The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 UK Original VG++ to Mint-

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The Beatles ~ Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 

1967 Original, 1st pressing.

Made in the U.K.

Parlophone / EMI Records - PCS 7027 Stereo

Vinyl is VG++ to Mint-. Vinyl looks VG++ or better.

Side 1 has some small, very faint and minor surface-scratches at the end of A-2 and the beginning of A-3 that may be visible upon close inspection and some other inner-sleeve-type handling-marks. 

Side 2 intro before the music has some minor scuffs and faint, inaudible scratch-like marks and some faint and minor inner-sleeve-type marks.

Side 1 plays VG++ to Mint-, mostly Mint- with some faint and minor background ticks and clicks that may be faintly heard upon focused listening ~ 95% plays Mint-.

Side 2 plays Mint-.

Labels are VG++ with a few, faint spindle-marks and minor manufacturer imperfections.

Matrix side 1: YEX 637-1 GO M2 

Matrix side 2: YES 638-1 GO D   1

Glossy gatefold cover is VG+: corner-bends and wear, edge-wear, indentations and a few, small creases, cover-wear, indentations and imperfections.

Custom, original insert is Mint-.

The original paper inner-sleeve has intact seams.

Out of Print, Original album.

With Revolver, the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. Sgt. Pepper, in many ways, refines that breakthrough, asthe Beatles consciously synthesized such disparate influences as psychedelia, art-song, classical music, rock & roll, and music hall, often in the course of one song. Not once does the diversity seem forced -- the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian "When I'm 64" seems like a logical extension of "Within You Without You" and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of "Lovely Rita." There's no discounting the individual contributions of each member or their producer, George Martin, but the preponderance of whimsy and self-conscious art gives the impression that Paul McCartney is the leader of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. He dominates the album in terms of compositions, setting the tone for the album with his unabashed melodicism and deviously clever arrangements. In comparison, Lennon's contributions seem fewer, and a couple of them are a little slight but his major statements are stunning. "With a Little Help From My Friends" is the ideal Ringo tune, a rolling, friendly pop song that hides genuine Lennon anguish, à la "Help!"; "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" remains one of the touchstones of British psychedelia; and he's the mastermind behind the bulk of "A Day in the Life," a haunting number that skillfully blends Lennon's verse and chorus with McCartney's bridge. It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. After Sgt. Pepper, there were no rules to follow -- rock and pop bands could try anything, for better or worse. Ironically, few tried to achieve the sweeping, all-encompassing embrace of music as the Beatles did here.

-allmusic