The Beatles WHITE ALBUM original 1968 UK Mono 2nd Press with EMI COMPLETE EX/NM

	£		240
	$		318

EX / NM AUDIO

2ND PRESS MONO - 1968

FULLY COMPLETE WITH SPACER

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7067/8
• MATRIX:XEX 709-1 / 710-1 / 711-1 / 712-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 GT / 2 GO / 2 RH/ 1 A

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. 
ALL FOUR LABELS ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR MARKS AND THE TEXT IS PERFECT
UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES

THE VINYL

RECORD ONE
EXTREMELY GLOSSY AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS NEAR PERFECY. WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW LIGHT AND SMALL HANDLING LINES , AND ON SIDE TWO ONE LONGISH DULL STREAK LINE

RECORD TWO
THIS ONE HAS ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES FAR LESS THAN DISC ONE. A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL HANDLING LINES AND ONE DULL MARK IN THE FINAL TRACK

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION.

 THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE,MEANING THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO AND GROOVE WEAR

RECORD ONE PLAYS WITH SOME VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSGES.
THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE TICS AT THE END OF TRACK ONE
NO CLICKS , SKIPS OR STICKING AND NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE

RECORD TWO PLAYS VERY NEARLY PERFECT. THE ODD TINY SPECK OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, AND PERHAPS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE STATIC TICS

I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE ON THE FIRST RECORD AS EX AND THE SECOND AS NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS STILL A VERY WHITE SLEEVE. THE REASON I STATE THIS IS BECAUSE THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF YELLOWING UNDER THE LAMINATE.
THIS ONE ONLY SHOWS SOME MILD YELLOWING, MAINLY AT THE EDGES

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. 

THE UNIQUE NUMBERS IS VERY CLEAR AND HAS NOT RUBBED IN ANY WAY, AND THE EMBOSSED BEATLES LOGO IS ALSO IN TOP ORDER

THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS GOOD TO FIND ON THIS SLEEVE

I CAN SEE AND FEEL JUST THREE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE.EIGHT AGAINST THE RIGHT EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NONE ON THE TOP EDGE

THE CORNERS ARE SYLL NICELY SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NICE SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.
THE RIGHT EDGES ALSO HAVE SMOOTH LAMINATE INTERRUPTED BY ASMALL SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR ONE

THE TOP OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH ONLY A FEW TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM, BUT HAS SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS VERY WHITE. THERE IS A SMALL CLASTER OF L;IGHT BROWN SPOTS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO CLEAN INNER PANELS

THE BLACK INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH UNSPLIT!
BOTH HAVE A SMALL NICK TO THE DIE CUT HOLE
BOTH HAVE LIGHT CORNER CREASING AND A LITTLE FRAYING AT THE TOP EDGE

THE FOUR PHOTOS ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES ON HEAVY STOCK CARD AND ALL FOUR ARE IN TOP CONDITION
THE WHITE SPACER SHEET IS ALSO INCLUDED

THE LARGE POSTER IS ON THE CORRECT HEAVY MATTE PAPER, AND HAS SHARP FOLD LINES. A PIN HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE FOLD JOINS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

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

GARRY

THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. 

THIS RECORD HAS NONE OF THAT WHATSOEVER