THE BEATLES uk orig MONO WHITE ALBUM (rare MISPRESS)EXC
  £   251
  $   333

 


£ 251 Sold For
Dec 8, 2008 Sold Date
Nov 28, 2008 Start Date
£   25 Start price
33   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THIS IS AN ORIGINAL UK 1968 FIRST PRESS COPY OF THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM (A.K.A THE BEATLES).THIS IS A RARE TOP OPENING NUMBERED (0153923) MONO ISSUE (PMC 7067/8) AND IS RARER THAN THE NORMAL STANDARD ISSUE FOR A FEW REASONS

  • 8mm WIDE SPINE
  • MISPRESS LABEL,THREE HAVE "AN E.M.I RECORDING" AND ONE DOES NOT.A RARE FACTORY ERROR
  • 2 UNSPLIT ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNERS IN MINT CONDITION
  • MINT ORIGINAL 1st PRESS "LIPSTICK KISS" POSTER,LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED!!
  • FOUR MINT PHOTOS
  • RARE NEAR MINT WHITE PHOTO SPACER
  • "KT" TAX CODE STAMPED ON TWO OF THE LABELS!!!
  • TRACKS PLAY MINT!!!!

SO WHAT FOLLOWS IS A VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS A SUPERB VISUAL AND AMAZING SOUNDING (BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD..BY FAR!!!) COPY

THE MONO ISSUE OF THIS GREAT DOUBLE ALBUM IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SOUND AND MIX TO THE STEREO ISSUE,I WILL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BELOW

"BACK IN THE U.S.S.R"-THE AIRPLANE OVERDUBS OCCUR IN DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE MONO AND STEREO VERSIONS

"OB-LA-DI-OB-LA-DA"-STEREOS HAVE HAND CLAPPING DURING THE INTRO,MONOS DO NOT

"WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS"STEREO HAS SOME VOCAL SOUNDS FROM GEORGE AT THE END,MONOS DO NOT

"BLACKBIRD"-BIRD SOUND EFFECTS ARE DIFFERENT BETWEEN MONOS/STEREOS

"PIGGIES"-PIG SOUND EFFECTS ARE DIFFERENT BETWEEN MONOS/STEREOS

"DON`T PASS ME BY"-MONO VERSION IS MUCH FASTER THEREFORE SHORTER,VIOLIN SOUNDS AT THE END ARE DIFFERENT

"WHY DONT WE DO IT IN THE ROAD."-STEREOS HAVE HAND CLAPPING DURING INTRO

"I WILL"-STEREO VERSION HAS MORE PROMINENT BONGOS

"BIRTHDAY"-STEREO HAS EXTRA VOCALS AT END OF SECOND CHORUS

"SEXY SADIE"-STEREO HAS 2 TAPS ON TAMBOURINE,MONO HAS 1

"HELTER SKELTER"-STEREO HAS FADE OUT/FADE IN DUMMY ENDING WITH RINGO SHOUTING "I`VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS MAKING IT ONE MINUTE LONGER!!

"LONG LONG LONG"-IN MONO GEORGES DOUBLE TRACKED VOCALS ARE OUT OF SYNCH

"HONEY PIE" STEREO HAS SHORTER GUITAR SOLO

SO AS YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MONO AND STEREO IS A LOT,SOME HAVE EXTRA VOCALS AND ARE LONGER!!

THE DEAD WAX INFO (MATRIX/MOTHERS/STAMPERS) IS AS FOLLOWS:

SIDE 1: XEX 709-1 (3-MH)

SIDE 2: XEX 710-1 (3-AP)

SIDE 3: XEX 711-1 (1-GGL)

SIDE 4: XEX 712-1 (2-GGL)

RECORDS

SIDE 1(LABEL): MINT-

ORIGINAL "DARK GREEN" APPLE LABELS,HAS "SOLD IN UK.."Mfd IN U.K" TEXT BUT OMITS "AN E.M.I RECORDING!!,SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE,NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR,JUST A FEW SMALL SPINDLE "SPIDER" MARKS AROUND THE HOLE.THESE ARE HARDLY NOTICEABLE

SIDE 1(RECORD): VERY GOOD++ (STRICTLY GRADED)(VISUAL)

THIS RECORD IS STRICTLY GRADED,DEEP GLOSS AND SHINE,IN NORMAL LIGHT MOST OF IT LOOKS VERY VERY CLEAN,WITH NO FINGERNAIL SCRATCHES.THE ONLY BAD MARK IS A BIG SCRATCH (NON SOUNDING,NOT A FINGERNAIL ONE) THAT GOES THROUGH MOST TRACKS.UNDER STRONG LIGHT YOU CAN SEE SOME HAIRLINE MARKS..NONE OF THESE EFFECT PLAY(AS JUST LOOK BELOW IT PLAYS MINT)

SIDE 1 (RECORD AUDIO)

THIS IS TRULY FANTASTIC,ONE CAREFULL PLAY BY MYSELF ON MY DUAL CS450 AND WHAT I HEARD WAS AMAZING!!,IT LIES FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE WITH NO WARP.FROM THE QUIET RUN ON TO THE END ALL THE TRACKS PLAY WITH FLAWLESS SOUND,WITH NO CRACKLES,NO CLICKS,NO POPS!! JUST AMAZING BEATLES MUSIC,THERE IS A VERY TINY BIT OF STATIC AT THE START OF "THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL".OTHER THAN THIS..PERFECTION!!

SIDE 2 (LABEL): MINT-

THIS IS SAME AS SIDE 1 EXCEPTH IT HAS "AN E.M.I RECORDING",JUST SMALL SPINDLE MARKS..HARDLY NOTICEABLE.THIS HAS THE RARE "KT" TAX CODE STAMPED AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

SIDE 2 (RECORD): EXCELLENT(VISUAL)

LOOKS FANTASTIC..IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS NEAR MINT!! WITH FULL GLOSS AND SHINE,UNDER STRONG LIGHT YOU CAN SEE JUST A FEW FAINT HAIRLINE MARKS WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER STRONG LIGHT,NO NEEDLE SCRATCHES

SIDE 2 (RECORD,AUDIO)

AGAIN AMAZING..PERFECT MONO SOUND FROM THE QUIET RUN ON THROUGH ALL THE TRACKS..NO CRACKLES ETC..JUST AMAZING!!,CANT FAULT A SINGLE TRACK IT`S THAT GOOD!!

SIDE 3 (LABEL): EXCELLENT

SAME AS SIDE 2 JUST A FEW BIGGER SPINDLE MARKS

SIDE 3 (RECORD): EXCELLENT (VISUAL)

SAME AS SIDE 2,IN NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS NEAR MINT!!,IT LIES FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE WITH NO WARP, JUST THE ODD MARKS WHICH CAN BE SEEN UNDER STRONG LIGHT.NO NEEDLE SCRATCHES

SIDE 3 (RECORD,AUDIO)

SAME AS SIDE 2,AS SOON AS YOU HEAR THE FIRST TRACK..WOW!!! WHAT A SOUND!!,NO CRACKLES..NOTHING JUST MINT FLAWLESS SOUNDING TRACKS

SIDE 4 (LABEL): MINT-

AS ABOVE,SMALL FAINT SPINDLE MARKS WHICH ARE HARDLY NOTICEABLE.THIS HAS THE RARE "KT" TAX CODE STAMP AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

SIDE 4 (RECORD): EXCELLENT (VISUAL)

AGAIN..SAME AS THE OTHERS.LOOKS NEAR MINT IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT,FULL GLOSS AND SHINE...UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT YOU CAN SEE A FEW FAINT HAIRLINES

SIDE 4 (RECORD,AUDIO)

AGAIN..THE TRACKS PLAY FANTASTIC WITH NO SOUND DISTORTION OR CRACKLES,CLICKS OR POPS JUST THE BEATLES AT THEIR VERY BEST

ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNERS: MINT/MINT-

TO FIND THESE IN THIS CONDITION IS FANTASTIC ITSELF!!,MOST ARE TORN AND HAVE SPLITS..THESE ARE SUPERB WITH NO TEARS,WRITING,EDGE SPLITS..THEY JUST HAVE THE USUAL RECORD INDENTATION MARKS.ONE IS MINT..WOW!!,THE OTHER HAS JUST A TINY EDGE OF THE FLIPBACK COMING AWAY AT THE BOTTOM

POSTER: MINT!!

