The Beatles SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1969 3rd UK Press NR MINT HEAR

	£		56
	$		74

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE YOU BID

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 7027
• MATRIX: YEX 637-1 / 638-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GOH / 4 GOT
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• ' NO SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. 

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED APART FROM A MINUSCULE SPECK ON SIDE ONE AT 9 O'CLOCK . 

THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS VITUALLY UNWORN.

 I CAN ONLY SEE 5-6 SPIDER LINES.

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. 

THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN ON THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT WHERE IT LOOKS TOTAALY FLAWLESS

,AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO MARKS OR EVEN WISPY HAIRLINES

SIDE A HAS TWO MINUSCLE HANDLING LINES AND ONE LONGER ONE (NON SOUNDING) AND NOT VISIBLE IN NORMAL LIGHT

SIDE TWO JUST FOUR SMALL NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES - VERY FEINT

THE TEST PLAY

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 RECORD FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC HEARD VERY OCCASIONALLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN THREE TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE  AUDIO AS  MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF 

THE SLEEVE

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

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

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDHE, ONE MINUSCULE ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE 100% SHARP AND UNRUBBED

NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

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. A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!! TOTALLY FLAT AND USQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE MINT AND UNRUBBED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE 

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

OPENING THE GATEFOLD, OR SHOULD I SAY HALF OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR  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

THERE IS A TINY SLIVER OF WHITE ON THE TOP FLIPBACK BOTTOM EDGES

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 IS ONE TINY LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, 

THE THIRD PRESSES DID NOT HAVE THE RED AND WHITE INNER. THE PLAIN WHITE ONE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION

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

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