ROLLING STONES - BETWEEN THE BUTTONS MONO UNBOXED DECCA UK 1st PRESS

	£		28
	$		37

ROLLING STONES

BETWEEN THE BUTTONS

   DECCA LK 4852, UNBOXED MONO RED LABELS
 ORIGINAL EARLY 1st UK PRESS
YEAR OF ISSUE:   1967

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BETWEEN THE BUTTONS LP WITH DECCA RED UNBOXED LABEL

 MATRIX # XARL7644 3A /XARL7645 3A

CORRECT INVERTED MATRIX NUMBERS ON LABEL ABOVE CATALOGUE NUMBER

THE CORRECT VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH RIDGED LABEL.

 This is The Rolling Stones 5TH  Studio LP Between the Buttons MONO, issued for the UK. It has the UNBOXED DECCA Label w/ the ffrr Ear Logo,and has, Made In England For THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY on it.

Between the Buttons is the fifth British and seventh American studio album by The Rolling Stones. It was released on 20 January 1967 in the United Kingdom and 11 February 1967 in the United States as the follow-up to the ambitious Aftermath. Between the Buttons is seen as the beginning of the Stone's first complete departure from their R&B roots and the beginning of their brief foray into psychedelia.

The photo shoot for the album cover took place in November 1966 on Primrose Hill, an ancient megalithic mound in North London. The photographer was Gered Mankowitz who also shot the band photos for the cover of Out of Our Heads. The shoot took place at 5:30 in the morning following an all night recording session at Olympic Studios. Using a home-made camera filter constructed of black card, glass and vaseline, Mankowitz created the effect of the Stones dissolving into their surroundings. The goal of the shoot was, in Mankowitz's words, "to capture the ethereal, druggy feel of the time; that feeling at the end of the night when dawn was breaking and they'd been up all night making music, stoned."[5] Brian's disheveled and ghostly appearance on the cover disturbed many of his fans, and critic David Dalton wrote that he looked "like a doomed albino raccoon."

Much like Aftermath, Between the Buttons saw some differences in its UK and US versions. The UK edition (in the form producer Andrew Loog Oldham and The Rolling Stones intended it) was issued on January 20, 1967 (Mono, LK 4852;Stereo, SKL 4852) on Decca Records, concurrently with a separate single, "Let's Spend the Night Together" b/w "Ruby Tuesday". Because of common practice in the British record industry at the time, the single did not appear on the album. Generally well-received (although the critics took note of their influences), Between the Buttons reached #3 in the UK.

The album was reviewed critically by Mick Jagger himself. When asked why he didn't like it, he responded, "I don't know, it just isn't any good. 'Back Street Girl' is about the only one I like."[7] In an interview with New Music Express, he even called the rest of the album "more or less rubbish."

Vinyl: VG to VG+.  I have played this in FULL twice over> The replay is VERY NICE!!! Great powerful audio!! This album as an original mono recording does not turn up often these days and most would be in a rather deplorable condition. This one is above average with only a few of non-sounding visible hairlines. There are NO sticks or jumps. Light static here and there. the odd pop here and there but not disturbing at all. The vinyl still has a nice deep sheen!!

Sleeve:  VG+.  Printed by James Upton Ltd. Birmingham & London.  Front laminated this is a great sleeve with only a few creases near the opening!!! Light ringwear. Light browning near the spine to the back. Usually seen with nasty names written on them and in a terrible state.  Not this one, even the back is nice without any unwanted writing. One teeny mini tear on the opening of a few mm's. No splits!! The spine is 100% legible ,the edges are straight.

Labels: EX++.  Lovely labels.

Important : International Postage. This will be sent via Signed For service or Airsure service depending on the destination country. This will be sent fully insured!! Packaging will be thorough with two stiffeners and the disc separated from the sleeve to prevent scything.

This is a nice album but not suitable for a mint collector.

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