The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s LHCB Original Capitol 1st Pressing MONO LP
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In this auction:
· “SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND” LP by the Beatles
· This LP is Capitol Records MAS - 2653.
· This LP was issued June 1, 1967.
· This is a MONAURAL (MONO) PRESSING.
· This is a FIRST PRESSING MONO COPY OF THIS LP. We know this because:
1) “Subsidiary” is not in the label’s perimeter printing.
2) The Side 1 label has the shortened song title “A Little Help From My Friends”. (The second Mono pressing has the correct title “With a Little Help From My Friends”.)
3) First Pressing Covers do NOT credit Maclen Music or NEMS Enterprises. (Later covers added this information to the lower right corner on the rear of the cover.)
· The vinyl comes in its properly marked MONO cover (MAS – 2653)
· The VINYL has the “?” in the trail-off wax. This is the symbol Capitol Records used to identify vinyl pressed at its Scranton Pressing Plant.
· The COVER is in VG CONDITION. There is some wear on the front cover in the blue sky area at the top. There is also some light to moderate wear on the rear cover with a few small stain droplets in the center area. There is some aging/foxing inside the gatefold cover in the yellow background area. There is also some light to moderate wear on the corners, and the top seam has some light wear. There are NO SEAM SPLITS.
· The VINYL is in VG CONDITION with primarily light/ surface hairlines/scuffs, but there is 1 “feelable” scratch on track 2 on Side 1. I played the track and you can hear some light “ticks” for part of the song. It does not skip.
· It comes with its ORIGINAL CUSTOM RED, PINK and WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE that has a 3-inch split on the bottom and a 1 ½-inch split on one side.
· It also comes with the ORIGINAL POSTER-BOARD CUT-OUTS INSERT. There are 2 very tiny staple holes near the top left corner and a small crease at the lower left corner. There is also a very light horizontal fold (not crease) across the lower portion.
· The MONO version of this LP, especially FIRST PRESSINGS, has become VERY DESIREABLE. (I once read that John Lennon had remarked that you haven’t really heard Sgt. Pepper as it was intended to sound if you haven’t heard it in the original Mono.)
Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for some information about this record.
FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of Perry Cox’s Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades are Poor (Pr), Fair (Fr), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY GRADE this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for other records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address via media mail with tracking.
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