Beatles - Sgt Pepper's.. UK 1967 1st *MONO* Press Parlophone LP EX+

	£		134
	$		177

THE BEATLES - 'SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND'

Both labels bear the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'The Gramophone Co..' rims with a 'KT' purchase tax code in the centre of the side 2 label.

Matrix numbers: XEX 637-1 & XEX 638-1

Stamper codes: 3/MR & 3/O

Vinyl weight: 147g

Housed in a fully laminated, inner-flipover 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono cover with a 'regular' width spine.

Complete with its original red & white 'The Fool' designed inner-sleeve & unused dark-green cut-out sheet.

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT

A clean & bright pair with some light spindle trails around each centre hole, mostly on side 2.

Visual: EXCELLENT +

Immaculate deep-gloss playing surfaces which appear factory-fresh & totally unmarked at first glance in strong daylight. Closer examination directly beneath my powerful halogen desk reveals just a single tiny 2mm hairline scratch on side 1 and a few harmless wispy paper hairlines & a sparkling rainbow shine. Both sides of this great looking disc lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.

Sound Quality: EXCELLENT +

This fine sounding copy has received minimal, careful play on high-end equipment and as a result the sound quality is clean, warm & unworn throughout. My single careful play-check at volume detected absolutely no trace of any groove/playwear on any track or either channel - even on the easily worn 'She's Leaving Home'. In fact, the only factor preventing a higher grade were some light repeating ticks at the end of 'Fixing A Hole' which run into the introduction to 'She's Leaving Home'. However, the album overal is a joy to listen to and will not disappoint.

Cover: EXCELLENT +

A fine example of this iconic cover has been carefully stored and barely touched over the past 45 years.

The front panel is perfectly clean with just a single tiny 'thumbnail' wrinkle but no storage rubbing, ringwear or any other trace of wear. There is a small bruise to the upper right and a few tiny 'pushes' to the rear opening edge but no tear or feathering anywhere. The rear panel is as clean & glossy as the front, also with just a single 'thumbnails' and and extremely faint disc impression.

Both panels of the inside are clean & unmarked.

All seams are unsplit and the spine is clean, white & fully laminated along its entire length with a perfect unworn text.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT +

Perfectly clean all-over with no yellowing, creasing or even a single seam split.

Cut-out sheet: MINT

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