The Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP 1ST mono Y&B EXCELLENT +
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THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
- YELLOW AND BLACK MONO FIRST PRESS
- PARLOPHONE CATALOGUE NUMBER PMC 7027
- MATRIX NUMBERS: XEX 637-1 / 638-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 7 AAH / 3 RHR
THE ONE AND ONLY SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. NOT A RARE ALBUM BUT VERY HARD TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.
THE RECORD
REALLY GLOSSY FIRST PRESS, LOOKING SUPERB. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING (SURFACE) MARKS AND A FEW MORE VISIBLE ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION
THE LABELS
THE FAMOUS YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN REALLY NICE CONDITION. THE BLACK IS A DEEP BLACK AND THE YELLOW IS SHARP AND UNRUBBED, AS IS THE SILVER TYPEFACE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, THE SPIDER LINES THAT SURROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATE THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED I WOULD SAY ABOUT 15-20 TIMES, BUT AS THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR IT MEANS THAT THE PLAYS WERE DONE ON DECENT EQUIPTMENT
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE THINKING OF LAYING A BID ON. I HAVE RECORDED 4 LONG SECTIONS OF THE ALBUM WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX AND INTRO TO EACH SIDE, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROOVE. THIS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE THE QUALITY OF THE VINYL. THE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THE CLARITY OF THE MONO PERFORMANCE. THIS IS ONE ALBUM WHERE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE BOTH THE STEREO AND MONO PRESSES. , AS IT THE CLEAN SOUND WHICH IS UNDISTORTED, MEANING THAT THE PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN DONE WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS NEITHER WORN OR TOO HEAVY, WHICH WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED GROOVE WEAR IF IT HAD BEEN.
THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGOUND WHICH IS VERY LIGHT AND ONLY AUDIBLE IN THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES. THE CLARITY OF THE MONO SOUND IS MAGNIFICENT AND THERE IS NO DISTORTION AS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. THE ODD LITTLE LIGHT POP AS WELL
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, NOR CREASES. THERE ARE A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A SMALL LINE ACCROSS IT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL THE LAMINATE PROPERLY ADHERED AND THUS THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR ON EITHER OF THESE EDGES.
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THE IS A LITTLE LAMINATE WEAR HERE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT . THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT TRACE O0F RECORD SHAPE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, WHICH INCIDENTALLY IS VERY SHARP
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECT INNER SURFACE WITH PROPERLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS, WITH THE USUAL PEPPER CREAK.
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE SLEEVE, IT HAS A FEW LIGHT CREASES BUT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
THE CUT OUT SHEET IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE SLEEVE GRADES AS EXCELLENT
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