THE BEATLES"SGT.PEPPER"1967 MONO 1ST PRESS+RED/WHITE INNER+CUTOUT-100% COMPLETE
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ATTENTION BEATLES,CONDITION UPGRADERS,1960s ALBUM AND CLASSIC ROCK COLLECTORS!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST MONO 1967 EDITION OF THE ESSENTIAL BEATLES MASTERPIECE ALBUM: "SGT.PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND".
RARELY SEEN IN THIS AMAZING EXCELLENT+++++/BORDERLINE NEAR MINT CONDITION-TAKEN DOWN TO AN OVERALL GRADING OF EXCELLENT++++ DUE TO SOME VERY MINOR FAULTS TO THE CUT OUT AND COVER BUT THAT IS MINIMAL(SEE BELOW).
100% COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY WITH THE"PATENTS APPLIED FOR"RED/WHITE FLAMES DESIGN INNER SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL CUT OUT THAT HAS CLEARLY REMAINED INSIDE THE COVER FOR MOST OF THE LAST 45 YEARS.
THE DISC ITSELF HAS GLEAMING SURFACES AND A CLARITY AND WARMTH RARELY HEARD ON ORIGINAL 1967 MONO PRESSINGS.
BARELY ANY CRACKLE,EVEN AT THE QUIET FADE OUTS SUCH AS"A DAY IN THE LIFE" AND IN BETWEEN TRACKS USUALLY SPOILT BY CLICKS,SWISHES AND GENERAL NOISE.
JUST THE VERY SLIGHTEST CRACKLE AT THE QUIET FADE IN AT THE START OF EACH SIDE BUT THAT IS BEING MEGA-STRICT!
IT'S THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE UK MONO 1967 EDITION ON THE EMI THICK PRESSED PARLOPHONE YELLOW/BLACK LABELS WITH THE SOLD IN THE UK TEXT+THE RAISED PRINT K T TAX CODE ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL.
PMC 7027 WITH THE FOLLOWING MATRIXES:
SIDE ONE:XEX 637-1+R A L at 1"0"CLOCK+2 at 7"0"CLOCK.
SIDE TWO:XEX 638-1+G L O at 2"0"CLOCK+8 and two other figures crossed out at 9"0"CLOCK.
HARDLY ANY COPIES HAVE SURVIVED LIKE THIS FANTASTIC EXAMPLE!
STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT++++ CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES-NO MARKS OR SCUFFS. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS COPY HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND A SHEEN TO THE GROOVES WHICH IS TRULY WONDERFUL!
MOST MONO COPIES THAT WERE SOLD 45 YEARS AGO IN 1967 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT,SOMETIMES TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL WITH THAT "JUST PRESSED"LOOK! NO NASTY DISTORTION AS PRESENT ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE! NO CLICKS,NO JUMPS,NO STICKS! CLEAN LABELS-ONLY VERY SLIGHT AND MINIMAL SPINDLE WEAR!
A COPY THAT HAS HARDLY BEEN USED, OBVIOUSLY CHERISHED AND WELL CARED FOR BY ONE OWNER SINCE 1967! PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT,INSIDE AND BACK OF THE COVER,THE CUT OUT,BOTH SIDES OF THE RED INNER+BOTH LABELS-NOTHING TO HIDE!
NOTE THE YELLOW BRIGHTNESS INSIDE-NORMALLY GRUBBY AND DIRTY-THIS ONE HAS A WONDERFUL GLEAM! THERE ARE A FEW MOSTLY TINY EDGE CREASES AND A VERY FAINT NAME IN PEN INSIDE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER BUT NO RIPS,STAINS,FEATHERING,REPAIRS ETC! PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.
THE RED/WHITE INNER HAS A FEW TINY CREASES BUT NO STAINING,TEARS,WRITING OR REPAIRS-THE CUT OUT IS SUPERB WITH NO WRITING,RIPS OR STAINING. JUST THE TINY PINHOLES IN ONE CORNER FROM ONE REMOVED STAPLE.
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED AN EMI RECORDS INNER SLEEVE ADVERTISING SGT.PEPPER,THE FIRST PINK FLOYD LP AND OTHER LPs OF 1967 VINTAGE!
ONE OF THE BEST 1ST EDITION MONO COPIES I HAVE FOUND IN 25 YEARS AS A DEALER SPECIALISING IN 1960s RECORDS!
NO HORRIBLE SMOKE OR DAMP SMELL AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH SUCH OLD LPs!
THIS LP ITSELF IS STRICTLY GRADED IN EXCELLENT++++ CONDITION AND COULD BE YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE RAREST AND BEST ORIGINAL BEATLES MONO LPs!MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!
THIS IS A LOVELY FLAT,THICK PRESSING!
THIS 1ST ISSUE FROM 1967 HAS FAR MORE BASS AND MUCH THICKER VINYL AS WELL AS A MUCH THICKER COVER THAN LATER 1970s and 1980s REISSUES WHICH HAD WAFER THIN VINYL!
GREAT VOCALS AND GUITARWORK WITH WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!
GREAT INVESTMENT!!!
TOTALLY FLAT VINYL! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!
READ ON CAREFULLY FOR ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS GEM!!
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.
CHECKOUT MY REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF JUST £40!!
YOU MIGHT FIND CHEAPER COPIES BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE!
YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!
SUPERB MONO SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!
The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .
I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!
OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.
Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 15,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
SOME MEGA RARE STUFF ALONGSIDE CHEAPO BARGAINS!!
WHY NOT BUILD UP YOUR COLLECTION IN 2012 WITH ROCKING ERIC? BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!
BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!
THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!
NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!
MORE ESSENTIAL AND RARE ORIGINAL 1960s AND 1970s LPs FROM ME ENDING AT AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN MINUTES AND HOURS OF THIS EXCITING ITEM ENDING!
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