The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK MONO LOW 0065225 NM-/EX

	£		410
	$		543

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

VERY LOW NUMBER 0065225

FIRST UK PRESS - IN MONO (NO EMI)

UNIQUE NUMBER 0487771

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7076/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 TT / 4 GRL / 1 GT / 7 TM
• VERY LOW NUMBERRED COLLECTIBLE MONO SET

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 ABOUT 10 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD SOME BUT LIMITED PLAY SINCE 1968

THE LABELS DO NOT HAVE THE EMI RECORDING WORDING

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOK REALLY CLEAN AND TIDY. DISC ONE IS  SPOTLESS IN DAYLIGHT WITH A FEW HANDLING MARKS AND WISPY LINES UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, DISC 2 HAS SOME SUPERFICIAL HANDLING AND AGAIN WISPY LINES AND HANDLING LINES UNDER SPOTLIGHT

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 RECENTLY DECIDED TO RECORD ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE 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 MONO REPRODUCTION IS THEREFORE CRISP AND CLEAR AND PERFORMS LIKE A TRUE FIRST PRESS

DISC ONE HAS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN A FEW SPOTS OF THE QUIETEST AREAS, AND A FEW DUST POPS HERE AND THERE, WHILST DISC 2 HAS SLIGHTLY MORE OF THE LIGHT BACKGROUND

• SIDE 1 NEAR MINT MINUS
• SIDE 2 NEAR MINT MINUS (TAKE A LISTEN TO 'JULIA') THIS IS HISTORICALLY A PROBLEM TRACK
• SIDE 3 EXCELLENT
• SIDE 4 EXCELLENTSO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE OVERALL GRADING

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM SET FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A GLEAMING SLIGHTLY OFF WHITE SLEEVE , IN REALLY TOP CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS BARELY LOST ANY OF IT'S ORIGINAL WHITENESS.THERE IS SOME LIGHT YELLOW PATCHES NOT TOTALLY YELLOW LIKE SOME.

THERE ARE ONLY FOUR  LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE,  THERE ANY NONE NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE OR THE RIGHT HAND EDGE EITHER.

 THE BOTTOM EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AS ARE THE TWO RIGHT HAND EDGES, .

 THE TOP OPENING EDGES REMAIN VERY VERY SHARP AND ONLY HAVE A FEW SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES.

THE SPINE HAS THE BOTTOM THIRD MISSING THE LAMINATE, WHILST THE TOP TWO THIRDS ARE PERFECT. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY UNSQUASHED

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORCALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS JUST THE BAREST  AND I REALLY DO MEAN THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

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

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL BLACK ROUGH PAPER INNERS ONE HAS A SMALL NICK ON THE CENTRE HOLE AND A SMALL SCUFF TO ONE EDGE, THE OTHER HAS A FEW NICKS ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NEITHER OF THEM HAVE ANY SEAM SPLITS.

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND ITS STAIN FREE,

THE 4 PICTURES ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND LOOKS SUPERB. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL HEAVY CARD ISSUES AND ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE RARE AND OFTEN MISSING SPACER IS ALSO IN THE SET

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY