THE BEATLES Sgt Pepper RARER UK 67 Mono with WIDE SPINE

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Artist or Band: THE BEATLES

Album Title: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Producer(s): George Martin.

A Special Note About This Copy and It’s Rarity: As I always state, most Beatles standard issue albums are not rare, far from it, but there are some exceptions. All their albums sold in vast numbers, pressing plants could hardly keep up with demand. Finding clean, lightly played copies that still play well are a different matter however. So many were played into submission, trashed even, so when a much lighter played example comes along, it’s more of an exception. This landmark issue in the history of popular music sold in colossal amounts and still does even today. It’s popularity and importance within it’s genre cannot be overstated. What makes this complete mono copy rarer is the actual cover. This copy includes the almost legendary ‘Wide Spine Cover’ variant and in the really lovely condition. This spine is almost DOUBLE the thickness of a standard Pepper spine as can be seen on my two spine picture, one being this copy, the other a standard spine example. Not only that, this one has survived since 1967 in little worn condition, surviving uncrushed or flattened, bolt upright and erect and NOT rammed back into shape, no need too. Please see my close up pictures of this breathtaking and rare spine variant. Earlier this year, I offered such a copy but in stereo, this is the first mono wide spine cover I have had. The actual mono record is much harder to find that will play well, even a tiny few plays can inflict damage to these ultra complex grooves and finding few-played copies is far more of a challenge. This heavy pressed mono record has light surface marks but the only tiny scratch is on the end of the dead wax run-out area on side two right against the label that has a small needle mark. The only click noted on the whole album on the final loop sound. I am certain this record has been played little at all and the sound is impressive and has no real distortion. Yes true, even that ultra difficult track ‘She’s Leaving Home’, always my test track on this album plays with no vocal clipping or sound breakup. Any surface noise on the album is very faint indeed and the faintest traces were heard on the quietest passages. Only one in very many will ever do that. Even with minimal traces of groovewear or foreign debris pressed into the grooves, this song will sound less than wonderful. Along with ‘Yesterday’ on ‘Help’, this is probably the most demanding Beatles track on their long players. The area which it sits on the record was almost the most critical part for the tracking angle. If old equipment was not aligned correctly or the stylus worn, just one play would ruin the sound of this most critical song, thus so many are so disappointing these days. Some consider this track normal to have inherent surface noise, but it should play just as quiet as the rest of the album, and this almost does. Never dismiss this fact, play you own copy and see. Modern revealing equipment will bring out the good and bad on a less-than-worthy copy and this example sounds very impressive indeed. No ‘Pepper’ is not a rare album, far from it, but one inside the wide spine cover that plays this well is more of an exception.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band; With a Little Help From My Friends; Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds; Getting Better; Fixing a Hole; She’s Leaving Home; Being For the Benefit of Mr Kite.

Side 2: Within You Without You; When I’m Sixty-Four; Lovely Rita; Good Morning Good Morning; Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise); A Day in the Life.

Label/Format: Parlophone – Yellow and Black format. Text and detail includes: ‘Sold in UK Subject to Resale’ etc, ‘The Gramophone Co Ltd’ etc. Also the embossed KT tax codes are included on this unbanded mono copy.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, attractive and deep black. Spindle marks are fine and light, in terms of a Pepper, very light indeed and this evidence strongly suggests few plays. The ‘K T’ embossed tax codes on side two are practically perfect with no flattening or any ink loss. These are so unworn in fact, even seeing them is not easy. These two fine letters are delicate and invariably wear badly, so another indicator of a copy hardly played which is reinforced by high quality sound. There is a small needle mark on side two near the 11 o’clock position as can be clearly seen. Both clean and fresh looking and clearly little handled with hardly any traces of fingermarks which will show up all too easily and near impossible to remove once applied. These are impressive and worthy of note, focused and sharp meaning printed fully in register, many are not.

Cat Number: PMC 7027.

Mode / Speed: Mono / 33.3 rpm.

Weight of this Record: 143 grams, an average weight for this one.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Original Year of Release: 1967

Matrix Nos: XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1

Stamper Codes: 3 AA / 3 5 AA

Brief Artist & Album Info: Any music lover, collector and Beatles fan will know most all there is to know already and almost certainly will know more than me anyway regarding fine details. What I think is far more important is to make clear what is actually here on offer and the visual and playing conditions, because simply I do not offer albums of this magnitude lightly. A copy of ‘Pepper’ has to play to a minimum standard of excellent for me to offer and this easily exceeds that. I have already outlined above what this copy is all about and I do not wish to repeat myself (too often anyway). The most noteworthy part of this set is the actual cover, the wide spine is much harder to find, especially uncrushed. Most examples have the thinner, more rounded spine that never wear well. This has to be seen to be believed and fully appreciated. Whenever I manage to get a copy of Sgt Pepper the first ‘Test’ track I play is ‘She’s Leaving Home’, only very rarely will this song play anything like well with distortion and breakup being almost the norm. As I have stated many times before, Beatles albums always have at least one ‘critical track’ that nearly always gives problems. On Rubber Soul it’s ‘Michelle’, on Revolver it’s ‘In My Life’ and ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’, on Help! it’s ‘Yesterday’, on For Sale its ‘Mr Moonlight’ on With the Beatles it’s ‘Money’ - on this album it’s ‘She’s Leaving Home’ and sometimes the final song, ‘A Day in the Life’ can sometimes suffer too. I can only assume the groove patterns on these tracks were such they clipped and damaged more easily along with the fact they are tracks nearer the centre which were more critical for the tracking angle. Let’s be honest, how many people using Dansettes or similar record players, actually took the time to check and align the stylus? This copy plays the near impossible ‘She’s Leaving Home’ with super sound with barely any traces of crackle and no distortion – few ever will. I can hardly reiterate enough this is an exception rather than the rule, if you don’t believe me, try listening to your own copy, is it totally noise-free, distortion-free, devoid of pops or clicks and all high frequencies sharp and clear? If it is, treasure it because few will be, especially in mono. Because let’s face it, most who bought this album in mono did because they intended to use it on a mono record player. This fine copy offers very impressive sound with any surface noise ultra faint and mostly barely even noticing. Mild traces only and remember what I am playing this record on, an LP12 as can be seen on my picture. This record hardly was made for this type of equipment, but the sound when up to this standard is massively impressive. The playing surfaces do have a few light surface marks and very fine hairlines under light, but these have no sound at all. Clearly not played enough for any mono record player to do it’s worst. The set is complete with the original psych-style inner and the more elusive very dark insert. Not quite a copy for the perfectionist, but a mighty impressive example that I feel sure will delight many, if not most collectors.

Cover Grade and Format: Critically graded EX++. A fully laminated gatefold format with the inside having two large external flipbacks on the top edges. This has the PMC 7027 Mono cover number and is the much more elusive very wide spine format. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Laminate – Front & Back: Both sides look very impressive: being fresh, shiny and very clear. Any friction rubs or dulling is minimal with just faint traces on the back on the record’s rim shape (seen under light). The laminate is fully adhered with no noteworthy lifting or blistering and any creasing being minimal and few. Each side has just one half moon type surface crease, both show little, the back one being small and very minor. A small few spine hairline creases are near impossible to avoid but again have little visual impact, the front especially. The right edges see the laminate end short of full width but any wear to the exposed strips is tiny and faint and barely any traces of grime-line formation. The famous artwork looks lovely, still fresh and vibrant, this rare cover variant will not prove easy to find much better than this.

Cover Inner Gatefold: The inside gatefold is highly impressive. With such a wide spine, the hinge parts are very vulnerable to wear and damage, but not on this one. My inside picture is a little more unusual simply because I chose not to force this open fully to avoid any further cracking of the laminate on the spine hinge. There is fine crack towards the bottom but the rest is pretty much unscathed and intact, and that on the wide spine version is a near impossible ask. The top flipbacks are very clean and strong with any sticking traces of the laminate ends, that so often pull the surfaces badly being minimal. The freshness of the laminate on all parts of this cover is unusally high and the cover protection all these years as more than reaped dividends. These famous ‘Pepper’ portraits will rarely be seen better

Top & Bottom Edges: Bar one minute chip on the bottom, totally unworn up to the cornertips that have tiny rubs. Full laminate, intact and strong. Both pairs incredibly straight too with no scuffs.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean and fairly sharp with a little mainly light burring seen end-on. There is no feathering and both guaranteed untrimmed. Record enters on either edge as both are open which is totally correct.

Spine and Text: As wonderful as this cover is, this spine has the greatest significance for the specialist and connoisseur collector. This has the much rarer wide spine construction which is totally different to the far more common thinner, more rounded spine. Both have perilous dispositions: the thin spine often sheds its laminate as it cracks and dries, exposing the text which fades and rubs, these often look tatty with wear rife. This has a totally different construction and is much wider and more attractive (but clearly vulnerable to compression and crushing). This looks very impressing being upright and erect. Few of these will survive looking anything like when made and this one has never been flattened. This being a thing of beauty, bolt upright with no weakening of the folds whatsoever, ultra clean with fresh clear laminate, just a small stain trace near the very bottom corner, any compressions are tiny, a couple of tiny ones being critical and notice little and all text as made, as my close up pictures will show. To gauge the scale of it’s thickness, compare with the standard spine, I have put two side-by-side to make this easy on my picture. For those familiar with Jethro Tulls debut and Zappa’s original ‘Lumpy Gravy’ albums, both of them had huge wide spines and this rare ‘Pepper’ one is almost the same. This cover has a much more ‘de luxe’ look and sets the bar high.

Corners: Small tip rubs only and most retain very fine shape.

Cover Summary: Very nice indeed and great to see that wide spine so intact and so little to spoil it. For those seeking a mono example including this variant construction, this is more than worthy of consideration.

The Inner: Arguably, the most fragile part of the set. Made with very thin and unforgiving paper, most of these are split on all seam edges, badly creased, torn, rubbed or missing altogether – some even have substantial ringwear. This is a very respectable near excellent example that is unsplit and has NO repairs. It has some creasing on the bottom edge and a small few tone spots, the only real clues of it’s magnificent age. The ultra fragile, shaped top entrance edge is still neat too. This has the ‘Made in Great Britain’ and ‘Patents Applied For’ text (don’t they all?) and is a classy inner with flipback construction. This famous psych design is still clean and attractive, the flipbacks are solid and unlifted or creased. Minimal glue darkeing on the edges and less than slight record rim impression that no ‘used’ example will ever avoid. The bottom edge creasing is a factor but that is the only creasing seen on this delicate inner.

The Insert: Practically Mint(-): clean, attractive with just a fine crease trace down the left edge, it barely even shows as no ink is broken. The edges sharp with no burring and remains very fresh, the back also being unmarked. This is the rarer much deeper green variant too.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EX(-) / Near Excellent. Both sides have fine surface marks as stated, mostly seen under light, but these have no sound and also as stated, the only deeper needle mark is on the end of the run-out on side two. Unbanded and heavily pressed and still a very fine visual copy. Clean with a lovely sheen, intense black with deep and wide grooves. My honest and very best hunch on this copy is very few plays, but maybe slightly heavy-handed on the very few occasions it was. That said, with the hammer very popular mono records took, this will beat most around. Few ‘Peppers’ will look this clean and fresh these days, looking closely at the ultra clean grooves reveals the complex jagged information that lies embedded within them – this is a breathtaking recording and this one retains very impressive sound. Collectors will know what most copies of this, and similar aged Beatles items will look like these days. Often seen more grey and dulled with a maze of fingermarks and deep sounding scratches (or worse, hidden distortion and invisible groovewear). One slip or jolt or drop from an unforgiving heavy vintage arm could have put a ‘terminal’ furrow or crater on this record – we have all seen them at sometime. As stated, this copy has avoided any significant abuse or serious accidents, all reinforced by fine looks and impressive sound. Visually a super record that should please many, if not most collectors. But not the highly discerning or connoisseur collector.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippetts or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Any collector needing a mono copy of this record will want one that not only looks good, but sounds good too – this copy has overall highly impressive sound with very little nothing to fault. This exceptional record plays above it’s visual grading with strong distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear. Sound quality is astonishing with a massive dynamic range and very detailed sound, another George Martin masterpiece of production. This record minimal unwanted sounds and I am one who thinks vinyl can rarely ever play ‘dead silent’ in its entirity, and any popular records of this era and that come anywhere close are truly exceptional. Especially so with Beatles classics that were usually played into submission. Few copies will match or better this I feel sure. Any surface sounds or crackle is minimal and low level, mere traces when being played on my very revealing system. Both channels are clean and sharp and remain fully focused with breathtaking sound. The detail and sounds locked into these vintage, very close to wear-free grooves is astonishing. This remains one of the most important albums ever issued and sounds very different to the stereo version – both being essential. An album of amazing depth with complex sounds and quite stunning punch that still astounds even today. The impossibly critical ‘She’s Leaving Home’ plays very well and mostly devoid of that irritating crackle and clipping most seem to inherit. This being my benchmark song on the album. I usually find if this critical and unforgiving track plays well, the entire album usually does too which was the case here. Any stresses to those critical high frequencies being minuscule, this record has nigh-on audiophile sound. Believe me, I have heard some examples of this album that will make most listeners cringe, with echo, noise and break-up on the vocals all so common. This, where present, so often blamed on static, well it seems strange why static only would affect one track while the rest plays okay. If any record is so impregnated with static, it’s best avoided or dumped, or at least treated with an anti-static gun or better still, invest in a quality carbon brush arm that tracks on any turntable. I never find static causes crackle or sound degrading anyway, but produces a spike discharge down through the speakers if sufficiently present. After fitting the carbon brush arm, I have had no problems with static whatsoever and strongly recommend one. What causes the unwanted sounds is either groovewear or in-ground debris. Nothing can be done about groovewear of course, but dust and grime can be removed by a professional quality record cleaner such as my Moth. I will rarely touch any Beatles album that I cannot hear before I buy to offer, its just too risky. We all know what these old records were usually played on and the horrendous results. Ultra faint surface sound is just about acceptable – (but only just), but copies with more I simply refuse to offer – if they don’t please me why would they please others? Nothing of any significant note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this landmark album. A copy that will prove difficult to find significantly better for quality sound. Any tiny sound blemishes (of which there are few) are simply brushed aside by the breathtaking clean sound and on a highly revealing, clinical turntable that this reveals all the good (as well as the bad). Not quite for the perfectionist, but most realistic collectors will enjoy the sound of this I feel sure.

End Piece: To sum up: ‘Sgt Pepper’ is not even remotely rare in mono or stereo, it sold millions. I have found both formats pretty easy to find if needed. It’s the conditions that make the difference for most. But this one is as stated above, a little different. One of the more elusive monos with the wide spine and one that plays with very fine quality sound with no inherent mono noises caused by worn needles or over-playing. The playing surfaces have light marks but they are superficial and non-sounding, except the click on the final rev of the loop on side two’s run-out. My pictures do not lie and unless my hearing is going, I have heard few better copies of this in mono. This mode is toally unforgiving and difficult and that’s no understatement. Only one barely played at all will better this significantly. Yes I am sure there will be plenty of other ‘Peppers’ on Ebay now and throughout the year, but if all tick the right boxes, I truly would be amazed. This very fine all-round copy merits high recommendation, but if you have any doubts on any way, do not bid, any questions, please ask.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with QED Silver terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Moth vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too.

First-time, zero-rated bidders, who do not ask permission to bid, will be cancelled immediately and blocked – NO exceptions. For winning bidders who I consider excessively slow to make contact or submit payment, I will use my right to block future bids. If any bidder who wins in the final seconds is present to do so, surely they can at least email me to inform of intention and payment method? If swift or promp payment is a problem, please do not bid.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET - PLEASE SEE MY TYPICAL PACKING BOX PICTURE.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my Moth Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional thick boxes (NOT Mailers or Cruciforms, these do not offer maximum protection). The record(s) REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with THREE or EVEN FOUR ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. The thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. Please see my picture of a typical finished box packet that will now be used on ALL transactions as from now. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. These boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 6,000+ items sold in over 8 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FOUR records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

NOTE: First Time Bidders: I will cancel ALL first-time bidders with no feedbacks or excessive negatives who do not ask me if its OK to bid first – NO EXCEPTIONS.

Please Note: I will now offer any item to the runner-up after the mandatory Ebay 3 days if no contact is made by the winning bidder unless prior notice of any delay is given beforehand. The same applies if no payment is received within the mandatory 7 days so any bidder who has just lost out can still email me to reserve the item as priority second chance – it’s always worth asking.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£40 maximum]) = £9. (insurance optional extra £3). Add £2.50 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£39 maximum]) = £13. Add £4 per extra LP. (insurance optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: Please do not bid if you have negative feedback unless checking first, I will cancel any bids I feel are timewasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT neccessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes ar