The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's.. *NEAR MINT* UK 1967 1st Press STEREO Parlophone LP

	£		820
	$		1,087

THE BEATLES - 'SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND'

This NEAR MINT UK 1st STEREO pressing dates from initial June 1967 release on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PCS 7027

Both labels include the 'Sold in U.K...' text with a 'KT' purchase tax code in the cente of the side 1 label.

Matrix numbers: YEX 637-1 & YEX 638-1

Stamper codes: 2/R & 2/M

Vinyl weight: 144g

Housed within an earliest-type, fully laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed gatefold stereo cover with a 9mm wide-spine.

This example is 100% complete with original red & white designer inner-sleeve & unused cut-out sheet.

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: NEAR MINT

A superb pair with the only trace of wear being two faint single spindle trails around the side 1 centre hole.

Visual: NEAR MINT

Immaculate factory-fresh playing surfaces which retain all of their deep-gloss shine and are unmarked in strong daylight. Closer examination beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals just a few barely visible wispy paper hairlines from the inner-sleeve and a sparkling rainbow shine. This is your final upgrade of this masterpiece.

Sound Quality: NEAR MINT

This wonderful sounding copy plays cleanly and clearly and has certainly been barely played. All tracks play clean & clearly with all of the warmth and clarity you would expect of such an early copy. Our careful play-check detected only two soft pops during 'She's Leaving Home' but no groove/playwear distortion or crackle here or elsewhere on this exquisite example.

Cover: NEAR MINT

Much harder to find than their mono counterparts, this earliest 'wide-spine' example is in truly exceptional condition. The iconic front panel is clean & unworn and retains a totally unscratched high-gloss laminate, free from any 'thumbnail' wrinkles. There is a small bump to the lower left corner but all others are in fine shape. All opening edges are sharp and clean with just a couple of tiny 'pushes' to the edges of the rear pocket. Both panels inside the gatefold are flawless with no damage or wear to the upper flip-over edges. The rear panel is just as glossy with again, no 'thumbnails' or even ringwear and all corners from this angle are 100% in-shape and unworn. All seams are smooth, unstressed and unsplit with no flaking or worn laminate. The spine is clean, square & uncrushed along its entire length and retains its full lamination.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT

Clean and white where is should be with some soft storage wrinkles to the corners. It is downgraded due to a number written in one of the upper corners and a 3cm lower seam split.

Cut-out sheet: MINT

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