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09. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (PCS 7027)
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#9-1 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1st Press / with "Patents pending": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE 1st June 1967 / First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE SLEEVE CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Early copies came with a psychedelic inner sleeve designed by the Dutch design collective The Fool. The group also created the Apple Boutique mural and painted John Lennon’s limousine.
CUT-OUT --> Click! CUT-OUT CLOSE-UP INSIDE CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve
Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold full laminated inside flipback sleeve.
"Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." with "Patents pending"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. " (uppercase) was printed around the label rim.
The ℗ 1967 credit was printed on the label.
The tax-code letters K and T were embossed around the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label
 The title “A Day In The Life” was printed on the Side 2 label.
Stereo examples with the title "A Day In The Life" omitted from the label have not been reported.		 label label
SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 1
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold sleeve with visible flipbacks along the top edge inside the gatefold.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Psychedelic red & white inner sleeve
The words “PATENTS APPLIED FOR” were printed at the bottom of the inner sleeve.
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD..." on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K..." remark, and the "℗ 1967" statement.

The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold.
"Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." with "Patents pending".
The gatefold has two openings: the left holds the Sgt. Pepper cut-out sheet, and the right holds the LP.
Early copies came with a psychedelic inner sleeve designed by the Dutch design collective The Fool. The group also created the Apple Boutique mural and painted John Lennon’s limousine.
There are two sleeve variants: one has a wide spine, and the more common version has a narrow spine.
This copy has a narrow spine.


These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover.


#9-2 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1st Press / Wide Spine without "Patents pending": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE 1st June 1967 / First Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE SLEEVE CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Early copies came with a psychedelic inner sleeve designed by the Dutch design collective The Fool. The group also created the Apple Boutique mural and painted John Lennon’s limousine.
CUT-OUT --> Click! CUT-OUT CLOSE-UP INSIDE CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve
Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold full laminated inside flipback sleeve.
"Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." without "Patents pending"
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve
There are two versions of the cover, one with "wide" spine and a more common version with a narrow spine.
This copy has a wide spine.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. " (uppercase) was printed around the label rim.
The ℗ 1967 credit was printed on the label.
The tax-code letters K and T were embossed around the center hole.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label
 The title “A Day In The Life” was printed on the Side 2 label.
Stereo examples with the title "A Day In The Life" omitted from the label have not been reported.		 label label
SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 1
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold sleeve with visible flipbacks along the top edge inside the gatefold.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Psychedelic red & white inner sleeve
The words “PATENTS APPLIED FOR” were printed at the bottom of the inner sleeve.
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black/yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD..." on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K..." remark, and the "℗ 1967" statement.
The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold.
The gatefold has two openings: the left holds the Sgt. Pepper cut-out sheet, and the right holds the LP.
Early copies came with a psychedelic inner sleeve designed by the Dutch design collective The Fool. The group also created the Apple Boutique mural and painted John Lennon’s limousine.
There are two sleeve variants: one has a wide spine, and the more common version has a narrow spine.
This copy has "wide" spine.

These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover.


#9-3 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2nd Press / without "SOLD IN U.K.": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE 1969? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE
sleeve sleeve sleeve label
label
The LP covers is laminated on both front and back, and is also laminated fully on the inside.
Plain white paper / printed the credit "PATENT Nos. 1,125,555(*) / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" at the bottom of the sleeve.
CUT-OUT --> Click! CUT-OUT CLOSE-UP INSIDE CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve Inserted in the LP sleeve a set of Sgt. Pepper cardboard cut-outs designed by artist Peter Blake. sleeve The cover was one piece of material, with fold over flaps connecting across the top - inside cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve The stereo covers have "PCS 7027 Stereo" in the upper right corner and "This is a stereo recording" towards the lower right corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve
Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold full laminated inside flipback sleeve.
"Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." without "Patents pending"
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
label
There are two versions of the cover, one with "wide" spine and a more common version with a narrow spine.
This copy has a narrow spine.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label
Black label with a yellow Parlophone logo and silver print.
 "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was removed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. " (uppercase) was printed around the label rim.
The ℗ 1967 credit was printed on the label.		 label Without tax code.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label
Catalog No. "PCS 7027" was printed at the right side of the label.
 The "t" in "MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN" text is lowercase.
 The title “A Day In The Life” was printed on the Side 2 label.
Stereo examples with the title "A Day In The Life" omitted from the label have not been reported.
label label Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 1
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Yellow Parlophone Type-7-1
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1 MOTHER & STAMPER
 2 / GPD
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 1 4 / GPA
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 NONE
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold sleeve with visible flipbacks along the top edge inside the gatefold.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Plain white paper / printed the credit "PATENT Nos. 1,125,555(*) / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" at the bottom of the sleeve.
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print:
the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." (uppercase) on the outer rim, "SOLD IN U.K." text was removed from the label.

Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said:

SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS.

This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969.

On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims.

The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold.
The gatefold has two openings: the left holds the Sgt. Pepper cut-out sheet, and the right holds the LP.
Early copies came with a psychedelic inner sleeve designed by the Dutch design collective The Fool. The group also created the Apple Boutique mural and painted John Lennon’s limousine.
There are two sleeve variants: one has a wide spine, and the more common version has a narrow spine.
This copy has a narrow spine.

These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover.


#9-4 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (3rd Press "1 EMI Mark": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE Late 1969 / Third Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click!
 INNER SLEEVE
sleeve sleeve The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold. sleeve
CUT-OUT --> Click!
 BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve The gatefold has two openings: the left holds the Sgt. Pepper cut-out sheet, and the right holds the LP. sleeve
The stereo covers have "PCS 7027 Stereo" in the upper right corner and "This is a stereo recording" towards the lower right corner of the back cover.
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve
Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold full laminated inside flipback sleeve.
"Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." without "Patents pending"
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo in white at the bottom of the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. " (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "The ℗ 1967 credit was printed on the label.
OTHER ITEM
-

LABEL Black Parlophone label with silver print Type-1 (1 EMI Mark)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold sleeve with visible flipbacks along the top edge inside the gatefold.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Sepia "LP Advertising" Inner sleeve Type-1
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black Parlophone label with silver print (1 EMI Mark):
Parlophone started to use a newly designed label in late 1969. Parlophone radically changed their label design to this silver style with an EMI boxed logo at the bottom of the label, and the rim text now arches around the top of the label rather than underneath.
The name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD..." on the outer rim.

The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold.
The gatefold has two openings: the left holds the Sgt. Pepper cut-out sheet, and the right holds the LP.

These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover.


Both Columbia and Parlophone changed their label design adding an EMI boxed logo (one EMI boxed logo label) at the bottom of the label, in 1969: this design with silver text on black background was used from the end of 1969 and the beginning of 1971:

In early 1971, Columbia and Parlophone added another EMI logo (two EMI boxed logo label) at the top of the label: this two EMI boxed logo design lasted for many years:

That is as to say that all the Beatles albums were re-pressed on two EMI boxed logos label with the start of the label perimeter print as “THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD…: well: it seems to me that between 1971 and 1973 was reissued the entire Beatles catalog.


On 1st July 1973, The Gramophone Company Limited was renamed to EMI Records Limited, and accordingly the start of the labels perimeter print was changed to “EMI RECORDS LTD…”.
However, this change was not always straightforward: we know that, for example, the album "Burn" released by Deep Purple on February 1974, still had the old perimeter print.

In October 1980 the rim-text was again altered so that it started with “ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER…”.


#9-5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (4th Press "2EMI Marks / GRAMOPHONE rim": PCS 7027)
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#9-6 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (4th Press "2 EMI Marks / GRAMOPHONE rim / Emerald Records Contract Press": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE early 1971 until 1973 ? / Emerald Records Contract Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE CUT-OUT --> Click!
sleeve sleeve sleeve sleeve
INSIDE CLOSE-UP
 BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve sleeve Gatefold type. Housed in a non-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover).
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve
sleeve There are two versions of the cover, one with "wide" spine and a more common version with a narrow spine.
This copy has a narrow spine.Printer name credit: "Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.".
The words "Patents pending" was removed.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label This label has two "EMI" marks, which are white with black print (reversed).
"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. " (uppercase) was printed around the label rim.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE-1 on label
(machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name)		 cf. "Emerald Record" Contract pressing for Northern Ireland was manufactured by Emerald Records. Emerald, a subsidiary of Vogue Records in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This is confirmed by machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name on both sides of the label.
sleeve sleeve
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE-2 on label
(machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name)		 This is confirmed by machine stamps of the manufacturer’s name on SIDE-2, too. SIDE 1 SIDE 2
sleeve
 label label
Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 2
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Silver Parlophone label Two EMI Marks Type-2-2
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1 MOTHER & STAMPER
 2
6
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 2 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold type. The flaps cannot be seen at the upper place at inside of the gatefold cover.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Plain white sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and White Parlophone label with silver print:
with two "EMI" marks, placed at the top and bottom, which are white with black print (reversed).
The company's name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" was printed on the outer rim and "℗ 1967" statement was printed on the label.

Contract pressing for Northern Ireland was manufactured by Emerald Records. Emerald, a subsidiary of Vogue Records in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This is confirmed by machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name on both side of the label. This pressing has standard British matrix numbers:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 2

Emerald Music was formed in 1964 and from the beginning had its roots in Irish Music, later expanding to cover a range of Scottish music, including some of Scotland's greatest Pipe Bands.
The company founder was Mervyn Solomon, who was also the man who first recorded Rory Gallagher and Van Morrison. In those days, Van was fronting his own R & B group called "Them".
Other local artists who went on to make a name for themselves included Jim Armstrong, guitarist - who also played with Them, and John Wilson who played with Them and Rory Gallagher. The John Anderson Big Band has also come through the Emerald "School". John's big band was the backbone of the Jive Bunny hits!!
Of course in recent years we have had great success with Celtic Pride, a dance duo who has put a whole new dimension to Irish music and brought it to a new younger audience.
With the combination of a vast back catalog of music, and the new more contemporary recordings, the Emerald catalog boasts to be one of the most comprehensive Irish and Scottish record labels.


#9-7 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th Press "2EMI Marks / EMI RECORDS LTD. rim": PCS 7027)
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#9-8 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5th Press "2 EMI Marks / EMI RECORDS LTD. rim / Emerald Records Contract Press": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE 1973 ? / Emerald Records Contract Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC --> Click!
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click! INNER SLEEVE CUT-OUT
sleeve Plain white inner sleeve
(maybe)
 Sorry, I don't have it.
 As for the Emerald Records contract pressing, it remains unclear whether the cut-out insert was not included from the beginning or was subsequently lost.
INSIDE CLOSE-UP
 BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve Gatefold type. Housed in a non-flipback printed cover (full laminated printed cover).
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve sleeve
Printer name credit: "Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.".
The words "Patents pending" were removed. 		There are two versions of the cover, one with "wide" spine and a more common version with a narrow spine.
This copy has a narrow spine.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label label
This label has two "EMI" marks, which are white with black print (reversed).
 "EMI RECORDS LTD. " (uppercase) was printed around the label rim. "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" was printed at the end of the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE-1 on label
(machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name)		 cf. "Emerald Record" Contract pressing for Northern Ireland was manufactured by Emerald Records. Emerald, a subsidiary of Vogue Records in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This is confirmed by machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name on both sides of the label.
sleeve sleeve
LABEL CLOSE-UP
SIDE-2 on label
(machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name)		 This is confirmed by machine stamps of the manufacturer’s name on SIDE-2, too. SIDE 1 SIDE 2
sleeve
 label label
Matrix Nos.:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 2
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label The "℗ 1967" statement was printed at the left part of the label.
 label Catalog number "PCS 7027" is printed at the right side of the label.
sleeve sleeve The album title, track titles, and composer credits were printed in a narrow sans-serif typeface.
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Silver Parlophone label Two EMI Marks Type-4
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1 MOTHER & STAMPER
 2
6
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 2 3
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME EMI RECORDS. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold type. The flaps cannot be seen at the upper place at inside of the gatefold cover.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Plain white inner sleeve (maybe)
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Black and White Parlophone label with silver print:
with two "EMI" marks, placed at the top and bottom, which are white with black print (reversed).

On 1st July 1973, The Gramophone Company Limited was renamed to EMI Records Limited, and accordingly the start of the labels perimeter print was changed to “EMI RECORDS LTD…”.
The company's name "EMI RECORDS LTD" is printed on the outer rim and "℗ 1967" statement is printed on the label.

Contract pressing for Northern Ireland was manufactured by Emerald Records. Emerald, a subsidiary of Vogue Records in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This is confirmed by machine stamp of the manufacturer’s name on both side of the label. This pressing has standard British matrix numbers:
Side-1: YEX 637 - 1
Side-2: YEX 638 - 2

Emerald Music was formed in 1964 and from the beginning had its roots in Irish Music, later expanding to cover a range of Scottish music, including some of Scotland's greatest Pipe Bands.
The company founder was Mervyn Solomon, who was also the man who first recorded Rory Gallagher and Van Morrison. In those days, Van was fronting his own R & B group called "Them".
Other local artists who went on to make a name for themselves included Jim Armstrong, guitarist - who also played with Them, and John Wilson who played with Them and Rory Gallagher. The John Anderson Big Band has also come through the Emerald "School". John's big band was the backbone of the Jive Bunny hits!!
Of course in recent years we have had great success with Celtic Pride, a dance duo who has put a whole new dimension to Irish music and brought it to a new younger audience.
With the combination of a vast back catalog of music, and the new more contemporary recordings, the Emerald catalog boasts to be one of the most comprehensive Irish and Scottish record labels.


