ROLLING STONES: 'Let It Bleed' - DEMO/Poster/Booklet

	£		997
	$		1,321

ROLLING STONES
LET IT BLEED

  
This is an original Decca stereo Test Pressing (Factory/Demonstration sample) of the
1969 'Let It Bleed' album with poster (22 x 16.5cm) and booklet (53 x 48.5cm).
The booklet is actually a Rolling Stones catalogue providing a complete listing of all the Stones LPs, EPs and 45s
available at that time on the Decca label -12 pages of photographs and sleeve illustrations in full colour.
Test pressings that have sleeves are quite rare to find because they were always circulated well in advance of any
printed sleeves or labels. Although this copy does come with a sleeve, poster and booklet, I can only provide a
photocopy (see photo) of the recording details and credits that were originally overprinted onto a standard Decca inner bag.
The inner bag provided here is the original that the test pressing was supplied in with matrix numbers hand-written on the top corner.



Label:         Decca
Cat. no.       SKL 5025
Matrix nos.   XZAL-9363-P-3W / XZAL-9364-P-3W
Mother no.    1                              1
Stamper        B                              B
Format:        Stereo
Released:   1969

If you are interested in finding out more about Decca matrix/mother/stamper codes
I can recommend this excellent site:

http://www.stonesondecca.com/3A1_Matrix.html



Side 1                                                                               
1. Gimme Shelter                     
2. Love In Vain
3. Country Honk
4. Live With Me
5. Let It Bleed
              
Side 2
1. Midnight Rambler
2. You Got The Silver
3. Monkey Man
4. You Can't Always Get What You Want

                                       
Condition:
Vinyl:   *Excellent. Clear, bright vinyl, with excellent sound.
Sleeve: *Excellent. Half laminated sleeve with no marks or writing.
            There is some very slight lifting of the laminate on the left-hand edge.
Labels: *Excellent. Blank sample labels with hand-written details.
Poster:  *Excellent. Clean with no marks or writing.
Booklet:*Excellent. Generally clean with no marks or writing.
             There are some very light brown spots along right-hand edge of
             the front cover (please see photograph)
*Please see description categories listed below.


Postage & packing costs:
UK                            Royal Mail 1st Class     Free
Europe                     Airmail                           £  4.00
Rest of the World     Airmail                           £  7.00

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Packaging:
To lessen the possibility of any damage in transit, the disc will be supplied separately from the sleeve in the poly-bag and
be dispatched in a cruciform box with 2 stiffeners.

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*The description for this item is based on the standards originated by Record Collector Magazine for the condition and quality
of second-hand records offered for sale. The categories and their descriptions are listed below:

MINT:
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:
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:
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:
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, discoloration, etc.

FAIR:
The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays
considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR:
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD:
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.