Sold Date: November 27, 2024
Start Date: November 8, 2022
Final Price: $197.75 (USD)
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 SGT. PEPPER'S

LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

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CAPITOL RECORDS

LP GATEFOLD ALBUM

SMAS-2653 STEREO

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FIRST PRESS

IAM - SCRANTON, PA

(Matrix: A1, B2)

(see collage picture)

released: June 1967

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w/ CUT-OUT SHEET INSERT

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white paper inner sleeve w/ center hole.

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Good Overall Condition  

(visual observation, LP not tested)  

used, obtained from original owner.  

vinyl record - bright, shiny, lies flat, w/ light scuffs  

& scratches, no deep scratches.  

label - clean,  light scuff marks & spindle hole wear, no writing.  

cover/jacket (gatefold pic slv): inside bottom covers w/ separation tears,  

surface wear, worn edges & corners, bottom corner w/ bend. 

age-toned, back cover w/ ringwear, no split seams, no markings, no repairs.  

inner sleeve: clean, age-toned.  

insert: complete, intact, cardboard, small stain (1/4"x2") along bottom edge.  

(see collage picture)

'Please view and zoom all pictures'  

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1st PRESS NOTATIONS:

Capitol 'BLACK RAINBOW' Label

w/ no 'subsidiary of Capitol Industries'

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Differences in the track titles on labels & cover:

*A2, A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

- cover & label song title

*A7, BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE!

- cover w/ exclamation point (!)

- label w/out exclamation point

*B4, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING

- cover: w/ comma

- label: w/out

*B5, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Reprise

- cover: "Reprise" in parenthesis.

- label: "Reprise" not in parenthesis.

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Album cover: (back cover, lower right corner)

* Without "© 1967 NEMS"

* omission of MACLEN MUSIC, copyright statement.

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Additional Notes:

CAPITOL Matrix (etched):

- SIDE 1:  SMAS 1-2653-A1

- SIDE 2:  SMAS-2-2653-B2

IAM Triangle (Scranton, PA pressing)

(see collage picture)

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Inside cover has 2653 above George's left shoulder.

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Compo Press: 5/8" ring around spindle hole.

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"A Great Addition To Any Beatles Collection"

"..a must for any serious collector of Beatles records"

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