ROLLING STONES BEGGARS BANQUET LP ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE MONO UNBOXED DECCA
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ROLLING STONES BEGGARS BANQUET LP ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE MONO UNBOXED DECCA
'BEGGARS BANQUET' IS THE SUPERB SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM BY THE ENGLISH ROCK BAND 'THE ROLLING STONES'. IT WAS RELEASED IN DECEMBER 1968 BY DECCA RECORDS IN THE UK AND LONDON RECORDS IN THE U.S.
IT WAS SAID TO BE A CLEAR COMMERCIAL SUCCESS REACHING NO. 3 IN THE UK AND NO. 5 IN THE U.S (EVENTUALLY RECEIVING PLATINUM STATUS HERE).
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 10 TRACK MONO UK 1ST ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL RED UNBOXED DECCA LABEL. CATALOGUE NUMBER ; LK 4955. IT HAS THE 'JT' TAX CODE AT 12 O'CLOCK ON BOTH RUN OUT GROOVES. THE ALBUM IS HELD IN THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE, LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER. TO COMPLETE THIS BRILLIANT LP, IT INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE WHITE DECCA INNER SLEEVE WITH BLUE TEXT LETTERING.
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE ; XARL-8476-4A SIDE TWO ; XARL-8477-2A
THESE ARE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS, INDICATING A 1ST ISSUE.
MOTHER STAMPS
SIDE ONE ; 1 CH SIDE TWO ; 1 CB
(THE 'H' AND 'B' ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE BUT THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE)
MADE IN ENGLAND
1968
ORIGINAL UK 1ST MONO ISSUE
MISTAKE ON LABEL, '... KEITH RICHARD' SHOULD BE 'RICHARDS'
JT TAX CODE ON RUN OUT GROOVES
ORIGINAL DECCA INNER SLEEVE
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THE VINYL
VISUALLY, THE VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD+ / EXCELLENT- CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE VINYL REMAINS SHINY.
ON PLAYING, THE ALBUM SOUNDS AMAZING. BEARING IN MIND, THIS IS A 43 YEAR OLD ALBUM, THE RUN INS AND TRACK SEPERATIONS REMAIN REALLY QUIET. THERE IS NO UNPLEASURABLE NOISE. THE TRACKS ALL REMAIN CLEAR AND ENJOYABLE TO LISTEN TO. THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR JUMPS. GRADED AS EXCELLENT-, THIS IS A GREAT RECORD TO OWN AND ENJOY.
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL RED MONO UNBOXED DECCA LABELS ARE IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THEY HAVE NO WRITING, STICKERS OR TEARS. ALL THE TEXT LETTERING REMAINS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SPINDLE WEAR AND ONLY A FEW FAINT SPIDER LINES. SIDE ONE DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF LIGHT HANDLING MARKS, AS SHOW IN THE PHOTO.
THE COVER
THE ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE, LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER IS IN VERY GOOD+ / EXCELLENT- CONDITION. IT REMAINS STRONG AND INTACT. THE COVER DOES HAVE SOME GENERAL HANDLING WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND EDGES AND A FEW LIGHT CREASES. THE SPINE LETTERING IS VISIBLE AND CLEAR. THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD HAS A PICTURE OF THE BAND. THE COVER HAS NO WRITING, STICKERS, TEARS OR UNGLUING.
THE INNER SLEEVE
THE ORIGINAL WHITE DECCA POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH BLUE TEXT LETTERING IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT HAS NO WRITING ,STICKERS, TEARS OR UNGLUING. THERE IS A LITTLE DISCOLOURATION AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES. ALL THE TEXT IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, AS I HAVE DONE A FEW TO SHOW THE CONDITION.
THIS IS A BRILLIANT ALBUM BY THE ROLLING STONES AND MUST HAVE TO ALL FANS AND COLLECTORS.
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