ORIGINAL BRITISH PARLOPHONE RELEASES

"THE BEATLES"
(A.K.A. THE WHITE ALBUM)

APPLE (PARLOPHONE),
PMC 7067/68, (2 LP SET), MONO
RELEASED 11/22/68

A WORLD CLASS MONAURAL SET AND ONE OF THE BEST IN EXISTENCE

ITEM#: PAR305
PRICE: ------


 
  DESCRIPTION
(ACTUAL IMAGES)

THE FIRST ALBUM ISSUED BY THE BEATLES ON THEIR APPLE LABEL WAS SIMPLY TITLED "THE BEATLES", ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "THE WHITE ALBUM" IN RECOGNITION OF ITS CLASSY WHITE COVER. THE RECORD WAS ISSUED BY PARLOPHONE ON NOVEMBER 22, 1968, EXACTLY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE GROUP'S SECOND ALBUM "WITH THE BEATLES". THE TWO-RECORD SET CONTAINS 30 SONGS (PLUS AN UNACCREDITED LINK TRACK) AND HAS A RUNNING TIME OF OVER 93 MINUTES. FOR MANY FANS, IT IS THE ALBUM'S SCOPE AND VARIETY THAT MAKES THE SET THEIR FAVORITE BEATLES ALBUM.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS HERE THE EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL 1968 UK ISSUE MONO PRESSING OF "THE BEATLES" ("WHITE ALBUM"). THIS EXAMPLE IS TOTALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL INSERTS INCLUDING THE LARGE POSTER, THE FOUR 8" X 13½" JOHN KELLY HIGH QUALITY GLOSSY PORTRAIT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH BEATLE, AND THE ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVES.

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL NUMBERED COPY (No. 0279419), AND IS AN EARLY NUMBERED BATCH, VERY FIRST ISSUE, DICTATED BY AND FEATURING THE COVER THAT LOADS THE RECORDS FROM THE TOP.  THE FIRST 300,000 SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE FRONT COVERS WERE GENERALLY HELD FOR MONO COVERS, AND THIS PARTICULAR NUMBERED COVER IS IN THE FIRST PORTION OF THOSE NUMBERS. ORIGINAL MONAURAL COPIES OF THIS LP ARE ALWAYS AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND OF ANY BEATLES ALBUM.

THE FIRST ISSUE  MONO 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' MANUFACTURED FULLY LAMINATED RECORD COVER ON THIS EXAMPLE IS THE BEST WE HAVE EVER SEEN AND GRADES A SUPERB NEAR MINT WHICH FOR THIS PARTICULAR TITLE AND COVER, IS SPECTACULAR. THIS COVER IS A strong AND white example with an unworn high-gloss laminate on which the only sign of wear is single small 'thumbnail' on the front panel. The laminate is fully intact over the raised "THE BEATLES: wording and the number is clean and unworn. There is VERY minor wear to the lower corners and front opening but both panels inside the gatefold are pristine. The spine is clean, SOLID AND fully worded with no splits to the laminate anywhere along its length.

THE TWO RECORDS BOTH GRADE A MAJESTIC AND BRILLIANT NEAR MINT THROUGHOUT.  THE LABELS include the "Sold in UK..." and "An EMI RecordinG" texts. ALL FOUR LABELS ARE NEAR MINT, AND THIS Superb set bearS SIMPLY a single light spindle trail around each unworn centER hole. THE VINYL ON BOTH DISCS DICTATE unworn and free from any groove/playwear, have been barely played and retain all of their deep-gloss factory shine. There are no significant marks or wear to any of the playing surfaces in strong daylight. Closer inspection directly beneath halogen light shows up some light marks and hairlines, mostly as a result of storage in the rough black inners. THE Matrix numbers ON RECORD ONE ARE: "XEX 709-1", "XEX 710-1" AND RECORD TWO ARE "XEX 711-1" AND "XEX 712-1". THE Stamper codes ON RECORD ONE ARE: "4/MA" AND "2,6/GAT" , RECORD TWO ARE: "1/MM" AND "5/MD". THERE ARE NO RAISED LETTER TAX CODES ON ANY OF THE FOUR LABELS.

THE FOUR Photos ARE A GORGEOUS NEAR MINT AND All are clean with just a small bend to one of Ringo's lower corners. THE Poster IS NEAR MINT. THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE-CUT Inner DUST sleeves ARE NEAR MINT MINUS WITH Both REMAINING clean AND flat with light storage wrinkling but no tears or seam splits.

IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS TITLE AS STUNNING ON ALL ASPECTS, AND IS MOST LIKELY ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES THAT HAS EVER SURFACED.


 

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