BEATLES SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1ST PRESS

	£		90
	$		119

THE BEATLES ''SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND''  UK STEREO PRESSING CAT PCS 7027 AND THE RAREST CLASSED PRESSING HARDLY EVER SEEN AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION ''SOLD IN THE UK'' AND EARLY 1ST MATRIX YEX 6387-1 YEX 638-1 AUDIO SUPERBE!!!!!!!! LOOK ''2'' ''G'' MOTHER STAMPERS BOTH SIDES THE RAREST!!!!!! miss titled cover ''A Little help from my friends''

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by The Beatles. It is often cited as their magnum opus and the most influential album of all time by prominent critics and publications,

Here on offer is another rarety the original 1st press stereo of the classic Beatles '' sSgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band'' and complete the audio is superbe and will be hard to surpass by any audiophilles out there!!!!! This particular album is exceptional condition not only for the audio quality but the extreemely rare condition of the Garrod & Lofthouse flip back cover beleive me so rare in this condition rich and glossy with hardly any ware to talk of truly superbe original. This album would mark the 50th that i have listed and sold on ebay and is rated at the top and one of the rarest  with ''2'' ''g'' mother stampers both sides This would be one of the 1st off the press for this 2nd issue pressing and in my opinion the best for audio quality you can hear it makes all the difference!!!!!!! 

Side one

1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" – 2:04
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (mistitled on album label as "A Little Help from My Friends" on early pressings) – 2:46
3. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – 3:30
4. "Getting Better" – 2:49
5. "Fixing a Hole" – 2:38
6. "She's Leaving Home" – 3:37
7. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:39

Side two

1. "Within You Without You" (Harrison) – 5:07
2. "When I'm Sixty-Four" – 2:37
3. "Lovely Rita" – 2:44
4. "Good Morning Good Morning" – 2:43
5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" – 1:20
6. "A Day in the Life" – 5:33

The Matrix

side 1. YEX 637-1 side 2. YEX 638-1

The Mother Stampers

side 1. ''2'' ''GMR'' side 2. ''2'' ''GRP'' '' VERY RARE

The vinyl.

GRADED EXCELLENT PLUS This is the original much thicker and deeper grooved and more robust type of vinyl than later pressings!! which are more flimsier!! The vinyl lies flat on the turntable.

On visual inspection the vinyl still retains its original sheen from new!!! there are very (very) few surface marks\scratches Please note! (none seem in any way to effect the awesome audio in any way that I heard!!!!. I have played this through and the audio is cristal clear and vibrant great stereo sound!!! There are (no) signs of distortion or grooveware or any signs of this been overplayed at all. (the quality of the audio will be hard to surpass)Please look at my completed listings of albums that i have sold of this calaber and you will see that i normally get it right!!!!!! The record is thouroughly enjoyable all the way through.I never heard any clicks or pops during the play of this record apart from 3 clicks during the track of ''When i'm sixty four'' on visual inspection there is only a mineute dot which could cause this ! that's all!!!!!!!! Please note! I always add this disclaimer!please allow for  the odd click (not) consistant through out the album This is an original pressing of 40 years old and would have been played on a system of 40 years old!!!!!!Even between tracks any background noise was extreemely minimal. I thoroughly enjoyed this album!! You could definately here the great stereo mix of this pressing This is graded excellent plus audio is excellent plus plus graded at the top!!!!!!!!!

The labels.

Feature the yellow and black parlophone labels with '' The Gramophone co....'' around the label rim (only 1st press)and ''sold in the uk....... '' text!!! (only early press)!!!! The K.T tax stamped in the middle on side 1.(only early press) There is little if (no) spindleware spidering can be seen in strong light !!! (this has not been over played ''Made in Gt. Britain'' is featured (only uk press) labels are superbe!!!!!!

The cover

This is the original Garrod & Lofthouse printed fully laminated gatefold flipback cover!!!!  So rare to see in this truly superbe condition  No splits tares or nasty hand writing on this cover (no scuffs) very rare hardly any creasings to talk of (see photo) The spine is also exceptional condition (see photo) The original (stereo) version!!!!!!!! GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS PLUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! miss titled cover ''A Little help from my friends'' !!!!!!

The front and rear of the cover is lovely with hardly any very minimal creasings it has a lovely glossy front with an unusualy rich and deep in colour as most are quite incipede!!! Hardly any storage ware to the corners hardly worth mentioning. There are no splits or tares at all!!! the spine is exceptional  and the inside of the gatefold is very very nice deep and rich in colour!!!!! This features ''stereo'' at the rear which is correct for this pressing!!!!! In this condition this is so rare to see!!!!!!!(i have sold more than 50 sgt peppers albums on ebay and this one is special) please do not underestemate the rarety of this album.

The original Sleeve

This is the original white record sleeve for this issue with ''made in england'' and patent number printed on the sleeve is in excellent condition (no) splits!!!!!

The cutouts.

The original cutouts are like new (see photo)

It is extreemely rare to see an original 1st press sgt pepper in stereo that is complete and in this condition cover and the superbe audio quality !!!!!!!!!!

I have taken a few photos so that all aspects of this awesome album can be clearly seen!!!!!!

I have tried to be as honest as I can when describing this album haveing played this all of the way through track for track!!!!

I dispatch securely with reinforcement and always by 1st class signed for delivery with insurance and tracking and normally within the next day of receipt cleared funds!!!!

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