The Beatles Sgt Peppers "Picture Disc" 1979 Stunning Condition Only 1 or 2 Plays

	£		28
	$		37

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Artist or Band: The Beatles 

Album Title: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band  

Producer(s): George Martin

Cat Number: SPC 707 PIC 

Label/Format: Picture Disc 

Country of Manufacture: UK

Track list: Side 1: Sgt. Peppers Lonely hearts Club Band; With A Little Help From My Friends; Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds; Getting Better; Fixing A Hole: She's Leaving Home; For The benefit Of Mr. Kite. 

Side 2: Within You, Without You; When I'm sixty Four; Lovely Rita; Good Morning, Good Morning; Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club (Reprise); A Day In The Life.

Matrix Nos: Side 1: PH0-7027-A Side 2: PHO-727-B1 

Stamper Codes: 

Other Etchings: Side 1: For George And Mabel Side 2: Another Winner From Ernie

Musicians: John Lennon: Lead Harmony and Background Vocals; Rhythm, Acoustic and Lead Guitars; Hammond Organ and Final Piano E chord; Harmonica; Tape Loops; Sound Effects;  Comb and Tissue paper; Handclaps; Tambourine and Maracas. Paul McCartney: Lead, Harmony and Background Vocals; Bass and lead Guitars; Electric and Acoustic Pianos; Lowrey and Hammond Organs; Handclaps; Vocalisations; Tape Loops; Sound Effects; Comb and Tissue Paper. George Harrison: Harmony and Background Vocals; Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars; Sitar; Tamboura; Harmonica; Kazoo; Handclaps: Maracas; lead vocals on "Within You Without You". Ringo Starr: Drums; Congas; Tambourine;  Maracas; Handclaps; Tubular Bells; Lead Vocals on "With a Little Help from My Friends"; harmonica; Final Piano E Chord

Brief Artist & Album Info: "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"  is the eighth studio album by English rock band The Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom and 2 June 1967 in the United States, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, spending 27 weeks at the top of the UK albums chart and 15 weeks at number one in the US. On release, the album was lauded by the vast majority of critics for its innovations in music production, songwriting and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and legitimate art, and for providing a musical representation of its generation and the contemporary counterculture. It won four Grammy Awards in 1968, including Album of the Year, the first rock LP to receive this honour.

In August 1966, the Beatles permanently retired from touring and began a three-month holiday from recording. During a return flight to London in November, Paul McCartney had an idea for a song involving an Edwardian era military band that would eventually form the impetus of the Sgt. Pepper concept. Sessions for the album began on 24 November in Abbey Road Studio Two with two compositions inspired by their youth, "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane", but after pressure from EMI, the songs were released as a double A-side single and were not included on the album.

In February 1967, after recording the title track "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", McCartney suggested that the Beatles should release an entire album that would represent a performance by the fictional Sgt. Pepper band. This alter ego group would give them the freedom to experiment musically. During the recording sessions, the band furthered the technological progression they had made with their 1966 album Revolver. Knowing they would not have to perform the tracks live, they adopted an experimental approach to composition and recording on songs such as "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". Producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick's innovative recording of the album included the liberal application of sound shaping signal processing and the use of a 40-piece orchestra performing aleatoric crescendos. Recording was completed on 21 April 1967. The cover, depicting the Beatles posing in front of a tableau of celebrities and historical figures, was designed by the British pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth.

CONDITION 

 LABELS:

The Picture Disc on Both sides are in SUPERB condition with NO spindle wear or spider marks to be seen anywhere I would easily grade these as Ex++!!!!

VINYL:

Plays throughout absolutely brilliant with very little background noise. There are no Pops, Clicks or Jumps. The record still contains that glossy sheen though there are several very minimal surface marks and thumbnails to be seen, these in NO way interfere with the superb sound quality. This Album plays up to and  beyond its high visual grading with hardly anything of note to fault. It offers strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. A typical polished production from George Martin. Minimal surface sound and no tracking issues. This play-grade proved a real pleasure when playing this fast disappearing Apple album. It will prove quite difficult to find a significantly better copy and merits a very strong recommendation. I would grade both sides as Very Good+!!!!

COVER: This is an Original 1st laminate issue with the two Red Lines and Flipbacks on the reverse!!!!

The "Sgt. Pepper's" album cover was designed by the pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth from an ink drawing by McCartney. It was art-directed by Robert Fraser and photographed by Michael Cooper. The front of the LP included a colourful collage featuring the Beatles in costume as the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, standing with a group of life-sized cardboard cut-outs of famous people. Each of the Beatles sported a heavy moustache, after Harrison had first grown one as a disguise during his visit to India. The moustaches reflected the growing influence of hippie style trends, while the group's clothing "Spoofed the Vogue in Britain for Military Fashions", writes the Beatles biographer Jonathan Gould. The centre of the cover depicts the Beatles standing behind a bass drum on which fairground artist Joe Ephgrave painted the words of the album's title. In front of the drum is an arrangement of flowers that spell out "Beatles". The group were dressed in satin day-glo-coloured military-style uniforms that were manufactured by the theatrical costumer M. Berman Ltd in London. Right next to the Beatles are wax sculptures of the bandmembers in their suits and moptop haircuts from the Beatlemania era, borrowed from Madame Tussaud's.The album's lyrics were printed in full on the back cover, the first time this had been done on a rock LP.

Cover Lamination: What a fantastic front picture. The laminate still retains a fine shine and clarity without any dulling. However there are several very slight laminate creases (Not Splits) to the front of the cover.The spine is in brilliant order, with all writing readable.The opening edges are in very good order. The reverse of the cover again has a few laminate creases (Not Splits). This cover is incredibly difficult to find in Ex+ condition simply because of the design and age. However I would be happy enough to grade it as VERYGOOD++!!!!

COVER SUMMARY: Not seen often, this one is in good condition with only gentle clues of age, any blemishes mostly light – a few laminate creases are incredibly hard to avoid at the barest minimum. This classic cover should please many collectors.

INNER SLEEVE: The clear plastic inner is graded as Very Good++!!!!

Album Played For Grading: I play/grade ALL records I offer before submitting, I also play them in their entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness. I play from the beginning to end. I use a Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge and Linn Lingo, with my Linn system and Forest Totem Speakers. This system is guaranteed  to pick up any distortion or interference within the sound.

Grading: In my opinion I REFUSE to believe that there is ANY record that can be truly graded as Mint, the BEST that could be offered is Mint- (minus)!!!! Especially so from the 50's, 60's, 70's or even up to the present date!!!! Even copies bought new today would have some form of imperfection on the Record or Cover!!!! Under that assumption I will NEVER use the word Mint in any of my descriptions and Mint- is the HIGHEST grade I would ever offer. So I will only from Excellent, Good or Poor with a -(minus), +(plus) or ++(plus,plus)!!!!

Bid With Confidence: I take great care and pride with what I sell and offer a FULL money back guarantee, in the unlikely event of the buyer not agreeing with my description. As long as the item is repacked and returned to me in the same condition it was sent.

Postage: All of my records will be professionally packaged. I use Dependapack Vinyl Record Mailers that have locking tab closures with strong locking tab record wraps. I also use corrugated record stiffeners and extra strong tape marked with Handle With Care. This is to ensure your Valuable Record/s are protected whilst in transit. I will add a nominal fee of .40p to my postage and packaging for this service. Any Record valued at £100 or more I would prefer to send by Special Deliver/International Signed For.