The Beatles WHITE ALBUM 1968 UK T/L Stereo RARE WIDESPINE PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

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• THE BEATLES - THE WHITE ALBUM

MINT MINUS AUDIO

STEREO PRESS  - 1968

 EXCEPTIONAL WIDE SPINE SLEEVE
 NUMBER 0588422

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7067/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 RR / 2 LH / 3 GHM / 1 GOP

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. 
ALL FOUR LABELS ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR MARKS AND THE TEXT IS PERFECT
UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES
THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLES

THE VINYL

RECORD ONE
EXTREMELY GLOSSY AND IN SUBLIME CONDITION
SIDE ONE UNDER AS MAGNIFYING HALO SHOWS JUST TWO DULL AND THIN SLEEVE WITHDRWAL HAIRLINES
SIDE TWO SHOWS TWO SEMI CIRCULAR HANDLING LINES IN A SMALL PORTION OF THE FIRST THIRD OF THE SIDE (SEE PICS) IN ADDION A COUPLE OF SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

ALL THE LINES AND MARKS NOTED ARE NON SOUNDING

RECORD TWO
THIS ONE LOOKS PERFECT BOTH IN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER THE HALO

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION.

 THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE,MEANING THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO AND GROOVE WEAR

RECORD ONE PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES HAVING NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, CLICK OR POPS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THE SEMI CIRCULAR MARKS ARE VERY MUCH SURFACE ONLY AND THEREFORE DO NOT CAUSE ANY SOUND ISSUES
ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS FO BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

RECORD TWO PLAYS TO  PERFECTION. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
CLEAR AND PRECISE AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

I WOULD GRADE THE OVERALL AUDIO AS  MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST EXAMPLES I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS

IT IS ALSO THE RARE WIDESPINE SLEEVE WHICH IS VERY SELDOM ON OFFER

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. 

THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS VERY CLEAR AND HAS NOT RUBBED IN ANY WAY, AND THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO IS ALSO IN TOP ORDER

THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ASPECT OF THIS SLEEVE IS THAT IT IS STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE ALL OVER

AN THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

NONE ON THE RIGHT AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE TOP OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NICE SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.
THE RIGHT EDGES ALSO HAVE SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG , AGAIN A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TIP ENDS

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

THE WIDE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. ABSOLUTELY NO FLAKING OF THE LAMINATE AND NO RUBBING AT EITHER END. ALSI THE SURFACE IS UNSQUASHED

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS VERY WHITE.

LIKE TO FRONT THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND  NO EDGE PRESSURE LINES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT FULLY LAMINATED INNER PANELS

THE BLACK INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ONLY PART OF THE SLEEVE THAT HAS FAULTS. ONE OF THEM IS PARTIALLY SPLIT ON BOTH SIDES
THE OTHER HAS A SMALL NICK TO THE DIE CUT HOLE, AND PARTIAL SPLIST TO ALL THREE SIDES


THE FOUR PHOTOS ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES ON HEAVY STOCK CARD AND ALL FOUR ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION


THE LARGE POSTER IS ON THE CORRECT HEAVY MATTE PAPER, AND HAS RAZOR SHARP FOLD LINES. NO DAMAGE  AND NO SPLITS
THE TOP RIGHT PANEL ON THE FRONT HAS A LITTLE FOXING AND THERE ARE JUST A FEW FOXING MOTTLES ON THE REAR

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AND PHOTO'S  MINT MINUS

THE BLACK INNERS VG+
THE POSTER NEAR MINT 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY