The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK 1969 STEREO NUMBERED SIDE OPENING UNPLAYED & MINT

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THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT!!!PLAYTHROUGH!!!  CONDITION

1969 NUMBERED SIDE OPENING PRESS  - IN STEREO

A TRULY VAULT CONDITION SET, FULLY COMPLETE WITH THE RARE SPACER SHEETS

ABSOLUTE MUSEUM GRADE SET!!!

UNIQUE NUMBER 168149

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 GOM / 6 GHR / 4 RD / 1 GHH
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

A WORD ABOUT THIS PRESS. AS YOU KNOW THE WHITE ALBUM WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 1968. IT WAS REPRESSED AGAIN IN 1969 AND THE ORIGINAL TOP LOADING SLEEVES WERE USED UP, AND THEN THE SAME DISCS WERE PLACED INTO THE NEW NUMBERED SIDE OPENING SLEEVE.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 1968 VINYLS AND THE 1969 ONES WAS JUST ONE THING, AND THAT WAS 'SOLD IN THE UK' ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE LABEL WAS LEFT OFF. THE WEIGHT OF THE DISCS WAS THE SAME THE COLOUR OF THE LABELS WAS THE SAME, AND ONLY SIDE 4 HAD A ONE DIGIT DIFFERENCE TO THE 68 ISSUES, HAVING A -2 INSTEAD OF A -1

I WAN'T 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 PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED 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 EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS ONLY EVER ISSUED IN STEREO IN THIS FORMAT!!

THE ONLY OTHER DIFFERENCES ARE THAT THE INNER SLEEVES ARE THE WHITE PLAIN ONES WITH THE APPLE INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM, AND THE PHOTO'S ARE MADE ON THINNER CARD

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 ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND ANY OF THE SPINDLE HOLES

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 WHATSOEVER. A COUPLE OF THE FINEST WISPY HAIRLINES PERHAPS, BUT THAT'S ALL. ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE!!!!!!!!

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 LP'S FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I WAS IN TWO MINDS AS TO WHETHER TO PLAY THIS SET AT ALL, DUE TO IT'S RARITY IN THIS CONDITION, BUT AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT!!, AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE IT ONE EXTREMELY CAREFUL TEST PLAY. GUARANTEE THIS WILL GO UNDETECTED

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

BUT THIS IS NO MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED FROM AN UNPLAYED DISC, BUT YOU CAN NEVER SAY NEVER!!

THIS FANTASTIC SET OF DISCS PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOT ONE JOT OF VINYL NOISE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD AN ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THE WHITE ALBUM WITHOUT ANY TICS OR POPS OR STATIC ETC, AND IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION MAKES THIS SET  BEST COPY OF THE WHITE ALBUM I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO OFFER FOR AUCTION

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2 DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

EVEN THE DELICATE ' JULIA' IS FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED NOISE

AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS UNPLAYED AND 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 ALMOST 100%

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO LOSS OF THE LAMINATE AT ANY POINT

THERE ARE JUST FOUR TINY LITTLE LAMINATE LINES NEAT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

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

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

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY HAVE THE CORNER TIPS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED, AND EVERY WHERE ELSE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED AND UNDAMAGED LAMINATE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE IS UNBLEMISHED, AND THE THE TIP ENDS HAVE THE BAREST SPECK OF RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT ONE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST ONE  TINY LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE, NO OTHERS WHATSOEVER

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS JUST THE BAREST  TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE, AND THEN ONLY WHEN YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS, WHICH ARE ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION,

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE CORRECT WHITE APPLE COPYRIGHT EXISTS INNERS, AND ARE 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED, JUST A SLIVER OF AGEING TO THE SEAMS

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND ITS STAIN FREE,AND IT HAS VERY SHARP CREASE LINES. IT LOOKS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE OR CERTAINLY NEVER OPENED IN FULL FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME

THE 4 PHOTOS ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN SPACER SHEET UNLIKE THE FIRST PRESS'S FROM 68 WHICH ONLY HAD ONE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!

IT IS THAT GOOD

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT COLLECTIBLE WHITE ALBUM THAT WOULD BE HARD TO UPGRADE

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

GARRY