BEATLES UK - Sgt Pepper ‘Fourth Proof’ sleeve, original 1967 UK mono LP.

	£		135
	$		179

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BEATLES UK - Sgt Pepper ‘Fourth Proof’ sleeve, original 1967 UK mono LP.

PMC 7027 – original first issue 1967 UK black and yellow Parlophone labels.

A UK first issue album from 1967 in original condition, featuring:

1. this unique variant of this album features what was a pre production sleeve. The first three ‘Proof’ sleeves never saw the light of day, but these ‘Fourth Proof’ sleeves were passed around at EMI for final agreement. Never meant to be released, but a small number of these sleeves did find their way into the shops. As these were ‘Proof’ sleeves they should NEVER have left the printers.

There are a number of unique features to these ‘Proof’ sleeves when compared to the final sleeves that went onto official production:

a. the printed text of, ‘Fourth Proof’ and ‘A R D 13217’, printed upside down, found on the top right ‘flip back’ on the inner gate fold of the sleeve. The story behind this was that the ‘old’ style of ‘visual’ flip backs were on the way out and the sleeve for the latest Beatles LP, ‘Sgt Pepper’ was to feature the new ‘hidden inner’ flip back design, (but this never happened), so it was thought that the above text would NOT be seen. Apparently the ‘A R’ stands for the designers initials and the ‘D 13217’ is the internal catalogue number for the printers of the sleeve, ‘Garrod and Lofthouse’,

b. the rear of the sleeve features the text ‘Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd Patents Pending’, it is only the ‘Fourth Proof’ sleeves and a very small number of very early Pepper mono ‘flip back’ sleeves that have the text, ‘Patents Pending’. By the time of the official UK launch of Sgt Pepper in June 1967, Garrod & Lofthouse had got the ‘Patents’ confirmed and the text ‘Patents Pending’ was removed from the rear of the sleeve,

c. the colour of Georges jacket appears to be more of a pink colour, instead of red, as on the regular sleeves,

d. the colour of Johns jacket appears to be more of a yellow colour, instead of green, as on the regular sleeves,

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: is in near excellent condition, the sleeve is fully laminated. This laminate has remained very glossy. An original 1967 UK mono, gate fold ‘flip back’ sleeve. The four opening edges of the sleeve have remained clean for their age. The spine is in very good++ condition, the spine is clean and solid, it has some light rubbing wear to the laminate here and there and some rubbing to the centre of the spine, but ‘most’ of the text on the spine is readable. When the gate fold sleeve is opened the original exposed top two ‘flip backs’ can be seen. Inside the gate fold sleeve it has remained very clean and glossy. There are NO tears, stains, pen writing, splits, stickers or sticker residue on the sleeve.

THE CARD INSERT: is in near MINT condition and is the original ‘DARK’ green cardboard cut-out insert. There are NO tears, pen writing, stains, stickers or sticker residue on the insert.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in very good++ condition and is the original ‘wavy’ pattern red and white inner sleeve. A clean and well preserved inner sleeve for its age. Theres NO pen writing, splits, stains, stickers or sticker residue on the inner sleeve. There is a 5mm tear to the front opening edge and some small ‘nicks’ to the rear opening edge.

THE RECORD: is in near excellent condition. It is made from the original period 1960s, ‘thick’, heavy vinyl. It has remained dark and glossy.

The matrix are: XEX 637 - 1 and XEX 638 - 1,

The mother/stampers are: ‘3 7 AOG’ and ‘7 AMD ’,

THE AUDIO: is very good++, it plays with some light ‘ticks’ heard here and there, but in general it plays with relatively quiet grooves. The record plays with a loud, full period mono sound. The record lays flat on the turntable.

THE LABELS: are in near excellent condition. The letters ‘KT’ are embossed around the spindle hole on side one. The labels are free from any pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE OFFICIAL GRADING SYSTEM FROM THE RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE.

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PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION. I RESERVE THE RIGHT THAT IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED AFTER ONE WEEK OF THE END OF AN AUCTION THE ITEM WILL BE OFFERED TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER, OR THE ITEM WILL BE RE LISTED.

POSTAGE AND PACKING.

ALL RECORDS POSTED TO A UK ADDRESS WILL BE SENT 1ST CLASS POST.

PACKING - ALL RECORDS ARE POSTED WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS FOR PROTECTION. BEFORE POSTING, THE RECORD IS REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, THE RECORD IS THEN PUT INTO A SECOND PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO MINIMISE ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE RECORD / SLEEVES ARE THEN PUT INTO A NEW PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR FURTHER PROTECTION.

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