The Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP 1st Press **MONO** Widespine Sleeve NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		216
	$		286

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT WIDESPINE SLEEVE

UK 1ST PRESS MONO

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 7027

• MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1

• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AH / 3 AT 

• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

• 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE LABEL

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UN-RUBBED . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. THERE ARE 5-6 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING VERY LIMITED PLAY IN 52 YEARS

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS PRISTINE IN DAYLIGHT, WHERE IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS.WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS A PATTERN OF EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES ON THE VINYL WHICH HAS NO IMPACT ON THE AUDIO. IN ADDITION SOME TINY WISPY SURFACE HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 RECORD FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO 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 TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO DOUBT 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  ISSUES WHATSOEVER. A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN RECORDING THAT PLAYS WITHOUT LOUD CLICKS, AND ANY NOISY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER 

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO DUST POPS, JUST A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH

I HEARD JUST A COUPLE SPLIT SECONDS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH . AND A  LITTLE DURING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN,BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, PLEASE PLAY THE RECORDING AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF.

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO A VERY STRONG NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. 

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SPOTS OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNERS

USUALLY YOU WILL MANY LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE ARE JUST SIX BY THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR TINY ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ACROSS BOTH SURFACES. ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING A TINY NICK NEAR THE REAR LEFT CORNER

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE.PLUS ITS THE RARER WIDESPIN.,  THE LAMINATE IS JUST PRISTINE. SMOOTH ALL THE WAY ALONG THE SURFACE. THEN TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNBLEMISHED, THE LEADING EDGES ARE ALSO MINT.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , WITH A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST SPECKS OF BURRING

OPENING THE GATEFOLD, OR SHOULD I SAY HALF OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. IF YOU STUDY THE PICTURE I HAVE PLACED HERE OF THE OPEN GATEFOLD YOU WILL SEE THAT IT WILL NOT OPEN OUT FULLY AND LAY FLAT. THIS IS THE REASON WHY THE SPINE IS SO IMMACULATE. THE NON OPENING OF THE GATEFOLD WAS COMMON TO ALL COPIES, AND MOST OWNERS JUST FORCED IT FLAT, WHICH CRACKED THE LAMINATE OF THE SPINE IN MOST CASES, BUT HERE IS ONE IN TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND PRISTINE CONDITION. IT ALSO HAS THE SGT PEPPER CREAK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT. THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF  RING WEAR, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. THERE ARE 4 SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, AND THREE THUMB LINES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SURFACE

THE RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS JIN NICE CONDITION AS WELL. FLAT, CLEAN, NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE.. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. THE ORIGINAL OVER DID WRITE THE RECORD TITLE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON ONE SIDE

THE CUT OUT SHEET IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, HAVING NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE COVER MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY