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BEATLES MONO UK 1ST PRESS WHITE ALBUM, SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS & ABBEY ROAD

Sold Date: January 28, 2018
Start Date: January 21, 2018
Final Price: £74.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 31
Seller Feedback: 696
Buyer Feedback: 46

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THREE ORIGINAL BEATLES ALBUMS AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS. THE WHITE ALBUM AND SGT PEPPER ARE MONO.

THE COVERS HAVE WEAR AND TEAR AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT FOR 50 YEAR OLD ITEMS. THE MAIN ISSUES ARE AS FOLLOWS: SGT PEPPER - WORN AROUND THE EDGES AND CORNERS, THE SPINE TEXT IS PARTIALLY RUBBED OFF BUT THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS. THE WHITE ALBUM COVER HAS GOT DAMP AT SOME POINT AND SO IT IS A BIT WAVY AND HAS A WATER MARK STAIN BUT IS OTHERWISE VERY STRONG AND SOLID. IT IS A TOP OPENING COVER WITH THE NUMBER 0318180. ABBEY ROAD HAS A SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SPINE BUT YOU CAN STILL READ ALL THE TEXT. 

THE INNER SLEEVES HAVE VARIOUS TEARS AND SPLITS, SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS. THE POSTER WITH THE WHITE ALBUM IS INCOMPLETE - IT IS ONLY THE BOTTOM THIRD OF IT WITH LYRICS ON THE BACK FOR  SEVEN TRACKS.
THE RECORD LABELS SHOW OBVIOUS SIGNS OF USE BUT THERE ISN'T ANY WRITING OR STICKERS.
THE DISCS HAVE LOTS OF SURFACE MARKS AND SOME FEELABLE MARKS. I CAN'T CHECK THEM TO SEE HOW THEY SOUND SO I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL PLAY PROPERLY, SO PLEASE ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE SOME ISSUES. THE WHITE ALBUM IS THE WORST WITH PROMINENT MARKS, ESPECIALLY ON DISK TWO. ABBEY ROAD IS THE BEST AND DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD.

I WOULD SAY THAT THESE RECORDS SHOULD BE TREATED AS COLLECTION FILLERS ONLY. THEY ARE USED, SECOND HAND RECORDS WITH WEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE COVERS AND INNER SLEEVES AS NOTED ABOVE AND MARKS ON THE VINYL.  THEY HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS AND MAY NOT PLAY PROPERLY. THEY WILL NOT MIRACULOUSLY TRANSFORM INTO ANYTHING BETTER. THEY ARE SOLD AS SEEN WITH NO RETURNS SO PLEASE BID ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU.


POSTAGE - UK £4.00
OUTSIDE UK - £17.00