Rolling Stones THE ROLLING STONES 1934 UK DEBUT LP MONO 1ST UNBOXED NEAR MINT

	£		180
	$		239

THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT !! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

 UNBOXED MONO DECCA 1ST PRESS 1964

 NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4605
• MATRIX: XARL-6271-2A / XARL-6272-4A 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 U / 1 B
• RARE FLIPBACK SLEEVE

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO HANDLED BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE METICULOUSLY. INCREDIBLE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT VINTAGE VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT..LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID, AS I HAVE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE SECOND

MY LONG STANDING SERIOUS COLLECTOR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PRISTINE MUSEUM GRADE STONES ALBUM. NEW CUSTOMERS AS WELL IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO COLLECTING THEN THIS MUST NOT BE PASSED UP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED AND SILVER UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE DEEP RICH COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE  SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE VINYL HAS HAD SOME CAREFUL PLAY IN THE 52 YEARS IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL AND SMALL HANDLING 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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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 RECORD PLAYS AS NEW ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS AND ALSO UNWORN .

PLEASE PLAY THE SOUNDBITES AND THEN YOU WILL TRULY APPRECIATE JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS 1964 RECORDING TRULY IS

FIRSTLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

YOU WILL NOT HEAR ANY CLICKS OR LOUD POPS ANYWHERE THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN JUST HOW SPECIAL THIS ALBUM IS

YOU WILL HEAR A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ON OCCASION THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES OF MUSIC

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY STATIC TICS ALSO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

WITH ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STUNNING CONDITION OF THIS ALBUM I AM GOING TO STICK MY NECK OUT AND GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT.

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, PLAY ALL OF THE SOUNDBITES AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

RARE FLIPBACK ISSUE OF THIS SLEEVE. LAMINATED FRONT AND NON LAMINATED REAR

I HAVE OFTEN MENTIONED JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, ON THIS COPY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES WHATSOEVER. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FIVE , PLUS A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE AND A SLIGHTLY LARGER PATCH AT THE BOTTOM.

ONE LAMINATE LINE ON THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM, PLUS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER THERE IS ANOTHER PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT (SEE PICS). THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER,WITH THE LAMINATE PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL. BOTH HAVE ULTRA SMOOTH SURFACES TO THE TOUCH AND A JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE,  THE TAPERED ENDS ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNBLEMISHED. THERE IS A LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION JUST BELOW THE MIDDLE ON AN OTHERWISE FLAT SURFACE. THE TIP ENDS ALSO HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BURRING ON THE BACK EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND A WHITE SURFACE THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF NATURAL AGEING

THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, THE BOTTOM TWO CORNERS HAVE LIGHT CREASING. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY