The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers.. - UK 1967 1st Press *MONO* Parlophone LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND'
This early UK 1st MONO pressing dates from initial June 1967 release on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PMC 7027
Both labels include the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'The Gramophone Co...' worded rims
The 'KT' purchased tax code is visible in the centre of the side 1 label
Earliest matrix numbers: XEX 637-1 & XEX 638-1
Stamper codes: 4/RTP & 2/RAM
Vinyl weight: 131g
Housed within the earliest 'Fourth Proof'/'Patents Pending' fully laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed gatefold mono cover
With 'Fourth Proof' & 'AR D 1321(7)' printed along the upper flipover of the left panel inside the gatefold
Complete with original unused cut-out sheet and red & white designer inner-sleeve
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
A bright and clean pair with a small number of light spindle trails around each unworn centre hole
Visual: VERY GOOD +
Both playing surfaces are clean with a light fingernail scuff line on side 1, along with a few other light mark commensurate with light play and sleeve-removal. Close examination directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals only a few harmless wispy paper paper hairlines and a sparkling rainbow shine.
Sound Quality: VERY GOOD +
This respectable sounding copy has received a moderate amount of careful play and is without any major deterioration to the sound quality or any significant audible faults. My playcheck detected some light background on the opening ambiance as well as on the delicate 'She's Leaving Home' & 'When I'm 64'. However, there are no clicks, pops, jumps or any other such distractions
Cover: NEAR MINT
A truly exceptional example of this earliest of covers, which never seems to survive in anything approaching this condition
The iconic front panel is 'as new' with no trace of any storagewear or 'thumbnail' wrinkles to its pristine high-gloss laminate
All corners are in great shape with nothing more than a tiny bruise to the upper left. All opening edges are sharp & totally unworn
Both panels inside the gatefold are immaculate and still bear the original retailer's sticker, which I have not attempted to remove
The rear panel is a fine and as unworn as the front and all seams of both pockets are smooth, unstressed & unsplit
The spine is clean & fully intact with just a few tiny areas of split laminate, but the wording is unaffected
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Some gentle storage wrinkling but no writing, tears or seam splits
Cut-out sheet: MINT
- Our grading is strict & conservative grading in strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- Each record is professionally & securely packaged in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.
- This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Tracked airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**
- We have play-graded this record on an EMT 950 transcription turntable fitted with a 'TSD 15' cartridge.
- All images in this listing were taken by ourselves and are of the actual item for sale.
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