ROLLING STONES Exile On Main Street 1972 1st Press MINT

	£		307
	$		406

On offer here is a very rare Double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Rolling Stones called 'Exile On Main Street' and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 'Earliest' 1st pressing on the 1st Press Rolling Stones label!!!! THIS LP IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND AS A GENIUNE 1972 1ST PRESSING, AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION!!!! IN FACT THIS IS EASILY THE BEST CONDITIONED 1ST PRESSING OF 'EXILE ON MAIN STREET' I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES, ITS ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS SET OF 12 POSTCARD INSERTS - WHICH ARE STILL FULLY JOINED AND IN MINT CONDITION!!!!  HOWEVER WHAT MAKES THIS LP RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS A GENIUNE 1972 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  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, WAS BOUGHT ON THE DAY OF RELEASE, AND HAS ONLY EVER HAD 1 MEGA CAREFUL OWNER FROM NEW - AND I WILL NOW EXPLAIN ALL THE 1ST PRESS DETAILS BELOW:  

FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS MASSIVELY THICK QUALITY VINYL; EASILY 1960s STANDARD AND MILES THICKER THAN ANY LATER PRESSING!!!!  SECONDLY THE MATRIXES END IN 1 OR 2 ON EITHER SIDE (LATER PRESSINGS HAVE HIGHER NUMBERS - 3 OR MORE).  THIRDLY THIS LP COMES WITH THE COMPLETE SET OF 12 'JOINED' POSTCARDS (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THESE).  FOURTHLY THE 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES ARE ARE MADE WITH THICK QUALITY CARD (LATER PRESSINGS ARE MUCH THINNER).  THIS DOUBLE LP ALSO HAS 2 WHITE 'INNER' INNER SLEEVES IN THE 'EARLIEST' STYLE - WITH 'DIE-CUT' CENTRES AND 'PATENTS' TEXT IN BLUE (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THESE).  AND LASTLY THIS DOUBLE LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' STYLE OF 'BOX SHAPED' GATEFOLD COVER (LATER PRESSINGS HAVE MUCH THINNER COVERS)!!!!  IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO STRESS THAT 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 MADE COVER, UK MADE INNERS, UK MADE POSTCARDS AND UK 1ST PRESSED SET OF RECORDS!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  OCCASSIONALLY 'BATTERED' LOOKING 1ST PRESSINGS DO TURN UP - AS THE COVER ON THIS LP IS EASILY WORN AND MOST LOOK TERRIBLE.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE BEST CONDITIONED 1ST PRESSING I HAVE EVER SEEN AND IS SIMPLY AWESOME!!!!  THIS IS THE 1972 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ROLLING STONES LABELS, 1ST PRESS MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES, 1ST PRESS WHITE 'DIE CUT' INNER 'INNER' SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'BOX SHAPED' COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND IN THIS AMAZING CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Rolling Stones UK 1st pressing from 1972 and is in AWESOME condition!!!! The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is COC 59100 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Rolling Stones Labels (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Rolling Stones at their best!!!! Any fan of The Rolling Stones, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels to BOTH records are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK AWESOME!!!! It is great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss and NO crackle!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! BOTH records must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!!  WHAT AN AWESOME SET OF RECORDS!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The records come in their original 1st Press white 'die-cut' inner sleeves which are both in AWESOME condition with NO yellowing AT ALL!!!!  BOTH must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  The 2 'thicker' card 'Picture' inner sleeves are in AWESOME condition with NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO edgewear, and NO splits!!!!  BOTH must grade MINT(Minus) if not better!!!!  THE MEGA RARE SET OF 12 'JOINED' POSTCARDS IS IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS CLEARLY NEVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Box Shaped' Gatefold Cover is in AWESOME condition!!!! The cover is still FULLY 'box shaped' (see picture) with NO crushing of ANY edges or the spine (virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find in this cover)!!!!  The cover NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover retains a STUNNING shape), NO writing and most importantly absolutely NO yellowing AT ALL!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside & back are in AWESOME condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!! AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE TO FIND AS A GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING, AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL UK 1972 1ST PRESSING OF "EXILE ON MAIN STREET" BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to have a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: