SEALED BEATLES UK Parlophone ANALOG LP Sgt.Pepper’s

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198

 

 

  The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

       

  This is a Factory Sealed EMI Parlophone British Import ANALOG LP pressed in the late '70s. While we obviously can't make any claims about the sonic quality of this one, we have heard British copies like this that sound AMAZING! We were tempted to crack this one open and drop the needle on it but we thought we would leave that fun to you! Once you get this one home all that's left to do is to get it on your table and see just how much of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper Magic is really in the grooves. The cover is in excellent condition with no splits or tears, although all four corners are VERY lightly crushed.


Our previous Hot Stamper commentary can be seen below. Obviously we can't guarantee that this copy will sound as good as one of our pricey Hot Stampers, but you never know!

Previous Hot Stamper Commentary

Drumroll please... FREAKISHLY GOOD SOUND ON BOTH QUIET SIDES! This White Hot Sgt. Pepper's is absolutely stunning with huge amounts of LIFE, ENERGY, PRESENCE, and IMMEDIACY! The huge soundfield will fill up your living room -- and then some!

Side One is a TUBEY MAGICAL MONSTER! We rate the first two tracks an A++ because the bass is a bit more bloated than we would like. But in true champion form, the bass tightens up during "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" to earn its THIRD PLUS and to show the world what tonal balance sounds like. The top end is silky and delicate with lots of extension. The vocals here are virtually strain free, which is a miraculous feat for any Beatles album. Unless you happen to be Sir George Martin, we guarantee you have never heard Sgt. Pepper's sound so good. After the bass tightens up, you'll be treated to some serious MASTER TAPE SOUND!

Side Two is a heavyweight in its own respect. The voices sound excellent with lots of texture and ambience, really conveying the boys' performances in the studio. The clarinet on When I'm 64 sounds OUT OF THIS WORLD! There's lots of texture to the various instruments, particularly the strings, and the piano has nice weight to it. There's lots of deep, well-defined bass, and the transparency is breathtaking. We rate side two an A++ -- it doesn't get much better than that!

The Greatest Rock Record Ever Made

I have the CD for Sgt. Pepper in my car, and having played it dozens of times during the last year I am more and more impressed by it. A more original group of songs simply cannot be found. Each is brilliant and unique. I never really appreciated this album, but repeated playings have shown me the error of my ways. There's a reason it regularly gets voted the greatest rock album of all time. AMG Rave Review

With Revolver, the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. Sgt. Pepper, in many ways, refines that breakthrough, as the Beatles consciously synthesized such disparate influences as psychedelia, art-song, classical music, rock & roll, and music hall, often in the course of one song. Not once does the diversity seem forced — the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian 'When I'm 64' seems like a logical extension of 'Within You Without You' and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of 'Lovely Rita.' It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. Wikipedia Commentary and Background

In this exhaustive Wikipedia entry for Sgt. Pepper, the subjects covered are wide-ranging, fascinating and go on for days. If you have a half-hour to kill and love The Beatles, I can't imagine a better way to spend it.
TRACK LISTING Side One

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Fixing a Hole
She’s Leaving Home
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite

Side Two

Within You, Without You
When I’m Sixty-Four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning, Good Morning
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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This is a factory sealed record, long out of print. This record cannot be guaranteed against defects of any kind once opened. This item is only sold "as is".

 

 

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