Rolling Stones GIMME SHELTER UK LP STEREO 1ST NMINT

	£		20
	$		27

ROLLING STONES - GIMME SHELTER

GIMME SHELTER IS PART OF SET OF DECCA RELEASES THAT WERE MADE SHORTLY AFTER THE STONES MOVED TO THEIR OWN LABEL. NEVER AFRAID TO CASH IN ON AN ARTIST, DECCA RELEASED GET YOUR YAYAS OUT, GIMME SHELTER, STONE AGE, MILESTONES, ROCK N ROLLING STONES, GOLDEN B SIDES, AND NO STONE UNTURNED. ALL BETWEEN 1971-73

• CAT:SKL 5101
• MATRIX: XZAL 10820P-2W / 10821P-2W
• 1W ARE THE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS FOR THE DECCA LABEL

THIS SUPERB ALBUM FEATURES TRACKS FROM THE  "GIMME SHELTER " MOVIE ON SIDE ONE, AND A LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON SIDE TWO

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 THE HOLE BECAUSE THEY SHOWED VERY VERY EASILY, AND THERE ARE JUST A FEW LIGHT ONES 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 1971 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED.  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.THE OTHER THREE RECORDINGS CONSIST OF THE INTRO TO SIDE TWO, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WITH THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROOVE

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" 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.THERE IS JUST THE VERY ODD LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE POP HERE AND THERE, BUT NOTHING MORE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT

THIS VERY DELICATE SLEEVE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. MOST YOU WILL SEE ARE HEAVILY CREASED DUE TO THE THINNESS OF THE CARD. THIS ONES FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION. NO HEAVY CREASES JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT LINES NEAR THE SPINE. THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE, WHICH AGAIN NORMALLY YOU WOULD FIND HEAVILY RINGWORN. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AND THE SPINE WHILST IT HAS THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES HAS NO LAMINATE FLAKE AND CAN BE CLEARLY READ. THE OPENING EDGE  IS RAZORSHARP AND PROPERLY DEPICTS HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS ROBERT STACE SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. A VERY VERY WHITE UNMARKED SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL  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