Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK 1ST MONO PLAYS MINT-

	£		387
	$		513

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL

1K/1K MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4955
• MATRIX:XARL 8476-4A / 8477-3A

• FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP RED COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ASLO STRECTHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 5-6 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 43 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE NON SOUNDING HANDLING MARK ON TRACK 1 SIDE 2

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE RICH AND POWERFUL MONO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP.

THERE IS NOT ONE SECOND OF DISTORTION TO THIS AMZING SOUND, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS AND APART FROM THE VERY ODD SECOND OR TWO OF LIGHT STATIC HEARD ONLY BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS. I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE FULL RUN OUT TO THE THUNK WHEN THE STYLUS HITS THE LABEL, AND THEY ARE BOTH SILENT!!!

THERE ARE JUST 3-4 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD MONO CUT AND IS REPRODUCCED SUPERBLY, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT!!! OR EVEN MINT MINUS!!!

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST ISSUE VINYL

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED WHITE GATEFOLD FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THIS SLEEVE LIKE THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM HAS A HISTORY OF BADLY YELLOWING, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS STILL VERY 'WHITE'

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT, NOR ARE THERE ANY DEFECTS TO THE LAMINATE ITSELF. IN FACT THERE ARE ONLY 4-5 TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND THESE ARE HARD TO SPOT, CERTAINLY NOTHING DEEP

THERE IS ONE BARELY VISIBLE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS NO PEEL, FLAKE OR LIFT

THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME LEIGHT RUBBING TO LITTLE SPOTS AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER IS ALSO SHELF WORN

THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE SHELF WEAR, HAVING SOME OF THE LAMINATE  ON THE LOWER HALF. HAVING SAID THAT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ALSO DISPLAY SOME RUBBING 

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE EDGES, BUT AGAIN BARELY VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT AND ONLY LIGHTLY CREASED, THERE IS NO DAMAGE AND ONLY HAS SOME LIGHT AGING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES, WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED AND LIGHTLY BROWNED OVER TIME

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY