The Beatles White Album. Lovely Original Condition. With Photo Cards. Stereo.
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Description
The Beatles
White Album
PCS7067-8
Stereo & Photo Set
YEX 709-1, 710-1, 711-1, 712-1
This is a really nice, original copy of The White Album, bought in 1969/1970 and is one of the first of the un-numbered LPs, but still with the first press -1 matrices, that firmly dates the records.
Later issues, post 1970, had -2 or -3 after the YEX codes and even later presses up to -6! So a nice, early copy of the iconic Beatles White Album.
The vinyl seems to me to be in VG+ to, possibly, E- condition, with just odd signs of surface marks and some paper rubs on the vinyl, but with very little in the way of spindle wear, just a few rubs.
Its Mothers & Stampers are, Side One Mother '5', Stamper 'GTP', being '196', Side Two Mother '7', Stamper '7', Side Three Mother '1', Stamper 'RGG', being '211' and Side Four Mother '1', Stamper 'RRH', being '227'.
The Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold sleeve is, as with the first presses of 1968, fully laminated and still retains its 'white' colour and its laminate, with a sharp spine. There is no 'peeling' on the spine and no lifting, with odd corner wear only and no damage, without the dreaded ink or biro, in the form of names or initials, that was common in the 60s!.
It has the plain white EMI inner sleeves, with some signs of ageing in colour, but still intact and original.
It has the four photo-card inserts, which are in really superb condition, having no pin hopes, tape or blue-tac on them, so these must have been left and forgotten in the sleeve, but, as often is the case with The White Album, no poster, sadly.
Sales and postage to the UK only and please bear in mind, that it will be sent Second Class Recorded, unless it achieves a price above £50, when it will have to be posted First Class Guaranteed Next Day Before 1.00pm Delivery, which will cost £7.00, so please wait until I invoice you, but I will only charge what Royal Mail charge me. The robbers!
Grading is, obviously, quite subjective, but I am fairly condident that this sits happily between E- & VG+ in vinyl terms and base this on just looking and listening. For those unsure, I have copied The Record Collector's Guide below, but this is just a guide.
Many thanks.
MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.
EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.
VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."
As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.
In addition to the basic grading, any individual faults should be noted separately such as if an otherwise Ex
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