(Reissue Remastered Stereo) 'Comes in a cardboard slipcase with a separate booklet.'[discogs]
Gatefold sleeve.No 'n' after cat number.[philip]
Second pressing with the red Hör Zu logos. Comes w original card insert. Laminated gatefold sleeve.
Original US pressing on rainbow rim Capitol label. Unlaminated gatefold sleeve with white border. Contains cut-out card and original red/white innersleeve. 'IAM' triangle stamp in the matrix (East coast pressing, Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton). [emil]
Gatefold
First HÖR ZU release with white Odeon labels with golden border and red print.
Matrix SHZE-401-A-1 / SHZE-401-B-2.[thomasha]
(Stereo) 'A Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold cover
A black label with silver text
At the end of rear cover:
'This is a stereo recording'
'A Splendid time is guaranteed for all'
'[discogs]
Gatefold sleeve with cut-out sheet[Eunbik]
Double Hör Zu logos and Boxed GEMA logos. Fully laminated gatefold sleeve.[juliens]
(Reissue) 'Transitional HÖR ZU-pressing:
original runout-matrix,
new HörZu logo on label A, two old HörZu logos on label B.
Gatefold sleeve, with cut-out sheet.'[discogs]
Contains cut-out card and 4-page insert in Japanese.
Cover: Printed in Germany, Odeon/EMI logo on backcover, no cat#.
Vinyl: Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. Japan, cat# EAS 80558. [emil][]
Issued in gatefold jacket with british flag OBI strip, fold-out insert and repro of original Sgt Pepper cut-out sheet (on posterboard)
Price code ¥2,500[juanv]
Issued in gatefold jacket with british flag OBI strip, fold-out insert and repro of original Sgt Pepper cut-out sheet (on posterboard)
Price code ¥2,500[juanv]
(Picture Disc Limited Edition Reissue) '℗1967
Manufactured by Toshiba EMI, Ltd., Japan
Comes in a die-cut sleeve with an obi strip and 4 page liner notes/lyrics insert'[discogs]
gatefold
Matrix / Runout (side 1/different stamp: 04177-A-1): SHZE-401-A-1
Matrix / Runout (side 2/different stamp: 04177-B-2#): SHZE-401-B-2
Contains cut-out card and 4-page insert in Japanese.
Cover: Printed in Germany, Odeon/EMI logo on backcover, no cat#.
Vinyl: Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. Japan, cat# EAS 80558. [emil][]
(Stereo) 'Gatefold sleeve.
In addition to the German printing company 'Made and Printed in Great Britain' is printed on back cover too.
Track B7 (Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove) is uncredited on release and a 'Hidden Track' in the runout area of B side. It lasts about two or three seconds. If the stylus of the player is lowered in proper place of runout area this passage can be heard repeatedly.
This Version:
- ST33 on labels is in ovals (ellipse) - both sides! There is another version with oval (ellipse) only on one side:
This One
- Tracklist on side A number 1. starts underneath of the 'r' from the word 'Pepper's' in the headline.
- Without 400001 underneath catalog number on rear cover.
- Rim text on labels is English and handwritten
- Late 70s cut (banded) with wider runout areas. Matrix number has space between 04 and 177, and a missing hyphen before A/B.
Other Versions:
- ST33 on labels in ovals (ellipse) or a mixture of cyrcles and ovals.
- Tracklist on side A number 1. can start underneath of the middle of 'pp' from the word 'Pepper's' in the Headline or underneath of the 'r' from the word 'Pepper's'.
- With or without 400001 underneath catalog number on rear cover.
- Rim text can be handwritten or typewritten.
- Repress of original 1967 cut with narrow runout areas
Some copy’s comes with white lettering on circular blue sticker on front cover 'Die echte Sgt.Pepper'. '[discogs]
HÖRZU LOGO ON BOTH SIDES OF LABEL. On Blue / Black EMI Odeon Hörzu. FOC.
OBI not included.[juanv]
First HÖR ZU release with white Odeon labels with golden border and red print.
Matrix SHZE-401-A-1 / SHZE-401-B-2.[thomasha]
First HÖR ZU release with white Odeon labels with golden border and red print.
Matrix SHZE-401-A-1 / SHZE-401-B-2.[thomasha]
First HÖR ZU release with white Odeon labels with golden border and red print.
Matrix SHZE-401-A-1 / SHZE-401-B-2.[thomasha]
OBI not included[henrikd]
Gatefold sleeve.
In addition to the German printing company 'Made and Printed in Great Britain' is printed on back cover too.
Track B7 (Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove) is uncredited on release and a 'Hidden Track' in the runout area of B side. It lasts about two or three seconds. If the stylus of the player is lowered in proper place of runout area this passage can be heard repeatedly.
This Version:
- ST33 on labels is in ovals (ellipse) - both sides! There is another version with oval (ellipse) only on one side:
This One
- Tracklist on side A number 1. starts underneath of the 'r' from the word 'Pepper's' in the headline.
- Without 400001 underneath catalog number on rear cover.
- Rim text on labels is English and handwritten
- Late 70s cut (banded) with wider runout areas. Matrix number has space between 04 and 177, and a missing hyphen before A/B.
Mispress: Cover printing went wrong, looks blured (see 1st image).[jannikm]
Gatefold, Stereo version, (regular) black vinyl
Producer - George Martin[discogs]
(Stereo Repress) 'Fifth pressing, early 1971 until 1973. Black label with two white-black EMI logos and silver print. “The Gramophone Co Ltd…” printed at the start perimeter print and “Made In GT. Britain” lower text.
Laminated gatefold inside flipback sleeve with “stereo” PCS 7027 number on back side.
'This is a stereo recording' statement bottom right on back side.
There is a (X) very similar pressing but have misprint sleeve with 'This is a mono recording' statement
With 12 x 12 inch cut-outs insert.
With sepia color “LP advertising” or plain white inner sleeve.'[discogs]
(Reissue Stereo)[hannahk]
Gatefold sleeve.
In addition to the German printing company 'Made and Printed in Great Britain' is printed on back cover too.
Track B7 (Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove) is uncredited on release and a 'Hidden Track' in the runout area of B side. It lasts about two or three seconds. If the stylus of the player is lowered in proper place of runout area this passage can be heard repeatedly.
This Version:
- ST33 on labels is in ovals (ellipse) - both sides! There is another version with oval (ellipse) only on one side:
This One
- Tracklist on side A number 1. starts underneath of the 'r' from the word 'Pepper's' in the headline.
- Without 400001 underneath catalog number on rear cover.
- Rim text on labels is English and handwritten
- Late 70s cut (banded) with wider runout areas. Matrix number has space between 04 and 177, and a missing hyphen before A/B.[aleksf]
(Reissue Stereo) '1971 date is determined by the green Apple Label Style and that 'MASTERED BY CAPITOL' is NOT stamped in runout, which began in 1974.
Yellow 'STEREO' banner on front cover.
Gatefold sleeve.
Capitol 2653 on spine
SMAS 2653 rear upper corner
2653 inside gatefold above George's shoulder
SMAS-2653 on labels
Apple Label with 'Mfd. By Apple Records, Inc.' written on bottom of label, only on Side 1.
'Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc, printed on the back cover.
Includes a cutout insert which is on thinner card stock than originals.
Back cover credits:
© All lyrics copyright 1967 for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England
Capitol Records and EMI graphic logos side by side
Recordings produced by George Martin
Cover by M. C. Productions
and The Apple
staged by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
photographed by Michael Cooper
Wax figures by Madame Tussauds
A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
All rights for the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and the Philippines controlled
by MACLEN MUSIC INC.
'© 1967 NEMS -NEMS ENTERPRISES LIMITED' vertical on back cover near spin and graphic logos.
'[discogs]
Gatefold sleeve. 'The Beatles' not written in all caps on label.[timt]
Original first UK mono pressing.
Garrod & Lofthouse laminated gatefold cover (flipback glue-tabs on inner spread).
'Cut-outs' card insert (full-color, single-sided. Printed signatures of Blake/Haworth at foot).
A black and yellow logo label with silver text: 'The Gramophone Co.' in the radial text and 'Sold in the U.K. Subject To Resale Price Conditions, See Price Lists' across label at center, with 'Made in Gt. Britain' at foot.