WELL I DO NOT NEED TO TELL YOU HOW RARE IT IS TO FIND A FIRST PRESS POSTER IN ANYTHING LIKE NICE CONDITION AS MOST HAVE PIN HOLES,TEARS ON THE FOLDS ETC..,THIS ONE IS THAT GOOD IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED OR OPENED!!.

ORIGINAL GARROD & LOFTHOUSE "LIPSTICK KISS" POSTER HAS NO DAMAGE..NO TEARS,PIN HOLES,SPLITS..JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES..EVEN THE WHITE LYRICS SIDE IS WHITE!!! WITH NO BROWNING..LOOKS ALMOST AS NEW AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE!!

PHOTOS:MINT

THE ORIGINAL 4 GLOSSY PHOTOS HAVE NO DAMAGE AND ARE PERFECT

SPACER: MINT-

SUPER RARE TO FIND A PHOTO SPACER..ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION..NO TEARS,OR WRITING..IT IS VERY WHITE JUST A FEW SMALL LIGHT BROWN SPOTS (ABOUT 4) ON ONE SIDE

COVER: EXCELLENT

THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE TOP OPENING 8mm THICK WIDE SPINE NUMBERED COVER (NUMBER 0153923) IS VERY NICE..IT IS VERY CLEAN WITH A LITTLE YELLOWING AT THE TOP.THERE ARE A FEW SMALL CREASES BUT NOTHING BAD,NO TEARS,STICKERS OR WRITING AND NO LAMINATE DAMAGE,THE COVER STILL CRACKLES WHEN IT IS OPENED!!! AND I GUARANTEE YOU WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY.THE 8mm THICK WIDE SPINE WICH IS NOT "CRUMPLED/SQUACHED" LIKE MOST COPIES IS VERY NICE,SPINE IS VERY NICE WITH JUST A LITTLE WEAR ESPECIALLY ON THE TOP WHERE A LITTLE TINY BIT HAS COME AWAY (SEE PICTURE). BUT THE TEXT IS READABLE.THE INSIDE HAS A "V SHAPED" STAIN AT THE TOP (SEE PICTURE) AND THE BACK HAS A TINY BIT OF WEAR AT THE BOTTOM

ALTOGEHER AN AMAZING COPY OF A RARE MISPRESS MONO WHITE ALBUM

ABOUT ME

WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS FOR GOING ON 20 YEARS NOW,WE TRY TO OFFERA QUALITY SERVICE AND GRADE HONESTLY.EVERYTHING THAT IS FOR SALE COMES WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE........RECORDS ARE PACKED IN STRONG CRUCIFORM MAILERS (NOT THE CARDBOARD ENVELOPES THAT CAN FALL TO PIECES) AND ARE PACKED WITH STIFFENER AND BUBBLE WRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT MORE PICTURES..PLEASE ASK

THANK YOU..AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID!!

SEE MY OTHER RECORDS FOR SALE

POSTAGE IS AS FOLLOWS:

UK: £1.94 per single ALBUM,£2.66 FOR RECORDED DELIVER,£5 FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY.ADD EXTRA 0.50p each additional album

EUROPE: £4 per ALBUM,£10 FOR FULLY INSURED DELIVERY.ADD EXTRA £2 each additional album

REST OF THE WORLD: £6 per ALBUM,£11 FULLY INSURED DELIVERY.ADD EXTRA £2 each aditional album

PAYMENT METHODS: PAYPAL,CHEQUE,POSTAL ORDER,IMO (INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER),OTHERS AVALIABLE

 

 

 

 




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