THE BEATLES – WHITE ALBUM, ORIGINAL MONO.

1968 PMC 7067/7068 -  APPLE RECORD LABEL.

A UK FIRST EDITION TOP LOADING MONO PRESSING WITH A UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER OF ‘0081094’.  UNUSUALLY THERE IS  A  ‘KT’  EMBOSSED ONTO THE RECORD LABEL ON SIDE TWO.

CONDITION:

MAIN SLEEVE:  the double album gatefold sleeve is in excellent condition.  The two opening edges are all excellent, the sleeve only shows slight signs of  handling.   The sleeve is  very white and fresh.   On the front it has a raised Beatles logo and the unique individual SERIAL Number of 0081094, this number appears clear and bold.  There is no  text printed on the rear of the sleeve proving this to be a genuine MONO sleeve. The records are accessed from the top.  The spine of the sleeve is unusual as it  has  a very narrow spine, measuring just  5mm in width. On these first  issue  sleeves,   the spine width on average is  normally 8mm in width.  The spine is excellent and all the text in unusually very clear, there is a little flaky laminate.  The sleeve features visible flipbacks when the sleeve is opened, these flipbacks are all excellent and well stuck down.  When the sleeve is opened is it very clean and tidy. 

INNER SLEEVES: are the original black inners and have NOT been  replaced.  One sleeve I would grade as being in very good++ condition,  with NO edge wear, there are Two small tears,  10mm at the  ‘die cut’ hole and Two small tears, One each side to the opening edges.   The other sleeve is also in very good++ condition with NO edge wear, there is One small tear  20mm at the  ‘die cut’ hole and Two small tears 10mm, One each side to the opening edges.  

POSTER: is in near excellent condition, with just some  wear to ONE of the folds (50mm).   There is NO  cellotape residue,  pin hole damage or blue tack residue. 

PHOTOS: are in excellent+ condition,  the photos are made from the original thick card.   The rear of the photos are fresh and white with NO cellotape residue,  pin hole damage or Blue tack residue.

VINYL:  

Record One:   side One is in very good condition,  side Two is in very good+  condition.

Record Two:  side Three is in very good+ condition and side Four is in very good+ condition.

The two records are of the original ‘thick and heavy’ vinyl and are dark and very shiny.  I have just played this album all the way through on my ‘Dual’ turntable and it sounded amazing, a really strong powerful Mono sound.  The audio is very good, there is little to spoil the enjoyment of the playback.  Both the records lay flat on the turntable and play really well with NO skips or jumps.

The matrix nos. are XEX 709-1, XEX 710-1, XEX 711-1 and XEX 712-1. The Mother/Stampers are:   ‘ 3   MH’,  ‘3  AP’,  ‘4  ML’ and ‘2  RH’.

THE LABELS:  are in very good++ condition and show NO Biro writing or sticker residue etc.  The labels feature the original DARK green Apple colours.  All Four of the record labels have the text  ‘An EMI recording’,  all the labels show  ‘Sold in the UK’ text etc.  The George and Ringo songs are listed as  ‘Apple Publishing’.   There is a ‘KT’  embossed on  the side Two label.

I am using the official grading system from Record Collector Magazine.

Grading System

The seven standard condition categories and a description of what each one means are listed below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

+  or  – :  indicates a grading in between categories.

PACKING

ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFNERS.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

ALL PICTURES AND RECORD DESCRIPTION ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL GET A RECEIPT FOR ANY ITEMS SENT UNINSURED, BUT I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEMS LOST IN THE POST !

I WILL BE HAPPY  TO SEND RECORDS ABROAD, CONTACT ME AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE POST AND PACKAGE CHARGES. 

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.

PICK UP OF ITEMS CAN BE ARRANGED BUT THE BUYER MUST PAY CASH ON COLLECTION.

ITEMS WITH A GREATER VALUE OF £37, THE BUYER WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, AS STATED IN EBAY POLICY, AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST ETC. 

ALL ITEMS SENT OUT OVER THE VALUE OF £37 WILL BE SENT RECORDED DELIVERY, SO POST AND PACKING CHARGES WILL VARY.