THE BEATLES-WHITE ALBUM-UK APPLE-1st PRESS-MONO '68

$

47

THE BEATLES #0114570

(U.K. Pressing, APPLE PMC 7067/68) 1968 Mono

-with top-loading numbered sleeve, black inners, poster, 4 photos, ‘Sold In U.K.’ labels and 1st pressing matrices.

Matrices (machine-stamped):

4   YEX 709-1   MA

2 6   YEX 710-1   GAT

1   YEX 711-1   MM

5   YEX 712-1   MD

Please see my other auctions for more original LPs by The Beatles.

TRACKLISTING:

S1 – Back In The U.S.S.R. / Dear Prudence / Glass Onion / Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Wild Honey Pie / While My Guitar Gently Weeps / Happiness Is A Warm Gun.

S2 – Martha My Dear / I’m So Tired / Blackbird / Piggies / Rocky Raccoon / Don’t Pass Me By / Why Don’t We Do It In The Road / I Will / Julia.

S3 – Birthday / Yer Blues / Mother Nature’s Son / Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey / Sexy Sadie / Helter Skelter / Long Long Long

S4 – Revolution I / Honey Pie / Savoy Truffle / Cry Baby Cry / Revolution 9 / Good Night.

COVER – G

-top-loading, fully-laminated sleeve with embossed number (0114570) and flipbacks, with no stereo text on the rear sleeve (correct mono sleeve).

-disc imprint and laminate creases to all sides.

-2 inch split at the top of the inner gatefold seam.

-spine is 65% legible

Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse International.

VINYL –

1. Visual – F – One long, superficial scuff on Side 1 alongside a lateral scratch on S1-T2, and another lateral scratch on S4-T3.
2. Playback – G – Play-tested from start to finish. There is crackle throughout, although it is generally masked by the music. The above-mentioned scratches cause two skips: one during the first verse of ‘Dear Prudence’ and another following the first chorus of ‘Savoy Truffle’.
   

LABELS – VG minus – No rips, tears or handwriting; spindle lines viewable under bright light. All labels bear the ‘Sold In U.K.’ and ‘An EMI Recording’ text.

BLACK INNERS

-Correct, die-cut black inners with rounded corners.

-1st black inner in G condition, with only two-inch splits at each seam

-2nd black inner in F condition, bearing large tears at the center slot and a clear split down one side.

POSTER – G – Correct poster with average handling wear and a few smalls stains on the rear portion, but no tears or other major wear to the seams.

Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse International.

4 PHOTOS – F – All 4 photos bear noticeable wear from handling and display, particularly the George photo (which has a tear in the bottom-right corner). The dimensions of the photos indicate that they are not the original type included with first U.K. pressings.

SHIPPING COSTS –

Canada (Regular Parcel) –

Local (Toronto)- $4.00 USD

Rest Of Canada - $7.00 USD

 - 2-3 records can be sent for the amounts listed above.

U.S.A. (Air Mail, only) - $4.00 USD

-Add $2.00 for each subsequent disc.

International (Air Mail, only)– $12.50 USD

-Combined shipping is not available for International orders.

PACKAGING –

All records will be carefully packaged with the vinyl removed from outer sleeves, placed within a plastic outer sleeve, and safely secured within two sturdy pieces of cardboard to prevent movement during shipping.

PAYMENT –

Payments can be made through PayPal, and must be received within 7 days of auction closing.

Items will be shipped within a week of payment receipt, as time and travel constraints prevent me from making more than one trip to the post office per week; please bear this in mind when leaving detailed feedback.

Each winning buyer will receive a confirmation e-mail once the album has been mailed, with no exception. Proof of mailing is obtained for every package sent.

GRADING –

I always use both visual and play grades in my description, based strictly on the Record Collector Standards (although no grade higher than EX+ will ever be employed).

Most records will be carefully play-graded, from start to finish; otherwise, I will specifically state that the item has been spot-checked. I am constantly striving to deliver items in much better condition than can be expected from the description and letter grade.

REFUND –

Refunds are available for ‘significantly not-as-described’ items only; differences between plus and minus in the overall grading will not constitute major errors.

As there is no way to accurately grade the contents of sealed LPs, no refunds will be offered, under any circumstance, for these items.

If you are unhappy with your purchase, please contact me immediately and we will come to a satisfactory arrangement.

Shipping costs, without exception, are non-refundable, including shipping costs the buyer may incur during the refund process.

This seller is not responsible for items damaged or lost in the post (without exception), and no refunds of any kind will be issued in either instance.

FEEDBACK – I will leave positive feedback for all successful transactions once I am confident that the buyer is happy with their purchase.

            AS ALWAYS, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

 PLEASE NOTE!!!! All matrices begin with 'X', as it must be with mono pressings, not 'Y' as listed.