SUPERB EXAMPLE OF A PATHE MARCONI PRESSING IN UK SLEEVE FOR SALE IN THE UK IN 1973-4  L@@K 

DUE TO CAPACITY ISSUES AT HAYES EMI OUT SOURCED SOME OF VINYL OF THEIR BACK CATALOUGE, INCLUDING THE BEATLES, DEEP PURPLE PINK FLOYD & SOME OTHERS, FROM DIVERSE PLACES SUCH GERMANY & EVEN THE U.S.A, THESE WERE TO BE MARRIED UP AT HAYES WITH UK SLEEVES FOR SALE IN UK STORES. THE BEATLES BACK CAT WENT TO PATHE MARCONI IN FRANCE FROM 1973-4 & THESE ARE FAMED FOR THEIR REPRODUCTION QUALITIES AT A TIME WHEN U.K. VINYL QUALITY WAS SUFFEREING BADLY AT LEAST INITIALLY AS A RESULT OF THE OIL CRISIS, FROM WHICH IT WOULD NEVER FULLY RECOVER. AS TO WHY THE FRENCH WERE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME QUALITY ISSUES AS THE U.K. HAS YET TO BE FULLY EXPLAINED TO MY KNOWLEDGE 

For OFFER here is the UK LP ''  SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND " 

ARTIST:  THE BEATLES

MONO/STEREO: STEREO

Cat. No : PCS 7027

LABEL: PARLOPHONE  

COUNTRY: UK / FRANCE

DATE: 1967 THIS COPY 1973/4 

MATRICES:-1-2

 TRACK LISTING SEE LABELS ABOVE

VINYL WEIGHT: 135

THE CONDITION

SLEEVE:  LOVELY LAMINATE SHEEN, A SUPERB FULLY READABLE  SPINE ,  WOULD GRADE  GRADE NEAR TO MINT, EVEN WITH VERY MINOR FEATHERING TO FRONT GATEFOLD ENTRANCE

VINYL VISUAL : SUPERB STILL RETAINS ALL ITS SHEEN, BARELY EVEN MANY LIGHT HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT HALOGEN LAMP GRADES NEAR TO MINT VISUALLY, A PLAY CHECK ON MY DECK CAN BE REQUESTED

LABELS:  MINOR EVIDENCE OF PLAY ONLY GRADES EX+ 

INSERT: NEAR TO MINT

AN SUPERB  EXAMPLE OF AN EXTREMELY SOUGHT AFTER PATHE MARCONI HIGH QUALITY VINYL CONTRACT PRESSED COPY