The Beatles SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1967 UK 1st Mono PLAYS MINT

	£		292
	$		386

 A TRULY MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

 MINT MINUS SLEEVE (ONE OF THE BEST YOU WILL SEE)

A FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS7027
• MATRIX:YEX 637-1 / 638-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 OO / 7 GOD
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• 'SOLD IN THE UK' WORDING 
• KT TAX CODE  EMBOSSED ON THE LABEL

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK STEREO 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. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS BRAND NEW. THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN ON THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT,AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, ALL I CAN SEE IS ONE VERY SMALL WISPY SURFACE HAIRLINE ON EACH SIDE (SEE PICS)

THE TEST PLAY

INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ALBUMS THAT COLLECTORS WANT TO GET BOTH MONO AND STEREO PRESSINGS, DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THAT A FIRST MONO PRESS IS NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR, AND THIS WAS RELEASED AT A TIME WHEN STERO WAS MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE AND BUYERS WERE SWITCHING FROM MONO TO STEREO

THE ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY  ISSUES WHATSOEVER. A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN RECORDING THAT PLAYS WITHOUT CLICKS, AND ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER 

SILENT FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ONTO THE RECORD AND ANY QUITE PASSAGE IS NOISE FREE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 
NO BACKGROUND HEARD AT ANY POINT

NO DUST POPS OR TICS

A TRULY MAGIFICENT AUDIO PERFORMANCE WHICH I AM GRADING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO MINT 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AND YOU WILL HEAR JUST HOW SPECIAL THIS RECORD IS

THE SLEEVE

Beatles collectors understand how difficult it is to find a top example of this sleeve. Damaged spine,soiling of the blue sky area, and heavy creases usually blight it, but here is one that any collector would want to have in their collection

THIS SLEEVE RANKS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BEST COPIES. IT IS IN STAGGERING ORIGINAL AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION

FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES, AND NO BENDS at all

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS NO BLEMISHES TO IT AT ALL. 

NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THERE ARE FIVE MINUSCULEAND NEAR INVISIBLE PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, WHICH IS IN THE RIGHT CORNER ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHICH IS RIGHT ON THE LEFT CORNER, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE THUMB LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE AND PARTICULARY RARE WITHOUT ANY BY THE OPENING EDGE

ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE 100% SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED OTHER THAN A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND JUST THAT DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT FRONT CORNER TIP END

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE MINT AND UNRUBBED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ALTHOUGH THE DESIGN OF THE SPINE HAS IT SLIGHTLY HIDDEN INSIDE A FACTORY FORMED JOIN FOLD

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , TOTALLY PRISTINE AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE  ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD,  REVEALS AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. PERFECTLY ADHERED TOP FLIPBACKS AND OF COURSE THAT CREAK AS YOU OPEN THE GATEFOLD WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH SGT PEPPER SLEEVES

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT. THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR. THERE ARE FOUR VERY TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND NONE ELSEWHERE. NO THUMB LINES

THE CUT OUT SHEET IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, HAVING NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE COVER MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE BY THE LOOK OF IT

THE RED AND WHITE INNER IS ANOTHER PART OF THIS SLEEVE THAT IS HARD TO GET IN GREAT CONDITION. CREASES, TEARS, MARKS AND STAINS ARE VERY USUAL. HERE HOWEVER LETS START WITH THE FACT THAT IT IT COMPLETELY FLAT AND CREASE FREE. SECONDLY THE SEAMS ARE PERFECT. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THEM, AND THE TOP EDGE WITH IS OFTEN FREYED AND CHIPPED IN THIS CASE IS PERFECT
THERE IS A LITTLEAGEING TO THE WHITENESS AND A CIRCLE OF RECORD SHAPE

THIS IS FOR ME A VERY SPECIAL EXAMPLE OF THE PEPPER SLEEVE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUT

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