Sold Date: September 25, 2022
Start Date: September 18, 2022
Final Price: $1,525.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 36
Seller Feedback: 89
Buyer Feedback: 2518

THE RAREST OF ALL "SGT. PEPPER" COVER VARIATIONS. FINAL MONO COVER WITH THE "NEMS / MACLEN" CREDITS

THE BEATLES ~ SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

1ST JACKSONVILLE "THICK IN-HOUSE PRINT" LABELS WITH THE INCORRECT SONG TITLE OF "A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIEND"

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Very early 1st US Mono East Coast, Jacksonville, IL pressing plant copy with the rarest of all "Sgt. Pepper" cover variations. Final Mono cover containing the "MACLEN MUSIC INC." credits at the bottom right corner on the back and "© 1967 NEMS - NEMS ENTERPRISES LIMITED" credits located vertically at the bottom along the spine. The vast majority of the Mono covers do not have the credits as these covers were the last minimal issues made before the Mono issue went completely out of print. It's impossible to find this cover having the MAS-2653 catalog number and "NEMS / MACLEN" credits on the back, especially in such a beautiful condition. Original thick cardboard cover contains the 1st print gimmick cut-out insert printed on thin glossy paper and not the thicker paper stock, which was used later and that the majority of copies of the album are found with. Original 1st print custom red-pink-white "psychedelic" paper inner sleeve also comes with the album. Original 1st print Capitol Records Jacksonville "thick in-house print" incorrect labels with a multicolor band and a white perimeter print without the "Subsidiary of..." text. Side 1 label contains a misprint indicating the "With A Little Help From My Friend" track title as "A Little Help From My Friend". The 1st print vinyl pressed at the Capitol Records Jacksonville, IL pressing plant contains the "O" identifier in the trail-off vinyl on both sides. The full matrix number are as follows: Side 1 - MAS1 2653 F15 O; Side 2 - MAS-X-2 2653-F8 #5 O.

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 I grade the cover as Excellent. It's very clean only having some light shelf wear on the front and back. The white borders are in great condition and the edges don't have any splits. Some very light soling on the corners. The spine contains a fully readable text with some light occasional scuffing. The interior gatefold is in great condition. The 1st print gimmick cut-out insert and red-pink-white inner sleeve are in Near Mint Minus condition. I grade the vinyl as Excellent Minus. It has a beautiful shiny gloss with clean surface. A very light non-feelable 0.5' mark on Track 1 Side 2 that doesn't affect the playback in any way. The vinyl has only a few very light surface hairlines and scuffs from the inner sleeve. The record sounds great only having some occasional background noise, which is most likely just static and will get reduced or go away if the record is professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine.

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