Beatles Sgt Peppers Rare Parlophone Boxed Stereo Australia Label LP Vinyl Record
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Description
All Complete and All Original.
All inserts and fools bag - These are all original, they have not been replaced with later prints or copies, they are the ORIGINAL insert cutouts, fools bag inner sleeve, and gatefold cover.
The vinyl has not been stored in the original "Fools Bag" for quite a few years, there are no splits or tears, it is in fantastic shape... the cut out insert is like new.
The vinyl is stored in a poly sleeve.
No clicks - no ticks - no snap, crackle or pops - or any other unwanted noise.
Wonderfully clean and shiny vinyl with strong audio and quiet background.
Side A:
Visual = EX+ Wonderfully clean and shiny vinyl
Playback = EX+ Run in, run out, quiet areas and gaps between songs - very quiet and clean background.
Labels =VG+ See the pictures.
Side B :
Visual = EX+ Wonderfully clean and shiny vinyl,
Playback = EX+ Run in - run out - quiet areas, and gaps between songs - very quiet and clean background.
Labels = EX See the pictures.Cover / Sleeve
EX Very light general wear & corner bumps, but in overall superb condition.
See the pictures.
An extremely rare February 18th 1969 Australian label variation, for this Iconic Beatles album.
Complete with all inserts and fools bag - These are all original, they have not been replaced with later prints or copies, they are the ORIGINAL UK inserts, cutouts, fools bag inner sleeves, and Garrod and Lofthouse Gatefold Flipback Cover that was issued with this record.
Since 1964 the Yellow and Black Parlophone labels were only used to identify Australian Mono Pressings.
This Yellow and Black Parlophone label variation for the second Australian Stereo issue, was used for only a few weeks, and is one of the rarest of all Australian Sgt Peppers releases.
It has been issued in the same style as the U.K. Stereo first issue, except the Stereo banner is boxed, and the U.K. banner is not boxed, this is the only difference, even the sleeves are exactly the same.
After only 14 weeks, this label was replaced with a different yellow and black label.
The boxed "Stereo" banner, was now not boxed, and was moved from the upper right, to the lower left hand side of the Parlophone banner... these are the more common and "usual" Australian Second issue Stereo labels.
These 18th of February 1969 early labels ran only for a few weeks, and then they were replaced in June 1969
One of the most limited release periods for any label on this album.
In normal circumstances, (with a 1969 population of about 12 million not particuarly progressive people) Australian releases were tiny by global comparison, but a unique label run of 14 weeks, is not normal.
This label rarely turns up these days.
One other reason why this "Mini Issue" has become even more rare, is these early 1969 Australian issues had a sleeve that was imported from the U.K. and is a perfect fit for original U.K. issues - so over time, a lot of these sleeves have been used by collectors and dealers, to replace damaged original UK Stereo issue sleeves, as they are exactly the same... insert cutouts and bag included... they were the last of the original 1967 UK Garrod and Lofthouse sleeves that EMI imported into Australia, and were used in 1969 until they ran out.
I am not completely certain, but I think that they changed the label, when the imported U.K. covers ran out of stock.
This is another one of the rare gems to be found, when mining vinyl in Australia.
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