THE BEATLES.SGT.PEPPER. FOURTH PROOF SLEEVE.EARLIEST PRESS.COMPLETE

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Oct 11, 2013 Sold Date

Sep 24, 2013 Start Date

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THE BEATLES.SGT,PEPPER.1967 MONO FIRST PRESS WITH ULTRA RARE FOURTH PROOF SLEEVE.THESE SLEEVES UNLIKE STANDARD PRESS SLEEVES HAVE `FOURTH PROOF` AND `AR D1321` ON INNER GATEFOLD AND `PATENTS PENDING` ON REAR SLEEVE.THESE SLEEVES WERE PROTOTYPES AND WERE NEVER MEANT TO HAVE LEFT THE PRINTERS.SOME HOWEVER SLIPPED OUT ALTHOUGH NOBODY REALLY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW.THIS ISSUE COMES WITH `FOOL` INNER AND INSERT

CATALOGUE:PMC 7027

MATRIX:XEX 637-1 XEX 638-1

MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 RP 2 AD (ULTRA EARLY!)

COVER:INNER GATEFOLD IS EX WITH SOME LIGHT CREASING.OUTER GATEFOLD IS VG+ WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT CREASING.THE SPINE HAS WEAR AND GRADES GOOD+(SEE PHOTOS)

INSERT:EXCELLENT.HAS SOME LIGHT RIPPLING

INNER:EXCELLENT MINUS.LIGHT STAINS AND CREASING

LABELS:EXCELLENT.CLEAN AND SHARP.MINOR SPINDLE WEAR

RECORD: VISUAL:SIDE 1:RETAINS A NICE SHEEN.INSPECTION UNDER STRONG LIGHT REVEALS NUMEROUS NON FEELABLE MARKS.GRADES VG

SIDE 2:RETAINS A NICE SHEEN.STRONG LIGHT REVEALS NUMEROUS NON FEELABLE MARKS AND ONE FEELABLE CIRCULAR MARK AT THE END OF `DAY IN THE LIFE`.GRADES GOOD++

AUDIO:THE RECORD PLAYS NEAR EX TO EX THROUGHOUT WITH NO STICKS OR JUMPS.THERE IS OCCASIONAL LIGHT SURFACE NOISE AND THE ODD LIGHT CLICK.THE AFOREMENTIONED FEELABLE MARK CAUSES 3-4 SECONDS HISS AS `DAY IN THE LIFE` FADES OUT ON THE SOLITARY PIANO NOTE

SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY:UK:£6.00 EU:£14.00

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