THE BEATLES SGT PEPPER UK Y & B 1ST FOURTH PROOF COVER
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  $   140

 


£ 105 Sold For
Jul 18, 2010 Sold Date
Jul 8, 2010 Start Date
£   7 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

THE BEATLES

'SGT PEPPER'

(PMC 7027) PARLOPHONE RECORDS MONO!

RELEASED 1967

MATRIX NUMBERS:

SIDE 1:XEX 637 - 1

SIDE 2: XEX 638 - 1

VERY FIRST PRESSING!!!!!!

'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' & 'SOLD IN UK...' LABEL TEXT

THIS 'FOURTH PROOF' COVER IS THE VERY EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRESSING YOU CAN GET OF THE SGT PEPPER COVER!!!!!!!!

SGT PEPPER'S LONLEY HEARTS CLUB BAND / WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS / LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS / GETTING BETTER / FIXING A HOLE / SHE'S LEAVING HOME / BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE

WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU / WHEN I'M SIXTY FOUR / LOVELY RITA / GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING / SGT PEPPER'S LONLEY HEARTS CLUB BAND(REPRISE) / A DAY IN THE LIFE

THE RECORD HAS MINIMAL LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND MINIMAL LIGHT PAPER SCUFFS. BOTH LABELS HAVE SOME SPINDLE MARKS. WILL GRADE A STRONG VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THE CUT-OUT SHEET IS FULLY INTACT WITH NO RIPS. NO TEARS. NO CREASES. WILL GRADE NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE GATEFOLD LAMINTE 'PATENTS PENDING' SLEEVE HAS VERY VERY MINOR CORNER WEAR(HARDLY ANY!) AND VERY VERY MINOR EDGE WEAR.  SOME VERY MINOR CREASES TO THE SPINE. NO SPLITS. NO TEARS. WILL GRADE EXCELLENT CONDITION.

On the right side of the gatefold, at the top left corner just to the side of the spine the letters "AR" and "D 13217" are found. Apparently, the 'AR' are the designers initials, and the "D 13217" mark is the internal catalogue number for Garrod and Lofthouse, the company that manufactured the sleeve.

Only the Fourth Proof sleeve has the additional 'Patents Pending' text to the right of the Garrod and Lofthouse credit at the bottom of the back cover.

If you have any questions,please don't hesitate to get in touch.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING.





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