Sold Date: December 18, 2022
Start Date: December 8, 2022
Final Price: £370.00 (GBP)
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THE BEATLES
"WHITE ALBUM" ( THE BEATLES ) No  0144973 EARLY MONO PRESSING WITH A TOP LOADING SLEEVE  
RELEASED NOVEMBER 22nd 1968 APPLE PMC 7067 - 7068
"SOLD IN THE UK" , "AN EMI RECORDING" AND 'MANUFACTURED IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT

STAMPERS       1     G              7      AT                1      G                     2     PH MATRICES          -2                     -1                          -1                             -1 KT TAX CODE   SIDE 4 CENTRE

CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY MONO PRESSING WITH DIE CUT BLACK INNERS POSTER AND ALL FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
RECORD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ,UNCRUSHED SEAM WITH CLEAN OPENING EDGES THERE IS SOME LIGHT  FOXING AROUND  THE EDGES  BUT WITH THE SLEEVE BEING A CREAMY COLOUR IT DOES BLEND IN SOMEWHAT
THE BEATLES LOGO AND THE NUMBER ARE CLEANLY DEFINED AND UNMARKED ,GATEFOLD INNER IS ALSO CLEAN AND BRIGHT AND FOLDOVER SEAMS ARE UNDAMAGED

BOTH BLACK DIE CUT INNERS ARE THE ORIGINALS ONE LIGHT TAPE REINFORCEMENT REPAIR ON ONE EDGE OF ONE INTERNALLY ( YOU CAN'T SEE IT) BUT BOTH LIE FLAT WITH CLEAN CENTREHOLES AND SOME LIGHT EDGE CREASES ONE DOES HAVE A LIGHT CREASE ACROSS THE FACE BUT ITS NOT PROMINENT

ALL FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION AND UNMARKED

POSTER IS IN SIMILAR EXCELLENT CONDITION A LITLE FOXING BUT FREE FROM ANY TEARS OR TAPE REPAIRS
VINYL RECORD 1 / 2 HAS A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES AND IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS EXCELLENT UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE SOME VERY VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS MAINLY TO SIDE 1  NOTHING FEELABLE OR THAT AFFECTS THE AUDIO BOTH APPLE LABELS ARE IN LEGIBLE CONDITION SIDE 2 LABEL HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A GLUE MARK BUT IT IS SMALL AND DOESN'T AFFECT THE TEXT ,THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS BUT MAINLY ON SIDE 2
VINYL RECORD 3 / 4 IS IN SIMLIAR CLEAN GLOSSY CONDITION TO THE ABOVE WITH JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARK TO EITHER SIDE AND AGAIN LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CLEAN CONDITION WITH LIMITED LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE
A PLAY TEST OF ALL FOUR SIDES ( YES INCLUDING "REVOLUTION 9" ) PRODUCED AN EXCELLENT AUDIO RESPONSE WITH CLEAN AND CLEAR SOUND WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES WITH JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT POP

WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR REVIEW SO BEAR IN MIND YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT RESPONSE ON MORE MODERN EQUIPMENT AND THESE EARLY LP'S ARE NOW 54 YEARS OLD