Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK 1ST LP Stereo MINT-
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THE ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET
- LABEL: DECCA
- CAT: LKS4955
- MATRIX: ZXAL 8476-2K / 8477-2K
THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC STONES ALBUM.
THIS STONES LP WAS THE FOLLOW UP TO THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST , AND IF YOU CONSIDER FOR A MOMENT THAT SATANIC WAS ISSUED IN 1967 AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BEATLES SGT PEPPER, WITH A SIMILAR PSYCH SLEEVE, AND THAT THE BEATLES FOLLOW UP ALBUM WAS "THE WHITE ALBUM" HOW PREDICTABLE WAS IT THAT THE STONES WOULD ISSUE THEIR NEXT LP WITH A PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE.
THE SLEEVE
THE FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, IS IN NMINT CONDITION. TAKING THE FRONT SURFACE FIRST, THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL. SECONDLY THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, . THE SURFACE IS REALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE A TWO TINY LIGHT LINES NEAR THE SPINE
THE SLEEVE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL COLUR AND SHGEEN. ,THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AND DISPLAY NO SHELF WEAR. THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP AND UNFEATHERED, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS BUT THESE ARE REALLY MINUSCULE AND ARE ONLY THERE WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN CAREFULLY REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, ONE REALLY TINY DENT, BUT THAT IS ALL. THERE IS ONE REALLY SMALL LAMINATE LINE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OFTHE COVER , BUT IT HARDLY NOTICES.
THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE IS EVERYBIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT,OPENING THE GATEFOLD THE TOM WILKES PHOTO IS UNBLEMISHED.
THE LABELS.
THESE NATURALLY ARE THE UNBOXED DECCA BLUE LABELS INDICATING A STEREO PRESSING. BOTH THE BLUE LABEL AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. IMPORTANTLY THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWN NO SIGN OF WEAR INDICATING FOR SURE THAT THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR AN AUTOCHANGER. I ALWAYS INSPECT VERY CAREFULLY THE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE AS THIS IN ITSELF USUALLY TELLS A FASCINATING STORY.
I CAN COUNT ONLY ONE RIDICULOULY SMALL ONE ON EACH SIDE.
THIS LP HAS VERY CLEARLY ONLY EVER HAD ONE OR TWO PLAYS FROM NEW., AND HAS BEEN HANDLED WITH TH UTMOST CARE AND PRECISION.
ALL IN ALL A STUNNING PAIR OF LABELS.
THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB, LOVELY GLEAMING VINYL, LOOKS BRAND NEW IN FACT, AND IN DAYLIGHT I CANNOT SEE ANY HANDLING MARKS WHATSOEVER. IT ALSO FORTUNATE THAT THE SUN IS SHINING AS I TYPE THIS AND EVEN IN SUNLIGHT THERE ARE NO MARKS EITHER. I TURNED ON MY SPOTLAMP AND ONLY UNDER THIS INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, WHICH I AM CERTAIN WILL NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IN ANY WAY.
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE I CAN REVEAL THAT THERE IS NO SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER ON THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS IS A FANTASTIC START. AS THE OPENING TRACK "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" OPENS UP I AM IMMEDIATELY LISTENING FOR ANY SIGNS OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT A BADLY WORN / DAMAGED OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS WEIGHT D AT SOMETIME BEEN USED. ONCE AGAIN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE. NOW WE CAN SETTLE BACK AND LISTEN TO THE ALBUM IN ALL IT'S GLORY. AS ONE TRACK LEADS INTO ANOTHER THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER IN THE ACTUAL TRACK OR MORE IMPRESSIVELY BETWEEN THE TRACKS IN THE SILENT PASSAGES. SPINNING THE DISC OVER TO SIDE 2 THE SAME HIGH CLASS QUALITY AS APPARENT THROUGHOUT THE LP.
THIS LP SOUNDS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO
YOU WILL NEVER EVER HAVE TO UPGRADE THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTIBLE
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