Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET 1968 UK LP 1st Stereo Press FINAL UPGRADE MINT
£
322
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I have come across a collection of records that defy time.
They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's
However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.
Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.
Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's
There are some incredible records in this collection
I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings
I will also be test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however
THE ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET
- SKL 4955
- MATRIX: XZAL 8476-3K / XZAL 8477-1K
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 KA / 1 CG
THIS IS JUST AN AMAZING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC STONES LP. IT HAS ONLY EVER HAD 2 PLAYS, AND ONE OF THOSE IS THE TEST PLAY THAT I HAVE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO LISTING IT.
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, YOU WON'T SEE BETTER
DEEP BLUE COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
UNRUBBED SILVER TEXT
THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE BY EACH SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS STUNNING
IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY MINT
AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE
NO MARKS OR EVEN ANY WISPY HAIRLINES
IT JUST HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE
THE RUN IN GROOVE HAS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER !
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THIS LP PLAYS TO A MINT STANDARD ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. NO CRACKLES, OR POPS, AND EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES THERE IS SILENCE.
THE STEREO SOUND IS IMMACULATE ALL THE WAY THROUGH
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE BEST COPY OF THIS FINE ALBUM THAT MONEY CAN BUY, THEN YOU NEED LOOK NO FURTHER
ALL I HEARD WAS ONE TINY SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC SOMEWHERE, BUT THAT IS IT
THIS PLAYTHROUGH IS AS MINT AS YOU COULD EVER GET
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS OFTEN ABUSED SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND SHOWS NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
THE CORNERS ARE STILL IN VERY NICE SQUARE SHAPE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TWO
THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE CREASE LINES ACROSS THE TIP
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE.
NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED WITH THE ONLY RUB SHOWING ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION ALL THE WAY ACROSS
THE SPINE ALSO SHOWS NO LAMINATE FLAKE OR LIFT AND IS UNBLEMISHED. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ARE PRISTINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS SPECTACULAR AS THE FRONT, JUST TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES IN THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS
THE BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST SOME GLUE AGEING AND ONE CORNER FOLD LINE
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
REGARDS
GARRY
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