BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM" UK APPLE MONO IST PRESS....52878

	£		165
	$		219

                                                      BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"

ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING.... LOW NUMBERED TOP OPENER,COMPLETE WITH POSTER, PHOTOS, SPACER AND  BLACK INNERS.

 RELEASED NOVEMBER 22ND 1968 "THE BEATLES" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE AND THEIR FIRST ALBUM RELEASE ON THE APPLE LABEL. ONE WEEK AFTER ITS RELEASE IN THE U.K IT HIT NUMBER 1 WERE IT STAYED FOR NINE WEEKS IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST EVER DOUBLE ALBUM TO GET TO NUMBER 1 IN THE U.K.

THE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE CALLED "A DOLLS HOUSE" WITH ARTWORK TO INCLUDE A TRANSPARENT COVER AS WELL AS CLEAR VINYL DISCS. ALSO THERE WAS TO BE A PROMOTIONAL ADVERT ON T.V BUT EVENTUALLY THIS WAS ALL SCRAPPED DUE TO THE OVERALL COST.

THE IDEA OF THE TOTALLY WHITE SLEEVE WAS SUGGESTED TO THE BEATLES BY AN ARTIST CALLED RICHARD HAMILTON, HE SUGGESTED THAT RATHER THAN ADDING TO THE NUMBER OF GARISH SLEEVES ALREADY IN EXISTANCE AT THAT TIME THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE THE COVER LOOK DISTINCTIVE BY PUTTING NOTHING ON IT AT ALL EXCEPT THE TITLE "THE BEATLES" AND TO GIVE EACH ISSUE ITS OWN NUMBER. ALSO THE SLEEVE WAS GIVEN ITS OPENINGS AT THE TOP INSTEAD OF THE SIDE, AGAIN ANOTHER FIRST FOR ITS TIME.

ALL VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THE WHITE ALBUM WHERE TOP OPENING, GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVES WITH  BLACK INNERS,POSTER AND FOUR COLOUR PRINTS. VINYL HAD DARK GREEN LABELS, WITH A SMALL CIRCLED "P" NEXT TO THE DATE (SEE PICTURES) AND SOLD IN THE U.K TEXT,SOME CARRIED "AN EMI RECORDING" TEXT AND SOME DIDNT. ALSO ALL HARRISON AND STARR COMPOSITIONS WHERE CREDITED TO APPLE, THIS LATER CHANGED TO "HARRISONGS" AND "STARTLING MUSIC".... THIS ALBUM CARRIES ALL THESE FEATURES.

OFFERED FOR SALE IS A SUPERB LOW NUMBERED IST MONO ISSUE OF THIS HIGHLY SOUGHTAFTER ALBUM. THIS COPY OFFERS SUPERB VINYL AND LABELS, IS COMPLETE WITH  ALL ESSENTIAL INSERTS AND IS HOUSED IN LOW NUMBERED MONO SLEEVE. 

APPLE PMC 7067

XEX709/10/11/12-1-1-1-1

STAMPERS   AT 6  GGH 8   T 2  PR 4

NO TAX CODE

DISC 1

THE DARK GREEN APPLE LABLES TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO UNWANTED MARKS OR WRITING. CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS JUST LIGHT BUT MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE. LABELS ARE VERY VERY CLEAN AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE.BOTH SIDES ARE EXTREMLEY BRIGHT WITH NO FLAWS WHATSOEVER!.... LABELS DO  FEATURE "AN EMI RECORDING" TEXT 

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS SUPERB...CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER A STRONG LIGHT REVEALS JUST VERY VERY LIGHT AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD LIGHT NEEDLE MARK BUT NOTHING SEVERE OR SERIOUS. THE BRIGHT VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING AND NO NEEDLE LIFT WHEN PLAYED. THE VINYL HAS SUFFERED NO DULLING TO ITS ORIGINAL SHINY SURFACE AND IS COMPLETELY UNBLEMISHED..

AUDIO IS SUPERB...THERE IS SOME CRACKLE TO EVIDENT TO RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND TRACK GROOVES AND ON SOME OF THE QUIETER TRACKS FURTHER CRACKLE IS EVIDENT BUT IN FAIRNESS NOTHING THAT DETRACTS FROM THE OVERALL LISTENING EXPERIENCE. THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO STICKS, POPS OR JUMPS WHATSOEVER.

DISC 2

THE APPLE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE AGAIN AS DISC ONE.

THE GLOSSY VINYL IS AS GOOD AS DISC ONE.

AUDIO IS AGAIN AS DISC ONE

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BLACK INNERS. THE INNERS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.... THEY ARE INTACT WITH JUST  LIGHT CREASES AND SOME MINOR BUT INSIGNIFICANT WEAR TO OPENING EDGES AND SOME WEAR/"NICKS" TO DIE CUT HOLES,THE INNERS ARE FREE FROM ANY  REPAIRS AND ARE STILL REALLY CRISP.

THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FOLDED POSTER IS EXCELLENT.THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER WHICH FEATURES THE "LIPSTICK" KISS (LATER ISSUES DONT HAVE THIS). THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED AND DISPLAYS EXPECTED AGE CREASING AND SOME MINOR AGE TINT TO EDGES. THE POSTER IS INTACT WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS.

THE ORIGINAL FOUR PHOTOS ARE PRESENT AND ARE AGAIN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THE RARE SPACER IS SUPERB. 

THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED "GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE" LOW NUMBERED, SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT . SILL QUITE WHITE THE SLEEV DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT CREASES AND A HINT OF YELLOWING DUE TO AGE. THE FRONT ALSO SHOWS SOME LIGHT "RIPPLING" TOWARDS TOP EDGE. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND ALL THE INNER SEAMS LIE FLAT, .. THE OPENING EDGES DISPLAY UST A HINT  OF  HANDLING. WHEN ANGLED IN A CERTAIN LIGHT A SLIGHT IMPRESSION FROM WHERE THE VINYL HAS SAT IN THE SLEEVE IS JUST ABOUT BE DETECTABLE. THE  SPINE IS  RIDGID AND INTACT WITH NO CREASING "THE BEATLES" LOGO AND THE NUMBER 0052878 ARE STILL HIGHLY VISIBLE AND THE NUMBER HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY RUBBING OR FADING.... 

OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE A LOW NUMBERED, SOUGHT AFTER UK MONO 1ST PRESSING WHICH IS COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY.