Beatles Sgt Peppers UK 1st Press Nr MINT Wide Spine- Fully Complete - Stunning

	£		233
	$		309

Hello there, come on in and welcome to the auction!

As you can see from my 100% feedback, I sell with complete honesty and reliability.  Above all things I am a record collector and music lover.  I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late.  That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!

I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to ebay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand….

The Beatles

Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

First Pressing June 01 1967

PMC 7027

Mono

Here we have a beautiful example of one of the rarest and accomplished Beatles records ever made!

It is so often with this record that it has been played to death and all the inners have been lost over the past 45 years, but we have a very very first pressing in simply beautiful condition.  The audio is near perfect and when compared to later presses you really realise that this is how the Beatles should be heard!

There are many variants of this record, but only the very first pressings had the following criteria:

·         An 8mm ‘wide’ spine, compared to the less rare thin spine.

·         The psychedelic ‘flamed’ red and white inner sleeve.

·         “Sold in the UK…” text running through the middle of the label.

·         “The Gramophone Co Ltd” running around the outside of the label.

·         The KT tax code is present on the label

·         The earliest matrix numbers of YEX 637-1 & YEX 638-1

To find a true first press of Sgt peppers is always a joy but in this condition it is unheard of!  

The sleeve is one of the best I have ever seen with the 8mm spine still nice and straight with not one bit of crushing at all!

Its final upgrade time!!

Matrix Numbers

YEX 637-1 & YEX 638-1

Stampers.

Side 1:             2          AR

Side 2:             3          AR

Sleeve Condition.

The 1st print fully laminated gatefold Garrod and Lofthouse outer sleeve is in superb condition!  There are no rips, stains, tears or laminate lift to mention!  The wording on the wide spine is perfectly readable with absolutely no wear.  There is some very minor shelf wear to the corners, but none to the other edges which remain straight and sharp.  The colours are as vibrant as they were on the day of release.  The inside of the gatefold is in near perfect condition also. There is no writing on the sleeve whatsoever!  The rear of the sleeve is as good as the rest of the sleeve, looking fantastic, with no ring wear to mention.  Simply Stunning and arguably the best you will ever see!

 Nr Mint 

Inner Condition.

The 1st press flamed inner sleeve is in lovely condition with no writing or rips at all. The inner sleeve still holds the vinyl as it should but does have a seam split to the bottom and left edge!  Other than that it’s a near perfect inner with only some mild folding to mention

Very Good +

Extras Condition

The 1st press “fool” cut-out card pull-out is in near perfect condition, with no rips, writing or stains at all!

Nr MINT

Label Condition.

The first press Parlophone labels are in fantastic condition.  There are no rips, rubbing, writing or stains to mention.  There is no centre hole damage at all.  The KT tax code sits beautifully on side 1.  Under a strong light, only a few invisible spindle lines can be seen!  It’s clear to see that this record has only been played once or twice! 

Excellent +

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record itself looks unplayed!  It still retains its factory shine and lustre with no scratches or warping at all.  Under a strong light, a few wispy hairlines can be seen that could easily be removal marks! It’s clear to see that this record has only been played a handful of times!  It’s a joy to hold 

EXCELLENT+

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds superb from start to finish!  There are no jumps, skips or distortion at all! I heard no loud pops at full volume throughout the whole record and my system picks up every noise!  The dynamics of all the different instruments are so well defined and easily separable by the ear.  This really is how the record should be heard; it’s incomparable to later presses or other formats.  Near perfect sharp, crystal audio that won’t disappoint!

Nr MINT

So there we have it.  One of the rarest and earliest copies of Sgt Peppers you are likely to see and in such lovely condition.

This will be an asset to your ears!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding

All my records will be sent first class, signed for and insured to their value!

I will package the records with extreme care, with hard stiffeners and the vinyl separate to the sleeve and inner, all housed in a Defenda lock tab record box envelope.

 I try to be as honest as I can in my descriptions, taking as many pictures as possible, but if you don’t feel happy with your purchase, I offer no quibble full refunds as soon as the record is sent back.  I will not give partial refunds however, only full.  I think this is fair, Thanks!

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