THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM #0000041 UK MONO SUPERB NMINT

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THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM

YES! NUMBER 0000041

ON OFFER HERE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE TO GET ONE OF THE MOST PRIZED ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. A BEATLES WHITE ALBUM WITH A NUMBER UNDER 50.

I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL SOME OF MY OWN PERSONAL BEATLES COLLECTION. THESE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE OFFERING UP FOR AUCTION OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS OR SO HAVE SAT IN MY COLLECTION FOR YEARS AND IT HAS TAKEN ME MANY MANY YEARS TO GATHER THE BEST COPIES OF THESE RECORDS THAT I CAN FIND. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE REGULARLY BOUGHT FROM ME WILL UNDERSTAND THAT I ONLY LIST RECORDS THAT ARE NEAR MINT OR MINT AND THAT IN THE MAIN INCLUDES ANY BEATLES ALBUMS THAT I LIST FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU CAN THEREFORE BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THESE ALBUMS THAT YOU WILL FIND UNDER MY NAME FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, AND WILL BE COPIES THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN.

YOU MIGHT ASK WHY I AM SELLING. WELL FIRSTLY I AM NOT SELLING MY ENTIRE COLLECTION, AS I HAVE MANY PRESSES OF EACH TITLE, BUT I AM CHERRY PICKING SOME OF THE RARER AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRESSES BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING I WANT TO BUY THAT SELLING THESE GEMS WILL FUND

THIS UNIQUE AND VERY LOW NUMBER WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO SOMEONE IN VERY CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE BEATLES, AS THE FIRST 4 NUMBERS WENT TO THE BAND, THE NEXT FEW WENT TO MANAGERS, PRODUCERS ETC, AND THEN THE NEXT BATCH WHICH WOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WENT OUT TO CLOSE FAMILY, AND MUSIC EXECUTIVES. WHERE EXACTLY THIS ONE ORIGINATED I CANNOT SAY, BUT SUFFICE TO SAY THAT IT DID BELONG TO SOMEONE IMPORTANT IN THE BEATLES CAREER.

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• CAT : PMC 7067/8

IT IS UNUSUAL TO CONCENTRATE MORE ON THE SLEEVE THAN THE ALBUM, BUT IN THIS CASE IT IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL.

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SLEEVE IS IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THIS SURFACE, NOR IS THERE ANY PEELING TO THE LAMINATE, AND IN PARTICULAR OVER THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO WHERE NORMALLY THIS CAN BE FOUND FLAKING. THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS VERY VERY CLEAR AND HAS NOT LOST THE GREY COLOUR LIKE SO MANY WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND OR RUBBED AWAY. THIS IS CRYSTAL CLEAR TO THE EYE. IN TERMS OF RING WEAR THERE IS BUT THE BAREST TRACE  ONLY VISIBLE UNDER ILLUMINATION WHEN THE SLEEVE IS TILTED INTO THE LIGHT. THERE IS ONE FINE LAMINATE LINE TOWARD'S THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A SLIGHT YELLOWING TO THE WHITE SURFACE WHICH HAPPENS TO ALMOST EVERY SLEEVE. THE CORNERS ARE VERY VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, VERY SHARP AND ONLY SHOWS A FEW LIGHT NICKS WHERE ERRANT FINGERNAILS HAVE PLUCKED INSIDE TO GET THE VINYLS OUT.

THE RIGHT EDGE AND BOTTOM EDGE HAVE NO SIGNS OF WEAR, AND FINALLY THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT ORDER WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL SPOTS OF LAMINATE FLAKE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT, CLEAN AND CREASE FREE, AND THE ONLY TINY MARK IS RIGHT AT THE LEFT CORNER WHERE SOMETHING LIKE A PIN HAS PUT A COUPLE OF TINY SCRATCHES INTO THE LAMINATE. THESE ARE VISIBLE IN THE PICTURES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NICE AND CLEAN INNER SECTION. PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS AND NO WRITING OR MARKS ON THE SURFACE AT ALL. THE TRACKLISTING IS 100% UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY LAMINATE LINES THE INNER IS IMMACULATE.

I'M AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS BASED ON AGE AND CONDITION.

THE ORIGINAL INSERTS ARE ALL PRESENT AND CORRECT. STARTING WITH THE POSTER IT IS ONE THAT HAS ONLY EVER BEEN OPENED ONCE OR TWICE, SO I HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE WITH IT VIRTUALLY CLOSED AS I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF STRESS ON THE FOLD LINES. THE PICTURES ARE ABSOLUTELY THE ORIGINAL ISSUES, AND YOU CAN TELL IMMEDIATELY YOU HOLD THEM AS THEY ARE PRODUCED ON THE STIFFEST CARD THAT YOU WILL FIND ON ANY SET OF THESE PICS. LATER ISSUES REDUCED THE THICKNESS OF THE PAPER, AND ON THE VERY LAST PRESSINGS THE PAPER WAS ALMOST TRACING PAPER THIN. THERE ARE NO PIN HOLES IN ANY OF THE PICTURES, NOR ANY STICKY MARKS ON THE BACK WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN STUCK ON A WALL. APART FROM ONE OR TWO LIGHT LINES ON A COUPLE THEY ARE AS GOOD AS YOU ARE EVER GOING TO GET.

FINALLY THE BLACK INNERS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO RIPS OR SEAM SPLITS JUST A LITTLE LIGHT WEAR AROUND THE INNER HOLES AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE TOP EDGES.

 ONTO THE VINYL WHICH IS IN STUNNING CONDITION. LABELS THAT ARE MARK FREE, AND SHOW NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, ONLY A FEW LIGHT SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE TO INDICATE SOME PLAY

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND APART FROM A FEW VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS AND  ONE NON SOUNDING SCUFF, THEY ARE VIRTUALLY MARK FREE.

THE RUN INS ON ALL 4 SIDES PRODUCE NEAR SILENCE, AND THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE MUSIC ON ANY OF THE 4 SIDES. THIS CLEARLY SHOWS A RECORD THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED BY A WORN OR DAMAGED STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING (FRYING BACON) ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT THIS WONDERFUL ALBUM SET. THE ODD BIT OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, AND A FEW LIGHT POPS HERE AND THERE ARE THE ONLY INTERRUPTIONS TO A PERFECT AND CLEAR MONO SOUND

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL NMINT/NMINT-

IF YOU ARE COLLECTOR OF BEATLES LP'S THEN YOU WILL JUST NEED THIS INCREDIBLE OFFERING FOR YOUR COLLECTION