The Beatles WHITE ALBUM 1968 UK Top Loader STEREO PRESS Fully Complete EX+

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THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

LOVELY CONDITION PLAYS EX+

TOP LOADING 1968 ORIGINAL STEREO PRESSING

VERY CLEAN UNDAMAGED TOP LOADING SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND PHOTO'S

 YOU ARE ALSO ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE 4 SIDES BY CLICKING ON THE AUDIO PLAYER EMBEDDED INTO THE AUCTION PAGE. PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW AND WAIT FOR A FEW MOMENTS FOR THE AUDIO TO LOAD (ONE BUTTON PER SIDE)

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 AL / 4 MR / 1 GPD / 1 OG
• EMI WORDING AT 9 O'CLOCK ON DISC TWO BUT NOT ON DISC ONE
• UNIQUE NUMBER IS 0411930
• SOLD IN THE UK WORDING ACROSS THE LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN TOP 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. 

HERE ARE ABOUT 12-15 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE 52 YEARS IT HAS BEEN AROUND, HOWEVER THE AUDIO IS DISTORTION FREE UNLIKE MANY COPIES, WHICH INDICATE PLAY ON A DECENT PLAYER

THE VINYL

ALL 4 SIDES HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. MOST COPIES ARE VISIBLY SCRATCHED AND SCUFFED IN DAYLIGHT BUT THESE ARE NOT

WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTIGHTS THE FIRST DISC SHOWS SOME VERY FINE TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF LONGER SURFACE HANDLING  LINES ON SIDE ONE, WHILST SIDE TWO IS SIMILAR WITH PERHAPS 4-5 SURFACE HANDLING LINES.

THE SECOND DISC SHOES JUST A COUPLE OF FINE SURFACE HANDLING LINES AND VIRTUALLY NO WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE ONE, SIDE TWO A FEW MORE SURFACE HANDLINE LINES (SMALL ONES) BUT SIMILARLY VERY FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I WANT TO MAKE A BIG ISSUE OUT OF THE FACT THAT THESE RECORDS BOTH PLAY WITH OUT ANY DISTORTION. I HAVE , LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF THESE RECORDS THAT I HAVE AQUIRED OVER  THE YEARS THAT LOOK GREAT BUT PLAY AWFULLY. USUALLY DOWN TO A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS WHICH DAMAGES THE GROOVE CAUSING A TERRIBLE CONSTANT NOISE OUT OF ONE OR BOTH CHANELS. THIS COPY HAS ABOSULTELY NONE OF THAT SO DEPITE ITS NUMBER OF PLAYS IT PERFORMS TO A SUPERB STANDARD AND THATS WHY I HAVE INCLUDED THE COMPLETE RECORDING FOR YOU

RECORD ONE HAS SOME VERY OCCASIONAL EXTREMELY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES. IN ADDITION THERE ARE RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS DURING THE PLAY AND

 ONTHAT BASIS I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO AS EX+ BECAUSE DESPITE THESE MILD FLAWS THE RECORD STILL SOUNDS AMAZING

THE SECOND DISC IS EVEN BETTER WITH VERY FEW TICS OR POPS AND EVEN FEWER SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. IN FACT I WOULD GO SO FAR AS SAYING DISC TWO PLAYS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC BEATLES SLEEVE

MOST COPIES WILL HAVE MANY FLAWS RANGING FROM NICKS AND RIPS, THROUGH SEVERE RING WEAR, AND DEEP YELLOWING OF THE ONCE GLEAMING WHITE SURFACE. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE ONE WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR ISSUES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. IT HAS YELLOWED SLIGHTLY UNDER THE LAMINATE BUT NOWHERE NEAR THE BROWNING YOU SEE ON MANY COPIES

THE EMOBOSSED BEATLES LOGO IS PERFECT (NO FLAKING LAMINATE) AND THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS STILL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. 

THERE ARE EIGHT REALLY TINY LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM AND THREE ON THE RIGHT EDGE

THE TOP OPENING EDGE ONLY HAS A LITTLE SPORADIC SMALL PATCHES OF BURRING

THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT EDGES ARE FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR AND FULLY LAMINATED.THERE IS A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS .

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE LAMINATE LIKE IT DOES ON VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY HAS FLAKED IN A FEW SMALL PATCHES DUE TO IT SPLITTING IN THE MIDDLE ALONG THE SPINE WHEN THE GATEFOLD WAS OPENED. 

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT.THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL SCRATCHES IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AREA

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INTERIOR PANELS WITHOUT CREASES ETC, AND PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS

INSIDE THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE THE RECORDS SIT IN THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES. BOTH HAVE TEARS ON THE DIE CUT HOLES  AND SOME SMALL SPLITS TO THE SEAMS

THE POSTER HAS AT SOME POINT BEEN ON A WALL AS THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PIN HOLES. NE SMALL SPLIT TO ONE CREASE LINE QUARTER, AND SOME FOXING, BUT OVERALL INTACT AND NICE CONDITION

THE FOUR HEAVY CARDDED PHOTOS ARE  IMMACULATE. GLOSSY AND CREASE FREE 

FOR ME THIS SLEEVE GRADES EX+

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