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

	£		46
	$		61

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

PMC 7027 – original black and yellow Parlophone labels.

A UK issue 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, 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’, ‘AR’ and ‘D 13217’ printed upside down, found on the top right flipback on the inner gatefold of the sleeve. The story of this is that the old style of ‘visual’ flipbacks were on the way out and the sleeve for the latest Beatles LP, Sgt Pepper was to feature the new ‘hidden inner’ flipback design, (but this never happened) it was therefore 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 flipback Pepper mono sleeves that have the text, ‘Patents Pending’. The sleeve normally just states ‘Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd’ (G&L). By the time of the official UK launch of Sgt Pepper in June 1967, G&L had got their ‘Patents’ confirmed and this text ‘Patents Pending’ was removed from the rear of the sleeve,

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

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

2. the ‘mothers’ engraved onto the ‘run off’ groove on side two of the record are very unusual as they appear to show the number ‘eight’ repeatedly stamped over each other !, see photos !

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: is in very good condition, the sleeve is fully laminated. The spine is in very good condition, it is strong, solid and complete and has remained a clean white in colour for its age. There is some light ‘scuffing’ to the spines laminate so not all of the text on the spine is readable. When the gatefold sleeve is opened the original exposed top two flipbacks can be seen. There are NO splits, tears, pen writing, stickers or sticker residue on the sleeve.

THE CARD INSERT: the green cardboard cut - out insert is NOT present.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in very good+ condition and is the original wavy pattern red and white sleeve. The two opening edges are very clean for their age. It is unusual that the inner sleeve appears to be made of a ‘thicker’ grade of paper !. Theres NO pen writing, tears, splits, stickers or sticker residue on the inner sleeve. There is a slight ‘water’ mark to the middle, bottom edge on each side.

THE RECORD: side one is in fair to good condition, side two is in good condition. The record is made from the period 1960s, ‘thick, heavy’ vinyl.

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

The mother / stampers are: ‘ 6 R H M’ and ‘ ? - it looks like the number ‘8’ has been officially stamped over each other !, and ‘R G P’,

THE AUDIO: I have not played this record. The record is free from any signs of ‘dishing’ or ‘warping’.

THE LABELS: are in very good++ condition. There are the letters ‘K T’ embossed around the spindle hole on side two. The labels are free from any pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

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