#9-9 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (6th Press "2EMI Marks / EMI RECORDS LTD. rim / French Contract Press": PCS 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PCS 7027
RELEASE DATE 1973 / 6th Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click! DISC
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INSIDE --> Click!
 INNER SLEEVE
sleeve sleeve The cover was one piece of material, with fold over flaps connecting across the top-inside cover. But the flaps inside of the gatefold are invisible, as they were glued on the inside. sleeve
CUT-OUT
 BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
Sorry, I don't have it.
 sleeve sleeve
The stereo covers have "PCS 7027 Stereo" in the upper right corner.
Some covers also have a sticker on the front indicating that the record was "Made In France".
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. gatefold full laminated sleeve.
"Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label This label has two "EMI" marks, which are white with black print (reversed).
"The ℗ 1967 credit was printed on the label.
LABEL CLOSE-UP
label label label These LP's were then put into U.K. sleeves and sold in the U.K.
The phrase "MADE IN FRANCE" were printed on the outer rim on the label.
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LABEL Black/white Parlophone label with silver print Type-4: (2 EMI Mark / Made in France)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 YEX 637 - 1
SIDE 2 YEX 638 - 1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME EMI RECORDS. LTD. (uppercase)
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Gatefold type.
The flaps inside of the gatefold are invisible, as they were glued on the inside.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Printed and made  by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage and Cut-outs: Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Plain white inner sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 Both Columbia and Parlophone changed their label design adding an EMI boxed logo (one EMI boxed logo label) at the bottom of the label, in 1969: this design with silver text on black background was used from the end of 1969 and the beginning of 1971:

In early 1971, Columbia and Parlophone added another EMI logo (two EMI boxed logo label) at the top of the label: this two EMI boxed logo design lasted for many years:

That is as to say that all the Beatles albums were re-pressed on two EMI boxed logos label with the start of the label perimeter print as “THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD…: well: it seems to me that between 1971 and 1973 was reissued the entire Beatles catalog.


On 1st July 1973, The Gramophone Company Limited was renamed to EMI Records Limited, and accordingly the start of the labels perimeter print was changed to “EMI RECORDS LTD…”.
However, this change was not always straightforward: we know that, for example, the album "Burn" released by Deep Purple on February 1974, still had the old perimeter print.

In October 1980 the rim-text was again altered so that it started with “ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER…”.

"French contract Pressing" has two theories:
1) Parlophone ceased to release records (in the United Kingdom) in 1973 because of the oil crisis; the production was moved to France up to 1976: so, for example, there were no UK Beatles pressings (re-pressings) in 1974 and 1975.

2) The Hiatus at Hayes, caused by production issues ( a building closure ) and not as the oil crisis ( although the co-incidence is interesting ) as far as Beatles pressings were concerned was probably much shorter, end of 1973 through much of 1974.
At some point in the mid-1970s the EMI pressing plant at Hayes (just outside London) was closed for refurbishment and EMI contracted their Pathé Marconi subsidiary in France to press LP's for a short time.

These LP's were then put into U.K. sleeves and sold in the U.K.
The phrase "MADE IN FRANCE" were printed on the outer rim on the label.

The sleeve was laminated on the front, back, and inside. It was constructed from a single piece of material, with foldover flaps joining the sleeve along the top edge inside the gatefold. But the flaps inside of the gatefold are invisible, as they were glued on the inside.
Some covers also have a sticker on the front indicating that the record was "Made In France".

These copies mistitled the track "With a little help from..." as "A little help from..." on back cover.


#9-10 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (7th Press "2EMI Marks / ALL RIGHTS rim": PCS 7027)
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#9-11 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1st Press "Picture Record / Disc: German pressing / Die-cut Sleeve": PHO 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PHO 7027
RELEASE DATE 16th January 1979? / Limited Edition (Disc: German Press / Sleeve U.K. made)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! FRONT (without record)
 BACK --> Click! SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click!
sleeve sleeve
 		label label label
INNER SLEEVE / LABEL CLOSE-UP
label The inner sleeve is a transparent, square plastic sleeve.
The front of the jacket (single cover) has a circular cutout, allowing the picture disc inside to be seen.
On the German pressing, only "Side One" and "Side Two" are printed at the top of each side of the picture disc.
 sleeve sleeve
CUT-OUT
 BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
NONE
 sleeve sleeve
The title of track 2 on Side One is still misprinted as "A Little Help from my friends".
sleeve The catalog number on the top right of the back sleeve is "PHO 7027".
BACK COVER CLOSE-UP
sleeve At the bottom of the back sleeve, the following text is printed: Sleeve printed and made in Great Britain / Record manufactured in West Germany
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LABEL Picture Record (Manufactured in West Germany)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 PHO • 7027 • A FOR GEORGE AND MABEL
SIDE 2 PHO • 7027 • B1 ANOTHER WINNER FROM ERNIE
VINYL COLOR Picture Record
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT ℗ 1967
COVER FORM Single type.
The sleeve is a single-pocket rather than a gatefold. It features a large circular die-cut on the front, allowing the picture disc inside to be seen.
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT Sleeve printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd
Record manufactured in West Germany
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage : Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE Transparent, square plastic sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 This is a limited edition picture disc of Sgt. Pepper's, released in 1979.
There are two variations of this release:
a German pressing and a UK pressing, though both come with a UK-made sleeve.
While the German pressing only has "Side One" and "Side Two" printed on each respective side, the UK pressing additionally features the text "PHO 7027 YEX637" and "PHO 7027 YEX638".
At the bottom of the back sleeve, the following text is printed:
Sleeve printed and made in Great Britain
Record manufactured in West Germany

The sleeve is a single-pocket rather than a gatefold. It features a large circular die-cut on the front, allowing the picture disc inside to be seen.
Picture disc features front cover image on both sides.

No cut-out insert is included.


#9-12 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1st Press "Picture Record / Disc: German pressing / PVC Bag": PHO 7027)
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TITLE SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
CATALOG NUMBER PHO 7027
RELEASE DATE 16th January 1979? / Limited Edition (Disc: German Press / PVC bag)
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 Within You Without You
With A Little Help From My Friends
 When I'm Sixty-four
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 Lovely Rita
Getting Better
 Good Morning Good Morning
Fixing A Hole
 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
She's Leaving Home
 A Day In The Life
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!  
FRONT --> Click! BACK --> Click! BAG: CLOSE-UP
 SIDE 1 --> Click! SIDE 2 --> Click!
sleeve sleeve
 label label label
CLEAR PLASTIC SLEEVE (PVC Bag)
 LABEL CLOSE-UP
Clear Plastic Sleeve (Vinyl Bag Edition): Housed in a completely transparent vinyl (PVC) bag, this is an extremely simple release featuring no printing or jacket whatsoever. This copy has no printed track listing or credits accompanying the disc. sleeve sleeve
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LABEL Picture Record (Manufactured in West Germany)
MIX STEREO
MATRIX No. SIDE 1 PHO • 7027 • A FOR GEORGE AND MABEL
SIDE 2 PHO • 7027 • B1 ANOTHER WINNER FROM ERNIE
VINYL COLOR Picture Record
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME -
CENTRAL REMARK
"SOLD IN U.K..."		 -
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM
THE SIZE OF THE "stereo" PRINT -
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Stage : Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
Photo: Michael Cooper / Wax Figures: Madame Tussauds
INNER SLEEVE -
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS
 The German picture disc of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (pressed in 1979, catalog number: PHO 7027) is also found housed in a clear PVC sleeve. Two packaging formats are described below:

Die-cut Sleeve (Jacket Edition):
A paper jacket with a circular cutout on the front cover, allowing the picture disc inside to be seen (primarily an export edition combining a UK-made Garrod & Lofthouse jacket with a German-pressed disc).

Clear Plastic Sleeve (Vinyl Bag Edition):
An extremely simple packaging style consisting solely of a completely transparent vinyl (PVC) bag, featuring no printing or jacket whatsoever. This copy has no accompanying printed track listing or credits.

Clear PVC sleeves were also used for picture discs. This copy may have been sold in a clear PVC sleeve without a paper jacket, although a missing jacket cannot be ruled out.


#9-13 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2nd Press "Picture Record / Disc: U.K. pressing": PHO 7027)
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#9-14 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Nimbus Supercut: PCS 7027)
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Nimbus Supercut LPs were released as a mail-order promotion to Practical Hi-Fi and Hi-Fi Today magazine readers during the early 1980s. All Nimbus Supercut releases were available in limited quantities of around 1000 pressings per title, and as such, many are rarely seen for sale and are arguably rarer than releases from Mobile Fidelity, Nautilus, DCC, etc. Nimbus emphasized high-quality vinyl pressings, contrasting its approach with concerns about mainstream mastering and the use of recycled vinyl.
Nimbus Supercut releases were described as being mastered from the original master tapes, through an all-valve mastering process, using no limiting, to result in a high quality pressing which was as close as possible in sound to the original recording. Nimbus also reportedly used exceptionally pure vinyl produced by ICI, intended to provide accurate reproduction and low surface noise.
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Nimbus Supercut (PCS-7027)


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