The Beatles - White Album - UK 1968 *UNIQUE MONO MISPRESSING* PMC/PCS Apple LP

	£		1,287
	$		1,705

THE BEATLES - 'WHITE ALBUM'

This 1968 UK 1st pressing has some unusual features which may make it totally unique

Quality control within EMI was extremely high and error/mispressings rarely made it out of the factory

However, this highly unusual copy has a number of features to interest even the most completist collector

The variations all occur on disc 2, so please take time to look carefully through all the details below...

Disc 1- PMC 7067

Both of disc 1's MONO labels include the 'Sold in UK..' and the 'An EMI Recording' wording

Both sides of this disc play in MONO with matrices: XEX 709-1 & XEX 710-1

Stamper codes: '33' 3/MO & 3/MT

Vinyl weight: 150g

Disc 2 - PMC/PCS 7068

Both early-type labels include the 'Sold in UK...' text but OMIT 'An EMI Recording' 

Side 3 has a MONO (PMC) label but side 4 has a STEREO (PCS) one

Furthermore, the side 4 label contains the rarely seen typesetting error with a lower-case 'e' in 'ReVOLUTION 9'

Both sides of this disc play in STEREO with earliest possible stereo matrices: YEX 711-1 & YEX 712-1

Stamper codes: 1/GH & 1/RR

Vinyl weight: 150g

Housed within a fully laminated, inner-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed gatefold 'stereo' cover numbered: No.012193(8)

100% complete with 4 colour portrait photos (+ white protector sheet), UK printed poster & original black inner-sleeves

CONDITION

Discs

Labels: Disc 1: EXCELLENT + Disc 2: NEAR MINT

All are perfectly clean & undamaged. Disc 1 bears a small number of light spindle trails around the side 2 centre hole mainly. Both labels of disc 2 have just a two or three light spindle marks on each.

Visual: EXCELLENT +

All playing surfaces are extremely clean & unworn clean and retain all of their deep-gloss factory shine. The only noticeable visual blemish  on disc 1 is a very light 3 cm hairline. Disc 2 is just as clean, with its only noticeable blemish being a light turntable scuff on side 2. Close examination of both discs directly beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveal nothing more than some faint/harmless inner-sleeve storage/removal marks and a sparkling rainbow shine.

Sound Quality Of Both Discs: NEAR MINT

It is hard enough to find a decent sounding 'regular' copy of this album, but impossible to better this mispressed gem. Disc 1 appears to have been played a small number of times and sounds clean, clear & totally unworn throughout, with none of the usual crackle or groovewear which blight so many copies of this delicate pressing. The only distraction to catch my ear on either disc during my playcheck was a single light click on 'Yer Blues'. Apart from that and a touch of low-level vinyl background between tracks, it plays flawlessly and will not disappoint.

Cover: EXCELLENT -

A clean, glossy & fully intact example with mild age-toning & 3/4 'thumbnail' wrinkles on the front panel only. The laminate is intact around the raised wording but the last digit of the unique number has worn away and is only just readable. There is mild corner wear and 5mm tear the inside of the upper opening edge of the front pocket .

Both panels on the inside of the gatefold are otherwise pristine & the rear panel is free from any significant signs of wear

The spine is slightly squashed with the only major fault being a 5mm spit in the laminate over the lower text group. All seams of both pockets are smooth & unstressed.

Photos: MINT

Photo protector/Spacer: NEAR MINT

Poster: EXCELLENT

Clean & unhung with light handling wear only.

Inner-sleeves: VERY GOOD

Both have slight damage - one to the centre window and one to the upper left corner

• Our grading is strict & conservative grading in strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.

• Each record is professionally & securely packaged in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.

• This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Tracked airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**

• We have play-graded this record on an EMT 950 transcription turntable fitted with a 'TSD 15' cartridge.

• All images in this listing were taken by ourselves and are of the actual item for sale.

• For more information on our grading and packaging policies, take a look at our About Me page.

• If you would like to get the best price for your rare vinyl, why not let us do all the work for you. Contact us for details about our commission selling service.

• Our grading is strict & conservative grading in strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.

• Each record is professionally & securely packaged in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.

• This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Tracked airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**

• We have play-graded this record on an EMT 950 transcription turntable fitted with a 'TSD 15' cartridge.

• All images in this listing were taken by ourselves and are of the actual item for sale.

• For more information on our grading and packaging policies, take a look at our About Me page.

• If you would like to get the best price for your rare vinyl, why not let us do all the work for you. Contact us for details about our commission selling service.
  
  
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