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