The Beatles WHITE ALBUM T/L/W/SPINE * MONO * 100% NMINT

	£		666
	$		882

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION

WIDESPINE MONO

NO 'EMI RECORDING' WORDING

100% NEAR MINT OR BETTER

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7076/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 MR / 5 AL / 2 LM / 4 GDP
• NO EMI WORDING AT 9 O'CLOCK 
• UNIQUE NUMBER IS 0070058
• SOLD IN THE UK WORDING ACROSS THE LABEL

THIS IS THE WHITE ALBUM THAT HAS THE WIDESPINE, AND A MORE OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE I HAVE NEVER SEEN!!

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM THAT HAS HAD NO MORE THAN 2-3 PLAYS SINCE 1968. ALL OF THE INSERTS, AND INNER SLEEVE PROVE EXACTLY THAT, ALONG WITH THE VISUAL EVIDENCE ON THE LABELS AND VINYL, AND FINALLY THE PLAYTHROUGH ITSELF

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, AND THERE ARE JUST 3-4 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE SINCE 1968

THE VINYL

ALL 4 SIDES ARE GLEAMING LIKE NEW AND HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS.DISC ONE WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SHOWS JUST A FEW VERY FINE HANDLING LINES AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKS. DISC 2 JUST THE 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 LOVE 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

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE RECORDS PLAY WITHOUT DISTORTION CAUSED BY GROOVE WEAR. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY SETS I HAVE PLAYED TO FIND A CONSTANT BACKGROUND NOISE COMING OUT OF ONE CHANEL WHERE THE VINYL WAS SUBJECTED TO A HEAVY OR WORN 1960'S NEEDLE

THE DISCS PLAY SUPERBLY, AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN IN PARTICULAR TO THE QUIET TRACKS TO HEAR THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND. JULIA IS ALWAYS A TRACK THAT REPRODUCES POORLY ON MOST COPIES, BUT THIS ONE SOUNDS PERFECT 

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RICH MONO SOUND IS CRYSTAL CLEAR

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO LITTLE POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE 4 SIDES.

THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS INCREDIBLE PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT IT EVEN COULD BE MINT MINUS

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

THE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS CONIC BEATLES SLEEVE

MOST COPIES WILL HAVE MANY FLAWS RANGING FROM NICKS AND RIPS, THROUGH SEVERE RINGWEAR, AND DEEP YELLOWING OF THE ONCE GLEAMING WHITE SURFACE. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE ONE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER, AND INCREDIBLY NONE OF THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES THAT USUALLY GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. THERE IS JUST ONE THUMB LINE JUST BELOW THE OPENING EDGE WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE. THE LAMINATE IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE EITHER, EVEN ACROSS THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO. THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND HAS NOT WORN AWAY LIKE SOME. THE NUMBER OF THIS ISSUE IS A VERY LOW 0070058.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS TO THE FRONT SURFACE.

THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR , AND THERE ARE NO SPLITS OR RIPS TO THE SEAMS. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF VERY MILD YELLOWING TO THE SPINAL AND BOTTOM EDGES

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR TO THIS SLEEVE EITHER ON THE FRONT OR REAR SURFACE, AND INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT EDGES ARE FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR AND FULLY LAMINATED.THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP IS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED .

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, USUALLY ALL OF THE LAMINATE HAS FLAKED OFF THESE WIDE SPINES DUE TO THE VERY NATURE OF THE DESIGN, BUT ON THIS SUPERB COPY THERE IS JUST ONE SPLIT TO THE LAMINATE ACROSS THE STEREO/MONO CATALOGUE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE WHICH ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A WINDOW AROUND THE INFORMATION, OTHER THAN THIS A COUPLE OF INVISIBLE NICKS WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN BUT ONLY FELT AS I RAN MY FINGER DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT.AGAIN  JUST A TWO NEAR INVISIBLE AND MINUTE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY WHITE INTERIOR PANELS WITHOUT CREASES ETC.

INSIDE THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE THE RECORDS SIT IN THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES. YOU WILL NOT FIND A MORE PRISTINE PAIR OF THESE INNERS ANYWHERE. THEY TOTALLY BACK UP THE FACT THAT THIS SET HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED. THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF DAMAGE TO EITHER OF THEM. USUALLY FOUND SPLIT WITH TEARS TO THE DIECUT HOLES, AND FRAYED TOP EDGES, THESE TWO ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. VERY FLAT WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST RECORD IMPRESSION WHERE THE LP'S HAVE SAT UNDISTURBED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE POSTER IS JUST IMMACULATE AND EASILY THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER HANDLED. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS SET HAS JUST REMAINED IN A COLLECTION WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE POSTER IS PURE WHITE AND COMPLETELY FREE FROM ANY MARKS, OR THE USUALLY STAINS. THE FOLD LINES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP

THE FOUR HEAVY CARDED PHOTOS ARE ALSO JUST IMMACULATE. AND SORRY TO KEEP REPEATING MYSELF BUT THEY JUST HAVE NOT BEEN HANDLED, THERE ARE NO CREASES OR REALLY ANY FINGERMARKS, AND ONCE AGAIN FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE SET HAS BARELY BEEN TOUCHED OVER THE YEARS.

THE SET IS PROPERLY COMPLETED BY THE OFTEN DISCARDED SPACER SHEET WHICH AS YOU WILL EXPECT BY NOW IS IN THE SAME PRISTINE CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE INSERTS 

ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THE WHITE ALBUM SLEEVE YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO FIND, AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GIVING THIS A NEAR MINT GRADE!!!

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

GARRY