ROLLING STONES Exile On Main Street 2/LP 1972 1st

	£		97
	$		129

ALL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE - Due to some unavoidable home improvements I will unable to answer any questions between Friday 17th August and Wednesday the 22nd August (when my computer will be offline).  However even though this auction ends between those dates - any winning bidder will recieve an automatic invoice - and can pay as normal (either using the invoice - or through 'my ebay').  Any questions on this please email before the 17th August, or wait until I am up and running again after the 22nd.  Thanks for your time - and GOOD LUCK!!!!

 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 1st pressing on the 1st Press Rolling Stones label!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING, AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB 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 AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  HOWEVER WHAT MAKES THIS LP RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS A 100% GENIUNE 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING - FROM THE VERY 'DAY OF RELEASE'!!!!  100% GENIUNE UK 1ST PRESSINGS ARE SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - AND AS THIS LP WAS PRESSED THROUGHOUT THE 1970s - IT MAKES IT VITALLY IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A 100% GENIUNE UK 1ST PRESSING - FROM THE VERY 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1972!!!!  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 IN EVERY RESPECT AND ONLY EVER HAD 1 CAREFUL OWNER FROM NEW - AND SO EVERY COMPONENT IS 100% ORIGINAL FROM THE DAY OF RELEASE BACK IN 1972!!!!  I WILL NOW EXPLAIN ALL EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 1ST PRESS DETAILS BELOW:  

FIRSTLY THIS DOUBLE LP HAS THICK QUALITY VINYL AND MILES THICKER THAN ANY LATER PRESSING!!!!  SECONDLY THE MATRIXES ARE THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' ENDING IN 1/2 ON EACH SIDE (ONLY THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS MATRIX ENDINGS HAD MATRIXES AS LOW AS 1/2 - ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE MUCH HIGHER NUMBERS!)!!!!  THIRDLY THIS LP COMES WITH THE COMPLETE SET OF 12 'JOINED' POSTCARDS (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THESE) WHICH ARE IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!   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 (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 AND COMPLETELY ORIGINAL TO THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1972!!!!  AND THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AS OFTEN ON LATER PRESSINGS EXPORTED GERMAN COVERS OR INNERS WERE USED.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 1972 'EARLIEST' UK 1ST PRESSING WITH A UK 1ST PRESS COVER, UK 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE' INNERS, UK 1ST PRESS 'WHITE' INNER INNERS, 1ST PRESS 'FULL SET' OF POSTCARDS, AND UK 1ST PRESSED SET OF RECORDS!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  OCCASSIONALLY 'BATTERED' LOOKING 1ST PRESSINGS DO TURN UP - AS THE COVER ON THIS LP IS VERY EASILY WORN AND MOST LOOK TERRIBLE.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS AMAZING DOUBLE LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ROLLING STONES LABELS, 1ST PRESS 1/2 MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES, 1ST PRESS WHITE 'DIE CUT' INNER 'INNER' SLEEVES, 1ST PRESS FULL SET OF POSTCARDS, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'BOX SHAPED' COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Rolling Stones UK 1st pressing from 1972 and is in SUPERB 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 (there were NO Monos)!!!!  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 SUPERB 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, only 1 MEGA light scuffline (one 1 side ONLY and INCREDIBLY light!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK SUPERB!!!!  It is great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  BOTH records must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  WHAT A SUPERB SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are 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 matching white 'die-cut' inner sleeves which are both in STUNNING condition!!!!  The 1st Press 2 'thicker' card 'Picture' inner sleeves are in SUPERB condition with barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO ringwear, NO edgewear, NO writing, and NO splits!!!!  THE MEGA RARE SET OF 12 'JOINED' POSTCARDS ARE IN AWESOME CONDITION AND HAVE CLEARLY NEVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Box Shaped' Gatefold Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), absolutely NO rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY yellowing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and barely ANY yellowing AT ALL!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 SUPERB CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to take 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 (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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