Beatles-White Album Fully Complete Top Loader MINT Low Numbered Final Upgrade

	£		304
	$		403

I sell vinyl records with complete honesty and reliability. Above all things I am a record collector and music lover. I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late. That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence.

 I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!


I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to eBay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk ((vinyl or shellac)) to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

I have only 20 records left to sell and these are my true gems. They came to me from a nuclear engineer who played them once to record to cassette, wrapped them outside of their sleeves and filed them away. They are, without a doubt, the most pristine records I have come across and I would hasten a guess the best in existence for most. 

Please keep watching if you want a chance of getting hold of some incredibly rare, museum quality vinyl.


Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

The Beatles

‘The White Album’

22 Nov 1968

UK 1st Pressing

PCS 7067/8

Apple Records

Stereo

No 0361137

Here we have what most be one of the most pristine examples of The White Album in existence. 

This is a true first pressing with a top loading outer sleeve and labels with sold In U.K. subject to resale price conditions, see price lists” text and publishing year printed with small copyright symbol (p)

This is a fully complete example that is stunning throughout, complete with:

·         Four MINT 28.8×20 cm. glossy John Kelly colour portraits of the band

·         85,8 x 57, 2 cm. MINT Hamilton collage poster, with the lyrics on the back

·         Black inner sleeves with a die-cut circular opening on one side to expose the Apple label

·         Fully laminated white gatefold cover with flaps on the left and right sides of the open gatefold with openings at the top.

Not only is this a true 1st pressing in pristine condition throughout, it is the earliest pressed of that initial Stereo run in the cold month of November 1968 having the first matrix endings and early mother stamps.

This is a Once in Lifetime Record!

Matrix Numbers

Side 1: YEX 709-1

Side 2: YEX 710-1

Side 3: YEX 711-2

Side 4: YEX 712-1.

Stampers

Side 1:  4    HH

                                                                                                                             Side 2:  1    G

 Side 3:  5   ROG

 Side 4:   7    GAP

Sleeve Condition.

The 1st press iconic fully laminated Stereo top-loading sleeve is simply the best you will come across. It is simply perfect. It looks as new! The bottom and top sides are pristine, sharp and with only the VERY mildest of shelf-wear. 

The spine is perfectly straight, without a single sign of any wear, rubbing or aging. The corners are sharp and square with only the mildest of shelf wear. 

If you bought this today from a shop you would expect it to look the same!

The front is beautiful, with the white still vibrant and fresh, with only the very mildest sign of any age! Holding this record is a thing of utter beauty!

The rear is as good as the rest, as is the inside of the gatefold.

All in all, a true 1st pressing in museum archive quality! Impossible to be mint in my opinion by its very nature, but as close as you will ever get to shop bought.

Nr MINT

Inner Sleeve Condition.

The first press black inner sleeves with a die-cut circular opening are near to been as new as you can get. 

There is no foxing, writing or stains and it holds the vinyl perfectly as it should. If I was being really picky, there is only the mildest of 5mm nicks on one of the die-cuts.  

There are no splits to any of the edges and they hold the vinyl perfectly as they should!

Excellent ++

Label Condition.

The first press Apple labels are simply perfect. There are no rips, wear or writing at all.  

There is no centre hole damage at all. Under a strong halogen I can see 1 ghost spindle line on each side. Unheard of!

Nr MINT

 Extras Condition.

The first press photos are as new, with no creases, rips or hanging evidence. I don’t believe they have ever left the sleeve!

The 1st press poster is equally in perfect condition with no rips, tears, writing or in fact, any evidence of ever being handled!

MINT

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record itself looks perfect on eye inspection!  It still retains its factory shine and lustre and looks as new. You really can distinguish between a Nr mint and Excellent grading, only when holding a true near mint record that just radiates perfection!  

Under a strong halogen, there is barely any sign of use at all. Just the lightest of removal ghosts to be seen and extremely light play. 

I would hasten a guess at only being played a few times at all. A rainbowed stunner!

Nr MINT

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds truly amazing from start to finish!  The songs just jump off the record with no distortion, clicks, pops or skipping at all. It is an audiophiles dream on all frequencies.  

Rocky Raccoon just comes alive as the band fall in and Blackbird has never sounded as good as it has here. 

The White Album is a dazzling and varied amount of recording techniques, volumes and highs and lows and it’s a real test in playback, and this is your final stop!

Nr MINT

So there we have it. An absolutely stunning example of the White Album, a 1st press fully complete stunner that you won’t better!

A true time warp of a pop masterworks!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding!

All my records are sent first class, tracked and signed for. Where insurance is needed, the cost will be covered by myself. I will endeavour to post all records a day after payment is made.

Records will be sent in defenda-box mailers which are strong corrugate cardboard boxes ensuring that no bending can take place. They are in essence bomb proof!

Records will be sent housed in new poly-lined inners outside of the sleeve to protect both the sleeve and original inner

I hand clean records with Clear groove and a microfiber cloth, however, if you use your own system or machine and would prefer I didn’t, then please ask.

In the unlikely case you have reason to disagree with my grading, then do not hesitate to get in touch for a no quibble full refund, although I do ask that return postage is covered by the buyer.