Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP WIDESPINE MONO 1L/1A NMINT-

	£		368
	$		488

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER

1ST PRESS MONO WITH THE RARE WIDESPINE SLEEVE

NEAR MINT MINUS  REPRODUCTION

ONE OF THE EARLIEST OFF THE PRESSES

1 L / 1 A MOTHERS AND STAMPERS

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 7027
• MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 L / 1 A
• REALLY EARLY FIRST PRESS
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE LABEL
• K.T TAX CODE

A REAL RARITY TO FIND A WIDESPINE MONO PRESS WITH ONE OF THE EARLIEST MOTHERS AND STAMPERS I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS ON THIS ALBUM, WHEN YOU CONSIDER HOW MANY WERE PRESSED TO FIND A COPY WHERE THE SIDES WERE BOTH PRESSED FROM THE FIRST MOTHER, AND THEN THE THIRD AND EIGTH STAMPERS IS INCREDIBLY RARE INDEED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. I CAN ONLY SEE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW CAREFULLY THIS ALBUM WAS HANDLED WHEN PLAYING IT

THE VINYL

ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT EMI VINYL THAT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. THE LP GLEAMS LIKE BRAND NEW AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF SHEEN LOST WHATSOEVER.

ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE FINE AND WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY ALBUMS, AS I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION

WHAT I HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS IS THAT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF BEATLES ALBUMS WERE PLAYED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS EITHER WORN OR TOO HEAVY RESULTING IN DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, USUALLY WHEN I AM LISTENING TO THEM THERE IS AN IRRITATING NOISE COMING FROM ONE SPEAKER ONLY WHERE THE STYLUS HAS WORN ONE SIDE OF THE GROOVE. WELL THIS ONE HAS NO SUCH PROBLEM AND PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO DOUNT THAT A MONO PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM IS NOTHING SHORT OF SUPERB!! PRESSED LOUDLY EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

THE ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ISSUES WHATSOEVER. A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN RECORDING THAT PLAYS WITHOUT SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE HEARD DURING THE QUIETER MOMENTS, AND OTHER THAN THIS A FEW LITTLE DUST POPS AND RANDOM TINY TICS HERE AND THERE, BUT NO LOUD CLICKS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT MINUS

 DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF!!

THE SLEEVE

THE RARER WIDESPINE VARIANT OF THIS CLASSIC GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE COVER

FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES, AND NO BENDS ETC.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MRROR AND HAS NO BLEMISHES TO IT AT ALL. THERE ISN'T EVEN ONE OF THOSE THUMB LINES YOU GET NEAR THE OPENING EDGE WHERE PRESSEURE HAS BEEN PLACED ON IT WHILST REMOVING THE VINYL

INCREDIBLY THERE IS JUST ONE ALMOST INVISIBLE  LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A ONE HAIRLINE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE  TO THE RIGHT OF MIDDLE.

ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SQUARE AND SHARP

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

THE SPINE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS THE RARE WIDESPINE ISSUE. IT IS HUGE BY COMPARISON TO THE STOCK SLEEVE.IT IS IN SUPERB UNSQUASHED AND TOTALLY FLAT CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE CRACK TO THE LAMINATE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM TIP OF THE SPINE. IT'S NOTHING REALLY BUT MUST BE MENTIONED

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP WITH NO THUMB NAIL NICKS ANYWHERE ALONG THE EDGES SHOWING JUST WHY THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THE GATEFOLD WILL OPEN AND LIE FLAT UNLESS FORCED. THESE WIDESPINE ISSUE ARE MOSTLY LIKE THIS UNLESS THEY HAVE HAD PRESSURE EXERTED, AND THEN THE LAMINATE CRACKS ON THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HERE CORRECTLY DECODED AGAINST THIS, AND THEREFORE THE INNER PANELS ARE ABSOLUTELY MINT

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS INCREDIBLE AS THE FRONT. THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND THERE ARE NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF LAMINATE FLAKE ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP.

THE CUT OUT SHEET IS MINT AND LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE RED AND WHITE 'FOOLS INNER' IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. ONE CORNER HAS A CREASE LINE ACROSS IT, AND THERE ARE 3 TINY LIGHT BROWN DOTS ON PART OF THE WHITE AREA

OH ONE FINAL THING THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE AT ALL ON THIS PRECIOUS SLEEVE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!  IT REALLY IS THAT FANTASTIC

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY