 This LP never went on sale in regular record stores, but was made exclusively available to the public at the Sydney Hi-Fi And Audio Show on 3rd. July 1983. Just 497 numbered copies were released with unique label artwork, mirroring the black and silver one EMI box Parlophone labels of 1969, and housed inside a single pocket picture cover with AUDIOPHILE designated on the back. Each LP had an individually numbered sticker fixed to the top right corner of the back cover. This is a numbered copy, 253. The release also carries the unique catalogue number AUDIO-5. |
| TITLE | SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | ||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | Audio-5 | ||||
| RELEASE DATE | 3rd. July 1983 / Limited Edition | ||||
| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Within You Without You |
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| With A Little Help From My Friends |
When I'm Sixty-four |
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| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
Lovely Rita |
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| Getting Better |
Good Morning Good Morning |
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| Fixing A Hole |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise) |
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| She's Leaving Home |
A Day In The Life | ||||
| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! | |||||
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"MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY EMI MUSIC
GROUP OF COMPANIES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA AND LOWER HUTT, NEW
ZEALAND." and "Mastered at Studios 301 by Don Bartley" were
printed at the right corner of the back cover. Don Bartley: Mastering Engineer from Haymarket, Australia, formerly associated with EMI Studios 301. |
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| LABEL | Mirroring the black and silver one EMI box Parlophone label | ||||
| MIX | STEREO | ||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | AUDIO 5-A -3 DB | |||
| SIDE 2 | AUDIO-5-B DB STUDIO 301 | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
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LABEL | THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter) |
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| COVER | EMI MUSIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA AND LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND. | ||||
| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | (P) 1967 EMI Records U.K. Ltd. | ||||
| COVER FORM | Single type. | ||||
| PRINTER CREDIT | - | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Cover designed by M C Productions
and The Apple Staged by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures by Madame Tussauds |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Polythene-lined "Use Emitex" die-cut sleeve (maybe) | ||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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This exclusive
Audiophile record came into existence following a decision
by EMI Australia to try their hand at half-speed mastering
for a reissue series. In January 1981 they took their
exisiting 15-ips masters for Please Please Me and Sgt.
Pepper's and brought them down to 7.5-ips and cut lacquers
for each title. After checking for quality these were
rejected. Please Please Me was abandoned in favour of
concentrating on Sgt. Pepper's so a new master was supplied
by EMI UK and they set to work again. In April 1982 the first serious cut was created, with Side 2 being successful. Side 1 was more problematic and it wasn't until the third recut, which took 8 hours to cut just 40 minutes of music, that produced a result with which they were satisfied. This is known as the -3 cut and was used to create the final finished disc. This LP never went on sale in regular record stores, but was made exclusively available to the public at the Sydney Hi-Fi And Audio Show on 3rd. July 1983. Just 497 numbered copies were released with unique label artwork, mirroring the black and silver one EMI box Parlophone labels of 1969, and housed inside a single pocket picture cover with AUDIOPHILE designated on the back. Each LP had an individually numbered sticker fixed to the top right corner of the back cover. This is a numbered copy, 253. The release also carries the unique catalogue number AUDIO-5. This LP would appear to be the Australian equivalent of the rare Nimbus Supercut release, produced in the UK for Practical Hi-Fi magazine in 1984. Don Bartley, engineer at Studio 301 recalls: "The whole project was handled very well by EMI. I was given all the time that I needed to get it right and I seem to remember spending about 3 days on it. As it was a "half speed" transfer there were many test cuts done, two of which I still have and I have never played them since that time. I remember spending many hours setting up for the "secret" track in the lock groove at the end and somehow, I managed to get it exactly the same as the original Abbey Road "cut". The tapes used were specially sent out from Abbey Road, they were not the originals but 1:1 direct copies of the originals. They were 30 ips, Dolby A and I remember feeling quite privileged and lucky the moment I started to play them. The amazing thing about this project was that I was allowed to EQ at my leisure and I must say that it was a challenge especially working at half speed. I do remember listening to the test cuts at the time and thinking how fantastic it sounded. Since then I have quite a few people comment on its quality, including Ed Kuepper ( From the Saints, laughing clowns etc) , who said it's the best version he has ever heard." According to Mr. Peter Stathopoulos... "This is extremely rare and a very limited pressing. It was pressed to be sold only at a hi-fi audio show in 1983. Specially mastered by engineer Don Bartley at Studio 301 in Sydney. The rejection rate and quality control at manufacture was quite stringent. Also they only pressed 100 records from each set of plates that they made. From memory there were 4 records manufactured for this Audio Show. A classical record, I don't know which one, The Beatles LP, Little River Band, "Sleeper Catcher" and Pink Floyd "DSOTM". Unfortunately the Pink Floyd LP only made it to Test Pressing stage as the band rejected the idea at the last moment. Test Pressings do exist, but I have never seen one myself." Thanks! >>Analog Planet "The Origin of The Rarest and Most Sought After Pressing of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
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