The Beatles SGT. PEPPER UK LP 1st Press Mono PMC 7027 SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		141
	$		187

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER

1ST UK PRESS MONO

 NEAR MINT AUDIO

PRISTINE MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 7027
• MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 GDT/ 2 T0
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE LABEL

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. I DON';T THINK I HAVE SEEN A CLEANER PAIR OF LABELS ON THIS LP EVER. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH PERFECT . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. I CAN ONLY SEE 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING AND THATS USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS. 

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC IN DAYLIGHT. THERE IS ONE TINY DULL MARK ON SIDE TWO ABOUT A HALF INCH IN FROM THE OUTER RIM WHICH IS ONLY SURFACE AND DOESN'T SOUND. 

WHEN I PLACED THIS UNDER A ROW OF SPOTLIGHTS I SAW NUMEROUS SMALL WISPY SURFACE , HAIRLINES, SCUFF LINES AND A FEW HANDLING LINES, PLUS A COUPLE ON WHITEISH LINES THAT RUN WITH THE GROOVE HALF WAY ACROSS EACH SIDE. I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW THEY HAVE GOT THERE OTHER THAN PERHAPS THE ORIGINAL OWNER LEFT THE LP OUT OF THE SLEEVE AND IT GOT RUBBED AGAINST ANOTHER VINYL. SO VISUALLY UNDER SPOTLIGHT THE VINYL DOESN'T LOOK AS PRISTINE AS IT LOOKS IN DAYLIGHT, BUT I MUST STRESS THAT THESE SURFACE LINES ARE PURELY SURFACE AND HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE SOUND AT ALL. PLEASE PLAY THE RECORDINGS I HAVE MADE AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THIS ALBUM IN MONO SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT AS THE PRODUCER INTENDED IT TO BE HEARD. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR MY CUSTOMERS

INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION

WHAT I HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS IS THAT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF BEATLES ALBUMS WERE PLAYED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS EITHER WORN OR TOO HEAVY RESULTING IN DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, USUALLY WHEN I AM LISTENING TO THEM THERE IS AN IRRITATING NOISE COMING FROM ONE SPEAKER ONLY WHERE THE STYLUS HAS WORN ONE SIDE OF THE GROOVE. WELL THIS ONE HAS NO SUCH PROBLEM AND PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A MONO PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM IS NOTHING SHORT OF SUPERB!! PRESSED LOUDLY EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL. NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE

THE ONLY VINYL NOISE TO BE HEARD IS THE OCCASIONAL BIT DURING THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONCE OR TWICE A LITTLE STATIC LIKE NOISE DURING THE VERY QUIETEST OF PASSAGES, AND NO MORE THAN 3-4 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, THATS WHY THE LP HAS BEEN RECORDED. LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF BEFORE PLACING YOUR BID

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE RANKS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BEST COPIES AROUND. IT IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION

FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO BENDS ETC.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS NO BLEMISHES TO IT LIKE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST FIVE ALMOST INVISIBLE AND TINY LAMINATE STRESS LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO MICROSCOPIC ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST TWO SMALL THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH JUST THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAVING A TINY BIT OF RUB

THE SPINE IS ONE OF THOSE WITH THE SEAM LINE RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE. AT FIRST GLANCE IT LOOKS SQUASHED, BUT IN FACT IT ISN'T. IT IS HOW THIS THINNEST OF ALL THE PEPPER SPINES WAS MADE. WHAT IS VITAL IS THAT ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS 100% INTACT AND HAS NOT CRACKED OR FLAKED. THE REASON FOR THIS RARITY IS TO BE FOUND WHEN OPENING THE GATEFOLD (SEE BELOW)

IN ADDITION ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF ROUGHNESS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD, OR SHOULD I SAY HALF OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. IF YOU STUDY THE PICTURE I HAVE PLACED HERE OF THE OPEN GATEFOLD YOU WILL SEE THAT IT WILL NOT OPEN OUT FULLY AND LAY FLAT. THIS IS THE REASON WHY THE SPINE IS SO IMMACULATE. THE NON OPENING OF THE GATEFOLD WAS COMMON TO ALL COPIES, AND MOST OWNERS JUST FORCED IT FLAT, WHICH CRACKED THE LAMINATE OF THE SPINE IN MOST CASES, BUT HERE IS ONE IN TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND PRISTINE CONDITION

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR. THERE ONE TINY LAMINATE STRESS LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND THATS ALL

THE RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN, NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND NO JUST A COUPLE OF TINY NICKS TO THE OPENING EDGE. NO CREASES AT ALL

THE CUT OUT SHEET IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY