The Beatles WHITE ALBUM 1970 4th UK Press ALL -1 Matrix UNPLAYED MINT ARCHIVE
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THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM
MAGNIFICENT MINT PLAYTHROUGH
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY
1970 NUMBERED SIDE OPENING PRESS - IN STEREO
UNIQUE NUMBER - 288094
ALL -1 MATRIX NUMBERS
A FINAL UPGRADE ARCHIVE EXAMPLE
UNIQUE NUMBER 149537
- CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
- MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 6 GLH / 6 RAA / 5 RMM / 5 GTC
A WORD ABOUT THIS PRESS. AS YOU KNOW THE WHITE ALBUM WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 1968. IT WAS REPRESSED AGAIN IN 1969 AND 1970. THE ORIGINAL TOP LOADING SLEEVES WERE USED UP, AND THEN THE SAME DISCS WERE PLACED INTO THE NEW NUMBERED SIDE OPENING SLEEVE.
THE LABELS NOW OMITTED THE 'SOLD IN THE UK' INFORMATION
I WANT' TO STRESS THAT THESE PRESSES WERE OF EQUAL QUALITY TO THE 1968 PRESSES, AND ONLY WHEN THEY WERE REISSUED AGAIN IN THE UNNUMBERED SIDE OPENING SLEEVE IN 1973, WERE THE LABELS LIGHTER IN COLOUR AND THE VINYLS THINNER AND HAVING DIFFERENT MATRIX NUMBERS
IT MAKES SENSE ANYWAY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT THAT LET IT BE AND ABBEY ROAD WERE BOTH ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON HEAVY VINYL WITH DARK APPLE LABELS AND THEY WERE 1969/1970
IF YOU ARE A BEATLES COMPLETEST THEN THIS SET WILL GRACE YOUR COLLECTION
INTERESTING TO NOTE AS WELL THAT THE SIDE OPENING SLEEVE STILL HAD THE TYPEFACE FOR BOTH THE MONO, AND STEREO CATALOGUE NUMBERS ON THE SPINE, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS ONLY EVER ISSUED IN STEREO IN THIS FORMAT!!
THE PHOTOS ON THESE EARLIEST OF PRESSES ARE STILL ON THE HEAVY STOCK CARD . AGAIN LATER ONES IN THE RUN WERE ON THINNER CARD. CLEARLY THE TOP LOADER SLEEVE WAS NOT IN PRODUCTION BUT ALL OF THE INNERS AND VINYLS STILL WERE FOR A SHORT TIME
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY
I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT AS THERE WERE TWO COPIES OF THIS ALBUM IN THE COLLECTION THAT I OBTAINED. THE FIRST ONE WHICH DID HAVE A COUPLE OF PLAYS I SOLD IN FEB 2025
I AM ONLY GOING TO PLAY AND RECORD THE FIRST ALBUM JUST TO SATISFY MYSELF OF THE QUALITY
AS SOON AS YOU SEE THESE DISCS YOU WILL REALISE THAT THEY ARE UNPLAYED
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, AND THERE ARE NO TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLES
THE VINYL
THESE TWO RECORDS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK TO BE TOTALLY FLAWLESS
PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO BOTH DISCS AND ALL FOUR SIDES LOOK AS THOUGH THEY HAVE JUST COME OFF THE PRESSING MACHINE. THEY ARE TOTALLY PERFECTTHESE ARE THE BEST PAIR OF WHITE ALBUM DISCS I HAVE EVER SEEN
THE TEST PLAY
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
THIS FANTASTIC SET OF DISCS PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO CLICKS OR POPS EITHER
A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION
SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND STATIC FREE ALL ACROSS BOTH RECORDS
NO TICS OR DUST POPS ANYWHERE
AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE VINYL PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
A GLEAMING WHITE SLEEVE , IN REALLY TOP CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS MAINTAINED IT'S WHITENESS AND EVEN THE EDGES WHERE IT NORMALLY AGES ARE STILL PERFECT
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO LOSS OF THE LAMINATE AT ANY POINT. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST THE TINIEST LITTLE DING TO THE TOP LEFT TIP
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE
NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NONE ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS STILL VERY CLEAR WITH ALL OF THE DIGITS CLEAR AND UNFADED APART FROM THE FIRST NUMBER 2 WHICH HAS A LITTLE FADING BUT STILL LEGIBLE
THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE FIRMLY AFFIXED TO IT, NO PEEL OR FLAKE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND NONE OF THE TIPS HAVE ANY BLEMISHED AT ALL
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE IS UNBLEMISHED AND THIS IS RARE BECAUSE USUALLY HERE YOU FIND FLAKING, THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE. ERY EDGES
THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED,
THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN TOP CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND THE FOLD LINES ARE SHARP. IN MY OPINION THIS HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED UP UNTIL TODAY
THE 4 PHOTOS ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND ARE IN MINT CONDITION. AS STATED ABOVE THESE ARE STILL THE FIRST ISSUE PICTURES ON THE HEAVIER PAPERI AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT
IT IS THAT GOOD
A FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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