Beatles - Sgt Pepper's.. UK 1967 1st *STEREO* Press NM

	£		601
	$		797

THE BEATLES - 'SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND'

This NEAR MINT UK 1st STEREO pressing dates from the album's initial June 1967 release, and is on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 7027

Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text & have 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd..' worded rims.

The 'KT' purchase tax code is visible around the centre of the side 2 label.

Matrix numbers: YEX 637-1 & YEX 638-1

Stamper codes: 2/LH & 1/LH

Vinyl weight: 149g

Housed in a fully laminated, 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed 'Patents Pending' stereo gatefold cover wide inner flipbacks and regular width spine.

Complete with its original red & white 'The Fool' designed inner-sleeve & unused cut-out sheet.

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: MINT

A perfect pair with no spindle trails or wear to either centre hole. there is even a sliver of the silver centre hole marker visible around the ide 2 centre hole.

Visual: NEAR MINT

Flawless, deep-gloss playing surface which are completely unmarked and MINT in strong daylight. Even close inspection beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals little more than a few harmless wispy paper hairlines form the inner-sleeve and a sparkling rainbow shine. Both sides of this pristine disc lie 100% flat on the turntable.

Sound Quality: MINT

This amazing disc shows no signs of ever having been played at all. I have carefully played it once at volume and am happy to rate the sound quality as MINT. It is flawless from beginning to end with no hint of any groove/play wear, background interference or a single clicks, tick or pops. No need to upgrade this disc.

Cover: EXCELLENT +

A 1st class example of this iconic cover which retains a clean & unscratched high-gloss laminate with just a single 'thumbnail' wrinkle towards the front opening edge. There is a bump to the upper left corner of the rear panel but no significant wear to any other. The inside of the gatefold is as vivid and vibrant 'as new' with no marks or wear to either panel. The rear panel also bears a single 'thumbnail' together with a faint disc impression from storage. The spine is clean & fully laminated along its entire length and all seams are smooth, unstressed & unsplit.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT

Clean & flat with just a few gentle bens from storage but no writing, tears or seam splits.

Cut-out sheet: MINT

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