AUTOGRAPHS
ITEM # : AA080
PRICE : $80,000

S O L D !!
5/2/08




 ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE
"SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"
LP ALBUM COVER
SIGNED ON INSIDE GATEFOLD BY

AUTOGRAPHED 1967

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS SO VERY PROUD TO OFFER
THE "HOLY GRAIL" OF ALL SIGNED BEATLES MATERIALS.

WITH ONLY FOUR OTHER VINTAGE 1967 EXAMPLES TO HAVE SURFACED
TO DATE, THIS IS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE THE MOST DESIRABLE PIECE
ON THE PLANET TO HAVE SIGNED BY THE BEATLES . . . .
AN ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE PRESSING
OF THE GROUP'S MASTERPIECE
"SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND"

RELEASED IN ENGLAND ON 1 JUNE 1967, THESE SIGNATURES IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN
WERE PUT DOWN ON THE INSIDE GATEFOLD PHOTO OF THIS FIRST PRESSING LP,
ABOVE EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE IMAGE DURING THE TIME OF THE ALBUM'S DEBUT :

THE AUTOGRAPHS ARE QUITE LARGE WITH DEEP IMPRESSIONS AND BOLD STROKES.

THE PARLOPHONE British LP covers OF THE SIXTIES WERE MANUFACTURED
WITH A thick laminate COATING which AT TIMES greatly affected
the ballpoint pens of the day, resulting in ink that skipped,  AND IN MANY
INSTANCES the ink DID NOT TAKE TO THE COVER AT ALL.
IN THIS EXAMPLE,  JOHN'S PEN BEGAN TO SKIP IN THE MIDDLE
OF HIS EXECUTION DURING THE SIGNING OF "LENNON". 
ONE CAN SEE THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO
RETRACE THE TWO "NN's", AND THEN ADDED AN "X" AT THE END.
DESPITE THE SKIPPING, THE IMPRESSION IS DEEP AND VISIBLE :

THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE ALBUM COVER IS A TREMENDOUS VG++
WITH NO SEAM SPLITS, NO RINGWEAR ANYWHERE,
AND THE SPINE IS SOLID AND COMPLETELY LEGIBLE.
THE CORNERS HAVE SLIGHT BALDING.

THE GATEFOLD HAS ONLY ONE FLAW WHICH IS A SMALL TEAR IN
THE FOLDOVER FLAP ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.

THE SIGNED COVER IS INDEED ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL
FIRST PRESSING BLACK LABEL RECORD - WHICH IS IN PRISTINE,
UNPLAYED CONDITION. SIMPLY STUNNING TO SAY THE LEAST !
ALSO THERE IS THE ORIGINAL UK "RED NUANCE" SLEEVE AND
SGT. PEPPER "CUT-OUT" CARDBOARD SHEET :

THIS BEATLES' SIGNED MASTERWORK IS OFFERED AND SOLD UNFRAMED.
FRAMING WILL BE TO THE DISCRETION OF THE NEW OWNER.

ACCOMPANIED BY
LIFETIME LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM
FRANK CAIAZZO & FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES

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