Sold Date: July 10, 2016
Start Date: July 3, 2016
Final Price: £59.99 (GBP)
Bid Count: 1
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BEATLES UK – Sgt Pepper, hybrid, original mono/stereo sleeve.

PCS 7027 – original 1960s, black and sliver, one EMI box Parlophone labels.

A UK album in original condition, featuring:

1. during 1969 in the UK, EMI were getting ready for the new ‘Stereo’ music format. This particular sleeve variant of Sgt Pepper has a hard to find ‘hybrid’ mono/stereo sleeve. Ever keen to cut back on any waste, EMI made an attempt to utilise their remaining stock of Pepper mono flipback sleeves, by experimenting by adding an additional line of text onto their old stock of Pepper mono flipback sleeves. The text ‘PCS 7027 stereo’ was added to ‘some’ of the remaining Pepper mono flipback sleeves, to the rear, top right corner. EMI soon realised that the future of mono records was over, so it was decided to ‘scrap’ all their old stock of Pepper mono flipback sleeves. So as a result very few of these ‘hybrid’ sleeves were ever printed. EMI soon went on to print ‘stereo’ only Pepper sleeves.

2. on the rear of the sleeve, top right, there is an original shop price sticker, with its original UK 1960s shop price of, 39/11.

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: is in excellent condition. The gatefold, flipback sleeve is fully laminated. This laminate has remained very glossy and it relatively un scuffed for its age. A hard to find original UK mono / stereo hybrid ‘flipback’ sleeve. The sleeve still has that ‘new’, creak sound from the spine when the sleeve is opened. The spine is in excellent condition and has remained an excellent clean white in colour and most of the text on the spine is still readable. There are NO tears, splits, stains, pen writing, stickers or sticker residue on the sleeve.

THE INSERT: is in near MINT condition. Theres NO pen writing, tears, stains, stickers or sticker residue.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in excellent++ condition and is the original period EMI red and white advertising sleeve. The two opening edges have remained clean and unworn. There are NO tears, stains, pen writing, splits, stickers or sticker residue.  

THE RECORD: is in excellent condition. It has remained very dark and glossy. The record is made from the original period 1960s thick, heavy vinyl.

The matrix  nos. are:  YEX  637 – 1  and  YEX  638 - 1,  

The mother / stampers are:  ‘3  G L A’ and ‘4  G L M’,

THE AUDIO: is excellent++, it plays with excellent quiet grooves, to give a near perfect audio. The audio plays with a full, clear, loud period stereo sound. The record lays flat on the turntable.

THE LABELS: are in excellent condition. The labels are free from any pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE OFFICIAL GRADING SYSTEM FROM THE RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

ALL PHOTOS AND RECORD DESCRIPTIONS ARE MY OWN AND ARE ALWAYS OF THE ACTUAL RECORD FOR SALE.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE PAID FOR BY AT LEAST ONE WEEK FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION. I RESERVE THE RIGHT THAT IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED AFTER ONE WEEK OF THE END OF AN AUCTION THE ITEM WILL BE OFFERED TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER, OR THE ITEM WILL BE RE LISTED.

‘PICK UP’ OF ITEMS CAN BE ARRANGED BUT THE BUYER MUST PAY CASH ON COLLECTION.

POSTAGE AND PACKING.

ALL RECORDS POSTED TO A UK ADDRESS WILL BE SENT 1ST CLASS POST.

PACKING  -  ALL RECORDS ARE POSTED WITH MULTI LAYERED CARD STIFFENERS FOR PROTECTION.BEFORE POSTING, THE RECORD IS REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS ORIGINAL INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, THE RECORD IS THEN PUT INTO A SECOND PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO MINIMISE ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE RECORD / SLEEVES ARE THEN PUT INTO A NEW PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR FURTHER PROTECTION.

DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

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