The Beatles SGT. PEPPER * STEREO ONE BOX EMI 1969* PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT*
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THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER
1969 ONE BOX EMI LABEL IN 'STEREO'
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 7027
- MATRIX:YEX 637-1 / 638-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GHD / 4 GHA
- GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING -
- NO SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT -
- ONE BOX EMI LABEL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION . THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS 1969 VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT DISC THAT HAS KEPT ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE.IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED ALL OF THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IN FULL WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
THIS STEREO PRESS PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE SUPERB SOUND GENERATED BY THIS DISC. IT IS TO ME AS CLEAR AS THE ORIGINAL 1967 FIRST PRESSES
I GUARANTEE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE MAGNIFICENT STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT, IT'S JUST REALLY CLEAN AND CRISP ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLING, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO STATIC AT ALL, JUST A VERY VERY LIGHT TRACE OF BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE IN SOME OF THE QUIETER PLACES
JUST A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC NEAR MINT !!! IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND THERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE OR CREASE LINE ON IT ANYWHERE.
THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE
REMARKABLY NOT ONE THUMB LINE ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER
THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS THE LIGHTEST BIT OF RUBBING TO IT
THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE LAMINATE FULLY PROTECTING THEM FROM CORNER TIP TO TIP WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE VERY ENDS OF THE RIGHT SIDE TIPS
THE SPINE IS NEAR PRISTINE!!! TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT,WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW FLECKS OF FLAKE WHICH CAN BE LIGHTLY FELT BY RUNNING A FINGER DOWN THE LENGTH. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND JUST HAS A COUPLE PATCHES OF LIGHT BURRING
TURNING THE SLEEVE OVER REVEALS A CONDITION ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT, WITH A GLORIOUS SHEEN TO THE LAMINATE, AND A FEW SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY PIN PRICK CHIP, WHICH SHOWS A WHITE SPOT TO THE SURFACE NEAR THE LEFT EDGE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS FIRSTLY THE FAMOUS PEPPER 'CREAK', AND TWO ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE CARD INSERT IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION, THE NAME JOHN LENNON HAS BEEN SIGNED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT AND VERY WHITE CONDITION. BARELY A WRINKLE AND TOTALLY UNSPLIT
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT !!!!
MY BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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