The Beatles WHITE ALBUM 1968 UK T/L Stereo Press Complete MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		331
	$		439

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

 MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH

1968 TOP OPENING PRESS  - IN STEREO

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND PHOTO'S

COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND PHOTO'S

UNIQUE NUMBER 0411418

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7067/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-2 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GRG / 6 GOR /1 GDP/ 1 OL
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT 
•  EMI RECORDING

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDES ARE VERY WHITE AND HAVE NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN.

USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES IN TOTAL , AND A COUPLE OF DULL EMBEDDED PRESSING SPECKLES

PLAYING THE RECORD

ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS WITH THIS ALBUM IS THAT IT IS OFTEN FOUND TO LOOK GOOD, BUT AS SOON AS THE STYLUS HITS THE VINYL A DISTORTION TO THE RECORDED SOUND IS HEARD USUALLY THROUGH JUST ONE SPEAKER. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE TIMES I HAVE FOUND WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A GREAT SET ONLY TO BE LET DOWN WHEN PLAYING IT.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE PAIR OF VINYLS. NOT ONE JOT OF GROOVE WEAR ANYWHERE AT ALL, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THEREFORE CRISP AND CLEAR AND PERFORMS LIKE A TRUE FIRST PRESS SHOULD

THIS FANTASTIC SET OF DISCS PLAYS WITHOUT ANY  BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

ABSOLUTELY ZERO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO JUMPS, STICK, CLICKS OR POPS WHATSOEVER

THE TWO LP'S PLAY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND AT ALL. 

I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER HEARD A CLEANER SET

A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC ON THE RUN IN

AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE VINYL PLAYTHROUGH AS  MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS OFTEN ABUSED SLEEVE

STARTING WITH THE FRONT COVER

IT IS STILL VERY VERY GLOSSY AND SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE OR THE BOTTOM EDGE OR THE RIGHT EDGE EITHER

NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS STILL VERY CLEAR WITH ALL OF THE DIGITS SHARP AND UNFADED.

THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE FIRMLY AFFIXED TO IT, NO PEEL OR FLAKE

THE COLOUR IS STILL VERY WHITE AND NOT HEAVILY YELLOWED OR FADED LIKE MOST, JUST A VERY SLIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES UNDER THE LAMINATE

OA SMALL THUMB MARK JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TWO SIDE EDGES ARE PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR WITH A LITTLE ROUGHNESS ON THE LEFT SIDE

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE  ON THIS COPY HAS A TINY BIT OF FLAKE ON THE TOP TIP

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, NO LAMINATE ISSUES AND JUST ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE ON THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS, WHICH ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIPBACKS

THE BLACK TWO INNER SLEEVES WERE MISSING FROM THE SET AS THE RECORD HAD BEEN PLACED IN POLY INNERS. I HAVE ADDED A PAIR OF ORIGINAL INNERS BUT THEY ARE NOT IN THE BEST CONDITION AND COULD DO WITH REPLACING

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN NICE CONDITION. RAZOR SHARP FOLD LINES WITH ONE SMALL SPLIT ON ONE FOLD LINE, SOME HANDLING AND A LITTLE GRUBBINESS

THE 4 CORRECT 1968 PHOTOS ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND ARE  INTOP CONDITION. 

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT