The Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP WIDESPINE MONO NEAR MINT-
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THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER
1ST PRESS MONO WITH THE RARE WIDESPINE SLEEVE
NEAR MINT MINUS REPRODUCTION
- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 7027
- MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 G G / 1 L
- REALLY EARLY FIRST PRESS
- GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
- 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE LABEL
- K.T TAX CODE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. I CAN ONLY SEE 6-7 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW CAREFULLY THIS ALBUM WAS HANDLED WHEN PLAYING IT
THE VINYL
REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN ON THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT,APART FROM ONE TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL HAIRLINE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTESNE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MOINISCULE HANDLING LINES AND A FEW VERY TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY ALBUMS, AS I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER 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 APART FROM A SLIGHT AMOUNT ON SH'ES LEAVING HOME
THERE IS NO DOUNT 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
THE ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ISSUES WHATSOEVER. A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN RECORDING THAT PLAYS WITHOUT SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE
THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE VERY QUIETEST PASSAGES, AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE POPS HERE AND THERE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT MINUS
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF!!
THE SLEEVE
THE RARER WIDESPINE VARIANT OF THIS CLASSIC GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE COVER
FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES, AND NO BENDS ETC.
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MRROR AND HAS NO BLEMISHES TO IT AT ALL. THERE ISN'T EVEN ONE OF THOSE THUMB LINES YOU GET NEAR THE OPENING EDGE WHERE PRESSEURE HAS BEEN PLACED ON IT WHILST REMOVING THE VINYL
INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST TWO ALMOST INVISIBLE AND TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A TINY PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND A MINISCULE DING TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER
THE SPINE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS THE RARE WIDESPINE ISSUE. IT IS HUGE BY COMPARISON TO THE STOCK SLEEVE.THE TINY NICK IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE FRONT SURFACE IS ALSO VISIBLE HERE AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE (OR ACTUALLY IT'S THE BOTTOM) BECAUSE THE TYPEFACE ON THE SPINE IS THE WRONG WAY ROUND, WHICH IS CORRECT FOR THIS ISSUE. OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE JUST ANOTHER COUPLE OF TINY FLECKS TO THE LAMINATE, WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, WITH JUST A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE LY OF LONELY
THE BACK OF THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG IT, WHILST THE FRONT EDGE IS A LITTLE BURRED, BECAUSE THE REAR HALF OF THE GATEFOLD PROTRUDES SLIGHTLY ONVER THE FRONT HALF AND IS EXPOSED
OPENING THE GATEFOLD, OR SHOULD I SAY HALF OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE PAIR OF FULLY LAMINATED 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. MOST OWNERS FORCED THE SLEEVE FLAT WHICH IN TURN CRACKED THE LAMINATE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINE, WHICH ARE CAUSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE WIDESPINE
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND THERE IS ONLY ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A LITTLE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. ALSO THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN, NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS NO WRINKLES AND ONLY THE TINIEST LITTLE NICK TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE
THE CUT OUT SHEET IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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