ROLLING STONES Still Life VG+ Rare 1982 Bob Ludwig 1st Press COC 39113

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Vinyl:  VG+  Play Graded. Sounds Great!  Rolling Stones Labels are Clean.  This is the Original 1982 Rolling Stones Records 1st Pressing!   Hot Stones licks live with some surprise R&B chestnuts.    See Review Below!
In the dead wax;  On both sides, "RL"  along with "Masterdisk" stampers.    
Cover: VG+ (see photos)  Gatefold.   Includes the Picture Inner Sleeve!
Goldmine Standards.    I play test every album that I sell on eBay as I have found you can't rate an LP accurately by just visually inspecting an album.  I wipe the dust off of every cover with clean, unscented baby wipes.  I professionally clean the vinyl.
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Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album? 
First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm. 

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are  clearer.  

 On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music. 

AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  [-]

A document of their 1981 tour, this live set shows the boy doing polished versions of some crowd pleasers as well as a couple surprises, like "Time Is On My Side", "Twenty Flight Rock", and the party-ready "Going To A Go-Go", which, together with "Just My Imagination", gives a respectful nod to their R&B roots.  You can easily bounce a quarter off of Charlie Watts' drum licks and Keith and Ronnie intertwine their jams and leads seemingly effortlessly.  A nice night out with the Stones in the comfort of your own home.