Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED 1969 UK LP Boxed 1st Poster Sticker Inner MINT MINUS

	£		257
	$		340

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

ROLLING STONES - LET IT BLEED

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH 

1969 1ST BOXED LABELS

 MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH STICKER

UNCENSORED INNER SLEEVE (BACH CHOIR)

WITH THE POSTER AS WELL

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK5025
• MATRIX:XZAL 9363P-24W / XZAL 9364P-4W
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 UA / 1 B

REGARDING THE PRESSES OF THIS ALBUM. BOTH THE UNBOXED AND BOXED VERSIONS WERE ISSUED IN LATE 1969 AS  THE UNBOXED LOGOS WERE REPLACED AT THIS TIME WITH THE BOXED ONES

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP BLUE 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 PERFECTUNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 54 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 EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING HALO, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. THIS IS A MINT LOOKING RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS.

THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO CLICKS AT ALL.

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

I HEARD ONE DUST POP AND A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO, BUT THIS IS SO MINOR 

I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS MINT MINUS

TAKE A LISTEN A ND GRADE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

FIRSTLY THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND THE NON LAMINATED REAR. ALSO ONLY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES HAD THE PORTHOLE ON THE REAR SURFACE SHOWING THE INNER SLEEVE'S COLOUR THROUGH IT.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT

THE LAMINATE IS SO GLOSSY AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF MIUSCULE SPECKS OF LIFT ON THE SPINE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS ONE VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINE ON THE SPINE. TWO EQUALLY SMALL ONES ON THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE POSTER STICKER IS PERFECTLY ADHERED TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AREA

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED PROPERLY IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO UNSQUASHED. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS. SUPERB UNBLEMISHED SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL BLUE RIMMED INNER SLEEVE DEPICTING A STEREO PRESSING IS IN ASUPER CONDITION. GIVEN THAT THIS IS MADE FROM REALLY THIN PAPER , MOST COPIES HAVE BEEN SPLIT ON THE SEAMS BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE WITH ALL THREE SEAMS ARE INTACT. 

THE TOP OF THE INNER HAS A COUPLE OF FOLD LINES

THIS IS ALSO A FIRST ISSUE INNER BECAUSE THE BACH CHOIR CREDIT FOR 'YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT' IS STILL VISIBLE AND HAS NOT BEEN BLOCKED OUT OR REDACTED LIKE LATER ISSUES

THIS WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE 1ST ISSUE SLEEVES AND INNERS WERE USED FOR BOTH THE UNBOXED AND BOXED VERSIONS OF THIS ALBUM

THE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL. ALL OF THE FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND IS IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS HAS JUST HARDLY BEEN OPENED LET ALONE TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS 

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

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