Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK LP Boxed MINT-
£
20
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27
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ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET
STEREO PRESSING
- CAT:SKL 4955
- MATRIX: XZAL 8476-4K / 8477-3K
- STAMPERS 3 GK / 1 NN
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PIECE OF VINYL IN TOP CONDITION, ISSUED ON THE BOXED LABEL ONE YEAR AFTER IT WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON THE UNBOXED LABEL
THE RECORD LABELS
THE BOXED BLUE AND SILVER STEREO DECCA LABELS. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS LABEL IS THAT YOU CAN EASILY SEE HOW MANY SPIDER LINES ARE NEAR THEI CAN BARELY MAKE OUT ONE SMALL ONE ON EACH SIDE.. THE BLUE SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, VERY CLEAN AND STAIN FREE. THE SILVER SECTIONS ARE PERFECT HAVING NOT WORN THROUGH RUBBING SHOWING THE BLUE UNDERNEATH. ALSO THE TYPE FACE IS PRISTINE AND SHARP.
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1969 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM . THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A FEW VERY WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INCLUDED 4 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER ABOVE TO HEAR THEM. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.IN ADDITION THERE IS THE RUN IN AND INTR TRACK TO SIDE TWO, AS WELL AS ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE ALONG WITH THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROOVE, THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO JUDGE THE QUAKITY OF THE SOUND AND WHETHER THERE IS ANY BACKGROUND NOISE TO HEAR
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL.
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ALL ROUND. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE LAMINATE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, BUT VERY LIGHT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AND THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, BUT I CAN FEEL JUST A LITTLE LAMINATE FLAKE ALONG IT'S EDGE. THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS ONLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES. THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT WITH ONCE AGAIN JUST A FEW LIGHT LAMINATE LINES. THE INNER GATEFOLD IS IN PERFECT CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL AND I DO MEAN ORIGINAL DECCA POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT , UNSPLIT AND PLACED CAREFULLY INSIDE THE SLEEVE
THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.
SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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