The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol SMAS 2653, VG/VG+
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The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band”
Capitol / EMI Records SMAS 2653, 1967, US, Scranton Pressing (IAM)
Vinyl: VG/VG+, light surface scratches with nice gloss, low noise, low pops/crackle. Cleaned with pro-grade vacuum system prior to complete playthrough on Rega P2, great overall sound, low noise between tracks
Matrix Run-out Side A (etched): SMAS 1-2653-A1 IAM in triangle (stamped)
Matrix Run-out Side B (stamped/etched): SMAS 2-2653-A4 IAM in triangle (SMA and IAM Triangle stamped, all other characters etched)
Black rainbow label without "subsidiary" rim text; no spindle wear side 1, very light on side 2, intact overall very clean label
“13” label applied to label on Side A by prior owner for cataloguing
Sleeve: VG/VG+, edge and corner wear commensurate with age, no splits
Bright colors on front of cover, especially the sky blue which is often worn; yellow rim at top of front cover; color from inner gatefold picture wraps around on the front right edge; clean and extremely presentable, spine very good and fully readable
Slight wear on red on back cover but no substantial ring wear evident, very nice
Inner gatefold bright and clean, virtually no wear, presents perfectly
Inner Sgt. Pepper Cut-Outs Insert: VG/VG+ condition, very minor creasing and light ring impression, great colors, slightly rounded corners
Generic white paper inner sleeve, missing psychedelic pink sleeve
Pressed at Capitol Records Scranton pressing plant identified by an etched triangle with I above A M.
SMAS 2653 on back cover, SMAS-2653 on labels, 2653 on spine.
Discogs Details: https://www.discogs.com/release/4490764-The-Beatles-Sgt-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band
Tracklist
Hide Credits A1 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1:59 A2 A Little Help From My Friends 2:46 A3 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 3:25 A4 Getting Better 2:47 A5 Fixing A Hole 2:33 A6 She's Leaving Home 3:24 A7 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! 2:36 B1 Within You Without You Written-By – George Harrison Written-By – George Harrison 5:03 B2 When I'm Sixty-Four 2:38 B3 Lovely Rita 2:43 B4 Good Morning, Good Morning 2:35 B5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 1:20 B6 A Day In The Life- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
- Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – Northern Songs Ltd.
Credits
- Artwork [Staged By] – Jann Haworth, Peter Blake (4)
- Artwork [Wax Figures By] – Madame Tussauds
- Cover – M C Productions, The Apple
- Photography By – Michael Cooper (8)
- Producer – George Martin
- Written-By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A7, B2 to B6)
Notes
Black rainbow label without "subsidiary" rim text (different font) and etching variation.
Pressed at Capitol Records Scranton pressing plant identified by an etched triangle with I above A M.
Includes the paper doll cut-out insert.
SMAS 2653 on back cover, SMAS-2653 on labels, 2653 on spine.
Runouts are etched except 'IAM (In triangle)' is stamped in all, 'SMA' is stamped in Variants 4 & 5
· Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SMAS-X-1-2653
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SMAS-X-2-2653
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): IAM (In triangle)
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SMAS-2-2653-B2#2 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): SMAS-2-2653-A1 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): SMAS 1-2653-B2 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): SMAS-2-A1# 2 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 3): SMAS 1-2653-A1#3 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 3): SMAS 2-2653-B2 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 4): SMA S · 1-2653-B5 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 4): SMA S · 2-2653-B2 #3 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 5): SMAS-2-2653-A1 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 5): SMAS-2-2653-A4 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 6): SMA S 1-2653-A1 IAM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 6): SMA S- 2-2653-B2 IAM
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