ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM ORCHESTRA The Rolling Stones Songbook LP 1965 UK 1st Press

	£		48
	$		64

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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Title : The Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra - The Rolling Stones Songbook

Label & year : Original "Unboxed" Decca LK 4796 LP , UK Mono 1965 IMPOSSIBLY RARE 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : ARL-7075-1A (1  U) , Side B : ARL-7076-1A (1  U) (UNBELIEVABLY EARLY STAMPERS!!! ONE OF THE FIRST 500 TO EVER ROLL OFF THE PRESS!!!)

OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE ROLLING STONES SPIN OFF DECCA LP IN IT’S ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TRUE DAY OF RELEASE 1965 DECCA MONO UK 1ST PRESS FORM!!! QUITE SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP!!! THIS SOLD VIRTUALLY ZERO AND IS IMPOSSIBLY DIFFICULT TO FIND!!! AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, THIS SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! A BRILLIANT EXAMPLE OF THIS ULTRA RARE AND ULTRA SIXTIES CLASSIC!!! AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM, ARRANGED BY NOTORIOUS CHANCER AND HIGHLY INFLUENCIAL STONES MANAGER (WHO ALSO PRODUCED ALL THE STONES RECORDINGS RIGHT UP UNTIL THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST, AND ALSO PRETTY MUCH MASTERMINDED THEIR REBEL IMAGE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BEATLES MORE CLEAN CUT LOOK!!! NO MATTER THE METHOD PRIMITIVE OR OTHERWISE, HE SOMEHOW BROUGHT THE MAGIC SAUCE TO THOSE TIMELESS RAMSHACKLE EARLY RECORDS THAT STILL SOUND ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL TO THIS DAY!!!)

AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, THIS LP SOLD NEXT TO NOTHING AT THE TIME, AND WAS ONLY BROUGHT OUT OF COMPLETE OBSCURITY TO PROMINENCE IN MORE RECENT YEARS WHEN RICHARD ASHCROFT AND THE VERVE VERY FAMOUSLY SAMPLED THE ORCHESTRAL VERSION OF THE LAST TIME CONTAINED ON THIS VERY LP FOR THEIR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL HIT "BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY”!!! AND FOR YEARS ALLEN KLEIN AND THE STONES GOBBLED UP THE ROYALTIES!!!

BACK TO THIS AMAZING 60’S TIME CAPSULE, IT REALLY IS A TRULY MAGICAL SOUNDING RECORD - THE ORCHESTRA AND THE INVENTIVE ARRANGEMENTS OF THESE STONES CLASSICS JUST SOUND AMAZING, BACKED BY THE FINEST SESSION MUSICIANS LONDON HAD TO OFFER!!! POSSIBLY THE VERY RAREST COMMERCIALLY RELEASED STONES RELATED LP OF ALL TIME - ONLY AN ABSOLUTE MINISCULE AMOUNT WERE EVER EVEN PRESSED!!! Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to own a brilliant example of this amazing piece of Stones history - bid now!!!

About : Ultra Rare Original 1965 UK 1st Press!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially in this condition!!! AN absolute classic LP from this incredible ensemble!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious 60's / 70's record collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!! If you like good music, bid now!!!

Labels :

Classic UK 1st Press ridged red Decca labels!!! Both sides are GREAT with minimal signs of age, NO stickers, and NO tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small neat name to one side and just a small amount of light spindle marks from general careful light use over the years!!! BRILLIANT for a 56 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Very Good+!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1965 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks GREAT with NO really nasty scratches, groovewear, or nasty deep scuffs whatsoever!!! The only blemishes are just some light wispy sleeve traces, a few mild hairlines and age marks, and just a small amount of cosmetic non-sounding and unfeelable scuffs (only visible in direct angled light) mostly caused from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes really interfere with play AT ALL thanks to the deeply pressed quality!!! BRILLIANT for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good+!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays BRILLIANTLY with fantastic mono blast and clarity!!! It really sounds GREAT with NO hops, distortion, sticks, or skips!!! Only (like pretty much all records) has low level surface noise in places such as on the run in grooves, a few light ticks here and there on occasions and just a touch of ULTRA mild and light "bluesman's fag" atmospheric static in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections, but it doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! A hugely enjoyable listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! AWESOME for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably at least as Very Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original UK 1965 1st press front laminated flipback “MacNeill" sleeve complete with original unsplit inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn, worn, and stained due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks FANTASTIC, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO really bad marks AT ALL, NO splits, NO nasty grubbiness, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has some minimal signs of minor ageing such as a small amount of ultra light creases and a touch of a record imprint, just a hint of ultra minor general light age toning and a neat name to the top right corner of the remarkably clean and bright unlaminated back (truly minimal and nothing drastic whatsoever), a touch of denting to the four corners which virtually ALL vintage sleeves have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing every negative I can possibly find, but this remains an AWESOME sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as fantastic as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit, and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good+!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A FANTASTIC example of this PHENOMENALLY RARE original 1965 Decca Mono Stones classic UK 1st Press LP!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £5.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £17.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £21.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I cant accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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