THIS IS A FIRST ISSUE MONO PRESSING ISSUED IN LATE JUNE / EARLY JULY  1967, THAT IS THE SECOND PRINTED COVER INDICATED BY THE ADDITION OF THE LARGE PRINT "© NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD., 1967" COPYRIGHT CLAIM IN THE LOWER LEFT AREA ON THE BACK COVER.

THIS SECOND ISSUED COVER WAS VERY SHORT-LIVED, FOR THE THIRD COVER WITH THE "NEMS" DISCLAIMER PRINTED AT LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK COVER WAS ISSUED NOT LONG AFTER.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: LP514
PRICE: $6,250

VERY RARE JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA FACTORY PRESSING WITH
JACKSONVILLE "THICK IN-HOUSE PRINT" 1ST LABEL WITH INCORRECT TITLE ON LABEL OF “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS"

RARER THICKER JACKSONVILLE PRINTED COVER WITH "MATTE" FINISH AND VERY FIRST COVER WITHOUT "NEMS" PRINT

PRESENTED HERE IS THE RAREST U.S. PRESSING OF THE LANDMARK RELEASE OF "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. THIS MONAURAL ISSUE IS THE JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA PRESSING THAT HAS THE RARE JACKSONVILLE IN-HOUSE THICK PRINT VERY FIRST LABEL.

THE COVER IS THE RARER JACKSONVILLE MANUFACTURED ISSUE WHICH IS THICKER IN CONSTRUCTION. THE TEXTURE HAS A "MATTE" FINISH THAT PRESENTS THE GRAPHICS LESS GLOSSY AND COLORS THAT ARE LESS IN BRIGHTNESS.

THIS SET IS COMPLETE THAT INCLUDES THE CUSTOM "SGT. PEPPER'S: CUT-OUT SHEET INSERT AND THE RED NUANCE "WAVY" INNER DUST SLEEVE.

CONDITION: VG+++ / NM (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: LP516
PRICE: $975

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THIS IS THE EXTREMELY RARE AND LATE "FINAL MONO ISSUE" OF THE COVER THAT ADDS A REFERENCE TO MACLEN MUSIC. THE PHRASE "ALL RIGHTS FOR THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO AND THE PHILIPPINES CONTROLLED BY MACLEN MUSIC INC." APPEARS IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, THEN "NEMS" COPYRIGHT CLAIM IS MOVED AND APPEARS IN SMALL PRINT RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK COVER. IT IS ALSO MODIFIED TO "© 1967 NEMS - NEMS ENTERPRISES LIMITED". THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE MONO COVERS DO NOT HAVE THIS PRINT. THESE COVERS WERE THE LAST MINIMAL ISSUES PRODUCED BEFORE THE MONO ISSUES WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF PRINT.

MAKING THIS SET EXTRAORDINARILY SPECIAL AND TRULY COMPLETE, IS THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD BEING THE ULTRA-RARE WEST COAST MONO CORRECTED LABEL "WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS" (RECENTLY CONFIRMED IN BRUCE SPIZER'S BOOK "THE BEATLES' SWAN SONG"(CAP2653.MR2B, SPIZER). READ MORE DETAILS IN OUR LISTING ABOVE, ITEM NUMBER LP962.

THE COVER GRADES A WONDERFUL AND SOLID NEAR MINT MINUS (BORDERS VG+++), WITH FIRM SEAMS, STRONG CENTERFOLD, BOLD VIVID GRAPHICS, NO RINGWEAR, NO SPLITS. JUST SOME LIGHT HANDLING WEAR EVIDENT. THE LOS ANGELES RECORD IS A SIMPLY GORGEOUS AND SPARKLING NEAR MINT.

CONDITION: NM- / NM
ITEM#: LP287
PRICE: ------