Beatles White Album UK 1968 1st press LP **MONO**

	£		176
	$		233

"The Beatles" White Album

Not only the original First Press of this Double LP issued in 1968.

BUT ALSO

 1)  the even rarer MONO version and an extremely early copy of it too
2) first mother AND first stamper pressings on the vinyl.
 3)"an emi recording" is missing from the label on the vinyl - this indicates an extremely early copy of the first pressing, consistent also with the first mother press numbers.
4) an extremely low number on the cover
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  Numbered original mono sleeve.
  Top-opening.
  Original Black inners.
  Original Poster.
  Photos.

LPs
*Original 1st pressing from 1968
* "Sold in UK subject to..." printed on all LP labels (first press).
* Dark green Apple label
* Label number PMC 7067 and PMC 7068 ie MONO
* First mother AND first stamper pressings (sides 3 and 4). Mother/stamper stamps in the black vinyl are 1G and 1G (because G is the emi code for stamper 1)
* Also first mother on side 1 Mother/stamper is 1PO
* "An emi recording...." is missing from the left of the spindle hole (side2) this indicates an extremely early copy of the first pressing
* Matrix numbers XEX709-1, 710-1, 711-1, 712-2
* All tracks of all sides have been played, listened to, and play graded. Play gradings were EX+ , EX , EX- , and VG+ Detailed visual and play notes are at the foot of the page.

Outer Sleeve
* A nice example of a well-preserved original MONO sleeve
* Original heavyweight sleeve, very unusual in the Mono version.  Instantly recognisable as soon as you pick it up - because of the much greater strength and 25% greater weight than all the later sleeves.
* Very low number stamped on the front cover 0049386 .
* "The Beatles" embossed in the laminate on front cover.
* MONO cover - No writing of any kind on the back.
* VG+ condition. Completely intact, with no tears and no writing, all internal flapbacks intact and well stuck down.  A few indentations in the laminate, invisible in the photo but become visible when you hold it up to the light.  The spine is completely intact with no tears, but the laminate has flaked off the spine surface with old age. 

Poster
* Original lyrics poster.
* Made by Garrod and Lofthouse, correctly identified as such on the back/bottom right corner.
* Rated as Excellent+
* Completely intact, no tears, no damage, no writing, no pinholes.  Just a few small dirty marks on the back only, at the bottom.
* No seam splits and no noticeable wesr on the seams

 Black Inner Sleeves
* Original black Apple sleeves with 
matt black paper (with the hole diecut on just 1 side.)
* Both sleeves are in  VG++ condition, have no seam splits, a small tear on the centre hole and some light scuffing of the top opening edge.

Photos 
*Comes complete with 4 photos, one of each Beatle.
* Excellent++ physical condition with no damage, no tears, no writing, no pin-holes.

LP -Visual and Play
All 4 sides of the LPs have been not only visually examined, but also played on a quality deck and carefully listened to all the way through all tracks on all sides. 

Side 1 - Visually graded EX+ no scratches but some light surface rubbing becomes visible in strong light.  Play graded overall VG++ There were no hops, no jumps, no sticks and no ticks or clicks. The early tracks and the later tracks played EX; there were a few faint clicks and crackles in the quiet parts of tracks 2and 3.
Side 2 - Visually graded EX no scratches but some light surface rubbing becomes visible in very strong light.  Play graded EX better than side 1 no flaws heard anywhere, no hops/jumps/sticks/ticks.  A single click in the gap between tracks6/7 and a little light background noise in the run-in groove. Side 3 - Visually graded EX- no scratches but some light superficial marks in strong light.  Play graded EX+ just a few very quiet clicks in the quiet gaps between some of the tracks.
Side 4 - Visually VG+ one noticeable scratch on track 1/3.  Play graded VG+ a few quiet clicks through the side, most noticeable in the quiet gaps at the start of tracks 2 and 3 before the music starts. Not heard during the play of the tracks themselves.

95 minutes of wonderful MONO sound, The MONO mix, which was done by the Beatles themsleves, has quite a number of small differences from the stereo mix done by the Apple engineers.  Details available on request.

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Postage (including thick card packaging to protect against damage in the post)

UK next day special delivery including insurance = £7.00

  Airmail Japan, USA = £10.50
Airmail Europe         = £6.70
            
Insurance for Europe/Worldwide = £4.80

All photos are of the actual album for sale, not from "stock"or copied from elsewhere.  Please note that both text and photos are copyright. Please don't copy !