UK - it is undoubtedly 100% definitely a bonfide UK 1st Pressing. I can also include to any winning a photograph of the Record Collector price guide - that states that this LP is indeed a 100% geniune 1st Pressing. And this Double LP fully fills the crteria they set out in their guide.  So bid with confidence on this AMAZING Beatles rarity!

 Just had another question regarding the 'EMI Recording Text' on the labels (and whether it makes any difference).  Well here is a few facts for any potential bidders.

1) This Double LP (I have checked 2 sites regarding this) had 250,000 advance orders.
2) This LPs number is 0306344 - which means it was bought in the first or second week of release back in 1968. And after the 250,000 advance orders had been picked up, this means that this LP was the 56344 copy to be sold by normal sales.  So using sales figures - this was probably sold towards the end of the 1st week of release, and at latest definitely sometime in the 2nd week.  NO later than this. 
3) There was absolutely NO difference in the records, music, mix, black inners, poster, colour prints, matrixes (all used simultaneously & at random)....  etc.
4) Randomly some copies had 'EMI Records' text - some did not.  I have seen both variations on very low numbers and very high numbers! 
5) I have been exceptionally clear on this (mainly to avoid malicious bidding, 'I was shocked to find that this had....' etc, etc) - when people know exactly what they are buying.

So if these 3 words on a label make a difference to you?  Then this fantastic & incredible Double LP is probably not what you are looking for.   But one thing I will never do is insult the sheer quality of an Double LP with a VERY low number - bought in the second week of release, and verified by the UK's premier record guide (as a bonfide 1st Pressing) - as ANYTHING but a 1st Pressing (which it undoubtedly is).  I cannot be any clearer than this..... 

GOOD LUCK!