Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers COC 1st UK Ex/Nr Mint-

	£		170
	$		225

The Rolling Stones

Sticky Fingers

COC 59100  A3/B4 matrices. Rolling Stones Records hand etched in run offs.

Vinyl appears hardly played !! UNMARKED condition. Mirror like surfaces very similar to MINT vinyl ! TOP aural delivery and the best ever heard from this release ! Near silent grooves for most of playback even between tracks!! One of the best examples of this historic Stones release with an  excellent album sleeve ! INSERT included RED TONGUE with Andy Warhol original album cover. TRULY awesome exhibit !!! One for the serious vinyl enthusiast!!

Famous zip cover sleeve. ULTRA clean and fresh feel !Top of belt lightly creased only. Fully operational working zip. EX + condition. Light wear on top spinal edge.Light indentations on reverse where other album zips caused indentations during transit hence the exit of this sexy sleeve..soon had to be deleted owing to massive damage that the zip caused to other album covers-not very practical at all.. but very tasteful and highly collectable.NO creasing on outer front/reverse face. No rips or tears. Metallic zip has NOT tarnished and is in fine working order with NO rusting at all and is a prime example of this historic album release.

 Probably the sexiest album sleeve ever produced apart from Hendrix’ Electric Ladyland. The pun on sticky fingers was considered outrageous and caused much outcry when released. The crotch photograph on front face was shocking in that era of production but caused a huge increase in the records sales world wide and is probably one of the Stones greatest selling discs. The media are still trying to find out whose crotch it was..still debatable to this day…. The entire album was permeated by images of sex and death, yet the tone of the work was neither self-indulgent nor maudlin. The group's playful fascination with sex was further demonstrated on the elaborately designed Andy Warhol sleeve which featured a waist-view shot of a figure clad in denim, with a real zip fastener which opened to display the lips and tongue motif that was shortly to become their corporate image. Very historic album release and very significant to the Rolling Stones’ image and group development.

RED Tongue insert/photo of group in excellent condition.

Vinyl surfaces are quite stunning when examined under ordinary light. Mirror like sheen very similar to MINT vinyl. Appears unplayed !!! After scrutinising closely , I could pick up NO surface marks when angled against a bright light. Have to look hard to locate but I was unable to observe any blemishes at all.. Beautiful visual and almost impossible to find in this condition .

Audio

Have heard many and some of these vinyls are so disappointing but not this one. The best I have ever heard from this release. TOP aural delivery . There are many soft and silent passages of music throughout this LP and the music is delivered through near silent grooves for most of playback. Sister Morphine is beautifully delivered and is absolutely captivating, marking one of Jagger’s best vocal performances . Virtually near silent grooves throughout and a tremendous aural delivery!One solitary pop during Wild Horses but nothing visual to explain after examination !! Remarkably clear channels. Tones are delivered through near silent grooves with the minimal surface noise, if any. Nothing to fault and and a near mint- aural delivery. What more can I say? Truly phenomenal !! Mega rare like this…

Blue text, plain white inner sleeve with some age discoloration . VG condition .

Labels

Appear stunning and very close to mint. Have a soft textured appearance and in beautiful format .Unable to detect a spindle trace though under microscopic scrutiny, may observe the faintest of traces.. Must have been very carefully handled and hardly played. Fantastic and hard to believe but possibly must be one of the very best examples in existence today of this Stones release.

An absolutely stunning presentation . Will find difficult to match or find a better example of this sensational Stones album.

Shipping

UK-£3.50

Europe-£5.00

USA/Japan-£8.00