ROLLING STONES Gathers No Moss JAPAN 2 LP RARE

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The Rolling Stones
King Record for London Japan GXF 2025 6  A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS ... I have only seen a handful of these in the last 20+ years. I think they actually were pressed and released in 1977. This one unfortunately does not have an OBI strip and is on black vinyl. The colored (usually red vinyl) copies can go for $200 +. Even the black vinyl are fairly scarce in any decent condition.

Cover: EX+ .. little color loss in a few isolated areas on spine and edge from shelf wear.
Vinyl: NM-/NM- on all four sides.. an isolated paper line here and there

Side One: I Want To be Loved .. I Wanna Be Your Man .. Stoned .. Poison Ivy .. Poison Ivy (the other take) .. Bye Bye Johnny .. Money  
Side Two: Time Is On My Side .. I Can't Be Satisfied .. Fortune Teller .. Medley (1. We Want The Stones ... 2. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love ... 3. Pain In My Heart) .. I'm Movin On .. Route 66
Side Three: She Said Yeah .. Talkin' About You .. Look What You've Done .. The Singer Not The Song .. I'm Free .. Gotta Get Away .. Blue Turns To Grey
Side Four: Sad Day .. Long Long While .. Who's Driving Your Plane .. We Love You .. Child of The Moon .. Memo From Turner

Japan Vinyl Pressings: Are you as a collector or an audiophile ;  curious about what the expert dealers have to say about Japanese pressings. Here's a nice indtroduction from the most reknown dealer in the world eil.com :

Format Specific Info
Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings, much sought after by audiophiles and collectors alike. In the 1960s Toshiba pioneered top quality red vinyl pressings using their trademark ‘Ever-Clean’ process this utilised a special ingredient intended to prevent the build-up of static electricity on the vinyl. Japanese pressings are synonymous with quality - the vinyl shines like no other vinyl - everything about their releases feels special. When US audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their series of high quality pressings the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of Japanese pressings is considered to be among the best in the world and, in addition, they are beautifully presented, their covers usually printed on better quality heavy stock paper and often including a bonus lyric insert with dual language Japanese & English text. Nearly all Japanese LPs were issued with an ‘obi’ - literally translated this means ‘sash’ and is derived from the obi (sash) worn around the traditional kimono dress. This delicate paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album cover, often contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as the LPs they adorn, and some series of obi designs can be as collectable as the artists’ albums they decorate. ‘Hankake’ (3/4 length obis) are nearly impossible to find, and the ‘Rock Age’ series of obis are especially rare and valuable. Obis make a unique, attractive addition to the overall package and are becoming increasingly rare, especially on LPs from the 1960s and 70s. Their delicate and disposable nature meant that very early obis were routinely discarded, so that now they can often be worth several times more than the record they accompany. In addition to Japanese pressings of regular albums there are numerous Japanese-only releases. Labels and artists often issued exclusive records timed to coincide with their Far East tour, or they re-released back catalogue albums with a re-designed obi, displaying revised graphics and other consumer information. Regardless of your musical taste, Japanese records make a stunning addition to any collection. Audibly and visually they present the collector with a feast of delights. Genuine mint condition records, complete with inserts and obi, are becoming rarer every day. Whatever the digital age throws at you there is still a valid opinion that says vinyl sounds best; with Japanese records you get top quality pressings, a tactile picture sleeve that looks stunning and you can sing along from the lyric insert. This is the real alternative to a download!

Japan LP Pricing: A little Google research yielded a website from the U.K that gave pricing and refernece information for this LP and the other Japan pressings that I am listing. These prices are far more accurate for the quality that we are offering than than the fickle Dealer/Buyer market on Ebay.homepage.ntlworld.com/kennethdrury/stonesjap-pg.htm