BEATLES 1ST UK PRESS (SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND) PCS 7027 ORIGINAL 1ST (STEREO) 1967 VERY FIRST PRESS YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS THE AUDIO IS AWESOME CRISTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT THROUGHOUT! AND LOOKS BARELY PLAYED!!!!!(JUST MINIMAL INTERFEARANCE NOTICABLE TO ME ON ONE TRACK, SIDE 2. ONLY) WITH THE ORIGINAL (GARROD & LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACK STEREO COVER) THIS COVER IS THE EARLIEST AND RAREST NEAR MINT! (PATENTS PENDING) YEX 637-1 638-1 K.T. TAX CODE STAMPED ON SIDE 1.!!   COMPLETE WITH THE RED AND WHITE FOOLS SLEEVE AND CUTOUTS  .ABSOLUTELY SUPERBE . !!!!!

ANOTHER FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF BEATLES ALBUMS!  I HAVE ACCUMILATED MORE THAN 1000 BEATLES UK ALBUMS ALONE! THIS IS THE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND EXTREEMLY RARE SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1ST UK PRESSING (STEREO) IT IS TOTALY ORIGINAL AND INTACT 1ST PRESS ESPECIALLY IN THIS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBE CONDITION!!!!PLEASE NOTE! THAT THE AUDIO QUALITY IS CRISTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT THROUGH OUT! IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS VINYL HAS BARELY EVER BEEN PLAYED, THE VINYLS PLAYING SURFACE IS AWESOME SUPER SHINNY STILL RETAINING ITS SHEEN FROM NEW! THERE IS JUST VERY TINY NEEDLE SCRATCHES IN JUST VERY FEW PLACES THAT CAUSE THE ODD INTERMITANT CLICK ONLY REALLY NOTICABLE TO ME ON SIDE TWO DURING THE TRACK 'WHEN I'M 64' THAT'S ALL!! AMAIZINGLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY (NONE) OF THE USUAL STATIC CRACKLE OR SURFACE NOISE SO COMMON ON THESE 41 YEAR OLD BEATLES PRESSINGS!   I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE MANY MANY ORIGINAL COPIES OF THIS ALBUM ALSO I HAVE SOLD MANY COPIES ON EBAY! THIS PARTICULAR COPY IS SO VERY RARE TO EVER FIND IN THIS CONDITION VERY VERY HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND COLLECTABLE!!! FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIANCE THESE 1ST PRESS STEREO PRESSINGS PRODUCE THE BEST AUDIO THAT CAN BE HEARD ON ANY LATER FORMAT!!!THE EARLIEST STAMPERS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE LOOK! ''1' 'GL and ''4' 'RO''. ALSO THE VERY EARLIEST POSSIBLE AND IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO EVER FND 'PATENTS PENDING STEREO FLIP BACK GATEFOLD COVER IN TRULY EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, IN FACT THIS IS THE BEST THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN! VERY NEAR PERFECT!,, WITH THE RICHEST LUCIOUS COLOURS EVER! LOOK AT THE RARE (LARGE) INTERNAL FLIP BACKS ! 

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Sgt. Pepper is often described as The Beatles' magnum opus, and one of the most influential albums of all time by prominent critics and publications!!!

When Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was being recorded, "Beatlemania" was waning. The Beatles had grown tired of touring and had quit the road in August 1966. After one particular concert, while being driven away in the back of a small van, the four of them—even Paul McCartney, who was perhaps the most in favour of continuing to tour—decided that enough was enough!!. From that point on the Beatles became an entirely studio-based band. For the first time in their careers, the band had more than ample time with which to prepare their next record. As EMI's premier act and Britain's most successful pop group they had almost unlimited access to the state of the art technology of Abbey Road Studios. All four band members had already developed a preference for long late night sessions, although they were still extremely efficient and highly disciplined in their studio habits!!!.

George Harrison, the lead guitarist of the Beatles, went on a trip to India to learn to play the sitar, an Indian instrument, with Ravi Shankar, a renowned sitarist. Harrison brought back with him Indian culture and music!!.

Two songs dropped from Sgt. Pepper, "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane", were both recorded in late 1966 and early 1967. Brian Epstein decided that a new single was needed; the two songs were issued as a double-A-sided single in February 1967!!!. In keeping with the group's usual practice, the single tracks were not included on the LP (a decision Martin maintains he regrets to this day). They were released only as a single in the UK at the time, but were included as part of the American LP version of Magical Mystery Tour (which was issued as a 6-track EP in Britain). The Harrison composition "Only a Northern Song" was also recorded during the Pepper sessions but did not see release until January 1969 when the soundtrack album for the animated feature Yellow Submarine was issued!!!!.

THE MATRIX IS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE FOR THIS EARLY 1ST PRESS YEX 637-1 638-1

THE MOTHER STAMPERS (VERY VERY EARLY) AT 3&9 OCKLOCK

 SIDE 1. ''3'' ''GL'' (VERY VERY EARLY)

SIDE 2. ''4'' ''RO'' (VERY VERY EARLY)

THE VINYL

THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THAT THIS IS THE VERY THICK AND CHUNKY DEEPER GROOVED TYPE OF VINYL ONLY FOUND ON EARLIEST PRESSINGS! THIS VINYL LAYS PERFECTLY FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE!!!

ON INITIAL INSPECTION I CAN BARELY SEE ANY SURFACE MARKS OR A BLEMISH BUT AFTER SCRUTANISING THE PLAYING SURFACE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT THERE ARE VERY VERY FEW ONLY, AND FINE SURFACE MARKS\SCRATCHES INDEED.!!AND FOR AN EARLY PRESSING THAT IS 41 YEARS OLD THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! ANY OTHER MARKS POSSIBLY SEEN IN STRONG LIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VINYL BEEN SLID IN AND OUT OF ITS SLEEVE .

THE AUDIO

I HAVE PLAYED THIS THROUGH TRACK FOR TRACK AS USUAL ON A TOP SYSTEM AT VERY LOUD VOLUME!!!!  THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO JUMPS OR SKIPS IMPORTANT TO NOTE! THE AUDIO IS CRISTAL CLEAR AND VERY VIBRANT THROUGHOUT! (NO) SIGNS OF GROOVE WARE OR THAT THE VINYL HAS BEEN OVER PLAYED AT ALL!

SIDE ONE, AUDIO IS GRADED AS EXCELLENT PLUS I NEVER REALLY HEARD ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL EXTREEMELY ENJOYABLE AND A SUPER RICH BASEY FEEL THROUGHOUT (NO) GROOVEWARE (NO) SKIPS OR JUMPS!

 SIDE 2. THE AUDIO IS GRADED AS EXCELLENT. THE AUDIO IS CERTAINLY VERY CRISTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT THROUGHOUT ALTHOUGH PLEASE NOTE! THERE WAS SOME INTERMITANT CLICKS\TICKS NOTICABLE TO ME DURING THE TRACK 'WHEN I'M 64' (PERHAPES TWO IN ONE PLACE AND THE ODD ONE HERE AND THERE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS TRACK THIS IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A NEEDLE BEING DROPPED AND REMOVED HEAVILY AT THESE POINTS DURING THIS TRACK! BUT I MUST STRESS THE AUDIO IS STILL VERY VIBRANT AND THE FACT THAST THE VINYL SEEMS HARDLY PLAYED THAT MUCH STILL MAKES THIS A VERY COLLECTABLE RECORD INDEED AND VERY ENJOYABLE AUDIO EXPERIANCE!   FOR A 1ST PRESS I WOULD SAY THAT THIS VINYL IS CERTAINLY EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!  I WOULD CLASS MYSELF AS HIGHLY CRITICAL) TYPICAL GREAT DEEP BASEY FEEL AWESOME 1ST PRESS STEREO AUDIO.I FOUND THE RECORD THOUROUGHLY ENJOYABLE. (PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME TIMES YOU FIND A PRESSING WITH A RICH BASSY FEEL! WELL THIS ONE IS IT).. THE VINYL STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN FROM NEW AND IN MY OPINION LOOKS TRULY AWESOME!!! (SEE MY FEEDBACK AND OTHER RECORDS THAT I HAVE SOLD OF THIS CALABER AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I NORMALY GET IT RIGHT I AM NOT OVER ESTIMATING THIS RECORD.)I HAVE PLAYED THIS TRACK FOR TRACK FIVE OR SIX TIMES 

THE MATRIX ALONG WITH THE MOTHER STAMPERS SHOW IT IS AN ORIGINAL VERY VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS AND VERY COLLECTABLE. LOVELY AND QUIET IN BETWEEN TRACKS!!!!!

PLEASE NOTE! THAT I ALWAYS MAKE THIS DISCLAIMER I HAVE TRIED TO BE AS HONEST AND AS ACURATE DESCRIBING THE AUDIO QUALITY OF THIS ALBUM! PLEASE ALLOW FOR THE ODD STATIC TICK\CLICK CERTAINLY NOT CONSISTANT THROUGH OUT THE AUDIO THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING VINYL OF 40 YEARS OLD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON A 40 YEAR OLD SYSTEM!!! THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE OF COLLECTING BEATLES PRESSINGS FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS THIS ONE IS TRULY EXCEPTIONAL, FOR THE QUALITY OF THE AUDIO!!!!!!!AND RATED AT THE VERY VERY TOP!!!!! 

THE LABELS !!

FEATURES ''SOLD IN THE UK............''      ACROSS THE LABELS.(ONLY ON 1ST PRESS) ''THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD''  IS FEATURED AROUND THE LABEL RIM (ONLY ON EARLY PRESS) K.T. TAX CODE IS STAMPED ON SIDE 1. (ONLY EARLY PRESS) A TRULY UNIQUE AND RARE COPY. ''MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN''. (ONLY UK PRESS) 

LITTLE IF (NO) SPINDLE WARE AT ALL! AMAIZINGLY I CAN BARELY SEE ANY SPIDERING AT ALL ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! (ONLY ANGLED IN STRONG LIGHT CAN ANY SPIDERING BE SEEN)! (SEE PHOTO)(I HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE THIS IN THE PHOTO) AND THE K.T. TAX STAMPER IS ON SIDE 1 (ONLY EARLY PRESS) NORMALLY THESE ARE PLAYED TO DEATH BUT THIS IS TRULY A TOP COPY!!

THE COVER

THE ORIGINAL GARROD & LOFTHOUSE PRINTED (RAREST AND EARLIEST) TO EVER FIND IN STEREO! PATENTS PENDING! GATEFOLD FULLY LAMINATED (VERY LARGE) FLIPBACK COVER(THE RARELY SEEN LIKE THIS)QUITE AMAIZINGLY NO REAL CREASES AT ALL WORTH TO MENTION  THE LAMINATE IS SUPER SUPER GLOSSY APPEARANCE VERY (VERY)RARE TO FIND EVER!!   PLEASE NOTE!  I WOULD GRADE THIS COVER AS VERY (VERY) NEAR PERFECT!  INDEED!!!!     AMAIZINGLY (NO) REAL RING WARE (SEE PHOTOS)  CREASINGS WORTH TO MENTION ARE EXTREEMELY MINIMAL AT THE REAR OPENING EDGE AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO REALLY LOOK TO NOTICE THEM! IN GENERAL THIS IS TOTALLY SUPERBE EXTREEMELY GLOSSY AND VERY IMPORTANTLY VERY VIBRANT COLOURS (MANY THAT I HAVE SEEN ARE VERY INCIPEDE)  THERE ARN'T MANY OF THESE  ABOUT IN THIS CONDITION AND THESE ARE EXTREEMELY SOUGHT AFTER LIKE THIS AND A GENUINE 1ST UK MONO COVER! (NO) SPLITS OR TARES! NEAR PERFECT SPINE MUST BE AT LEAST EXCELLENT PLUS PLUS (VERY NEAR MINT!  .

PLEASE NOTE IT IS THE HARDEST AND RAREST THING TO TRY AND FIND A COVER AND THE RED FOOLS SLEEVE IN THIS CONDITION (ALSO THE RAREST AND EARLIESST WITH ''PATENTS PENDING'' PLEASE DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE CONDITION AND RARETY.!!!!!!!!!! ON THE WHOLE IT IS QUITE RARE TO FIND AN ORIGINAL COVER IN THIS CONDITION!!!!! (THIS VINYL IS NOW STORED SEPERATELY FROM THE COVER)

THE RECORD SLEEVE

 THIS IS THE ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE FOOLS INNER SLEEVE  THIS IS BECOMING VERY FRAGILE WITH AGE AND WARE IS EVIDENT TO THE EDGES JUST LIGHT STAINING\FADING WITH AGE.   THE RECORD IS ALWAYS STORED IN A SEPERATE RECORD SLEEVE.!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

THIS HAS THE ORIGINAL INSERT\CUTOUTS UNTOUCHED AS NEW CONDITION IN FACT THIS HAS AN UNUSUAL NICE DEEP AND RICH COLOUR.!!!!!!!!!! 

THIS HAS BEEN STORED IN A CLEAR RECORD PROTECTOR IN A CASE FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS WITH THE VINYL SEPERATED FROM THE SLEEVE AND COVER WHICH WOULD ALSO BE DESPATCHED WITH THE RECORD.

PLEASE NOTE I TRY TO TAKE PHOTOS IN CRITICAL LIGHT SO THAT ANY DEFECTS CAN BE HIGHLIGHTED I HAVE TAKEN A FEW SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL THIS ALBUM IS. THEY ARE SUPERSIZED SO THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THE ALBUM CAN BE SEEN CLEARLY..

I HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDANCE.

ALL OF MY ITEMS LISTED ARE SENT BY SIGNED FOR DELIVERY WITH TRACKING AND INSURANCE AND ARE DISPATCHED SAFELY AND SECURELY WITH REINFORCEMENT.

PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER RARE 1ST UK PRESSINGS LISTED NOW!!!! (click the link bellow)

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HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality as i hear it. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 1000 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions regarding this item or any other items that I have listed!

I HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK SO PLEASE BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDANCE!!!!

SHIPPING TO THE USA IS 10.76GBP INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR DELIVERY WITH INSURANCE AND TRACKING

SHIPPING TO EUROPE IS 7.76GBP INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR DELIVERY WITH INSURANCE AND TRACKING

POSTAGE WITHIN ENGLAND IS 3.90 SENT BY RECORDED DELIVERY

Please note! All items are now despatched by Royal Mail signed for 1st class delivery!!!! I normally despatch weekdays within the next working day on receipt of cleared funds!!!I POST ON WEEKDAYS ONLY (NOT OVER THE WEEKEND)!! Tracking details are always emailed to the winning bidder after despatch.

All items are despatched securely with ample reinforcement (It is my prime interest to make sure that the items arrive in the same condition that they left me!!!!

I offer a postage discount for multiple purchases!!!,, but i do insist that the buyer pay for the items as they are won! I can not any longer allow winning bidders to run up a large bill and then not pay! I do not have a problem with holding the goods to be despatched untill they are ready (at the buyers request), for multiple items purchased!!!!!

PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER RARE 1ST UK PRESSINGS LISTED NOW!!!! (click the link bellow)

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