ROLLING STONES "EXILE ON MAIN ST" 1972 UK 1st PR MINT

	£		90
	$		119

THE ROLLING STONES

"EXILE ON MAIN ST."

(1972 ROLLING STONES RECORDS 2-LP – RAREST UK FIRST PRESSING!)

THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND AS A 100% GENUINE 1972 1ST PRESSING, AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION! NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES, ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS WHITE INNER 'INNER' SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS FULL SET OF 12 POSTCARD INSERTS - WHICH ARE STILL FULLY JOINED AND IN STUNNING CONDITION!

HOWEVER WHAT MAKES THIS LP RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS A 100% GENIUNE 1972 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING! 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSINGS ARE SERIOUSLY RARE, AND AS THIS LP WAS PRESSED THROUGHOUT THE 1970s - IT MAKES IT VITALLY IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING. ALSO 'COVER & RECORD' SWAPPING ARE COMMON ON THIS LP - SO AGAIN IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT ALL PARTS OF THIS LP ARE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT TO THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING! THIS DOUBLE LP IS 100% ORIGINAL AND ONLY EVER HAD 1 CAREFUL OWNER FROM NEW.

I CAN DEMONSTRATE WHY THIS IS A GENUINE UK FIRST PRESSING:

1. THIS LP HAS MASSIVELY THICK QUALITY VINYL, THICKER THAN ANY LATER PRESSING!
2. THE MATRIXES END IN 1 OR 2 (LATER PRESSINGS HAVE HIGHER NUMBERS - 3 OR MORE).
3. THIS LP COMES WITH THE COMPLETE SET OF 12 'JOINED' POSTCARDS (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THESE).
4. THE 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES ARE ARE MADE WITH THICK QUALITY CARD (LATER PRESSINGS ARE MUCH THINNER).
5. THIS DOUBLE LP ALSO HAS 2 WHITE 'INNER' INNER SLEEVES IN THE 'EARLIEST' STYLE - WITH 'DIE-CUT' CENTRES AND 'PATENTS' TEXT (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THESE).
6. THIS DOUBLE LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' STYLE OF 'BOX SHAPED' GATEFOLD COVER (LATER PRESSINGS HAVE MUCH THINNER COVERS)!

ALL PARTS OF THIS LP ARE UK 1ST PRESSED! OFTEN, ON LATER PRESSINGS EXPORTED GERMAN COVERS OR INNERS WERE USED - BUT THIS LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' UK 1ST PRESSING WITH A UK 1ST PRESS COVER, UK 1ST PRESS INNERS, UK 1ST PRESS POSTCARDS AND UK 1ST PRESSED SET OF RECORDS!

PERSONNEL:

• MICK JAGGER – VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, HARMONICA, GUITAR
• KEITH RICHARDS – BACKING VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR, BASS, VOCALS, PIANO
• MICK TAYLOR – ELECTRIC GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR, GUITAR, BASS
• CHARLIE WATTS – DRUMS
• BILL WYMAN – BASS, UPRIGHT BASS

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ROLLING STONES COC 69100

THE MATRIX NUMBERS: COC 69100 A1 / COC 69100 B2 / COC 69100 C2 / COC 69100 D2 

THE UNLAMINATED BOX-LIKE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT++ CONDITION. THERE IS JUST A TINY WRINKLE NEAR THE TOP OF THE FLAP AND A TINY AREA OF VERY SLIGHT SCUFFING. THE SLEEVE IS STILL COMPLETELY BOX-SHAPED AND ALL EDGES AND CORNERS ARE CRISP AND SQUARE. I HAVE NEVER AND WILL NEVER AGAIN SEE A UK FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IN THIS AMAZING CONDITION. 

THE  INNER SLEEVES

THE CARD, PICTURE INNER SLEEVES ARE BOX IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WEAR AND NO SCUFFING. THEY ARE PERFECT. THE POLY-LINED PAPER PATENT INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THE POSTCARDS

THE SET OF 12 POSTCARDS ARE STILL JOINED AND THEY ARE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. ONE CARD HAS A VERY SMALL AREA OF DAMAGE TO IT'S BOTTOM CORNER. 

THE VINYL

THE FOUR SIDES OF HEAVY, GLOSSY VINYL ARE IN NEAR MINT+ CONDITION. THE SOUND QUALITY IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW TINY HAIRLINE MARKS THAT CAN BE SEEN UNDER THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT. 

THE LABELS

THE FOUR YELLOW ROLLING STONES LABELS ALL ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. ROCKS OFF
2. RIP THIS JOINT
3. SHAKE YOUR HIPS
4. CASINO BOOGIE
5. TUMBLING DICE

SIDE TWO

1. SWEET VIRGINIA
2. TORN AND FRAYED
3. SWEET BLACK ANGEL
4. LOVING CUP

SIDE THREE

1. HAPPY
2. TURD ON THE RUN
3. VENTILATOR BLUES
4. I JUST WANT TO SEE HIS FACE
5. LET IT LOOSE

SIDE FOUR

1. ALL DOWN THE LINE
2. STOP BREAKIN’ DOWN
3. SHINE A LIGHT
4. SOUL SURVIVOR

THIS LP WILL BE SHIPPED WITH THE VINYL REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I USE SPECIAL MAILERS AND PACK WITH CARE.

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

2 x LP / 12"

£4.00

2 x LP / 12"

£6.00

2 x LP / 12"

£10.00

IF THE CLOSING PRICE EXCEEDS £30 THIS RECORD MUST BE SHIPPED VIA A TRACKABLE SERVICE WITH SUFFICIENT INSURANCE. THE COST OF THIS ENHANCED SERVICE WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL INVOICE.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN FULLY PLAY & VISUALLY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.