THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPER US ORIG'67 CAPITOL STEREO TRUE 1ST PRESS HI-FI BAGGY

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The Beatles·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·US Original 1967 Capitol Stereo SMAS-2653 

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ORIGINAL VERY EARLY FIRST PRESSING WITHOUT CREDITS ’NEMS’ AND ‘MACLEN MUSIC’ ON THE BACK COVER

MISPRINTED 1ST VERSION OF THE LABEL, WHICH WRONGLY IDENTIFIES THE SONG “WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS” AS “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

FIRST PUBLICATION OF "SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY EXAMINER & CRONICLE" DATED JUNE 4, 1967, ABOUT SGT. PEPPER, TWO DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE ALBUM ON JUNE 2, 1967

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COVER - MINT MINUS (M-) Original cardboard very early 1st issue thick gatefold cover without 'Nems' and 'Maclen Music' credits on the back cover.  The cover is still in its original loose-fitting distributor United State Records Corp., 'Our Price' arrow banner protective 'Hi-Fi Records' gatefold baggy . It is extremely hard to fine a copy in such a superb condition with an ultra rare gatefold baggy . This issue with the cover contains original red & white psychedelic custom paper inner sleeve and cardboard color gimmick cut-out insert.

LABEL - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original Capitol Records ST-2835 stereo catalog number 62-01S Keystone print black label with a multicolored spectrum ("Rainbow") band along the label's without the "subsidiary" print. Very early 1st misprinted version of the Capitol Records label which wrongly identifies the song 'With A Little Help From My Friend' as 'A Little Help From My Friend'.

VINYL - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original very early thick vinyl pressing with the hand written first matrix numbers in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

SIDE 1: ST-1-2080-A3 #4 IAM in triangle P

SIDE 2: ST-1-2080-A3 IAM in triangle P 1 1

Original 1st West Coast release Capitol Record's, Los Angeles, Hollywood, pressing plant identifiable runout marking '*' asterisk symbol stamped in the trail-off of the vinyl.

INNER SLEEVE - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original Capitol Records red & white psychedelic custom paper inner sleeve and cardboard color gimmick cut-out insert.

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PLEASE IGNORE THE MATRIX NUMBERS INDICATED ABOVE. THE CORRECT NUMBERS ARE:

SIDE 1: SMAS-1-2653-B-11 1 *