"REVOLVER" IS THE GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM FOR THE BEATLES, FULL OF NEW RECORDING TECHNIQUES, WHICH IS THE ALBUM'S MOST STRIKING FEATURE. THE UNIQUE SOUND IMAGES AND THE BRILLIANCE OF ITS SONGS TOOK THE GROUP TO A NEW HORIZON AND ON TO "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND".

THIS FACTORY SEALED STEREO PRESSING OF "REVOLVER" IS A TRUE BEAUTY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE FRONT COVER IMAGE IS BRILLIANT. BOLD AND CRISP WITH NO RINGWEAR. THE WHITES ARE BRILLIANT. THERE IS NO YELLOWING ANYWHERE ON THIS FRONT COVER. THE BACK COVER REMAINS CLEAN WITH A DEEP BLACK BACKGROUND WITH NO RING-WEAR. THE SPINE IS SOLID AND COMPLETELY LEGIBLE FROM END TO END.

THE EVER-VITAL "STEREO NEEDLE DAMAGE" INFO DISCLAIMER PRINT IS EVIDENT ON THE BACK COVER ALONG THE CENTER BOTTOM EDGE, SIGNIFYING THIS IS A TRUE FIRST PRESSING.  THE CAPITOL RECORDS ORANGE INNER DUST SLEEVE (EARLY 1966 "CAPITOL '66 SOUNDS GREAT!" ISSUE)  IS CLEARLY VISIBLE THROUGH THE MOUTH OPENING. THERE ARE 2 FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" EVIDENT (1 ON FRONT, 1 ON BACK). THE COVER HAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SEAL. THE MOUTH OPENING IS SEALED TIGHTLY WITH NO BREAKS AT ALL.  THE ORIGINAL 2" X 1½"  GOLD FOIL 'G.C. MURPHY CO'. RECORD DEPT. PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT COVER SHRINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. (G.C. MURPHY CO. WAS A CHAIN OF VARIETY DEPARTMENT STORES FOUNDED IN MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, AND HAD OVER 500 RETAIL STORES THROUGHOUT THE EAST AND MIDWEST).

THERE IS NO FACTORY NUMBER DESIGNATION ON THE BACK COVER IN  LOWER RIGHT CORNER, INDICATING THAT THIS  COULD POSSIBLY BE A RARER CONTRACT PRESSING MANUFACTURED BY DECCA, RCA OR COLUMBIA RECORDS. ONLY MINOR FLAW IS A SLIGHT AND SOFT CREASE TO THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE COVER.

THIS STEREO ISSUE OF "REVOLVER" WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING ADDITION TO A FIRST PRESSING ORIGINAL BEATLES STILL SEALED LP COLLECTION. IN RECENT YEARS, FIRST ISSUE STEREO PRESSINGS OF "REVOLVER" ARE BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND STILL SEALED.