RAREST FACTORY PRESSING AND LABEL VARIATION:
- JACKSONVILLE PRESSING -
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

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

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 WITH THE INCORRECT TITLE OF "A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS" (CAP2653.MR1D, SPIZER). THE LABELS WERE CORRECTED LATER TO CORRECTLY READ '"WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS". THE RECORD IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM, STELLAR AND MAJESTIC. THE VINYL AND LABELS ARE A SPECTACULAR NEAR MINT "AS NEW" AND APPEARS UNPLAYED. ABSOLUTELY STEALLAR. THE RUN-OUT GROOVE ON SIDE 1 HAS A MACHINE STAMPED "0" THAT SIGNIFIES A JACKSONVILLE PRESSING.

THE COVER IS THE RARER JACKSONVILLE MANUFACTURED ISSUE WHICH IS THICKER IN CONSTRUCTION THAN THOSE FROM THE SCRANTON OR LOS ANGELES FACTORIES. THE TEXTURE OF THE JACKSONVILLE COVERS HAS A "MATTE" FINISH THAT PRESENTS THE GRAPHICS LESS GLOSSY AND COLORS THAT ARE LESS IN BRIGHTNESS. THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE NORMAL FOR THE JACKSONVILLE COVERS. THE CONDITION IS A BEAUTIFUL VG+++, WITH SOME SLIGHT AGING AND VERY LIGHT WEAR.  NO RINGWEAR AT ALL. ALL SEAMS ARE FIRM AND SOLID  WITHOUT SPLITS AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE GATEFOLD, THERE IS A FRESH, CRISP STIFFNESS WHICH SHOWS IT HASN'T BEEN OPENED MUCH.

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