BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM" 1968 UK APPLE STEREO 1ST PRESS
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BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"
ORIGINAL 1968 UK STEREO PRESSING.... NUMBERED TOP OPENER....0368115, NO TAX CODE & ULTRA RARE "RACOON" MISPRINT, COMPLETE WITH POSTER, PHOTOS, AND ULTRA RARE NEMS "RED FLASHED" SLEEVE!!!!!!!!!
RELEASED NOVEMEBER 22ND 1968 "THE BEATLES" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE AND THEIR FIRST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL. ONE WEEK AFTER ITS RELEASE IN THE U.K IT HIT NUMBER 1 WERE IT STAYED FOR NINE WEEKS IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST EVER DOUBLE ALBUM TO GET TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K.
THE IDEA OF THE TOTALLY WHITE SLEEVE WAS SUGGESTED TO THE BEATLES BY AN ARTIST CALLED RICHARD HAMILTON, HE SUGGESTED THAT RATHER THAN ADDING TO THE NUMBER OF GARISH SLEEVES ALREADY IN EXISTANCE AT THAT TIME THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE THE COVER LOOK DISTINCTIVE BY PUTTING NOTHING ON IT AT ALL EXCEPT THE TITLE "THE BEATLES" AND TO GIVE EACH ISSUE ITS OWN NUMBER. ALSO THE SLEEVE WAS GIVEN ITS OPENINGS AT THE TOP INSTEAD OF THE SIDE, AGAIN ANOTHER FIRST FOR ITS TIME.
APPLE PCS 7068
XEX709-1/10-1/11-1/12-1
STAMPERS TT 3 GAL 3 GGR 3 RO 1
NO TAX CODE
DISC 1
THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING EXCEPT FOR A RUBBING MARK TO SIDE TWO (THIS APPEARS TO BE WHERE A NAME HAS BEEN REMOVED, HOWEVER THIS DOES LOOK BETTER THAN WRITING ITSELF AND IS NOT REALLY OFFENSIVE AND DOESNT REALLY SPOIL THE APPEARENCE OF THE LABELS)...VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE!!!!!!!. LABELS ARE VERY VERY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. LABELS CARRY "SOLD IN UK" TEXT AND THE VERY RARE "ROCKY RACOON" MISPRINT (SHOULD BE "ROCKY RACCOON")
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS SUPERB ... IT DOES DISPLAY SOME LIGHT AND MINIMAL SURFACE MARKS WHICH ARE REALLY ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT BUT NON AFFECT AUDIO WHICH APPEARS TO BE FLAWLESS.
DISC 2
THE APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE AGAIN AS DISC ONE AND AGAIN HAVE THE SAME RUBBING MARK TO SIDE FOUR.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AS GOOD AS DISC ONE HOWEVER THERE IS ONE VERY QUICK SKIP TO THE START OF BIRTHDAY BUT IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT THIS ISNT HIGHLY NOTICABLE AND DOESNT DETER FROM THE OTHERWISE FLAWLESS AUDIO.
COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNERS. THE INNERS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION.... THEY ARE INTACT WITH JUST LIGHT CREASES AND SOME LIGHT WEAR TO OPENING EDGES AND SOME SYMPATHETIC REPAIRS.
THE ORIGINAL POSTER IS EXCELLENT .THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER WHICH FEATURES THE "LIPSTICK" KISS (LATER ISSUES DONT HAVE THIS). THE POSTER HAS JUST LIGHT BUT EXPECTED SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.
THE ORIGINAL FOUR PHOTOS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION AND LIKE NEW.
THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" TOP OPENING NUMBERED SLEEVE IS SUPERB . IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND STILL QUITE WHITE ,IT DISPLAYS JUST A HINT OF "BROWNING" TO THE EDGES. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND ALL SEAMS LIE FLAT, THE SLEEVE HAS JUST VERY MINIMAL CREASING BUT NO LAMINATE LIFT, THE SPINE IS STILL RIDGID. THE SLEEVE IS FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. SLEEVE CARRIES THE EMBOSSED "BEATLES" LOGO AND THE NUMBER 0368115.... BOTH OF WHICH ARE STILL HIGHLY VISIBLE..... THIS REALLY IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE.
ALL THIS COMES HOUSED IN AN ORIGINAL "NEMS" RED FLASHED PLASTIC SLEEVE. (THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE LAST BEATLES ALBUMS TO BE PURCHASED FROM NEMS IN LIVERPOOL BEFORE THE STORE WAS TAKEN OVER BY "RUMBELOWS".....) THE ULTRA RARE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND IS LIKE NEW.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A MINT COPY OF THIS ALBUM AND ALTHOUGH IT DOES HAVE ONE MINOR AUDIO FLAW. IT IS THE HUGELY SOUGHT AFTER "RACOON" MISPRINTED VERSION AND WOULD STILL BE CONSIDERED A SUPERB EXAMPLE WHICH HAS THE ADDED FEATURE OF AN ORIGINAL NEMS SLEEVE.... THESE MISPRINTED COPIES DO NOT SURFACE FOR SALE THAT OFTEN SO THIS IS SURELY ONE NOT TO BE MISSED FOR ANY BEATLES COMPLETIST!!!!
PLEASE READ.....
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT BEATLES-64 MUST NOW ASK ANY FIRST TIME BIDDERS WITH US WHO ARE PLANNING TO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY COULD KINDLY PAY FOR EACH ITEM AS THEY WIN IT, WE WILL OF COURSE HOLD ALL ITEMS UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING AND THEN COMBINE THE SHIPPING COSTS FOR ALL... WHILST WE APPRECIATE THAT MOST BIDDERS ARE HONEST AND GENUINE WE HAVE FOUND TO OUR COST THAT SOME ARENT AND WE HAVE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A NEW BIDDER TO US WHO BID ON MULTIPLE ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (RUNNING UP A VERY LARGE INVOICE) AND HAS NOW NOT PAID. UNFORTUNATELY AS IS USUALLY THE CASE THE MINORITY HAVE SPOLIT IT FOR THE MAJORITY......WE APPRECIATE YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS....thank you
SHOULD YOU HAVE A RECORD LIKE THIS TO SELL THEN PLEASE DONT "STEAL" THIS WRITE-UP. WHILST WE DONT OBJECT TO ANYONE USING OUR WRITE-UPS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES WE HAVE FINALLY LOST PATIENCE WITH PEOPLE "STEALING" THEM WORD FOR WORD AND USING THEM FOR THEIR BENEFIT... THIS IS AGAINST EBAY POLICY AND SHOULS WE BE MADE AWARE THAT ANY PART OF THIS TEXT HAS BEEN "STOLEN" WE WILL WITH OUT HESTIATION REPORT THIS TO EBAY"....thank you
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