4 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (2 ON FRONT, 2 ON BACK).

A 1¾" X 1¾" ORIGINAL SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY "STEREO" STORE PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE SHRINKWRAP ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER.

BACK COVER INDICATES THAT THIS IS THE VERY 1ST ISSUED COVER WITHOUT THE MICRO-PRINT "© NEMS ENTERPRISES LTD. 1967" COPYRIGHT CLAIM ABOVE THE FACTORY INFORMATION IN THE LOWER RIGHT AREA, OR THE "ALL RIGHTS" AND "MACLEN MUSIC INC." PRINT. (CAP 2653.SC1, SPIZER).

FRONT AND BACK COVER ARE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND VIRTUALLY IMPECCABLE. GRAPHICS AND COLORS ARE STRIKING. NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD IMPRESSION ANYWHERE. EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL CORNER TO CORNER, ESPECIALLY AT MOUTH OPENING. NO SPLITS AT ALL. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP WITH NO PUSHES OR CREASES. THE SPINE IS SQUARE ALL PRINT IS COMPLETELY LEGIBLE. BORDERS REMAIN CLEAN AND BRIGHT WHITE. ONLY FLAW EVIDENT IS ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER NEAR THE PRICE STICKER, THERE IS A SHRINK TEAR IN THAT UPPER AREA, EXPOSING THE LEFT CORNER, WITH A HINT OF WEAR TO THE TOP EDGE THERE.

THIS STILL SEALED VERY FIRST ISSUE U.S. STEREO PRESSING OF THE BEATLES' MOST TRULY HISTORIC, CLASSIC ALBUM MASTERWORK IS TRULY A GREAT EXAMPLE FROM JUNE 1967.