Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP 1st Stereo Maginificent MINT-
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THE BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER
- LABEL: PARLOPHONE
- CAT: PCS 7027
- MATRIX:YEX 639-1 / 638-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GDA / 2 GDT
STILL RATED AS THE BEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD EVER!!
I HAVE SEEN SOME GREAT COPIES OF THIS LP IN MY TIME, AND MORE THAT ARE PRETTY AWFUL, BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT THE QUALITY OF THIS PARTICULAR STEREO COPY IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST OUT THERE IN COLLECTORLAND!
THE SLEEVE
NOT QUITE AS STUNNING AS THE VINYL, BUT STILL GOOD ENOUGH TO GET AN EXCELLENT
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND AS IT IS A LAMINATED GATEFOLD NEEDS CAREFUL SCRUTINY FOR CREASES, AND LAMINATE LINES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE AS THERE ARE ON MOST LP SLEEVES, AND ONE REALLY SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, BUT THIS IS REALLY ONLY VISIBLE AT CERTAIN ANGLES. NO SHELF WEAR TO EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ONLY FEATHERTOUCH CORNER WEAR AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT. THE SPINE IS THE ONLY PART OF THE SLEEVE THAT HAS SUFFERED SOME WEAR, AND HERE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL SCUFFS THAT HAVE WORN THE LETTERS PEPPE, AND NLE AWAY. THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP AND ONLY HAS VERY MILD FEATHERING AND ACTUALLY ITS MORE OF A COUPLE OF FINGER NAIL NICKS TO SHOW HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD YOU GET THAT FAMILIAR PEPPER CREAK, AND AS USUAL A BARELY USED SLEEVE WILL NOT OPEN FULLY, BECAUSE OF THE TIGHTNESS OF THE LAMINATE.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE STEREO WORDING AT THE TOP TO SHOW THE SLEEVE AND LP ARE A MATCHED PAIR. AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE
THE RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT, AND HAS FOR SOME TIME BEEN KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE LP. THE ALBUM SITS IN A POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE. AS SUCH THE INNER SLEEVE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS A LITTLE COLOUR LOSS, AND A FEW SMALL CREASE LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, BUT THERE ARE NO RIPS, OR IMPORTANTLY NO FRAYING OF THIS TOP EDGE.
THE GREEN CUT OUT INNER IS IMMACULATE AND HAS PROBABLY NOT BEEN OUTSIDE THE SLEEVE ON MORE THAN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS.
THE LABELS
FIRST PRESS LABELS WHICH HAVE THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS.
- SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
- K.T TAX CODE
- GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, AND I CAN ONLY COUNT 4 VERY LIGHT AND CLOSE TO THE HOLE SPIDER LINES. THIS SAYS THAT THE LP HAS NOT ONLY BEEN HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE, BUT THAT THE LIKELIHOOD IS THAT IT HAS HAD FEWER THAN HALF A DOZEN PLAYS EVER!!
THE VINYL LOOKS SIMPLY STUNNING. IT IS ALWAYS A JOY TO HOLD A VINTAGE ALBUM THAT IS IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION, BUT WHEN THAT LP IS SGT PEPPER IT IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
I CAN SEE NO SIGNS OF ANY MARKS WHATSOEVER IN NORMAL LIGHTING, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY VERY FINE AND WISPY SHORT HAIRLINES. IN ADDITION THE LP HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN. A TRULY MAGNIFICENT LOOKING LP
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE I AM ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED OF HEARING A DISTORTED SOUND WHICH WILL RUIN EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT UPTO NOW. THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND THE LP BURSTS INTO LIFE WITH THE TITLE TRACK, AND RIGHT AWAY I CAN SAY THERE IS NO DISTORTION, AND THIS IS JUST GREAT NEWS. NO HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS USED ON THIS LP. IN FACT THE QUALITY OF THE PERFORMANCE IS JUST SUPERB. I OWN A MINT COPY OF THIS LP, AND THIS IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THAT ONE. NO SOUNDS OTHER THAN THE MUSIC. IT'S NOT OFTEN I CAN SAY THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON AN LP, BUT I ABSOLUTELY CAN SAY THAT WITH THIS ONE. IT IS JUST PERFECT. NO STATIC EITHER, AND NO CLICKS, OR EVEN THOSE DUST INDUCED DULL LITTLE POPS. EVERY LINKING GROOVE IS SILENT, AND EVERY TRACK PLAYS TO PERFECTION. EVEN THE RUN OUT GROOVE IS FREE FROM BACKGROUND.
THE VINYL WITHOUT QUESTION GRADES MINT MINUS. I REALLY WANT TO GRADE IT MINT, BUT THIS IS AS GOOD.
I AM OF THE OPINION THAT YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FIND A BETTER SOUNDING COPY OF THIS ANYWHERE, AND IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING, UNLESS YOU CAN FIND A STONE MINT SLEEVE, TO GO WITH IT.
FOR THOSE OUT THERE THAT THINK THE STEREO IS LESS RARE THAN THE MONO, THEN THINK AGAIN, THEY BOTH SOLD IN VAST QUANTITY, AND IF YOU ARE A TRUE BEATLES COLLECTOR IT WILL BE VITAL TO HAVE BOTH VERSIONS AS THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE MIX, AND NATURALLY THE SOUND
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