ROLLING STONES Exile On Main Street LP 1972 1st Press

	£		166
	$		220

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 labels!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING, AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  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!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE - WITH A2/B1/C2/D1 MATRIXES!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS INCREDIBLE DOUBLE LP EVEN RARER STILL!!!!  MOST 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS DOUBLE LP HAVE FAR FAR HIGHER MATRIXES - OFTEN NUMBERING '3' OR '4' - AND SO TO FIND ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE, WITH 2/1/2/1 MATRIX ENDINGS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  OF COURSE, APART FROM THE IMPOSSIBLY RARE 2/1/2/1 1ST PRESS MATRIXES - THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DETAILS THAT CLEARLY SHOW THAT EVERY PART OF THIS DOUBLE LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 1972 UK 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESSING - FROM THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1972!!!!  I WILL NOW EXPLAIN ALL THE 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 ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MATRIXES I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED, ENDING IN A2/B1/C2/D1 (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 SUPERB 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 VERY FIRST DAY OF PRESSING (WAY BEFORE THE 'DAY OF RELEASE') BACK IN 1972!!!!  THE 'EAGLE-EYED' OF ANYONE LOOKING AT THE PICTURES MAY ALSO NOTICE THAT THE POSTCARDS INCREDIBLY HAVE ULTRA RARE 'RED-PRINT' ON THE TITLES ON EACH POSTCARD!!!!  WELL THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE PERSONALLY NEVER EVER SEEN BEFORE - BUT I HAVE COMPARED THEM TO OTHER UK 1ST PRESS POSTCARD INSERTS THAT I HAVE - AND THEY ARE 100% EXACT IN DETAIL, REVERSE TEXT, AND 'TEXTURE'!!!!  AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL TO THIS LP - AS THEY WERE THERE INSIDE THIS LP WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM ITS 1 PREVIOUS OWNER ONLY 6 DAYS AGO!!!!  THERE IS ALSO NO 'NON-UK' MAKER ON THESE POSTCARDS - SO IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THESE ARE 100% GENIUNE UK 1ST PRESS POSTCARDS!!!!  THOUGH EXACTLY WHY THE TITLES ARE PRINTED IN RED ON EACH POSTCARD - REMAINS A MYSTERY (PERHAPS SOME KIND OF 'TRIAL'?)!!!!  EITHER WAY - THEY ARE CLEARLY HUGELY RARE - AND ONLY SERVE TO MAKE THIS DOUBLE LP EVEN RARER STILL!!!!   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, UK 1ST PRESS 'FULL SET' OF POSTCARDS, AND UK 1ST PRESSED SET OF RECORDS!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ROLLING STONES LABELS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 2/1/2/1 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 ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Rolling Stones UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is COC 69100 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 only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVENT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING 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, NO scufflines, only a few absolutely ULTRA light surface traces (clearly from the ORIGINAL pressing!), 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 SHINE LIKE NEW!!!!  It is great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely MEGA low level background sound on the run on grooves and VERY occassional gap - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  BOTH records must grade Excellent(Minus) if not better!!!!  WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT 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 BRILLIANT condition and most importantly UNSPLIT!!!!  The 1st Press 2 'thicker' card 'Picture' inner sleeves are in STUNNING 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 STUNNING CONDITION AND ARE FULLY JOINED!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Box Shaped' Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has barely ANY edge wear AT ALL (virtually NONE!), barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (again virtually NONE!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), only some VERY slight yellowing (virtually unavoidable on this cover!), 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 Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA 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 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "EXILE ON MAIN STREET" BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN BRILLIANT 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: