THE BEATLES.THE WHITE ALBUM.MONO 1ST PRESS.LOW NUMBER 0008546.COMPLETE.SUPERB
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THE BEATLES.THE WHITE ALBUM.1968 MONO 1ST PRESS WITH POSTER,4 PICTURES,PICTURE SPACER AND BLACK,DIE CUT INNERS.VERY LOW NUMBER-0008546.THE LABELS DON`T HAVE `AN EMI RECORDING` TEXT WHICH MAKES THIS A VERY EARLY FIRST PRESSING(THIS TEXT CAME IN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF THE RECORDS RELEASE).THIS COMPLETE SET IS IN LOVELY SHAPE.READ ON! CATALOGUE:PMC 7067/8 MATRIX:XEX 709-1 XEX 710-1 XEX 711-1 XEX 712-1 COVER:LOW NUMBERED,LAMINATED,GATEFOLD SLEEVE HAS SOME LIGHT DISCOLORATION AND RINGWEAR.ALSO HAS SOME LIGHT WEAR TO EDGES AND SOME MINOR LAMINATE CREASES.THERE IS A SMALL THUMBNAIL BUMP TO TOP OF FRONT COVER.THE SPINE IS FIRM AND LEGIBLE.INNER GATEFOLD A STRONG EXCELLENT.OVERALL GRADES VG++.A NICE EXAMPLE OF A VERY LOW NUMBERED SLEEVE. POSTER:LARGE POSTER HAS A FEW SEAM SPLITS AND SOME LIGHT CREASES.THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL STAINS.IT DOESN`T LOOK AS IF IT HAS EVER BEEN HUNG.GRADES VG+ PICTURES:ALL 4 IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.BEAUTIFUL!THE PICTURE SPACER HAS SOME STAINING/CREASING.GRADES VG INNERS:BLACK DIE CUT INNERS HAVE SOME CREASING AND MINOR WEAR.A NICE SET.GRADE EXCELLENT MINUS LABELS:DARK GREEN APPLE LABELS OMITTING `AN EMI RECORDING` TEXT ARE IN STUNNING SHAPE.BOLD,VIVID AND CRYSTAL CLEAR!JUST A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE TRAILS TO REPORT.ALL 4 GRADE EX+ RECORDS:BOTH OF THESE THICK SLABS OF 1ST PRESS VINYL RETAIN A GLORIOUS BLACK SHEEN AND HAVE CLEARLY BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER.I WILL GRADE ALL 4 SIDES. SIDE 1:HAS SOME SUPERFICIAL MARKS.GRADES VG+ SIDE 2:A FEW LIGHT SUPERFICIAL MARKS.GRADES VG++ SIDE 3:SOME SUPERFICIAL MARKS.GRADES VG+ SIDE 4:SOME SUPERFICIAL MARKS,ONE OF WHICH RUNS OVER ABOUT HALF THE RECORD.GRADES VG THIS GRADING WAS CARRIED OUT HOLDING THE RECORDS UNDER POWERFUL LIGHT.THE RECORDS LOOK GREAT IN NORMAL LIGHT.THERE ARE NO FEELABLE MARKS PLAY GRADING:SIDES 1 AND 2 PLAY SUPERBLY WITH JUST SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND/STATIC TO REPORT,AUDIBLE ON QUIETER PARTS OF THE RECORD.THERE IS ALSO THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT TICK.PLAYBACK GRADES EXCELLENT.SIDE 3 PLAYS WELL WITH SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE/STATIC/FEW LIGHT TICKS.GRADES VG++.THE AFOREMENTIONED MARK ON SIDE 4 DOESN`T APPEAR TO EFFECT PLAY(THIS IS A SUPERFICIAL MARK).THE SURFACE NOISE ON THIS SIDE IS SLIGHTLY MORE PRONOUNCED,MAINLY ON` REVOLUTION 9`.THIS TRACK HAS A NUMBER OF QUIET SECTIONS.THERE ARE ALSO A FEW LIGHT CLICKS ON THIS TRACK.SIDE 4 GRADES VG+ WITH THE EXCEPTION OF `REVOLUTUION 9` WHICH I WILL CONSERVATIVELY GRADE VG.THERE ARE NO STICKS OR JUMPS ON EITHER RECORD! NOTE:ALL 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS RECORD PLAY WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND.I HAVE OWNED MANY COPIES OF THIS RECORD OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING A FEW THAT APPEARED UNPLAYED!NONE HAVE PLAYED SILENTLY.THESE PRESSINGS SOUND GREAT BUT THE VINYL ON WHICH THEY WERE PRESSED ALWAYS CARRIES A LITTLE BACKGROUND. ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY LOW NUMBERED,COMPLETE MONO FIRST PRESSING OF THIS BEATLES MASTERPIECE.IT IS IN LOVELY SHAPE.LOW NUMBERED COPIES RARELY TURN UP IN THIS SHAPE.DON`T MISS THIS ONE! SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY UK:£5.00 EU:£12.50
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