The Beatles SGT. PEPPER UK LP 1ST MONO 4TH PROOF SLEEVE PLAYS EXCELLENT

	£		129
	$		171

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER

SUPERB EXCELLENT  LIGHTLY PLAYED COPY

THE RARE 4TH PROOF SLEEVE!!!

MONO PRESSING

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 7027
• MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 6 RAH / 3 GRM 
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT ACROSS THE LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED . THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. I CAN ONLY SEE 10-12 SMALL SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN ON THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT,AND WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, SOME LIGHT HANDLING MARKS AND LINES AND A COUPLE OF TINY SUPERFICIAL SCUFFS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE RECORD FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION

WHAT I HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS IS THAT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF BEATLES ALBUMS WERE PLAYED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS EITHER WORN OR TOO HEAVY RESULTING IN DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, USUALLY WHEN I AM LISTENING TO THEM THERE IS AN IRRITATING NOISE COMING FROM ONE SPEAKER ONLY WHERE THE STYLUS HAS WORN ONE SIDE OF THE GROOVE. WELL THIS ONE HAS NO SUCH PROBLEM AND PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A MONO PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM IS NOTHING SHORT OF SUPERB!! PRESSED LOUDLY EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

THE ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ISSUES WHATSOEVER. A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN RECORDING THAT PLAYS WITHOUT CLICKS APART FROM 6 ROTATIONAL TICS JUST AS THE FINAL TRACK CONCLUDES (CAUSED BY A VERY SMALL SCRATCH) 

THE ONLY VINYL NOISE TO BE HEARD IS THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF HEARD DURING ONLY THE MOST SILENT OF PASSAGES IF AT ALL

THERE ARE ALSO  RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP PLAYTHROUGH EXCELLENT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF 

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE WAS THE PROTOTYPE SLEEVE FOR SGT PEPPER AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN RELEASED, SOME COPIES HOWEVER DID FOR WHATEVER REASON MAKE IT OUT ONTO THE MARKET, AND ARE NOW VERY SOUGHT AFTER AMONGST COLLECTORS

FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES, AND NO BENDS OR FOLDS

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE SEVEN TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE LONGER ONE WHICH PROTRUDES ABOUT 2 INCHES INTO THE SURFACE. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, ANDTWO SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THE LAMINATE RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP, WHILST THE BOTTOM ONE HAS JUST A FEW TINY WHITE CHIPS ALONG THE EDGE, AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR AND IS THE WORST FEATURE OF THE SLEEVE. THE TYPEFACE IS PATCHY AND NOT ALL OF THE LETTERS ARE LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS A SMALL NICK TO THE VERY TOP END OF THE SPINE ITSELF

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP , WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE SURFACES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD, REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. THE ALL IMPORTANT RIGHT HAND FLIPBACK HAS THE 'FOURTH PROOF' TYPEFACE IN THE FAR CORNER AND SOME MORE TEXT CHOPPED OF NEAR THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE SPINE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GLEAMING AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN HAS JUST A FEW LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE LARGER ONE RUNNING ACROSS'S THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN, NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE.JUST THE MILDEST BIT OF RECORD IMPRESSION, AND ONE CORNER LIGHTLY CREASED

THE CUT OUT SHEET IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VERY RARE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY