THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM WIDESPINE PMC 7067/8 1ST PRESS ORGINAL MONO VG- LP
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Description
NOVEMBER 1968
THE BEATLES
'WHITE ALBUM'
ORGINAL 1ST UK MONO PRESS NUMBERED
Catalogue no. PMC 7067/ 7068
Master Matrices XEX 709-1/ XEX 710-1/ XEX 711-1/ XEX 712-2
THE 1st MONO PRESSING WITH WIDE SPINE SLEEVE
The Sleeve: 1st & original inner Flip back wide spine Top-Loader sleeve in Very Good Condition.
It is fully laminated with some moderate storage wear on the edges. All text legible and pictorials clear and glossy with only some average off-white discoloration in places on the front, with a little record ring wear. There are no notable marks and there is no handwriting or writing imprints anywhere. The spine is 8mm wide and is the first and original. Inside the gatefold is excellent, smooth and glossy with no creasing and clear text print with unblemished black & white pictorials. It is widely accepted that these first wide spine sleeves were made in order to fit the collection of 4 portrait photographs and the full length fold-away poster. Due to storage issues at EMI the spines subsequently became narrower with later numbered copies and re-issues in the following years. The wide spine variant is therefore the first and original and far more rare than subsequent sleeves. All first sleeves were made in order to allow the vinyl LP's to be inserted from the top.
The first 300,000 numbered sleeves were for the first and second mono pressings, and the next 300,000 sleeves were for the first and second stereo pressings. This makes 600, 000 numbered copies for 1st and 2nd pressings, the 7 digit number on all of these first sleeves begins with a '0'. This is copy number 0266185. The laminate along the spine's length inside and out is completely intact, as it is the laminate everywhere else on the sleeve, with only a little rippling effect on the front.
There are no rips or splits anywhere. The sleeve is sturdy and firm and hold the records and inserts well.
Inner Sleeves: The White Album came with black inner sleeves with a circular aperture on the front to allow the record labels to be seen, and full plain cover backs. The inner sleeves are in Excellent condition with no rips or splits.
Poster: Very Good Minus Condition. The poster has some obvious staining in two main places but is in otherwise acceptable condition with no splits or rips, and no handwriting or marks.
The Four Portrait Photographs: Excellent Plus condition.
The Vinyl: The Vinyl's are only in a Good Plus condition. There are no feelable scratches on either side but there are a lot of noticeable light stylus hairlines on the surfaces on both sides of both discs. There are no scuffs or warps or dinks in the vinyl or anything that is causing any lengthy problems to the playback. The glossy sheen is still present and there are no areas of dulling or groove wear. The records have received a lot of plays but have been handled well.
The records lay completely flat on the turntable.
Heavy robust sixties vinyl weighing at 160 grams.
Record 1 has the first labels with no 'E.M.I. Recording' text on both sides.
Labels are Very Good Plus. All text is clear and bright, the perimeter area around the spindle location point is has very minor wear and some feint spindle line traces can be seen in normal light but are not particularly heavy or numerous.
Mother/ Stamps - Side 1: 5 OM
- Side 2: 7 OL
- Side 3: 5 GRR
- Side 4: 3 GMG
The Audio: The audio overall grades at Very Good. There are a few limited detractions that on each disc on each side can overcome the audio quality, with a couple of tiny jumps on Disc 2 on the first tracks on each side. Overall both discs play well on both sides, but do have a few quick background noises occasionally. There are no pops, no loud ticks or constant background noise such as crackle, and there are no sticks. In the main the playback is crisp and smooth offering a full bass original mono sound as The Beatles intended it.
The vinyl sides 1, 2, and 3 is from the very first mono master recording and Side 4 is a second mono.
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This LP will be securely delivered in a professional cardboard LP mailer with cardboard stifferners.
A plain generic inner sleeve will house the record and the original will be placed separately to prevent tears during delivery.
A protective PVC 180 gsm gatefold sleeve is included to house the LP as shown.
The LP will be delivered by special delivery in the UK.
Overseas postage will be tracked and a tracking number given.
To grade this record I am using the official grading system for collectable records from the Record Collector Magazine.
Happy to refund on return if not satisfied.
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