The Beatles-Sgt. Pepper-1967 US LP-ABSOLUTE 1st Pressing-STEREO-FACTORY SEALED

$

1,600

The Beatles -

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 (Capitol SMAS 2653)  

Here's your chance to own the ULTIMATE copy of (in our humble opinion) the GREATEST album of the modern music era!

Let us explain...

This copy of Sgt. Pepper is an ORIGINAL U.S. stereo copy.

It is STILL FACTORY SEALED!

This copy features the FIRST cover variation (CAP 2653.SC1 if you're familiar with the Bruce Spizer guides to The Beatles U.S. releases). 

The first cover printings neglected to give credit to NEMS, which was the Brian Epstein-owned management company. The first cover ALSO didn't give credit to MACLEN Music, Inc., the U.S. publishing company for McCartney/Lennon music. This was rectified very quickly, with three subsequent cover variations. It's only the VERY FIRST covers that were printed WITHOUT these credits!

Now, for condition...this copy is absolutely STUNNING!

There's NO visible bends, creases, tears, wear, fading, cuts, holes or ANY damage to the cover. 

Corners are crisp!

The spine and seams are beautiful!

It looks like it did when it was made in 1967!

The ONLY thing we found were two TINY red specs/spots on the cover slick, over the heads of Simon Rodia and Bob Dylan. They were probably from the printing of the slick. Although a TINY flaw, we needed to mention it. Check the photos.

We can find three "breather holes" in the shrink, which is factory correct for the original shrink wrap.

This LP came from a collection of (about) a dozen new old stock LP's in the mid-west, dating 1967-1969 that someone was sitting on for 50+ years This album was the STAR of the collection! 

Over the past 30+ years, we've owned, handled and sold many original sealed Beatles albums, including a few "Peppers." This is the NICEST example of one we've EVER come in contact with!

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Please note: unless otherwise stated, our products are VISUALLY graded. With thousands of items available we just don't have the time or staff to play grade everything. We grade VERY conservatively, which makes for thousands of happy customers all around the globe! All flaws worth noting to potential buyers (scratches, MINOR warps, cut out holes, saw marks, split cover seams, writing, etc.) WILL be listed in the item descriptions.
Still Sealed: When the item is still wrapped and unopened from the time it was originally manufactured. We do our best to ensure the items are not re-sealed before we acquire them for sale.
Mint: We NEVER grade any item "MINT"! Even brand new and untouched items, no matter how perfect they appear at first glance will have flaws. The flaws may be insignificant to most people, but a truly MINT item is absolutely perfect. This grade is THE MOST OVERUSED of all, primarily by sellers without much experience. If you see the word "MINT" used often, beware!
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Near Mint Minus (NM-): An item that has VERY little (if any) use. The item looks NEARLY new. Vinyl may have LIGHT paper scuffing (light surface discoloration visible under the light caused by either contact with the paper inner sleeve or sometimes a minor pressing flaw; SCUFFS DON'T AFFECT PLAY). Covers may have a minor flaw such as a small wear spot or mark, but look otherwise NM. Usually these small imperfections will not bother anyone but the most discerning collector.
VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++): Also known as Excellent Plus (EX+): An item with a more noticeable flaw, such as a scuff line on vinyl (a LIGHT surface mark that can be seen, but NEVER heard) or MINOR ring wear on the cover. Again, flaws that are minor and perfectly acceptable to most collectors.
VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): Also known as Excellent (EX): Items that have been played, but cared for. Vinyl may have multiple scuffs or some LIGHT scratches that cannot be felt by lightly brushing with the fingernail. Vinyl should still play fine, usually with no noise. Covers may have light ring wear or edge wear. They may have minor writing or creasing. Still, flaws should not stop the collector from enjoying the item.   VERY GOOD (VG): Items show wear. Records may have light scratches. They should PLAY THROUGH with NO skips or repeats, but MAY have some popping, ticking or background noise. Covers may have heavy ring wear,  light staining, writing,etc., but will still be intact. VG records are good filler copies for collectors to fill a gap, or good copies for the less discerning record buyers. VG records are NOT trashed COPIES!
VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-): These items usually look rough. The only items we list in this condition are rare titles that someone may want to own, regardless of condition.
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