The Beatles
White Album
Stereo
*ALL ORIGINAL & COMPLETE*
No. 0549797
!SOUNDS GREAT!
1/1/1/1 1st Press MATRIX ENDINGS
No EMI on sides 1 & 2
*Incredibly early 2/M, 2/M Mothers & Stampers*
This album was The Beatles FIRST release on the now famous Apple label. It was entered into the charts on the 7th of December 1968 and went straight to number one-where it stayed for 7 weeks! Making it the FIRST double album to get the top slot...EVER!
The rather unusual fact about this album is that it was the first release by The Beatles which contained only SOLO material.
By the time 1970 ended, the total sales of this wonderful album were estimated to be 6.5 Million! However...get this...The only other album that beat this a few years later was "Saturday Night fever" !!!
Catalogue Number: PCS 7607/8
Matrix Endings:
1/1/1/1
Mothers & Stampers:
2/M
2/M
5/HD
6/RT
WONDERFULLY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS
The Vinyl:
143g
156g
*VACUUM CLEANED*
VG+
The vinyl remains shiny. She carries just a few light marks to her, however after playing her through, I found a wonderfully strong audio output. Disc 1 had some occasional light background noise in the quieter sections of Blackbird and Julia as well as the start of Prudence and I'm So Tired-but this faded away near the start of the tracks. Disc 2 displays even better audio output-with very little background noise-when playing this disc, I noticed a very slight edge bump-which did not have any affect on audio playback...I hear it on two revolutions when playing the start of side 4..That is all...I have included a clip of Savoy Truffle from this side to demonstrate it has no effect on playback-and my arm was on a very light setting too.
CERTAINLY NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS
There are just a couple of light and very infrequent light pops to the audio...Nothing to detract from its richness.
Wonderful deep & rich sound reproduction.
Even the quieter side 4 played beautifully.
A simple joy to listen to.
Quality playback!
The labels:
EX-.
All four of the labels have the DARKER apple.
Just light spindle marks to each label, with minimal hole wear evident!
VERY DISPLAYABLE
NO EMI Recording text to side 1 & 2, with sides 3 & 4 having "An EMI Recording" on just the one line, rather than split later onto 2 lines.
"Mfd in the U.K." to each of the labels.
NO WRITING
The Cover:
EX-
NUMBERED: 0549797
It is the first run TOP loading with a great shine to her.
Garrod and Lofthouse gatefold without writing!!
The spine remains lovely and strong and free from splits but is slightly rubbed to the bottom and has laminate loss.
Has the printing of Stereo to the back top right.
There is just light handling and storage wear to this sleeve-as you can see in the detailed images provided. The corners have some slight rubbing and there are a couple of very small patches of discolouration....but we all have discoluration after more than 56 years on the shelf!
ALL ORIGINAL and remains in a very strong, solid condition.
AGAIN, I AM BEING INCREDIBLY CRITICAL!!!
PLEASE SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR FAIR GRADINGS
Very good and very, very strong Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold....Remains lovely and clean inside.
FREE OF WRITING & SPLITS
Inners:
VG-.
Original BLACK inners. They are both all original with the die-cut corners and window to one side.
They each have feathering to the opening and some splits to them..One has been taped on the inside.
ALL ORIGINAL
Pictures:
VG+.
They are all present but do carry pin holes.
With some discolouration to them, but nothing bad at all. I have taken a picture of the back of them as they're negative image is coming through-which I have never seen before and I was quite fascinated by it :)
Corners remain sharp.
Poster:
VG+.
It is the ORIGINAL 1st printing of this poster. Lyrics printed to the back and kiss to the front and uncensored.
NO writing.
ALL IN ONE PIECE.
There are some very small splits on the folds in a few very small areas, as well as some light foxing to the paper.
GREAT
ALL IN ALL THIS REMAINS A SUPERB COLLECTORS PIECE HERE...DON'T FORGET:
NO EMI to sides 1 & 2
IT IS A 1st PRESSING STEREO 1/1/1/1 matricies.
NUMBERED.
ALL COMPLETE & ORIGINAL
**SOUNDS GREAT**
WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION.
*FREE TRACKED 48Hr UK POSTAGE*
(Maybe subject to VAT when sold within the EU)
************************
POSTAGE PRICES
*********************
*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*
ALL MY PACKAGING IS RECYCLED AND RE-PURPOSED...MADE BESPOKE FOR EACH RECORD I SELL.
UPDATED PRICES FROM JAN 2024.
**I WILL SEND WITHOUT INSURANCE/TRACKING BUT YOU NEED TO SEND ME IN WRITING YOU WANT THIS AND ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE LIABILITY IF IT GOES MISSING**
OUR POST OFFICE IS BACK! SO I CAN USUALLY GET THE RECORD IN THE POST THE SAME DAY YOU BUY IT...AT THE LATEST THE FOLLOWING DAY :)
1 Lp UK: £FREE
1 Lp Europe up to 500g: £9.95 (£14 Tracked)
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
1 Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 500g: £14(£19 Tracked)
1 Lp World Zone 3 USA: £21 FOR TRACKED POSTAGE (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)
1 Lp Australia/NZ up to 500g: £21
1 Double Lp UK: £FREE
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Europe up to 1kg: £18
Double Lp World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from USA, Australia & NZ) 1Kg: £25
Double Lp World Zone 3 TRACKED TO USA: £29 (thanks to the post office re-zoning USA to the most expensive on July 1st)..I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE INCREASE OF 'THE LAST MILE TARRIF' OF %100 BY USPS.
1 Double Lp TRACKED to Australia/NZ up to 1kg: £29
7" Singles:
1 Single UK: £FREE
1 Single Europe up to 250g: £12
I DO NOT POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS
1 Single World Zone 1 (Everywhere else apart from Australia, NZ & USA) 250g: £14
1 Single World Zone 2 Australia,NZ up to 250g: £17
1 Single World Zone 3 USA World Zone 3 up to 250g: £17
*ALL MY POSTAGE NOW INCLUDES TRACKING*
Thank you and good luck