The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK 2LP SET SIDE OPENING JUST ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT -
  £   26
  $   34

 


£ 26 Sold For
May 6, 2015 Sold Date
Apr 29, 2015 Start Date
£   19 Start price
5   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!! MINT MINUS!!!PLAYTHROUGH!!!  CONDITION

 SIDE OPENING PRESS  - IN STEREO

A TRULY VAULT CONDITION SET, FULLY COMPLETE WITH THE POSTER AND PHOTO'S

ABSOLUTE MUSEUM GRADE SET!!!

 

  • CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
  • MATRIX:YEX 709-3 / 710-6 / 711-2 / 712-2
  • NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE  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 IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO 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 FEW 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

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 A ONCE PLAYED 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 JUST THE SECOND TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD A VINYL PRESSING OF THE WHITE ALBUM WITHOUT ANY HARDLY ANY TICS OR POPS OR STATIC ETC, AND IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE ONLY LITTLE POPS I ACTUALLY HEARD WERE A FEW ON SIDE 4 BUT I RECKON ANOTHER CLEAN AND THESE WOULD GO

THERE IS JUST THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HEARD NO  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 AS  MINT MINUS!!!!!!!!!

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

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 100%

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

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LITTLE LAMINATE LINE NEXT TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE. NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND VERY PRONOUNCED

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. THE GLOSSY WHITE SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP. EVEN THE CORNER TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SURFACE IS UNBLEMISHED, AND THE THE TIP TOTALLY UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP , AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP'S JUST HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE  THAN ONCE OR TWICE. THE ONLY REAL BLEMISH ON THE WHOLE SLEEVE IS A TINY NICK TO THE REAR EDGE ABOUT ONE INCH UP FROM THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST TWO  TINY  LINES NEXT TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE WHATSOEVER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO PRISTINE MINT INNER PANELS.

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE CORRECT WHITE EMI, AND ARE 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED.

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.

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

 

 





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