BEATLES UK – ‘Sgt Pepper’ very first UK press original Stereo ‘Wide Spine’ LP.

	£		215
	$		285

BEATLES UK – ‘Sgt Pepper’ very first UK press original Stereo ‘Wide Spine’ LP.

PCS 7027 – original black and yellow Parlophone labels.

A very first UK Stereo ‘wide spine’ pressing in original condition, featuring:

1. a first UK press Stereo flipback sleeve with a ‘9mm wide spine’, measured at its widest point. It is now believed that these flipback ‘wide spine’ Pepper sleeves were the very first to be printed when the LP was first released back in June 1967. Due to storage problems the wide spine sleeves were discontinued in favour of the more familiar, ‘thinner’ spine flipback Pepper sleeves,

2. the record has very early mother / stampers, being, ‘1 H’ and ‘1  G A’,

3. the record label on side one has an additional ‘dot’ for the text ‘Sold in UK’ etc as it reads, ‘Sold in .U.K.’ !.

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: is in overall very good+ condition, the condition of the sleeve would have been graded higher but there is some signs of ‘nibbling’ to the top and bottom corners of the spine. The sleeve is fully laminated and has an excellent unscuffed glossy finish with little in the way of the usual scuffing. The original wide spine is in overall very good condition, as mentioned the condition of the spine would have been graded higher but for some signs of some ‘nibbling’ to the top and bottom corners of the spine. The spine is completely uncrushed and has virtually no creases to or around it. All the text on the spine is clear to read. The original exposed two top flipbacks can be seen when the sleeve is opened. Inside the gatefold sleeve the sleeve is in excellent condition, very clean and fresh. Theres NO pen writing, splits, stains, stickers or sticker residue.

THE INSERT: the original DARK green cardboard ‘cut-out’ is present and is in excellent condition, with NO tears, pen writing, stains, stickers or sticker residue.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in excellent condition and is the original red and white ‘wavy’ pattern sleeve. The two opening edges are in excellent, unworn condition. An excellent sleeve with the white colour of the sleeve fresh and white, a very well preserved sleeve. There are NO tears, pen writing, stains, tears, stickers or sticker residue. To each of the two sides there are slight splits.

THE VINYL: side one is in near excellent condition, side two is in very good condition. The vinyl is made of the period ‘thick, heavy’ vinyl, it has remained very clean, dark and glossy.

The Matrix are:    YEX  637 - 1      and        YEX  638 - 1,

The Mother / Stampers are:  very early,  ‘ 1   H ’  and  ‘1  G A’.

THE AUDIO: side one is very good+, it plays with some light crackle. Side two plays very good, it plays with some light crackle and I did hear some ‘ticks’ on the last one minute of play  to ‘Lovely Rita’ and through the track ‘Good Morning, Good Morning’, the Reprise and into the first two minutes of ‘A day in the life’. The long fade out exit on the track ‘A day in the life’ plays relatively crackle free. The record lays flat on the turntable.

THE LABELS: side one is in near MINT condition, side two is in excellent+ condition. The letters ‘K T’ are embossed around the spindle hole on side one. The labels are free from pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE OFFICIAL GRADING SYSTEM FROM THE ‘RECORD COLLECTOR’ MAGAZINE.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

ALL PHOTOS AND RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION. I RESERVE THE RIGHT THAT IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED AFTER ONE WEEK OF THE END OF AN AUCTION THE ITEM WILL BE OFFERED TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER, OR THE ITEM WILL BE RE LISTED.

‘PICK UP’ OF ITEMS CAN BE ARRANGED BUT THE BUYER MUST PAY CASH ON COLLECTION.

POSTAGE AND PACKING.

ALL RECORDS POSTED TO A UK ADDRESS WILL BE SENT 1ST CLASS POST.

PACKING  -  ALL RECORDS ARE POSTED WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS FOR PROTECTION.BEFORE POSTING, THE RECORD IS REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, THE RECORD IS THEN PUT INTO A SECOND PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO MINIMISE ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE RECORD / SLEEVES ARE THEN PUT INTO A NEW PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR FURTHER PROTECTION.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

IN THE UK – RECORDS THAT SELL FOR OVER THE VALUE OF £45 WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST, THEREFORE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND RECORDS ANYWHERE OVERSEAS.

ALL RECORDS THAT ARE POSTED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT ‘RECORDED DELIVERY’ AND THERE MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST FOR INSURANCE AS THE SELLER HAS NO PROTECTION IF THE ITEM GOES MISSING IN THE POST, THEREFORE POST AND PACKING CHARGES MAY VARY.

IN NON EU COUNTRY’S AN ‘IMPORT TAX’ AND A COURIERS ‘CLEARANCE FEE’ MAY NEED TO BE PAID, THIS IS DOWN TO THE BUYER TO PAY THESE FEES.

THEREFORE PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU SEND PAYMENT.

SEE MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE.