The Beatles SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1969 UK Mono PLAYS MINT

	£		334
	$		443

 A TRULY MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

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

A FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC7027
• MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MRT / 6 RMM
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• NO 'SOLD IN THE UK' WORDING 
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THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE 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 NO VISIBLE 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 ARE A COUPLE OF THE SMALLERS WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

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  MONO PRESS IS NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR

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 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 ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE 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 SQUARE. NO TIP RUB

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 EVEN THE CORNER TIPS  REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

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 

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP , WITH A FEW LITTLE THUMB NAIL NJICKS TO THE SURFACES

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. THEREIS ONE VERY TINY PRESSURE LINE 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 1969 ISSUE OF PEPPER DID NOT COME WITH THE RED AND WHITE INNER, JUST A PLAIN WHITE ONE. THIS IS CORRECT FOR THIS ISSUE

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