BEATLES Sgt Pepper LP 1967 STEREO 1st Press PATENTS

	£		117
	$		155

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Beatles called 'Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band' and is a 1967 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label!!!!  THIS LP IS EXTREMELY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND!!!!  BUT THIS PARTICULAR 1ST PRESSING IS VERY VERY SPECIAL INDEED FOR 2 MAIN REASONS!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS AN AMAZING AND SERIOUSLY RARE COVER VARIATION!!!!  THIS LP HAS THE MASSIVELY RARE 'LARGE FLIPBACK' PATENTS PENDING 1ST PRESS STEREO COVER!!!!  IF YOU LOOK AT MY PICTURES - YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE FLIPBACKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE COVER ARE MUCH MUCH LARGER THAN NORMAL - WITH THE RIGHT HAND FLIPBACK ALMOST TOUCHING THE TOP OF PAUL McCARTNEYS HEAD!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP HAS 'PATENTS PENDING' TEXT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER (SEE PICTURE) ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER!!!!  NEARLY EVERY COVER DOES NOT HAVE THIS TEXT, AND WHILST IT DOES OCCASSIONALLY APPEAR ON MONO 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP - IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A STEREO 1ST PRESSING WITH A PATENTS PENDING COVER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT INTERESTINGLY THE COLOURS ON THIS COVER ARE ALSO MUCH MUCH CLEARER, DEEPER AND MUCH MUCH MORE VIVID ON THIS COVER THAN A STANDARD 1ST PRESS COVER!!!!  DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE MASSIVE RARITY OF THIS LP!!!!  FINDING ANY 'PATENTS PENDING' 1ST PRESSING IS INCREDIBLY RARE INDEED, BUT STEREO 'PATENTS PENDING' LARGE FLIPBACK 1ST PRESSINGS ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!  THIS LP IS ALSO 100% COMPLETE - WITH 1ST PRESS RED/WHITE INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS INSERT, ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS PENDING' LARGE FLIPBACK 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' STEREO COVER, & 1ST PRESS THICK QUALITY RECORD!!!!  THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!! This is the ORIGINAL STEREO UK 1st pressing from 1967 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! This is the ORIGINAL 1967 STEREO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone Label, 'Sold in the UK' text, 'Gramophone Company' edge text, a MEGA RARE Garrod & Lofthouse 'Patents Pending' LARGE Flipback STEREO Gatefold Laminated Cover, a 1st Press Red/White 'Patents Applied For' inner sleeve and 1st Press insert!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are YEX 637-1 & YEX 638-1.  The Cat. No is PCS 7027 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label (see picture) and is a STEREO 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Beatles at their best!!!! Any fan of The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 3 or 4 hairlines, only 2 or 3 light scufflines, and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with only a VERY few light clicks/pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle, and only some low level background sound on the run on grooves and VERY quietest parts of the music - though this LP still sounds BRILLIANT!!!!  There is NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Red/White inner sleeve which has NO rips, NO tears, NO 'fraying' to the opening edge, only a little yellowing, and most importantly NO splits!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st press insert is in AWESOME condition and has clearly NEVER left the cover!!!! The MEGA RARE Gatefold Laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse' LARGE Flipback 'Patents Pending' Stereo 1st Press Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!! It has NO edge wear (STUNNING flat straight edges), NO spinal wear (AWESOME flat straight spine), barely ANY corner wear AT ALL, only a VERY few light creases (Cover is VERY flat looking indeed), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover also has a PERFECT straight inside spine with NO laminate splitting and NO laminate shrinkage!!!! The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY HARD TO FIND AS A STEREO 1ST PRESSING WITH ULTRA RARE 'LARGE FLIPBACK' PATENTS PENDING COVER - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE Beatles LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1967 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "SGT PEPPER" BY THE BEATLES, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: