Sold Date: April 2, 2023
Start Date: March 26, 2023
Final Price: £129.99 (GBP)
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BEATLES UK, Sgt Pepper, possible pre production sleeve, 1st 

issue UK 1967 mono LP.

PMC 7027, original first issue UK 1967 mono black and yellow Parlophone record labels.

A UK issue in original condition, featuring:

1. this sleeve could possibly be a very early, ‘pre production’ sleeve, as it features:

a. a colour imbalance on the sleeve, compared to that of ‘regular’ sleeves. On the front the sleeve has a more blue ‘hue’ to it and the blue sky areas apppears  darker, see the comparison photo,

b. on the inside of the ‘gatefold’ sleeve, the faces appear more reddish in colour,

c. there is what appears to be an ‘unedited’ area to Georges neck, see the comparison photo, as regular sleeves show this area edited / darker,

d. the rear of the sleeve features the text, 'Patents Pending’. Only a small number of very early UK ‘flip back’ Pepper mono sleeves featured the text of ‘Patents Pending’. By the time of the official UK launch of Sgt Pepper in June 1967, the ‘Patents’ on the sleeve was agreed and the text, ‘Patents Pending’ was ‘officially’ removed from the sleeve,

2. early engraved, ‘mother/stampers’ of, ‘1 A’ on side two of the record,

3. comes with its original earliest, 'dark green' card 'cut out' sheet insert,

4. comes with its original red and white 'wavy' pattern inner sleeve.

So overal, a possibly unique sleeve variant of this album, that was not meant to be released, but as was EMIs ‘reduce waste’ policy back in 1967 this sleeve did eventually find its way out into the shops.

CONDITION:

THE MAIN SLEEVE: is in near excellent condition, the sleeve is fully laminated. The spine is in very good++ condition, a very good solid strong spine that has remained clean, white and straight and all of the text on the spine is clear to read. The four opening edge of the sleeve have remained clean. When the ‘gate fold’ sleeve is opened the original two top, ‘flip backs’, ie 'fold over' edges can be seen. The inside of the sleeve has remained very clean and super glossy. There are NO tears, splits, pen writing, stickers or sticker residue on the sleeve.

THE CARD INSERT: is in near MINT condition and is the original earliest first issue, 'dark green' insert. There are NO tears, pen writing, folds, stickers or sticker residue on the 'insert'.

THE INNER SLEEVE: is in very good++ condition and is the original first issue ‘wavy’ pattern red and white inner sleeve. A clean and original inner sleeve. There are NO tears, stickers or sticker residue on the inner sleeve. On the front, right edge there is a  name written in an old style ‘fountain’ pen, written in black ink. There is a split to the centre, bottom edge and a split to the centre,  to one of the side edges.

THE RECORD: each side of the record is in excellent+ condition.  NOTE – that the condition of the playing surfaces have been graded under 'normal daylight' conditions. The record has remained very dark and glossy. The record is made from the period 1960s, quality ‘thick, heavy’ vinyl.  

The records ‘engraved’ matrix is: XEX 637 - 1 and XEX 638 - 1,

The records ‘engraved’, ‘mother / stampers’ are: ‘3 HT’ and ‘1 A’,

THE AUDIO: each side of the record plays excellent+, each side plays with excellent quiet grooves. The record plays with a full loud, powerful period 'mono' sound. The record lays flat on the turntable.

THE RECORD LABELS: each of the record labels are in excellent condition. Each of the record labels have some slight spindle marks. The letters 'KT' are embossed around the spindle hole on side two. Each record label is free from any pen writing, stickers or sticker residue.

TO GRADE THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD I AM USING THE GRADING SYSTEM BASED UPON THE GUIDE FROM THE UK'S ‘RECORD COLLECTOR’ MAGAZINE.

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