The Beatles WHITE ALBUM MONO LOW # 0027221 UK EX+++

	£		212
	$		281

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN SUPERB CONDITION

REALLY LOW UNIQUE NUMBER 0027221

ONE OF THE FIRST 30,000 PRESSED

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7076/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 GRO / 7 GRP / 3 TD / 5 MA
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
• SUPERB MINT PICTURES
• MINT (RARE) SPACER SHEET
• MINT MINUS INNER SLEEVES
• REALLY CLEAN RECORDS
• AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTIBLE SET

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN SIDES ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDES ARE VERY WHITE AND HAVE NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN, AND THERE ARE ABOUT 12-15 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD LIMITED PLAY SINCE 1968

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS HAVE RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOK REALLY CLEAN. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT HANDLING LINES ON THE SURFACE BUT NOTHING DEEP THAT IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY AFFECT THE PLAYBACK. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES BUT OVER ALL THIS IS A VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER VINYL SET

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS SET IS WELL ABOVE THE NORMAL POOR SOUNDING VINYL THAT YOU OFTEN SEE ON THIS SITE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WITH THIS ALBUM IS DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, CAUSED USUALLY THOUGH MANY MANY PLAYS AND OR A POORLY WEIGHTED STYLUS OR INDEED A WORN OR DAMAGED ONE. THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN A HORRIBLE STATIC LIKE NOISE COMING FROM ONE CHANEL. YOU CAN TELL ITS GROOVE WEAR BECAUSE USUALLY THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

SO HERE WE HAVE 4 SIDES OF THIS RARE ALBUM THAT SOUND REALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NO SERIOUS DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND IMPORTANTLY NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER

WHAT YOU WILL POSSIBLY HEAR IS SOME VERY VERY MILD BEHIND THE MUSIC NOISE. I SAY POSSIBLY BECAUSE I COULD ONLY HEAR IT BECAUSE I SIT NO MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT. SO I MOVED SIX FEET AWAY AND THE NOISE COULDN'T BE HEARD. SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT YOU REPLICATE THIS WHILST LISTENING TO THE SOUNDBITES AND LISTEN AT YOUR NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE

THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM TINY TICS AND DUST POPS BUT REALLY VERY FEW AND I DID HEAR ONE OR TWO SLIGHTLY LOUDER ONES ON HONEY PIE, BUT AGAIN LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND YOU WILL HEAR EVERYTHING

WHAT I WILL ALSO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS ONE TRACK THAT HISTORICALLY SOUNDS TERRIBLE ON MOST COPIES AND THAT TRACK IS JULIA. ON THIS ALBUM IT SOUNDS SUPERB!!!

FOR ME THIS ALBUM GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS, BUT PLEASE LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

ONE OF THE FIRST 30,000 SLEEVES MADE. THIS IS NUMBER 27,221 AND THIS SLEEVE UNLIKE SO MANY OUT THERE IS STILL IN A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED VERY WHITE COMPARED TO MOST, WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST TRACE OF YELLOWING UNDER THE LAMINATE . CERTAINLY FAR CLEANER IN THIS RESPECT THAN MOST OUT THERE. THE LAMINATE IS COMPLETELY INTACT AND THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT EITHER, EVEN ACROSS THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO. THE UNIQUE NUMBER IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND HAS NOT WORN AWAY LIKE SOME. THE NUMBER OF THIS ISSUE IS 0027221

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS TO THE FRONT SURFACE. THERE ARE ONLY THREE  SMALL LAMINATE LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE. THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE AND I DO MEAN BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE, WHICH IS PERFECTLY NORMAL ON THIS SLEEVE CONSIDERING HOW HEAVY THE LP'S ARE AND HOW MANY EXTRAS ARE PLACED INSIDE THE SLEEVE. WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THIS VERY LIGHT SHAPE IS FAR FAR LIGHTER THAN MOST I HAVE SEEN. THE ONLY OTHER TINY BLEMISHES ARE THREE TINY SPOTS WHERE THERE IS STAINING UNDER THE LAMINATE. THERE ARE TWO TINY SPOTS ON THE TOP EDGE ONE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND ONE IN THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER

THE BOTTOM AND RIGHT EDGES ARE FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR AND FULLY LAMINATED.

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES.

THE SPINE HAS A VERY VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FLAKING TO THE LAMINATE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT.AGAIN NO DAMAGE OR MARKS TO THE GLEAMING LAMINATE, AND NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS . JUST ONE TINY LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE.

ONE SMALL STAIN UNDER THE LAMINATE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND TINY TINY BIT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY WHITE INTERIOR PANELS WITHOUT CREASES ETC.

INSIDE THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE THE RECORDS SIT IN THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES. INCREDIBLY THESE SLEEVE ARE IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS TO EITHER ONE. A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT CREASES FOR SURE AND NO TEARS EITHER TO THE DIE CUT HOLES

THE FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE BARELY BEEN HANDLED.

THE RARE WHITE SPACER SHEET IS ALSO INCLUDED. OFTEN DISCARDED, THIS ONE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE POSTER IS AS GOOD AS I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE. CLEAN AND WHITE WITH SHARP FOLD LINES. A REALLY NEAR MINT EXAMPLE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY