THE BEATLES Sgt. Peppers... 1967 UK 1st STEREO - COMPLETE - - NEAR MINT
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Sep 21, 2015 Sold Date
Sep 11, 2015 Start Date
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THE BEATLES Sgt. Peppers... 1967 UK 1st STEREO - COMPLETE - TOP COPY - NEAR MINT

THE BEATLES
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967 UK PARLOPHONE (PCS 7027) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (June 1967)
AN OUTSTANDING *NEAR MINT* ORIGINAL COPY WHICH PLAYS LIKE-NEW THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH BLACK/YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD..." & 'SOLD IN THE UK..." TEXT AND HAVE AN EMBOSSED ’KT’ TAX CODE TO SIDE ONE
MATRIX: YEX 637 - 1 and YEX 638 - 1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GRH and 4/GRT
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED, INTERNAL FLIPBACK DEDICATED *STEREO* GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE RED/WHITE 'FOOLS' CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE (with 2 flipbacks and "Made in Great Britain" and "Patents Applied For" text) AND CARDBOARD CUT-OUT SHEET ("Printed in England")

Sgt. Peppers was the first "concept" album, although any link between tracks is pretty tenuous.
The record was the first not to be banded into individual tracks, with hardly any gaps between songs.
It was also the first to use the run-out groove, therefore leave the stylus on the record and it would chatter away endlessly.
The cover too, is the subject of a few firsts:
It was the first to have the lyrics printed on the reverse.
The inner sleeve was also custom designed - the first to be decorated in a design by Seemon and Marijke.
Plus the LP came with a set of Sgt. Pepper cardboard cut-outs, which include, a moustache, a picture card, some sergeant stripes, 2 badges, and a stand-up.
The album sold a quarter of a million copies in Britain in it's first week of release, and by the end of June had topped 500,000 sales. But it didn't sell it's One Millionth copy until April 1973, some 6 years later

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - no discernible spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new - unmarked in normal light with nothing but the finest of harmless wispy hairlines visible under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Outstanding condition - plays like-new with crystal clear, loud and bright audio quality and my play-check at volume found no audible imperfections - beautifully silent playing surfaces - an exceptionally clean copy (I am always reluctant to grade any Sgt Peppers as MINT unless it is unplayed but this one’s close and pretty unbeatable in my opinion)
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Good and solid with no structural damage and a deep gloss to the laminated surfaces inside and out - some soft handling creasing and rub to the corners - nothing major - all spine text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The 'Fools' inner is clean and unmarked with just one small split to the centre of the bottom edge
CUT-OUT: MINT

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period (@£2 for each additional LP).
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks  606 (GS 6.9.3 (606))


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