Original ANDY WARHOL ZIPPER ART COVER ROLLING STONES 1971 ALBUM STICKY FINGERS
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Description
STICKY FINGERS
(First Pressing, 1971)
By The Rolling Stones
WITH COVER ART BY ANDY WARHOL
Genre: Rock
Formats: Sound Recording, 12 in. disc
Material Type: Musical sound recording -- Monograph
Published: Rolling Stones Records, 1971
Condition: Records look mostly unplayed though there are two short scratches (one which might cause ticking); some wear to jackets including occasional tape stains, abrasion to front of vol. 1 and tear to back ov vol. 12. All in all not bad however.
Notes:
Rare Rolling Stones Records first pressing 1971.
Legendary original Andy Warhol Issue Deluxe Rolling Stones album.
ANDY WARHOL The Rolling Stones STICKY FINGERS includes:
Original Warhol issued cover with working zipper and buckle (see pics).
Suitable for framing (measures 12" x 12") with cover showing only light wear and minor soiling.
Features original "Andy Warhol" stamp and "underwear interior" (see picture above of another, opened copy).
Has original photo inner-sleeve (measures 12 x 12") in good condition with one edge partially split and a soft fold mark.
Original pressing record in very good - possibly unplayed - condition.
A now becoming rare Andy Warhol collectable that will continue to grow in value.
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Shipping at $3.95 anywhere USA; expedited and insured shipping available. International bidders are welcome but are encouraged to inquire about postage costs.
The album's artwork emphasizes the suggestive innuendo of the Sticky Fingers title, showing a close-up of a jeans-clad male crotch; the cover of the original (vinyl) release featured a working zipper and mock belt buckle that opened to reveal cotton briefs. The vinyl release displayed the band's name and album title along the image of the belt; behind the zipper the white briefs were seemingly rubber stamped in gold with the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol, below which read "THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE--ETC." While the artwork was conceived by Warhol, photography was by Billy Name and design by Craig Braun.
The cover photo of a male model's crotch clad in tight blue jeans was assumed by many fans to be an image of Mick Jagger, but the people actually involved at the time of the photo shoot claim that Warhol had several different men photographed (Jagger was not among them) and never revealed which shots he used. Among the candidates, Jed Johnson, Warhol's lover at the time, denied it was his likeness, although his twin brother Jay is a possibility. Those closest to the shoot, and subsequent design, name Factory artist and designer Corey Tippin as the likeliest candidate. After retailers complained that the zipper was causing damage to the vinyl (from stacked shipments of the record), the zipper was "unzipped" slightly to the middle of the record, where damage would be minimized.
The album features the first usage of the band's "tongue & lips" logo, which was originally designed by Ernie Cefalu. Although Ernie's version was used for much of the merchandising and was the design originally shown to the band by Craig Braun, the design used for the album was illustrated by John Pasche.
In 2003, the TV network VH1 named Sticky Fingers the "No. 1 Greatest Album Cover" of all time.
Pay me securely through PayPal! On Feb-15-13 at 09:25:10 PST, seller added the following information:
NOTE:
CONDITION LISTED IN UPPER PART OF THE DESCRIPTION BOX REFERS TO ANOTHER RECORD.
BOTH THE STICKY FINGERS RECORD AND JACKET ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AS NOTED IN THE LOWER BOX.
SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION!
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