Rolling Stones MILESTONES UK LP 1ST PRESS 1 PLAY EVER PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		69
	$		91

THE ROLLING STONES - MILESTONES

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!! MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 5098
• MATRIX: XZAL-10776.P-1W / XZAL-10777.P-1W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 BH / 1 BI

IN 1970 THE ROLLING STONES MOVED FROM DECCA TO THEIR OWN LABEL. STICKY FINGERS BEING THE RESULT OF THEIR DEBUT ON THE NEW LABEL.

NOT TO MISS A TRICK DECCA DECIDED TO RELEASE A BATCH OF ALBUMS  OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS THAT WERE CRAMMED FULL OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OR LIVE RECORDINGS, PLUS A FEW STANDARDS

THE COMPLETE LIST INCLUDES

• GET YER YA YA'S OUT
• ROCK 'N' ROLLING STONES
• NO STONE UNTURNED
• GIMME SHELTER
• MILESTONES
• METAMORPHOSIS
• STONE AGE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AND I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS EVERY BIT AS SUPERBLY AS IT LOOKS. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS SOUND IN EVERY WAY.

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS POWERFUL AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, OR LOUD CLICKS

CERTAINLY NO VINYL NOISE AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT!

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1 MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH.

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

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED ' ROBERT STACE ' SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.NO BLEMISHES TO THE DELICATE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. USUALLY THERE ARE SIGNS OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE LEAST BUT THIS COPY IS FREE OF THAT AS WELL

NO CREASES AND NO CREASE LINES, AND ONLY SEVEN MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

ONE MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE AGAIN ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND DEFINITELY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE  COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE VERY TIPS ENDS HAVE A SPECK OF WEAR

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH A FEW LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM LITTLE NICKS TO THE LEADING EDGE, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE INCREDIBLE STATE THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AS THE FRONT. WITH JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH NO CREASES OR MARKS. THIS AGAIN SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN HANDLED.

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY