The Beatles Sgt. Peppers RARE 1967 Wide Spine MONO 1st Press Vinyl UK EX/VG+

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The Beatles Sgt. Peppers RARE 1967 Wide Spine MONO 1st Press Vinyl UK EXCELLENT/VG+

Here is a RARE genuine original in pristine condition.  This is an amazing album with some great songs.   This is a collectors gem!  Includes the original custom insert and inner sleeve.

Gatefold is excellent. Pockets are not split (the Brits did not glue one pocket shut, but left two open.) 

Here is the first UK pressing in MONO of the greatest album of all time: The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," a real treasure from rock n' roll history.  The first UK pressing is notable for a gibberish track on the run-out groove. To any Beatlemaniac, this is the ultimate acquisition!
 
On April 21, 1967, the last recording the Beatles prepared for Sgt Peppers was a recording of gibberish that would be tucked at the end of the run-out groove (the empty space after the last song, "A Day in the Life.") When record players finished playing a song in those days, the needle would just bounce against the end of the run-out groove until someone came over and lifted the tone arm. Paul's idea was to have a burst of noise, that would loop infinitely, to surprise the listener after the record finished. John loved the idea and insisted they include a 15-kilocycle dog whistle, also. Turned out, they spent 9 hours recording this brief, complex, and surreal ending to their masterpiece. The run-out groove track was only included in English pressings; and modern repressings, if they do include it, stick it on to the end of "Day in the Life," because many modern record players automatically eject before reaching the run-out groove (though they usually have a switch to disable the eject).
 

The first U.K. pressing has a foldover visible at the top edge of the gatefold and yellow letters on the "Parlophone" print on the record labels. The run-out groove is stamped Side 1:  XEX 637-1; Side 2: XEX 638-1. This comes complete with its psychedelic album sleeve and original insert of cut-outs.  

This is not only the first pressing, but it is the mono version, which is the original intended recording.  Mono recordings are mixed differently than stereo in the studio.  Here is a list of sonic differences:

• The funky backwards guitar part at the end of the opening song just before "Billy Shears."
• The flangey/ADT effect on Ringo's voice during some chorus of "With A Little Help From My Friends."
• The tripped out flangey vocals from the second verse out on "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."
• The slightly longer end of "Fixing A Hole" where McCartney is wailing up high.
• The change in tone in "She's leaving home" in the mono version - due to being sped up, not so dreary and long as in the stereo version.
• The timing on the effects of "Mr. Kite."
• The extended louder laughter on "Within You Without You."
• The louder backing "oo-oo's" on "When I'm 64".
• The "bleed edit" found at the beginning of the "Sgt. Pepper Reprise"; you can hear the machine flutter as it comes out of pause.
• The low volume mumbo jumbo during the extended bass drum raps at the beginning of the "Sgt. Pepper Reprise".
• The timing of the audiences are different on the "Reprise" section.
• Paul McCartney ad libbing at the end. Paul sound like he is saying "Thank you very much good night now..." or "bye bye now".

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