BEATLES Sgt Pepper LP 1967 MONO 1st Press PROOF COVER

	£		280
	$		371

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called 'Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band' and is a 1967 MONO UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label!!!!  THIS LP IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND AND INCREDIBLY SOUGHT AFTER!!!!  HOWEVER THIS LP IS EXTRA SPECIAL AS IT HAS ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES COVER VARIATIONS EVER!!!!  THIS LP HAS AN ULTRA RARE 'FOURTH PROOF' COVER!!!!  THE FIRST 3 'PROOFS' OF THIS COVER WERE NEVER USED IN FINAL PRODUCTION AND THE 'FOURTH PROOF' WAS THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS LPS COVER.  HOWEVER A VERY VERY FEW OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVERS HAD 'FOURTH PROOF' & A CATALOGUE/PRINTERS NUMBER ON THE INSIDE TOP RIGHT FLIPBACK!!!!  NATURALLY THIS PRINT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE COVER AND WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED.  TODAY IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ONE OF THESE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVERS WITH 'FOURTH PROOF' TEXT AND IS ONE OF THE RAREST BEATLES COVER VARIATIONS EVER!!!!  WHAT ALSO SHOWS THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' COVERS EVER MADE FOR THIS LP IS THAT THIS LP HAS THE VERY RARE 'PATENTS PENDING' TEXT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE REVERSE OF THE COVER - AND AGAIN MOST COVERS DO NOT HAVE THIS TEXT!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE WITH THIS AMAZING COVER VARIATION!!!!   NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL SUPERB CONDITIONED UNSPLIT RED/WHITE INNER, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DARKER' GREEN INSERT!!!!  THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH THIS SERIOUSLY RARE COVER VARIATION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!! This is the ORIGINAL MONO UK 1st pressing from 1967 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone Label, 'Sold in the UK' text, 'Gramophone Company' edge text, ULTRA RARE 1st Press 'Fourth Proof' Garrod & Lofthouse MONO Gatefold Flipback Laminated 'Patents Pending' Cover, 1st Press Red/White 'Patents Applied For' inner sleeve and 1st Press 'Darker' Green insert!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are XEX 637-1 & XEX 638-1. The Cat. No is PMC 7027 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label (see picture) and is a MONO 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Beatles at their best!!!! Any fan of The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 1 hairline, only 3 or 4 light scufflines, and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with only a VERY few light clicks/pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background sound in a VERY few places!!!!  There is NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL Red/White inner which is in STUNNING 'unsplit' condition, with NO rips, NO tears and barely ANY yellowing AT ALL!!!! The ORIGINAL 1st press 'darker' colour 'cut-out' insert is in AWESOME uncreased condition and has clearly NEVER been removed from the cover!!!! The ULTRA RARE 'Fourth Proof' 1st Press Gatefold Flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' MONO Laminated 'Patents Pending' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear (PERFECTLY flat and straight edges), NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear, shiny laminate, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking) and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition wh NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, and an AWESOME inside spine (NO laminate lifting, NO laminate splitting)!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH THIS AMAZING COVER VARIATION, AND IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THESE AGAIN - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this RARE Beatles LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL ULTRA RARE 'FOURTH PROOF' 1967 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "SGT PEPPER" BY THE BEATLES, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: