BEATLES SGT.PEPPER MINT ORIGINAL '67 MONO LP w/INSERT

$

812

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·       THE BEATLES - SGT.PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS’ CLUB BAND - ORIGINAL 1967 MONO CAPITOL LP MAS-2653

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK "RAINBOW"LABEL WITHOUT THE "SUBSIDIARY" INSCRIPTION ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE LABEL.

·       RARE VARIATION OF THE LABEL WHICH MISTITLES THE SECOND SONG ON SIDE 2 (INSTEAD OF ‘WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS’, THE SONG IS TITLED ‘A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS’)

·       RARE ORIGINAL FIRST COVER WITHOUT “NEMS ENTERPRISES” PRINTED ABOVE “MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.” IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE BACK COVER – AND  - WITHOUT  THE LINE “ALL RIGHTS FOR UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO AND PHILIPPINES CONTROLLED BY MACLEN MUSIC LTD”

·       INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL  SGT. PEPPER CUTOUT INSERT.

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL “PSYCHEDELIC” INNER SLEEVE

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available as a standalone disc (only as a part of the Beatles mono CD box set)

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Here it is, in all its glory, the Emperor of all Rock albums, in all its ORIGINAL glory: the black "rainbow" label Capitol records pressing of "Sgt.Pepper". This vinyl MONO version is still much preferable – EVEN to the newly remastered Apple/EMI compact disc. This is the album that turned Rock’n’Roll upside down and split its history in two: Rock before Sgt. Pepper - and Rock after Sgt. Pepper. According to legend, none other than John Lennon, declined to listen to anything but a mono version of this album. Plus, bear in mind that George Martin specifically mixed this masterpiece for a mono version (stereo was a mere afterthought) Grab a piece of history before Christie’s and Sotheby’s do.

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship,  revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye , Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or  click here  for the complete album listing)

Some Reasons Why You Should Buy The Original American Mono Beatles Albums:

I.                 These are genuine historical artifacts. Rock & Roll did not produce many works deserving to be called history; albums by Beatles are a noble exception to this rule.

II.            These pressings are coveted by EVERYONE and, despite the fact that Beatles sold almost a billion records, precious few original mono albums in good shape remain on the market.

III.        Mono pressings are, almost by definition, the very first pressings. They were in print for only short period of time, ranging from only few weeks (Magical Mystery Tour) to three years (Meet the Beatles).

IV.         First, mono pressings sound MUCH better and are much more vivid than the stereo versions.

V.              Mono versions contain different versions or mixes of many tracks; in some cases mono versions contain the only "proper" versions of the songs, which are only available only in FAKE stereo on stereo albums.

VI.         Beatles mono albums are analog pressings; whereas everything else you can currently find on the market is a …~NMLD digital mastering.

VII.     American versions of  SOME Beatles Capitol albums have never been - and, apparently, might never again be - available on Compact Disc, courtesy of EMI/Capitol records (why, sure - if you have to pay Mariah Carey $50 million NOT to record anything, not even the lucrative Beatles catalog can save you)

VIII.The original Beatles mono albums are a terrific investment value, not likely to go the Lehman Brothers way.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The album comes with the original insert still intact

(d)          The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(e)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(f)            Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 10:1.

(g)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1 (front side) and 2 (back side).

-        Back cover has a small peel-off mark (less than ¼ square inch in size)

-        Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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