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THE BEATLES Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts MONO Parlophone PMC 7027 1st UK 1967

Sold Date: February 16, 2022
Start Date: February 14, 2022
Final Price: $150.00 (USD)
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THE BEATLES Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts MONO Parlophone PMC 7027 Complete edition, 1st UK pressing with UK tax code information.
Includes inner cutout sheet and psychedelic inner sleeve!!!
Does not appear to be a wide spine, but very early edition in nice shape!
VINYL in strong VG condition with light whispey paper scuffs only. Sound strong and in VG+ through most sections, slight inner wear and light crackle, occasional pop, nice listen!
COVER in VG with corner wear, creasing along seam, corner crease on upper right corner, spine has chipping where title is, not quite readable, still solid.
INNER CUTOUT SHEET in VG+ condition
INNER PSYCHEDELIC RECORD SLEEVE in VG with some rubbing at opening, yellowing.
Notes 1st UK pressings, with:
A Garrod & Lofthouse laminated gatefold cover (flipback glue-tabs on inner spread);
A red half-tone print on white 'psychedelic' inner sleeve;
A 'cut-outs' card insert (full-color, single-sided. Printed signatures of Blake/Haworth at foot);
A black and yellow logo label with silver text:
"The Gramophone Co." in the radial text and "Sold in the U.K. Subject To Resale Price Conditions, See Price Lists" across label at center, with "Made in Gt. Britain" at foot.

℗ 1967
Northern Songs, NCB

Narrow spine. Wide spine 1st press here: 

Variant 3, Side 2, runout figures at 9 o'clock are very difficult to identify, having been stamped then overstamped.

Durations were found and entered by timing every track of a copy of this exact release.

1st June 1967 as date of release of this album is stated on the official Beatles website (thebeatles.com). Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (A-side label matrix): XEX.637 Matrix / Runout (B-side label matrix): XEX.638 Rights Society: NCB Other (A or B-side Tax Code label embossing): KT
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped, variant 2): XEX 637-1 1 GDT Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped, variant 2): XEX 638-1 0 GMA