THE BEATLES SGT PEPPERS LP B&Y MONO IN 4th PROOF SLEEVE
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THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND LP.
ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE PARLOPHONE 1967 UK BLACK AND YELLOW MONO PRESSING HOUSED IN MEGA RARE 4th PROOF PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD PATENTS PENDING FLIP-BACK SLEEVE AND ORIGINAL "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" INNER.
CAT NO: PMC 7027
MATRIX SIDE ONE: XEX 637-1 WITH THE NUMBER 6 AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AND THE LETTERS "PUT" AT TWO O'CLOCK
MATRIX SIDE TWO: XEX 638-1 WITH THE NUMBER 6 AT TEN O'CLOCK AND THE LETTERS "ROR" AT THREE O'CLOCK. KT PRESENT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON THIS SIDE.
"GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" TEXT TO LABEL RIM
THE INVERTED 4th PROOF TEXT APPEARS ON THE FLIP-BACK ABOVE THE PIC OF GEORGE. THE INVERTED TEXT AR D 13217 APPEARS FURTHER ALONG THE SAME FLIP-BACK NEAR THE SPINE.
THIS IS BY FAR THE RAREST VERSION OF THE SGT PEPPERS SLEEVE AS THERE WERE RUMOURED TO BE ONLY BETWEEN 40 OR 50 PRINTED THAT SHOWED THE 4th PROOF TEXT. THIS WAS FOR FACTORY USE ONLY AND IT WAS USED AS A FINAL DRAFT FOR THE FINISHED COVER. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER A FEW ESCAPED PAST QUALITY CONTOL AND MADE IT TO THE SHOPS ON ITS RELEASE.
THIS SLEEVE BEARS THE TEXT " PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENTS PENDING" TO THE REVERSE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER AND "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" TEXT APPEARS ON THE RED WAVY INNER SLEEVE.
WHEN THIS RECORD WAS ACTUALLY RELEASED IN 1967 PATENTS HAD BEEN GRANTED AND THIS TEXT DID NOT APPEAR ON THE FINISHED ARTICLE. THUS MAKING THIS A VERY RARE PRE-RELEASE COVER AND INNER THAT HAD WRONGLY MADE THE SHOPS.
I HAVE NEVER HAD OR SEEN ANOTHER LIKE IT IN THE FLESH, AND DON'T THINK I EVER WILL AGAIN. THIS IS BY FAR THE RAREST BEATLES RECORD I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I AM SURE IT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS OF THIS OUTSTANDING GROUP.
THE RECORD SHOWS PAPER SCUFFS AND LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES BUT STILL RETAINS A NICE SHINE GIVING SUPERB AUDIO PLAYBACK WITH JUST THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT POP AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT BACKGROUND CRACKLE. THE LABELS SHOW SIGNS OF SPINDLE-WEAR, THE RED WAVY INNER HAS SEAM TEARS TO THE BOTTOM AND ONE SIDE SO I WILL HOUSE THE RECORD IN AN ADDITIONAL WHITE POLY-LINED INNER TO PROTECT THE ORIGINAL FROM FURTHER SPLITS. THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE SHOWS LIGHT LAMINATE CREASES AND SPINE WEAR, OTHER THAN THAT IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE CUT OUT INSERT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS VERSION OF AN ICONIC BEATLES CLASSIC.
I WILL ONLY POST THIS RECORD BY RECORDED FIRST CLASS DELIVERY IN THE UK, AND RECORDED AIR-MAIL FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS, SO APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR THE COST OF SHIPPING.
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