BEATLES"SGT.PEPPER"MONO 1ST PRESS-100% COMPLETE+INNER+CUTOUT+WIDE SPINE COVER
  £   218
  $   289

 


£ 218 Sold For
Jul 31, 2012 Sold Date
Jul 21, 2012 Start Date
£   40 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

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 CONDITION AND 100% COMPLETE WITH THE SHORT LIVED EARLIEST WIDE SPINE COVER THAT WAS QUICKLY CHANGED WHEN THE RECORD COMPANY REALISED THAT HUGE STACKS OF THE LP WOULD BECOME UNEVEN AND AWKWARD TO STORE- PLEASE SEE PHOTO #3 FOR THE SPINE AND COMPARE WITH OTHER COVERS-SO HARD TO FIND!

100% COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY WITH THE"PATENTS APPLIED FOR"RED/WHITE FLAMES DESIGN INNER SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL CUTOUT 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.

 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 TWO LABEL.

PMC 7027 WITH THE FOLLOWING MATRIXES:

SIDE ONE:XEX 637-1 at 6"0"CLOCK. AA at 3"0"CLOCK and "3" at 10"0"CLOCK.

SIDE TWO:XEX 638-1 at 6"0"CLOCK. AA at 3"0"CLOCK and 3 5 at 10"0"CLOCK.

HARDLY ANY COPIES HAVE SURVIVED LIKE THIS FANTASTIC EXAMPLE!

STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST A FEW FAINT HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS,THE COVER REMOVAL TYPE IN VERY STRONG LIGHT BUT IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS COPY HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!

MOST MONO COPIES THAT WERE SOLD 45 YEARS AGO IN 1967 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT,SO OFTEN 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 SPINDLE WEAR!

A COPY THAT HAS HARDLY BEEN USED, OBVIOUSLY CHERISHED AND WELL CARED FOR BY ONE OWNER SINCE 1967! PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT,INSIDE AND BACK OF THE COVER,THE CUT OUT,THE RED INNER+BOTH LABELS AND THE WIDE SPINE-NOTHING TO HIDE!

NOTE THE YELLOW BRIGHTNESS INSIDE-NORMALLY GRUBBY AND DIRTY-THIS ONE HAS A WONDERFUL GLEAM! THERE ARE A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS,STAINS,FEATHERING,REPAIRS ETC! BRILLIANT! PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.

THE RED/WHITE INNER HAS A FEW TINY CREASES AND SOME SLIGHT STAINING BUT NO RIPS,SPLITS OR WRITING-THE CUT OUT IS SUPERB-NO CREASES,WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.

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!

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES TO THE STEREO VERSION AND MOST SERIOUS BEATLES COLLECTORS WILL WANT TO OWN BOTH!

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 14,000 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 BEATLES AND OTHER 1960s AND 1970s LPs FROM ME ENDING AT AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN MINUTES AND HOURS OF THIS EXCITING ITEM ENDING!

 

 

 

 

 




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