THE ROLLING STONES No.2 LK 4661, 1ST PRESSING MONO 1965

£ 21

$ 27

£ 21 Sold For

Oct 15, 2012 Sold Date

Oct 5, 2012 Start Date

9 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

"THE ROLLING STONES No. 2"

1st PRESSING OF THE ROLLING STONES' 2nd ALBUM

1964 UK DECCA MONO LP LK 4605

First Pressing: The matrix numbers are Side 1: XARL 6619 -2A & Side 2: XARL 6620 -1A

The record shows some signs of being played, still has a bright sheen with some light marks and minor wispy hairlines visible only in a certain light. Sound quality is very good - a very clear mono sound with a relatively quiet background and a little crackle in places (due no doubt mainly to dust and handling over the years). There are no skips, no jumps, no bad crackling and no distortions. Both sides of the record are visually graded VG++: see below. Please note this record has not been cleaned and would no doubt improve with cleaning.

The pictures give a very good impression of the condition of the sleeve which is clean, robust and fully intact, with some shelf-wear to the corners and the opening edge in particular. The text on the spine is clear and the laminate remains glossy with some creasing particularly at the opening edge where it shows signs of beginning to lift. The sleeve is graded VG+: see below.

The labels are in excellent condition each one bearing a small white label with the name of the original owner deleted

BID WITH CONFIDENCE: Low Starting Price and No Reserve.

Satisfaction guaranteed - a full refund of the purchase price (excluding postage & packing costs) will be given for any item which does not comply with my description/grading and is returned to me within 14 days of receipt.
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POSTAGE DISCOUNT GIVEN ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES

My postage charge covers only the cost of postage/packing - a discount will be given for each additional LP purchased.

Vinyl Grading/Condition

Essentially I use a visual system for grading the condition of LP records, because it is just not practical to listen to every LP I have for sale, but where I have played a record I comment on how it plays and sounds.

I do not clean the records I sell so it is important to remember that because a record may not have been played in many years, it is likely to play with occasional surface noise, which will often go away after cleaning and/or repeated playing.

The guidelines I use for assessing the grading/condition of used records are based on Goldmine Grading for Records and are as follows:-

MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with no flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record at all

NEAR MINT: NM or NM-: The record appears virtually flawless. A very minor scuff (if any) or very light paper marks (from the inner sleeve) may be acceptable but very little else can appear on the vinyl. Any such minor flaw is very hard to see and the record should play without any noise over the flaw. The cover looks close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork has to be as close to perfect.

EXCELLENT: EX or VG++ : The record will have minor scuffs/marks which are visible on close inspection. There may be more than a few such scuffs/marks, but they would not be expected to cause anything but the faintest and very occasional light surface noise. There must be no scratches. The cover artwork is still as close to perfect as can be, with perhaps a little discoloration, some slight wear/creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show some white, indicating slight shelf wear. No seam splits or obtrusive writing on the cover or taped repairs will make this grade.

VERY GOOD: VG+, or VG: The record shows wear and surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. As long as the flaws are unlikely to give rise to repeated or significant surface noise, the vinyl can make the VG+/VG grade. The cover will be clean with slightly more aging or discoloration, with some minor wear to the seams or spine, perhaps some laminate lift, but no tears or rips. The corners may be slightly dog eared but there should be no defacing the artwork.

I do not sell records in categories below the very good category unless they are particularly rare and sought after, in which case I will describe the condition of both the record and cover in some detail and very carefully.

On 11-Oct-12 at 11:04:23 BST, seller added the following information:

PLEASE NOTE: THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ENTERED ABOVE IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT CATALOGUE NUMBER IS:
LK 4661

I am sorry for any confusion caused.

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