THE BEATLES: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band *MONO UK 1st PRESS *KT TAX

	£		21
	$		28

<div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/sw/java.gif" border="0"><br><table align="center"><tr><td><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://store.auctiva.com/ulysseseverettmcgill99"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/sw/images.gif" border="0"></a></td><td height="27px" valign="middle" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2"><b><a href="http://store.auctiva.com/ulysseseverettmcgill99">ulysseseverettmcgill99</a> Store</b></font></td></tr></table></div> THE BEATLES: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Vinyl LP - UK mono first press 

Labels state 'Sold In The UK...' & 'The Gramophone Co Ltd'

Fully laminated flipback sleeve with lyrics to rear with original 'cut-out' insert

Strangely, this is in the German printed Odeon sleeve, but the LP is the UK press

Pink, red & white 'fool' inner sleeve

RELEASE DETAILS

LABEL: Parlophone

YEAR: 1967

CATALOGUE NUMBER: PMC 7027

MATRICES: Both stamped; XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1 - KT tax code on side 1 label

MOTHERS: 4 / 0

STAMPERS: RPL / RPG 

COUNTRY: UK 

VINYL WEIGHT: 140 grammes

CONDITION

SLEEVE: A lovely fully laminated gatefold sleeve which easily grades as EXCELLENT. Just the very lightest shelf and ring wear + a little bit of corner wear and wear to the opening edge. Some mild creasing to the rear. Looks great.

SPINE: Almost perfect. Just 2 very tiny nicks.

INNER: The 'fool' inner sleeve would be EXCELLENT (-) if it didn't have a 12cm tear down one edge!

INSERT: EXCELLENT condition.

LABELS: Overall, beautiful clean labels without a single mark. Some very light spindle wear.

RECORD - SOUND: There is noticeable surface noise, but overall, the audio is better than expected considering the record's visual appearance. Side 1 is better than side 2.

Side 1: VERY GOOD condition. A couple of loud pops in 'With a Little Help...'

Side 2: I would grade conservatively as VERY GOOD (-) / GOOD (+). The scratch described below (also see photo) runs through 'Within You Without You', 'When I'm 64' and the first half of 'Lovely Rita' but its affect is nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. There are no skips or sticks at all and although there are pops they are much lighter than I thought they would be. There are some louder pops in a 25 second passage near the start of 'A Day In The Life'. There is also some mild distortion towards the end of side 2.

RECORD - VISUAL: Probably grades as VERY GOOD (-) / GOOD (+). There are lots of hairline marks and light scratches. One larger scratch to side 2.

PHOTOS

GRADING

All of my records have been play tested before listing using a new Rega P3-24 turntable. I describe honestly and accurately but please bear in mind that I am only human and such things are always subjective. I tend to grade records conservatively and believe that my feedback speaks for itself. I am a collector myself (please check my feedback as a buyer) and know how disappointing it is to receive an inaccurately described record.

I use the Record Collector grading system as shown below.

I do not clean records. My opinion is that the buyer should be able to do that themself using their preferred method.

Please do let me know if you require any additional photographs of the sale item as I will be happy to oblige.

If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, please do contact me as all problems can be sorted out.

POSTAGE / SHIPPING

**PAYMENT WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION END PLEASE. IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS, JUST SEND ME A MESSAGE; I'M FLEXIBLE SO LONG AS YOU KEEP ME INFORMED. THANKS**

I post worldwide and pack all records in custom made (stiff) card mailers and add extra packaging inside to ensure a safe delivery. I will provide a protective polythene sleeve and the record and inner will be removed from the outer sleeve to prevent seam splits in transit. I want your record to get to you in the condition that it was when it left me.

For any records that come with printed inner sleeves, I will also provide an additional plain inner.

All of the above is included in my postage and packing / shipping rates.

I will always offer a postage discount for multiple purchases. Please send me a message for a quote.

Any auction which exceeds a final sale price of £46 will need to be shipped by the following methods:

UK & Channel Islands: Special Delivery Next Day (Express Delivery)

Overseas: International Signed For

Please send me a message if anything is unclear and I will be happy to help.

**I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL BIDS FROM BUYERS WHOSE PREVIOUS FEEDBACK IS POOR**

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.