Description *THE BEATLES~SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND~MEGA RARE US ORIG’67 CAPITOL 1ST PRESS MONO SEARS SHRINK* ORIGINAL EAST COAST 1ST US MONAURAL RELEASE, LEGENDARY CAPITOL’S JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, RECORDS PLANT PRESSING ***ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL JACKSONVILLE’S CAPITOL BLACK LABEL FEATURING THE UNIQUE BOLD FONT STYLE*** ***ORIGINAL SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., PROTECTIVE BAGGY*** ***ORIGINAL “SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.,” ROUND STICKER*** ***FIRST ISSUE WITHOUT ’NEMS’ AND ‘MACLEN MUSIC’ CREDITS ON BACK COVER*** ***VERY EARLY FIRST JACKSONVILLE’S -G22/-G16 MATRIX STAMPERS*** ***ORIGINAL GIMMICK CUT-OUTS CARDBOARD INSERT*** ***ORIGINAL PAPER RED “PSYCHEDELIC” INNER SLEEVE*** ***FIRST ISSUE WITH MISPRINTED VERSION OF THE LABEL, WHICH WRONGLY IDENTIFIES THE SONG “WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS” AS “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS”*** ***MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (”RAINBOW”) LABELS*** ***SUPERB COPY! RARELY TO SEE A GENUINE ORIGINAL MUSEUM COPY LIKE THIS! FINAL UPGRADE*** FEATURES POWERFUL MIXES FROM THE STEREO AND A STRONG VIBRANT (MONO) SOUND THAT IS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE STEREO PRESSING HERE IS A LIST OF SONIC DIFFERENCES WHEN LISTENING TO THE MONO VERSION (VS STEREO) 1. THE FUNKY BACKWARDS GUITAR PART AT THE END OF THE OPENING SONG JUST BEFORE “BILLY SHEARS” 2. THE FLANGING/ADT EFFECT ON RINGO’S VOICE DURING SOME CHORUS OF “WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS” 3. THE TRIPPED OUT FLANGING VOCALS FROM THE SECOND VERSE OUT ON “LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS”. 4. THE SLIGHTLY LONGER END OF “FLIXING A HOLE” WHERE McCARTNEY IS WAILING UP HIGH. 5. THE CHANGE IN TONE IN “SHE’S LEAVING HOME” IN THE MONO VERSION-DUE TO BEING SPED UP, NOT SO DREARY AND LONG AS IN THE STEREO VERSION. 6. THE TIMING ON THE EFFECT OF “MR. KITE” 7. THE EXTENDED LOUDER LAUGHTER ON “WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU” 8. THE LOUDER BACKING “OO-OO’S” ON “WHEN I’AM 64” 9. THE “BLEED EDIT” FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE “SGT. PEPPER REPRISE” YOU CAN HEAR THE MACHINE FLUTTER AS IT COMES OF PAUSE. 10. THE LOW VOLUME MUMBO JUMBO DURING THE EXTENDED BASS DRUM RAPS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE “SGT. PEPPER REPRISE” 11. THE TIMING OF THE AUDIENCES IS DIFFERENT ON THE “REPRISE” SECTION. 12. PAUL McCARTNEY AD LIBBING AT THE END. PAUL SOUND LIKE HE IS SAYING “THANK YOU VERY MACH GOOD NIGHT NOW…” OR “BYE, BYE NOW” THE BEATLES~SGT.PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND~RARE FIRST US MONO PRESSING BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL 1967 CAPITOL RECORDS MAS 2653 MONO ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL LABEL WITH THE MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (”RAINBOW”) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE. DISTINGUISHED BY THE TITLE OF THE SONG "WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS" SHORTENED TO "A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS". FIRST ISSUE MATTE THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) GATEFOLD COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ORIGINAL SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE BAGGY IN NEAR MINT CONDITION THE COVER INCLUDES ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE PSYCHEDELIC INNER SLEEVE. CARDBOARD GIMMICK CUT-OUTS INSERT. CLEAR WEAR-FREE LABELS. THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE ONE: MAS-X1 2653-G22 #2 O SIDE TWO: MAS-X2 2653-G16 #2 O (DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING). THIS IS THE FIRST SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA MONAURAL PRESSING (THE IDENTIFIABLE RUNOUT MARKING IS IAM IN A TRIANGLE STAMPED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL ON BOTH SIDES. ***THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE THE "DIMAGRAPHY" WATERMARK IN THE CENTER TO PROTECT THE PHOTOS FROM BEING COPIED. THE WATERMARK MIGHT BLEND WITH THE IMAGE TONES SOMETIMES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION*** ***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED*** IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THE ORIGINAL EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA - THE STYLIZATION OF THE LISTING’S DESIGN AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH WERE THE SWEAT OF THE BROW AND TRUE EFFORT OF THE AUTHOR, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT LAW, WHOSE KEY WORDS ARE EXPRESSION AND ORIGINALITY. · VINYL: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) · LABELS: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) · COVER: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) · ORIGINAL GIMMICK CUT-OUTS INSERT: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) · ORIGINAL PSYCHEDELIC INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) OUR POLICY: VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!! IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!! · WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING . · WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING. · IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION. · WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY. · WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS · WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS · WE COMBINE SHIPPING · WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US. YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.