The Beatles SGT PEPPER UK LP 1st Press * STEREO * WIDESPINE NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		874
	$		1,159

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESS - STEREO

WIDE SPINE SLEEVE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION
WITH CUT OUTS AND ORIGINAL RED / WHITE FLAME INNER

• CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PCS 7027
• MATRIX:XEX YEX 638-1 / 639-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GRD / 4 GRO
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
• KT TAX CODE

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  ABSOLUTELY STUNNING NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT MINT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THE YELLOW LOGO IS UNWORN, AND UNRUBBED. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE FEW SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE B AND ONLY A COUPLE ON SIDE A

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IMMACULATE. THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE PEPPER VINYL WHICH DOESN'T SHOW THE LINKING GROOVES, AND LOOKS LIKE ONE CONTINUOUS TRACK. AND TO HAVE A TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED VINYL IS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF. BUT HERE IS ONE THAT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT

 UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I SEE ONE NON SOUNDING VERY FINE HANDLING LINE ON TRACK ONE, SIDE ONE, PLUS JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

 THE SOUND IS PURE FIRST PRESS STEREO 

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AT ALL ANYWHERE, MEANING THE LP WHEN IT WAS PLAYED WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD DECK WITH AN UNWORN STYLUS. THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS MAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL, EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS PRODUCED TO BE HEARD.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE. NO TICS OR POPS WHATSOEVER

ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A FEW RANDOM VERY TINY SPECKLES OF EXTREMELY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, WAY BEHIND THE MUSIC AND BARELY UADIBLE
BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO EASILY AS NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE FAMOUS PEPPER SLEEVE

AND THIS IS THE VERY COLLECTABLE WIDESPINE ISSUE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN TOP CONDITION, AND COMPLETE WITH RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE AND THE CUT OUT SHEET

THE FRONT SURFACE SHINES LIKE NEW AND IS FREE FROM AND HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP

JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND FREE FROM SCUFFS. A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A SMALL SCVUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SURFACE. OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS THE WIDESPINE AND THIS IS JUST PERFECT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND GLEAMING AS THE FRONT. NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND JUST ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NO THUMB LINES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER WITH PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS
IT HAS CLEARLY NEVER BEEN FULLY OPENED AS IT WILL NOT LIE FLAT

THE RED AND WHITE PATENTS APPLIED FOR INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND THE TOP EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP. JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE, AND THE WHITE AREAS HAVE ONLY THE VERY VERY LIGHTEST TRACES OF HANDLING

THE CUTOUT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE RED AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO SUPERB. NO SEAM SPLITS, NO DAMAGE TO THE TOP EDGE AND NO SEAM SPLITS

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY