The BeatlesSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Label:

EMI – MFQR 1-100

Series:

Original Master Recording

Format:

Box Set , Limited Edition, Numbered
Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A2 With A Little Help From My Friends
A3 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
A4 Getting Better
A5 Fixing A Hole
A6 She's Leaving Home
A7 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
B1 Within You, Without You
B2 When I'm Sixty-Four
B3 Lovely Rita
B4 Good Morning Good Morning
B5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
B6 A Day In The Life

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyMobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
  • Licensed FromEMI Records Ltd.
  • Distributed ByMobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByMobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗EMI Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Northern Songs Ltd.
  • Pressed ByVictor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
  • Published ByNorthern Songs
  • Mastered AtOriginal Masteringworks

Credits

  • Assemblage [Staged By]Peter Blake (4)
  • Assemblage [Wax Figures By]Madame Tussauds
  • CoverThe Apple
  • Lacquer Cut BySR*
  • PerformerRingo Starr
  • Photography By [Photographed By]Michael Cooper (8)
  • Producer [Recording Produced By]George Martin
  • Songwriter [Song Written By]Harrison* (tracks: B1)
  • Songwriter [Songs Written By]Lennon-McCartney (tracks: A1 to A7, B2 to B6)

Notes

Limited edition, individually hand numbered run of 5000. UHQR stands for Ultra High Quality Record.
The vinyl is 180gm 'Super Vinyl', developed from improvements made during the creation of CD-4 Quadraphonic records.

The box contains two carbon foam anti stain protective pads, a single fold stiffening cardboard, a fold-out 'Technical Specifications Manual', an individually numbered and signed 'UHQR Certificate Of Authenticity', a Reply Mail Registration Certificate, and the 13 Track vinyl LP in a unique hand numbered picture sleeve with anti-static inner.

The box itself is high quality, textured & embossed with red text.

Originally released in 1967.

Limited edition of 5000 custom pressings. It was made from the master stamper at the Victor Company of Japan (JVC) plant in Yokohama, Japan, during July 1982.

[Runouts]
Etched except 'H###' for each combination of 3 numbers following the 'H'. Each '*' represents varying groups of dots. 'SR/2' is '2' appearing underneath 'SR' separated by part of the inner groove. The disted 'T' on side B variant 3 has 3 dots for the top and a dot at the bottom of the 'vertical'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): MFSL-1-100-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): MFSL-1-100-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): MFSL-1-100-A2 H121 ** SR/2 Ortofon
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): MFSL-1-100-B3 UH131*** SR/2 Ortofon
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): MFSL-1-100-A3 UH132 ** SR/2 Ortofon
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): MFSL-1-100-B3 UH131*** SR/2 Ortofon
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): MFSL-1-100-A2 H121 ** SR/2 Ortofon
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): MFSL-1-100-B3 UH131*** T SR/2 Ortofon

Other Versions (5 of 1259)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (LP, Album, Stereo) Parlophone PCSO 7027 Australia 1967
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold) Odeon PMC 7027 1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (LP, Album, Stereo, Non Gatefold) Parlophone PCSM 7027, PCSM.7027 New Zealand 1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (LP, Album, Mono) Parlophone PMC 7027 UK 1967
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (LP, Album, Gatefold) Parlophone PCS 7027 Norway 1967

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Reviews

  • cyamasaki's avatar
    cyamasaki
    Only 5k copies helps.anyone ever seen a test press uhqr?if you read from inserts,any copy can be returned for replacements if defective.over the years these piled up and when they moved to la,all were sealed and sold.by that time,the sealing process of seated bags changed,so the difference is obvious.
    Another great story,owners of mfsl were in Japan with master beatles tapes for pressing of box set.they were given 2 sets of UHQR BEATLES PRESSINGS,YES ENTIRE SET AS GIFT.I WAS OFFERED ONE FOR SALE COUPLE YEARS LATER FOR 10K BUT LACKED FUNDS AT TIME
    • RGoodin1's avatar
      RGoodin1
      Just bought the Sgt Peppers UHQR from a Discogs seller and I absolutely love it! The sound quality is outstanding and it's hard to believe there's a better sounding pressing out there. I have a near mint US 1st pressing, as well as the 2017 Giles Martin remix, and this tops both of those by a wide margin. Bass and soundstage are great...just a very impactful and fun listen. Highly recommended!
      • Scalfred's avatar
        Scalfred
        Hi all,

        I saw some beautiful and expensive Mint sealed copies listed here. Just want to warn you about my story...

        A friend of mine picked-up for me a so called "Mint sealed" copy of a Japanese press in Paris () from a store which is listing here and many others "Mint sealed" nice records.

        My friend is not a collector/expert and despite the shrink had been opened and the record checked, he didn't see the very light hairlines and spindle marks difficult to see at day light.

        The record is more or less NM all around and an insert was missing. It costed me probably twice the price I should have been paying for. It's not bad grading, it's simply robbery.

        So, be careful, famous old records still sealed are pretty rare on the market. Only real collectors and very serious stores like some I'm in touch with in Japan and the US can be trusted. And unfortunately more and more robbers like that shop in Paris are re-sealing records to make more money faster. I gave it a try. Too bad for me. A second try is not necessary, just don't buy anything from that guy.
        • tonyalmeida's avatar
          tonyalmeida
          From George Martin's 1994 book, "With a Little Help from My Friends: The Making of Sgt. Pepper" -
          "Everybody had to be terribly quiet. If anybody were to have coughed, it would have sounded like an explosion. As it is, on the special Ultra High Quality Recording edition of Sgt. Pepper, you can hear the Abbey Road air-conditioning system purring away in the background as Geoff opens the volume faders to the stops at the very end of the die-away. That’s how we got the famous piano chord."
          • Darrdod53's avatar
            Darrdod53
            Just got this myself, and man it sounds phenomenal. The dynamics, the vocals, crystal clear. Couldn't be happier with it. I can't imagine a better pressing exists. If it does, not sure I can handle it lol
            • stanmore's avatar
              stanmore
              Exceptional pressing - fantastic from the first sounds to the lasts - clear, dynamic, well balanced, beautiful highs and incredible lows - it s a real shame it s so rare and expensive because everybody should be given the opportunity to listen to sgt pepper this way instead of what is now sold …
              • hollytarga's avatar
                hollytarga
                What is going on here? Lots of Offers and "sellings" by sellers with no or bad ratings at ridiculous prices ?
                Can anybody explain?
                • timeware's avatar
                  timeware
                  Edited 2 years ago
                  I have many pressings of Sgt Pepper, including the UK first press, all minty, and this UHQR press is the clear winner… incredible clarity and separation, wide & deep soundstage, and sparkle. And dead-quiet vinyl. This is The One!
                  • bfjones01's avatar
                    bfjones01
                    I managed to get a copy but it doesn't have a box or the literature (just disc and COA).

                    Longshot - but if anyone has just that stuff without the disc itself, I'd love to make a deal.
                    • JackdawTrading's avatar
                      JackdawTrading
                      Just sold for $10 mint sealed? Obviously not a real sale but why?

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