Beatles - White Album UK 1968 1st *STEREO* Pressing Double LP *EXCELLENT*

	£		217
	$		288

THE BEATLES - 'WHITE ALBUM'

This truely EXCELLENT, 100% complete UK 1st STEREO pressing double album dates from November 1968: PCS 7067 & PCS 7068.

Both discs bear dark green Apple labels which include the 'Sold in UK....' statement & the 'An EMI Recording' text.

An unusual 'XP' purchase tax code is present in the centre of the side 2 label.

Matrix numbers: YEX 709-1, YEX 710-1 & YEX 711-1, YEX 712-1

Stamper codes: 6/GRA, 6/GPG & 2/GPA, 2/GAD

Vinyl weight: 131g & 141g

The discs are housed within a heavy card stock, fully-laminated, inner-flipback, top-loading 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed with small 'stereo' logo in the upper right corner of the rear panel.

The front cover bears the unique number: No.0309058

The package is 100% complete with:

• UK printed matt poster
  
• Two matt-black die-cut inner-sleeves
  
• 4 colour portrait photos
  
• White photo protector sheet.


CONDITION

Discs

Labels: EXCELLENT +

All are richly coloured, unfaded & unblemished. Labels 2 & 3 bear a handful of light, well-aimed light spindle trails but there is no other trace of use/wear elsewhere.

Visual: EXCELLENT

Both discs are in superb shape and display only some harmless light inner-sleeve storage mark in strong daylight. In fact, apart from two light scuffs on side 2, all sides are completely free from any other noticeable marks or indeed a single scratch - even upon close examination directly beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp. All sides of this well looked-after set lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.

Sound Quality: Disc 1: EXCELLENT  Disc 2 EXCELLENT -


Clearly, both discs have received a minimal amount of careful play and are without any significant deterioration to the sound quality or any major faults. My single careful play-check at volume detected a hint of light background on the fade-in to 'Dear Prudence', but there is little else to fault on disc 1. There is some light playwear in some places on side 3 and a few light ticks on side 4. However, there are no major audible faults to either disc and much to enjoy.

Cover

EXCELLENT +

A superb clean, strong & unworn example which retains its high-gloss laminate all-round and still retaining a nice shade of white. The front panel is perfectly clean with just a hint of storage rubbing but no 'thumbnails' or even a single spine bend. The laminate also fully covers the raised front panel wording and the individual number is clean and unworn. Apart from a small shelfwear bruise to the lower right, all corners are in fine unworn shape - as are all of the top-opening edges. The rear panel is as clean and the front and retains the small 'stereo' logo in the upper right corner. The inside of the gatefold is immaculate & unblemished. The spine is clean and unworn with just a few tiny splits to the laminate, but all of the wording on this covered and readable. Finally, all seams of both pockets are smooth, unstressed and unsplit.

Poster

NEAR MINT

Clean & unhung with just a few light handling wrinkles.

Photos

MINT

Photo protector sheet

NEAR MINT

Inner-sleeves

EXCELLENT

Clean & flat with light wrinkles from storage but no tears to any areas or split to any seam.




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