BEATLES SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1st PRESS MONO LAMSLV+CARD+INNER EX

	£		35
	$		47

I AIM TO GIVE YOU A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF EACH OF MY ITEMS AND I PUT IN THE EFFORT NEEDED TO SHOW YOU AS MANY PHOTOGRAPHS AND AS MUCH TEXT AS I THINK YOU WILL NEED TO DECIDE ON WHETHER TO BID OR NOT.    THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN SOMEONE SAYING A RECORD IS MINT AND YOU CAN TELL FROM ONE FUZZY PHOTOGRAPH THAT THAT IS BLATANTLY NOT SO! I STRICTLY USE THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE SO PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT THERE WILL BE NO HIDDEN SUPRISES AND MY ITEM WILL IN MOST CASES ARRIVE BETTER THAN DESCRIBED!   THE PICTURES SHOWN HERE ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM THAT IS BEING OFFERED.   MY FEEDBACK COMMENTS SHOULD REASSURE YOU OF MY HONEST DESCRIPTIONS (ANY DEFECTS WILL BE STATED SO WILL YOU SHOULD NOT BE DISAPPOINTED UPON RECEIPT OF THE ITEM), FAIR POSTAGE RATES, EXCELLENT PACKAGING AND PROMPT DELIVERY UPON CLEARED PAYMENT BEING RECEIVED.   AND LASTLY PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO ASK FOR ADDRESS CONFIRMATION WHERE EBAY SAY THAT AN ADDRESS IS UNCONFIRMED.....TO SPEED THINGS UP PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS AT THE TIME OF MAKING YOUR PAYMENT IF YOU ARE THE SUCCESSFUL WINNER OF THIS AUCTION.   PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VIEW MY SITE AS THERE ARE OFTEN OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS ON OFFER....   AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC 1967 PARLOPHONE LP  "SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND".   COMES AS A UK FIRST MONO PRESSING WITH FULLY LAMINATED GATE-FOLD SLEEVE (WITH TOP SEAM TO THE INSIDE), BOTH SIDES TO THE GATE-FOLD ARE OPEN TO STORE THE LP, PRINTED CUT-OUT CARD (WITH NO DAMAGE) AND THE HARD TO FIND RED/PINK INNER SLEEVE.   RECORD WILL ALSO COME IN A PLASTIC-LINED PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO STOP FURTHER SEAM SPLITTING TO THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.   I WILL DESCRIBE ALL THAT I CAN SEE AND SHOW YOU PLENTY OF PHOTOGRAPHS (WITH THIS EXAMPLE, 25) SO YOU CAN REALLY ASSESS CONDITION FOR YOURSELF.   MAIN SLEEVE   IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.   SLIGHT WEAR / SMALL CREASES TO THE EDGES AND SLIGHT WEAR TO THE BOTTOM FRONT GATE-FOLD (A BIT LIKE THE START OF A SEAM SPLIT THAT HAS NOT GONE ALL THE WAY, JUST THROUGH THE LAMINATED DESIGN).   LIGHT RUBBING / RING-WEAR IN A FEW PLACES AS SHOWN.   COVER HAS TIDY OPEN EDGES AND HAS A WIDE SPINE WITH DETAILS THAT CAN BE FULLY AND CLEARLY READ.   THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MAIN SPINE CREASES AND THE MOST PRONOUNCED ONE IS JUST TO THE TO THE BOXERS HEAD.    THERE ARE NO FULLY DEVELOPED SEAM SPLITS, NO STAINS, NO WRITING, NO TEARS, NO STICKY LABELS, ETC!   AROUND THE MAIN SPINE CREASE, THIS HAS LED TO A LITTLE LIFT TO THE LAMINATE.   SLIGHT CREASING /CRACKING TO THE INNER SIDE TO THE SPINE.   THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, HAVING BEEN PRESERVED BY THE OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.    ORIGINAL PAPER INNER SLEEVE   IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.   SOME WRINKLING / LIGHT CREASING AND A BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT (THIS EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 155mm).   AS I SAY I HAVE MOVED THE LP INTO A PLASTIC-LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER WEAR OR SPLITTING.   RECORD   A FIRST MONO PRESSING WITH MATRIX DETAILS OF XEX 637-1 AND XEX 638-1.   RECORD WEIGHS APPROX 150gms.    OTHER STAMPINGS FOUND IN THE RUN-OFF GROOVES ARE GP 1 TO SIDE ONE AND GM 2 TO SIDE TWO.   THE PLAYING SURFACES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT WEAR FROM PLAY AND A LITTLE LIGHT SURFACE MARKING.   I HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD; THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT SURFACE NOISE FROM TIME TO TIME PROBABLY THE MOST NOTICEABLE IS TO THE START OF SIDE 2 ("WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU") BUT OTHERWISE IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND WILL NOT DETRACT MUCH FROM YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THIS CLASSIC LP.    THERE ARE A FEW VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO THE LABELS.   RECORD IS NOT WARPED AND PLAYS WELL.   CARD INSERT   THIS IS IN CLOSE TO MINT CONDITION WITH NO CREASING OR TEARS, ETC.   I WILL SEND THIS LP WELL PROTECTED WITHIN A 625 MICRON THICK BOARD RECORD MAILER, SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN 2 QUALITY CORRUGATED CARD STIFFENERS WITH ONE TURNED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE OTHER FOR PROTECTION.   I HAVE SOLD OVER 1900 ITEMS ON EBAY INCLUDING A LARGE RANGE OF ITEMS WITH NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK SO THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!   IN CONCLUSION I WOULD SAY THIS BEATLES LP COMES IN AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION.   I TRY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS THAT I THINK YOU WILL NEED ON THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ANYTHING MORE THEN PLEASE JUST ASK!!   PERSONAL COLLECTION IS OF COURSE ALSO ACCEPTABLE.   YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDDING!!    PLEASE LOOK AT MY RECORD OF 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK TO BE ASSURED I AM A TOTALLY HONEST SELLER.   THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!!