The Beatles WHITE ALBUM UK Pre Barcode Side Opening UnNumbered 1 PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		28
	$		37

THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS / MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

 SIDE OPENING PRESS  - IN STEREO

A TRULY VAULT CONDITION SET, FULLY COMPLETE WITH THE POSTER AND PHOTO'S

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7076/8
• MATRIX:YEX 709-5 / 710-6 / 711-2 / 712-3
• NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE  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 IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLES

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE WHATSOEVER. A COUPLE OF THE FINEST WISPY HAIRLINES PERHAPS, AND A DULL EMBEDDED BAND ON THE OUTER EDGE OF SIDE ONE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 LP'S FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS WITH THIS ALBUM IS THAT IT IS OFTEN FOUND TO LOOK GOOD, BUT AS SOON AS THE STYLUS HITS THE VINYL A DISTORTION TO THE RECORDED SOUND IS HEARD USUALLY THROUGH JUST ONE SPEAKER. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE TIMES I HAVE FOUND WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A GREAT SET ONLY TO BE LET DOWN WHEN PLAYING IT.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE PAIR OF VINYLS. NOT ONE JOT OF GROOVE WEAR ANYWHERE AT ALL, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THEREFORE CRISP AND CLEAR AND PERFORMS LIKE A TRUE FIRST PRESS

BUT THIS IS NO MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED FROM A ONCE PLAYED DISC, BUT YOU CAN NEVER SAY NEVER!!

THERE IS A TINY BIT OF EMBEDDED LOW LEVEL VINYL NOISE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS AT THE START OF SIDE ONE AND SIDE TWO ONLY

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLCIKS

BARELY ANY STATIC AND ONLY HEARD IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD JST TWO TINY DUST POPS DURING THE WHOLE FOUR SIDES

AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS AS  MINT MINUS FOR DISC ONE AND MINT FOR DISC TWO

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AS IT'S YOUR OPINION THAT TRULY COUNTS

THE SLEEVE

A GLEAMING  WHITE SLEEVE , IN REALLY TOP CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS MAINTAINED IT'S WHITENESS 100%

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO LOSS OF THE LAMINATE AT ANY POINT

A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING ON THE EDGES

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY LAMINATE STRESS LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. THE GLOSSY WHITE SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP. EVEN THE CORNER TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP , AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP'S JUST HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE  THAN ONCE OR TWICE. THERE IS A TINY TEAR TO THE REAR ONE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLEAMING AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST ONE  TINY  LINE NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE WHATSOEVER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS. JUST ALIGHT AGEING TO THE INNER SPINE

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE CORRECT WHITE EMI  INNERS, AND ARE 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED, 

THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE POSTER IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, AND ITS STAIN FREE,AND IT HAS VERY SHARP CREASE LINES. IT LOOKS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE OR CERTAINLY NEVER OPENED IN FULL FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME

THE 4 PHOTOS ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

IT IS THAT GOOD

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

GARRY

TO LISTEN TO THE LP , PLEASE PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE FOR EACH SIDE). THE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO LOAD