Item Description
Hi, my name is Brian and I have been buying and selling vinyl on ebay for many years and enjoy enviable feedback from many succesful sales from very happy buyers.
I will always give very honest and accurate descriptions with plenty of quality pictures.
If for any reason you are not happy with the item you get, I will give a full refund including ALL postage so long as the item is returned in the condition it left me.
I do use the UK record collector grading scale with the odd or - where justified.
I am very happy to answer any questions and send futher photographs if you wish.
I will only post valuable and rare albums insured and signed for.
I will post anywhere in the world insured and signed for.
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THANKYOU.
I use 2 card stiffeners bubble wrap in a cruciform box with strengthened corners where needed.
And I will double box this one as well.
Well, this is a very special item indeed.
A genuine extremely low numbered MONO copy, 000623, in top condition having had only 1 owner from new and its complete.
TITLE.....................THE BEATLES THE WHITE ALBUM ARTIST..................THE BEATLES YEAR.....................1968 COUNTRY..............UK LABEL....................APPLE CATALOGUE No...MONO PCM 7067-8 FORMAT................12 BLACK VINYL MATRIX No...........SIDE 1.
XEX 709 - 1 5LD SIDE 2.
XEX 709 - 2 5TH SIDE 3.
XEX 709 - 3 2TR SIDE 4.
XEX 709 - 4 5GD The all important number 0000623 sleeve is in EXCELLENT condition, yes it is slight age yellowed as the vast majority of these sleeves are but is solid and crisp with no splits, tears writing or any unwanted marks, the spine is solid and the inside is clean and bright with sharp flipbacks.
There is corner tip wear and some creases, but all this is minor.
The all important number is as perfect as the day it was imprinted which is what makes this one of the most collectable White albums available today.
EX INNER SLEEVES...original black soft texture and unlined.
There are NO seem splits and NO splits to the opening edges, there is NO writing, NO stains and NO stickers or sticker tears.
Just minor creasing.
The only mentionable signe of wear is a small nick to one of the cut out holes just a few millimeters in length .
Amazing concidering the age of theese delicate paper inner sleeves.
EX , EX .
POSTER........One of the best I have seen, No pin holes in the corners or tape, No unwanted writing, NO stains, No excessive creasing, No seem splits.
There are 2 tiny creases to the top corners and a tiny edge split 20mm to the bottom fold on the right above the lyrics for Happiness is a warm gun .
Very little signs of handleing at all, very nice.
EX PICTURES....All four colour photographs of the fab four are in great condition, There is NO unwanted writing, NO pin holes, NO tape residue, NO stains, NO fading and NO surface rub.
There are a couple of small brown marks on the back of Ringo s picture but the front is perfect.
Again the best I have ever seen.
EX The original divider is present and has some creases and age related foxing.
VG LABELS........
All four label have the all important omission of An E.M.I.
Recording .
This mistake was soon rectified and only the very first pressings have these incorrect labels.
All four labels are in top condition, no spindle wear, no unwanted writing, stickers or tears, lighter spider lines.
N/MINT for all four.
VINYL...........Original very 1st MONO pressing on heavy vinyl.
RECORD 1.
Side 1.
Very light hair line marks that cause minor noise in the playback.
There are 2 light wispy marks on the surface that cause no sound at all and cannot be felt.
EX RECORD 1.
Side 2.
Has a few more light marks and 1 mark that cause1very light click on each rotation for 36 seconds halfway through the track JULIA .
EX RECORD 2.
Side 1.
Very light hair lines that cause minor back ground sound during playback in the quietest parts.
EX RECORD 2.
Side 2.
As above.
EX The vinyls play through without any problems, just quality sound and the usual very quiet dust noise in the quietest parts ALL vinyl has this .
Rich full sound and a super quality recording.
Very nice.
If you want any more pictures or information PLEASE do not hesitate to contact me.
NO offers for buy it now please, after all it is an auction.
CONCLUSION......Such a very low number is what gives this album it s value but the fact that it is in great condition and totally complete is fantastic.
Clean, complete and very very neat.
Very 1st MONO press, great album, quality sound play back, in very collectable condition.
No need to ever upgrade.
A fantastic opotunity for investment.
GOOD LUCK BIDDING, Brian.
