The Beatles - White Album LP (with inserts, no.69837)

The Beatles - White Album LP (with inserts, no.69837)

This is a VG- condition LP by The Beatles called The White Album, released in the UK by Apple Records in 1968.  This is the mono issue, catalogue number is PMC7068 and PMC7067.
This copy is very nice although has lots of bits to describe.  I will try to go through as thoroughly as possible. 
VINYL:  VG-  Still has original shiny factory finish however shows several faint hairline marks and some light surface marks.  You will get clicks, crackles and possibly pops due to these marks but I don't think they should be too intrusive.   Side 4 has a particularly obvious mark over tracks 1 and 2 but I cannot feel it. 
LABELS:  The labels are VG+ as they are free from damage or pen marks however they do have lots of faint spindle marks.  The labels also say "Mfd. in UK." and "Sold In U.K." at the top.   It looks like this LP was much loved and played alot but it's also been taken reasonable care of over the years. 
FOLD OUT POSTER:  VG-  The poster is very nice with some very light wear on corners/edges.  This wear does make small holes in the poster at the junctions and a small split on the fold at top and bottom edges.  Otherwise,  there are no other holes or tears in the poster.  The poster does look handled with small bend marks on the back but there is no evidence it's been hung up (no pin holes or blu-tack/tape marks).  It does feel quite fragile when unfolding. 
PHOTOS:  VG+   The photos are very nice with virtually no corner/edge wear.  The surfaces are still glossy and clean.  There is a very small (1 cm) and faint crease in each photo at the same spot.  They are invisible if looking at the photos straight on but can be seen when held at an angle. 
SLEEVE:  VG-   I'm very picky when it comes to grading sleeves and since this LP is quite sought after, I might not have the same opinion as you.   I will do my best but, to avoid any disappointment, please please please ask questions!!   I'm going to be very conservative and try to describe it as accurately as I can.  Please refer to the photos including the one of the spine.    
This is a top opening, laminated gatefold sleeve which has some light corner/edge wear.  It has several nicks in the open edges but nothing too obvious or nasty looking.  The sleeve outer surfaces are slightly yellowed with age and show very faint ringwear.   There is a scrape mark on the front near the top right corner and some very tiny blue spots on the back (I assume from rubbing against another sleeve).  
There is some laminate lift around the raised "The Beatles" name.  There is a slight bend in the bottom right corner and corresponding crease marks in the back side.  There are only a few small creases in the outer edges (which is normal for a sleeve of this age). 
The spine has the worst of the wear.  Please see the photo.   The laminate is lifting completely off the spine and you can see that there are some bits sticking up.  This is about 3/4's of the spine.  The top 1/4 has lifted from the spine but is not broken like it's shown in the photo.   The spine printing underneath is intact and readable.  There is no significant wear on the exposed printing and the laminate lift does not affect the front or back surfaces. 
This is labelled number 69837.

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 436 (GS 6.1.1 (436))