Sold Date: February 9, 2023
Start Date: January 30, 2023
Final Price: £300.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 26
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THE BEATLES  -   WHITE ALBUM Original 1968 UK MONO First Press TOP LOADER ! Complete with the original Black inners, Poster and the 4 photographs ! No: 0165558 Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, : XEX 709-1  Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, : XEX 710-1  Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, : XEX 711-1  Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, : XEX 712-1  SIDE 1 & 2 - doesn't have the text 'E.M.I. Recording' on the label SIDE 3 & 4 - does have the text 'E.M.I. Recording' on the label
in Good to Very good+ condition overall Check images for more detail !
The Cover grades so near Very Good+  All intact lovely clean and solid   Spine is still readable    Light wear to the opening   Some light creasing   Light laminate lift on the back (bottom right about 2inchs) Light ring-wear   Light ageing to the laminate, still a good shade of white   No writing or any other defects
The original Black Inners grade VG-  due to the usual rips and tears   BUT still in great shape (Extra white Inners provided for the vinyl)
The original POSTER grades  VG- due to a few rips on the folds and 2 small light creases   Not bad though
The Photos overall grade as VG There is blu-tak residue on all 4 corners of the backs which has come through to the fronts 2 tiny pin holes top of the JOHN photo   also a tiny mark/scuff on JOHN A couple of light marks/crease on PAUL Overall a decent set of Photos
The Vinyl grades as follows: SIDE 1 -  Visually  VG  a few marks/scuffs                 Plays VG+  though there is a skip on track 4 due to small scratches  Light crackle in quiet places   Great audio SIDE 2 -  Visually VG-  Some marks/scuffs    Plays VG     great    some light crackle/clicks in the quiet moments                 Great audio   though I noted some clicks on track 5 which may cause a skip/stick BUT played O.K                 on my playback SIDE 3 -  Visually VG+   Light marks/scuffs    Plays VG+   great  Just very light crackle in the quiet places  Excellent audio  SIDE 4 -  Visually VG+  Light marks/scuffs     Plays  VG+  great  Just very light crackle in the quiet places  Excellent audio
The labels are lovely, clean (no writing etc)  though side 2 label, it seems a tiny bit of the coating has lifted off (check image 8)
Summing up this is a really nice decent collectable copy