Beatles Sgt Peppers LP Record UK First Mono Press Parlophone PMC 7027 w/ Insert

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Up for auction is the rare first UK mono pressing of the 1967 classic "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club" by the Beatles released on Parlophone records #PMC 7027. The matrix numbers in the dead wax state XEX-637-1/ XEX-638-1 and the label is the original yellow/silver black label. Visually graded using Goldmine standards, the vinyl rates a VG+ with beautiful shine and some light scuffing and surface scratches that you can't feel with your finger. The glossy UK jacket is in excellent condition with no splits and some very light soiling. The original insert is also excellent with some minor bends. I don't think the inner sleeve is original but it is a plain white sleeve. Overall, a very solid copy. I ship records well protected in a sturdy mailer with the LP outside of the jacket in a protective plastic sleeve. Please email with any questions. 

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (often referred to simply as Sgt. Pepper) is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Beatles. Released in June 1967, the album included songs such as "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", and "A Day in the Life". Continuing their artistic maturation on Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper further departed from the conventional pop rock idiom of the time and incorporated balladry, psychedelic, music hall, andsymphonic influences.

During the Sgt. Pepper sessions, the group improved upon the quality of their music's production while exploring experimental recording techniques. Producer George Martin's innovative approach included the use of an orchestra. Widely acclaimed and imitated, the album cover design by English pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth was inspired by a sketch by Paul McCartney that depicted the band posing in front of a collage of some of their favourite celebrities.

Sgt. Pepper was a worldwide critical and commercial success, spending a total of 27 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200. A seminal work in the emerging psychedelic rock style, the album was critically acclaimed upon release and won four Grammy Awards in 1968. It is considered the most influential and most famous rock album of all time, and with an estimated 32 million copies sold, it is one of the world's best selling albums.Sgt. Pepper has been named the greatest album of all time by both All Time Top 1000 Albums and Rolling Stone.