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date: 3/12/2006 Seattle, USA
PCS 7027: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (ca.1967) Stereo mix
The gatefold jacket is the laminated Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. printing and
provides excellent detail resolution when compared to later pressings of the
same LP. I'm rating the gatefold jacket to be in VG condition with dog-eared
corners and a slightly ratty but intact spine. The spine is
"mostly" readable and there are no seam splits.
The cut-out sheet is near mint having been stored in the front slip of the
gatefold and apparently handled very little over the past 39 years or so.
labels: yellow on Black
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Side one:
 | Matrix: YEX 637-1 (1st lacquer) |
| Mother: 4 |
| stamper: A M ( # 34) |
Side two matrix codes:
| Matrix: YEX 638-1 (1st lacquer) |
| Mother: 4 |
| Stamper: A L ( # 38) |
The vinyl plays near silently between tracks with only soft surface noise appearing now and then. The sound quality has great clarity of tone and depth of detail offering a superior listen when compared to a Capitol pressing of this album that I have. I rate the vinyl at VG++ on both sides subtracting a few points for minor scuffing and some spindle marks to the label. Overall, a really nice stereo Sgt. Peppers to listen to.
detail close-up of back cover text.
First lacquer, 4th Mother, likely a first pressing but far from being an early one. A good sounding LP.
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