BEATLES Sgt.Pepper's U.K. 1st Press MONO "FOURTH PROOF" Cover allover EXCELLENT

	£		380
	$		454

 

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The Beatles
»Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band«
FOURTH PROOF ~ AR D 1321
(detailed pictures on bottom of every listing)

U.K. 1969 ~ 1st Press ~ MONO
Yellow/Black Parlophone ~ PMC 7027
"Fourth Proof" Cover WITH "AR D 1321" (!)
COMPLETE /w original Red/White "Psychodelic" Inner Sleeve & CUT-OUT
EXCELLENT Condition ~ EXCELLENT Audio

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Record Details   Origin    United Kingdom Release Type   Original Release Format   Album, 12",
laminated GateFold Label   Y/B Parlophone Catalog No   PMC 7027 Pressing   1st THIS Copy issued   May 1967 Sound Mix   mono  Overall Grading   EX  (please see Details) Matrix Side A   XEX 637-1 Matrix Side B   XEX 638-1 Stamper Side A   (3/9 o'c) RAR 3 Stamper Side B   (3/9 o'c) RPO 2 beabay CID ORPEPMUK6001 (PICS 73)   Overview Pressings   1st WW   U.K., May 26, 1967, PMC 7027, Y/B Parlophone 2nd   Spring 1968, PMC 7027, Y/B Parlophone (plain white inner sleeve) 3rd   August'69 thru Mid November'69, PMC 7027, Y/B Parlophone 4th   November 22, 1969 thru fall 1970, PMC 7027, S/B one-boxed Parlophone (MIS-PRESS)   Late 1969, PMC 7027, S/B one-boxed Parlophone
(indicates "mono" but plays "stereo") 5th   June'81 thru August'82, PMC 7027, Y/B Parlophone (MIS-PRESS)   PROBABLY early 1980s, PMC 7027, Y/B Parlophone
(mono XEX matrix on Side A, stereo YEX matrix on Side B) 6th   September 09, 2009, PMC 7027, EMI/Parlophone
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  On offer here, a Sgt. Pepper's MONO U.K. First Press in an EXCELLENT Condition. You're about to obtain a mega rare earliest pressing that, by mistake of Garrod & Lofthouse, still sits in a "Fourth Proof"-cover, along with the type-set- and draft-ID number stamp AR D 1321.

For those among you who aren't familiar with the background, this very, very rare unique cover, commonly referred to as the “Fourth Proof”, represents the earliest possible pressing of Sgt. Pepper's cover. It's the final version of several "prototypes", which were all subject to approval of design by the Fabs themselves to making sure that everything looks "ready for production". It was certainly not supposed to be released as "unchanged testing cover". It is characterized by inverted wording “Fourth Proof” on upper right corner of the gate-fold's inside, commonly right above Gerorge's head - very rarely on the utmost right, like on this cover.
Moreover, only a few of these had “AR D 1321" (which is because wording "Fourth Proof" went to the right instead of being printed right above George's head).
Hence this is a rare version of a rare cover.

Comes on shiny vinyl, having the K.T. Tax Stamp on B-Label. Record is made of thick vinyl of 150 grams and sits in its original "psychodelic" inner sleeve (with "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" and "PATENTS APPLIED FOR"). The "package" is complemented by the dark green CUT-OUT, which is of course "Printed in England"...

As a serious collector, you must not miss out - the chance of obtaining this rare version of a rare earliest pressing "Fourth Proof" cover may not come across "too often""...

With pressing and release dates mentioned on the upper right, we do away with a strange "myth", namely the (whyever) wide-spread opinion of "1st of June" as being "THE Sgt. Pepper Date". Even decades later, many collectors around the world still "celebrated" that "magical" (still misleading) day. One may guess this is because it was once supposed to become the official release date. However, after British state television BBC had broadcasted the Fab's "Making-Of tapes" on May 12, 1967, already, they decided to hit the market earlier...

To underline, we provide the other major (national first press) release dates right here (in the order of their respective publication):

• Germany, May 30, 1967, Red/White/Gold Odeon SMO 81 045 (EXPORT, stereo only)
• Germany, May 30, 1967, Red/White/Gold Odeon HoerZu SHZE 401 (Domestic, stereo only)
• U.S., June 02, 1967, Capitol Rainbow MAS 2653 -mono-, SMAS 2653 -stereo-
• Japan, July 05, 1967, Black/Silver Odeon OP-8163 (stereo only)

Conclusion for this copy:

• PMC 7027 MONO 1st Press
• "THE GRAMOPHONE CO..."
• "SOLD IN U.K...
• K.T. tax stamp on B-Label
• -1 / -1 Matricies
• "Fourth Proof" cover with typeset/draft-ID "AR D 1321"
• original psychodelic inner sleeve
• dark green CUT-OUT "Printed In England"

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Please see grading details for a more elaborate description of the record's condition.

IMPORTANT NOTE for GERMAN BIDDERS: Please constact us before bidding, for otherwise we will remove your bid without prior notice. This is in view of constantly recurring problems, often caused by language. It's NOT an offense. Collectors want harmony and consensus, not trouble.    Record Grading
    Visual Grading   Cover Front EX- Cover Back EX- Cover Inside EX Inner Sleeve   EX
original "psychodelic" CUT-OUT   EX
original "Printed In England" Label Side A EX Label Side B EX Vinyl Side A EX- Vinyl Side B EX   Audio Grading   Side A EX+ Side B EX+   We use superb vinyl equipment with its heart being an Ortofon real-diamond system and gold plated contacts all around.
If available, audible checks were performed with an ORTOFON Pro-Ject Audio system connected to a DENON PMA 520-AE amplifier, using a Sennheiser 350 headset.     Remarks   As for the Cover and related issues, please refer to pictures provided right after. Spine is perfectly readable, here and there lill peeled-off.
The fully laminated cover is completely glossy, made of strong cardboard. Absolutely clean insertion slot, no cuts, nothing. Scuffed edges.
Both labels are absolutely clean. No writings, stains, tears, or spots. Some spindle hole wear.
Vinyl is shiny, both sides. Hairlines only

Regarding audio, plays perfectly thru, no jumps, or skips, coming with an almost bettermost audio quality.

• top notch, clear & strong MONO sound
• very few bg noise only, mostly between tracks
• Side A: More noise at She's Leaving Home
• Side B: More noise at A Day In The Life

Please keep in mind that an opinion is bound to be subjective. Refer to pictures, provided extensively.
For a short explanation of applied grading, please see remarks on every listing's bottom of page.   back to TOP  

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(PLEASE NOTE that pictured record is an EXAMPLE only. It is NOT the item up for auction. Thank you.)     Pictures (all pictures taken using our NIKON D3200 24 MP prior to auction)   back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP back to TOP     More rare Collectibles ~ already on auction, or soon to come (all records 2nd, 3rd, or 4th/whatever copies from our own collection)   France, 1st, OSX 231, Horse-Cover U.K., ULTRA-RARE 2nd EXPORT, S/B one-boxed, PCS 7067/68 Germany, 1st, Dark Red HoerZu, NEAR MINT Germany, 1st, R/W/G Odeon ZTOX 5550, Sold to Allied Forces only Germany, 1st, Green Odeon OPX 82 U.K, 1st, PMC 7027, FOURTH PROOF/ AR D 1321 , Excellent/PLUS Germany, ULTRA RARE SMO Blue Odeon SOLDSOLDSOLD SOLD    

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