ROLLING STONES "No Stone Unturned" LP,Shrink, NM/NM UK, 1973

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No Stone Unturned Review by Dave Thompson  [-]

The best of the various Rolling Stones collections issued by British Decca during the early '70s, No Stone Unturned is a marvelous gathering of (primarily) non-album B-sides and EP cuts that would not be entirely superseded until the appearance of the three-CD Singles Collection: The London Years singles collection almost a decade and a half later. Indeed, the only serious criticism of the set should be its brevity -- 12 songs merely scraped the surface of the Stones' unavailable catalog, and the presence of two songs that had only ever been issued in the U.S. ("Sad Day" and "Congratulations") simply rubbed salt into the British collectors' wounds. In the years before ABKCO consolidated the Stones' U.K. and U.S. catalogs, those old American B-sides and album-fillers were impossible to find in Britain, and their piecemeal distribution over sundry compilations was seen as nothing short of opportunistic gouging. That said, No Stone Unturned certainly cherry-picks the best of the Stones' period rarities, from the post-psychedelia of "Child of the Moon," all the way back to the primeval beat-boomery of the instrumental "Stoned" and their grinding take on "Money" -- the song that illustrated for early-'60s observers just how far removed from Beatle-dom the Stones' early influences really were. When the Fab Four sang the same song, after all, they sounded like they were willing to go out and work for their pay. The Stones sounded just as happy to live off somebody else's.

The Rolling Stones – No Stone Unturned

Label:Decca – SKL 5173, Decca – SKL.5173

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:UK

Released:1973

Genre:Rock

Style:Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues

A1Poison Ivy

A2The Singer Not The Song

A3Surprise Surprise

A4Child Of The Moon

A5Stoned

A6Sad Day

B1Money

B2Congratulations

B3I'm Moving On

B42120 South Michigan Avenue

B5Long Long While

B6Who's Driving Your Plane

Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Mastered At – Decca Studios

Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.

Printed By – Robert Stace

Published By – Essex Music International Ltd.

Published By – Carlin Music

Published By – Southern Music

Published By – Dominion Music

Published By – Nanker Phelge Music

Published By – Mirage Music

Mastered By – W (12)

Photography By – David Bailey (5)

Label variation: Most notably the side A label shows the (P) 1963**** bit printed upside-down and lists publisher 'Essex Music Int.' in place of 'Mirage Music' compared to: No Stone Unturned

Stereo: The tracks A1, A3, A5 to B3, B5, B6 [marked † on release] are mono recordings 'Electronically Re-Processed For Stereo'.

Front laminated sleeve.

Catalog # listed as 'SKL.5173' on dark blue labels with boxed Decca logo in silver print.

Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound.

Disc labels are smaller than the standard size LP labels used by other companies.

In line with Decca manufacturing specifications in the 1970's.

Publisher Nanker Phelge Music is listed as 'Nanker, Phelge Music' on disc labels.

Publisher Essex Music International Ltd. is listed as 'Essex Music Int.' on disc labels.

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.