The Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP 1ST Stunning MONO EX
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THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
I HAVE RECENTLY ACQUIRED A SUPERB SET OF BEATLES LPS, ALL ORIGINAL ISSUES, AND ALL IN TOP CONDITION.
WITH SO MANY TO CHOSE FROM ON EBAY YOU WANT TO BE SURE YOU ARE GETTING THE VERY BEST FOR YOUR MONEY.
IN MY OPINION THE ONLY BETTER COPIES OF THESE ALBUMS YOU COULD BUY ARE STONE MINT COPIES. THESE ARE WITHOUT DOUBT,THE "NEXT BEST THING"
I THOUGHT ABOUT LISTING THEM AS A SET, BUT IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, I AM ALWAYS SUSPICIOUS OF BEATLES SETS, AS THEY USUALLY TURN OUT TO BE JUNK THAT COULDN'T BE SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.
SO I AM LISTING THEM INDIVIDUALLY, BUT PLEASE CHECK EACH ONE OUT
- LABEL:PARLOPHONE
- CAT: PMC 7027
- MATRIX:XEX 637-1 / 638-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 RMO / 4 RMD
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPER CONDITION. THE LAMINATE IS VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED. NO HEAVY CREASES, AND NO RINGWEAR. SURE THERE ARE ONE OR TWO TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, LIKE THERE ARE ON 99% OF ALL LP'S, BUT NOTHING THAT MAKES THIS SLEEVE LOOK ANYTHING LESS THAN EXCELLENT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS REALLY SHARP WITH JUST A SLIGHT SIGN THAT A THUMB OR TWO HAS BEEN INSERTED TO REMOVE THE ALBUM. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, ALTHOUGH IT HAS LOST A LITTLE OF THE LAMINATE. OPENING THE GATEFOLD YOU HEAR THE FAMILIAR CREAK THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ALBUM, WHICH SHOWS HOW LITTLE USE IT REALLY HAS HAD.
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT SURFACE AND IS THE CORRECT SLEEVE WITH MONO IN THE TOP CORNER
THE CUT OUT INNER SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS THAT BRAND NEW SMELL.
THE RED AND WHITE PATENTS APPLIED FOR INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP ORDER. VERY FLAT WITH JUST ABSOLUTE MINIMAL CREASING.
INCREDIBLY THE INNER SLEEVE IS NOT SPLIT. USUALLY THIS SUFFERS FROM SPLITS TO ALL THREE SEAMS, AS IT IS VERY THIN, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. I SUPPOSE IT IS PROOF OF TWO THINGS, ONE THAT THE LP WAS HANDLED WITH GREAT CARE, AND TWO THAT IT HAS NOT HAD A LOT OF PLAY. THE RED SIDE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF FRAYING OR WHAT LOOKS LIKE FRAYING, BUT DEFINITELY NOT SPLIT
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS LABELS, WITH THE "GRAMOPHONE CO" RIM WORDING, PLUS THE "SOLD IN THE UK" STATEMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE. THE LABELS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION. THERE IS NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, WHICH MEANS FOR SURE THAT THE RECORD HAS BEEN KEPT CLEAR OF THOSE AUTOMATIC TURNTABLES OF THE 60'S WHICH WOULD DESTROY A SPINDLE HOLE WITHIN WEEKS.
SO A TIP FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNAWARE IF YOU SEE ANY LP WITH A HEAVY WHITE RING AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH STARTS TO SPREAD OUTWARDS, THEN THIS HAS FOR SURE BEEN ON ONE OF THOSE AUTOCHANGER ARMS
THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE, BUT THEY ARE VERY SMALL, AND TIGHT TO THE HOLE, SO I AM PRETTY SURE THE RECORD HAS HAD ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYS.
THE VINYL
LOOKS REALLY STUNNING. IT HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IN NORMAL LIGHT LOOKS MARK FREE, NO HANDLING MARKS ETC. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW VERY FINE HAIRLINES, WHICH I AM CERTAIN WILL NOT AFFECT THE PLAY ONE JOT. IT REALLY DOES LOOK SUPERB
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE, THE RUN IN GROOVE IS VIRTUALLY SILENT, WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT POPS DURING THE INTRO, . I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE SOUND IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAN, AND EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD SOUND ON THIS CLASSIC BEATLES ALBUM. EACH TRACK RETURNS THE SAME HIGH STANDARD OF AUDIO PERFORMANCE AS THE PREVIOUS TRACK, AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE VIRTUALLY NOISE FREE, WITH ONLY SOME LIGHT POPS IN SOME PLACES. THE ONLY EXTRA SOUND WORTH POINTING OUT IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC, AND A FEW VERY VERY LIGHT POPS IN PLACES, BUT CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, FRYING BACON, OR CLICKS, HISSES ETC.
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AS EXCELLENT
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE OTHERS I HAVE ON EBAY
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