A-side Tax Code label embossing: KT
Matrix: XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1 [discogs]Original first UK mono pressing.
Garrod & Lofthouse laminated gatefold cover (flipback glue-tabs on inner spread).
'Cut-outs' card insert (full-color, single-sided. Printed signatures of Blake/Haworth at foot).
A black and yellow logo label with silver text: 'The Gramophone Co.' in the radial text and 'Sold in the U.K. Subject To Resale Price Conditions, See Price Lists' across label at center, with 'Made in Gt. Britain' at foot.
A-side Tax Code label embossing: KT
Matrix: XEX 637-1 / XEX 638-1 [discogs]
'First HÖR ZU release with white Odeon labels with golden border and red print.
Small side indicators on the labels below the catalog number.
Matrix numbers on the left side of spindle hole below the rights society.
No HörZu logo on front cover.
This version with SHZE 401-B-1 matrix on Side B misses the gibberish on the locked inner groove.
This Vers.: Small space between matrix numbers/side indicators and the album title, GEMA side A in big box, side B in small box.
SHZE 401 Also small space between matrix numbers/side indicators and the album title , GEMA side A in small box, side B in big box.
Initial copies were released with a striped inner sleeve.
Gatefold Sleeve contains a 'Sgt. Pepper Cut-Outs'-Sheet:
℗ 1967
© All lyrics copyright 1967 for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England
Printed in Germany
Labels:
Made in Germany'[discogs]
(Promo Reissue Stereo) '1976 'Country Flag' obi / EAS re-issue series of the Beatles Japanese LP catalog. Issue n° 9 in the series, with UK flag obi.
Disc/Label info:
-Lighter green Apple label.
-Uses a UK master as identified by matrix stamp
Packaging info:
-Japan's Apple logo is at the lower right of the front cover, but no logos on the back.
-Includes repro of original Sgt Pepper cut-out sheet (on posterboard)
-Includes Japanese/English bio-lyric sheet insert.
-Obi states ¥2,500
-Earlier pressings came with black inner sleeve, later pressings clear rice-paper sleeve.
-Some copies imported to North America may have come with an 'imported Japan' Capitol-EMI sticker (see photo)
-Has the same design and track listing as U.K. release.'[discogs]
(Stereo Repress) 'Gatefold laminated sleeve with flipback at inner spread top. Contains a single-sided card insert (full-color images for cut-out) and a punched plain white liner with ID TNI 12.24/39/71II/N.
℗ 1967
© All lyrics copyright 1967 for the world by
Northern Songs Ltd. England
Made and Printed in Great Britain.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
'[discogs]
Gatefold. Price on BC: ¥ 2,000
Contains cut-out card and 4-page insert in Japanese.
Cover: Printed in Germany, Odeon/EMI logo on backcover, no cat#.
Vinyl: Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. Japan, cat# EAS 80558. [emil][]
OBI not included.
Gatefold jacket.
(Misprint Reissue) 'Capitol Records L.A. pressing as denoted by ✲ in runout.
Misprint: This version has white strip at top front (not yellow) with 'SMAL-2653' on rear cover.
Includes cutouts insert.'[discogs]
'German pressing for the Swiss market; Sgt. Pepper's has been released in Germany by Odeon/HörZu exclusively, only a small amount of copies were pressed for the Swiss book club 'Ex Libris' - this is one of them.
℗ 1967
© All lyrics copyright 1967 for the world by
Northern Songs Ltd. England
PRINTED IN GERMANY ● IMPRIME EN ALLEMAGNE ● IMPRESO EN ALEMANIA
A splendid time is guaranteed for all'[discogs]
(Stereo) 'Outside laminated gatefold sleeve.
Comes with advertisement company inner sleeve.'[discogs]
Gatefold sleeve and with cut-out sheet, old 2 'HörZu' logo; 'GEMA' in only one box.[thomasha]
(Reissue Stereo) 'Green Apple Label with MFD By Apple Inc All Rights reserved Unauthorized Duplication Is A Violation Of Applicable Law written on rim text both labels, in Capitol marked covers.
Catalog#:
on the inner labels = SMAS-2653
on the back cover = SMAS 2653
on the cover's spine = 2653
Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., Hollywood And Vine Streets, Hollywood, Calif.
Factories: Scranton, Pa., Los Angeles, Calif., Jacksonville, Ill.
'[discogs]
OBI not included.
No gatefold. Cover has been converted by fan and includes a handmade collage on the front and back covers.[mitchellk]
Asterisk after catalogue number on back of sleeve. No circle on back.[laurene]
Gatefold jacket.[Eunbik]
Issued in gatefold jacket with booklet, insert and OIS[aaronb]
Gatefold sleeve. 'The Beatles' not written in all caps on label.[timt]
This variant has 'MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN' - in one line at bottom of both labels. Other variants of AP-8163 have it in two lines.[aaronb]
(Reissue) 'Transitional HÖR ZU-pressing:
original runout-matrix,
new HörZu logo on label A, two old HörZu logos on label B.
Gatefold sleeve, with cut-out sheet.'[discogs]
(Stereo) 'A Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold cover
A black label with silver text
At the end of rear cover:
'This is a stereo recording'
'A Splendid time is guaranteed for all'
'[discogs]
(Stereo) 'A Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold cover
A black label with silver text
At the end of rear cover:
'This is a stereo recording'
'A Splendid time is guaranteed for all'
'[discogs]
(Enhanced Reissue Remastered Stereo) 'Original LP released on June 1st, 1967.
This remastered album has been created from the original stereo analogue master tapes.
Digital Remaster Ⓟ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Ⓒ 2009 EMI Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Artwork Ⓒ 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. Marketed and distributed by EMI. Printed in the EU. (printed on the bottom of the back cover of the cardboard sleeve)
Digital Remaster Ⓟ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Ⓒ 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Made in EU (printed on the disc media label)
Digital Remaster Ⓟ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Ⓒ 2009 EMI Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Artwork Ⓒ 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. All photographs Ⓒ Apple Corps Ltd. (printed on the bottom right hand corner of page 30 of the booklet)
Packaging: Release issued in a trifold cardboard sleeve packaging and includes a 32-page documentary booklet. (Copyrighted by Apple Corps. Ltd.)
Enhancement in QuickTime format.'[discogs]
Asterisk after catalogue number on back of sleeve. No circle on back.[mitchellk]
This variant has 'MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. JAPAN' - in one line at bottom of both labels. Other variants of AP-8163 have it in two lines.
Label with the red Hör Zu logos. Laminated gatefold sleeve. With Insert.[moonag]
Gatefold sleeve. Has an 'n' after cat number.
(Reissue Stereo) 'Manufactured by Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd., Japan
Not issued with the Sgt. Pepper cutout insert.
Laminated Sleeve'[discogs]
(Reissue Stereo) 'First Cat. Nr on Cover.
Second Cat. Nr. on Spine.
Third Cat. Nr. on Labels.
Apple label with 'Mfd by Apple' rim text on the full side, in Capitol marked cover.
Unsliced (A) and sliced (B) green apple labels with 'Mfg. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC.' on the bottom of side A only. ' Stereo SMAS-2653 (SMAS X-1-2653) Side 1' / Stereo SMAS-2653 (SMAS X-2-2653) Side 2'
Each track has 'BMI' after (Lennon-McCartney) and before the track duration. Exception is track 1 Side 2 (George Harrison) 'BMI' after.
Cover has yellow 'STEREO' banner
© All lyrics copyright 1967 for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England.
Rectangular Capitol Records Logo side by side with EMI Logo.
Recording produced by George Martin
Cover by MC Productions
and The Apple
staged by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
photographed by Michael Cooper
Wax Figures by Madame Tussauds
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
All rights for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Philippines controlled by MACLEN MUSIC INC.
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc.,
Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, Calif,
Factories: Scranton, PA., Los Angeles, Calif., Jacksonville, Ill.
©1967 NEMS - NEMS Enterprises Limited written vertically to the right of information outlined above.
'[discogs]
2 Boxed EMI Labels, Gatefold, rim text on the right ends with 'made in Gt Britain'