Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK 1ST STEREO RARE WIDESPINE SLEEVE 100% MINT-

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ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL

VERY RARE WIDESPINE SLEEVE

2K/1K MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4955
• MATRIX:XZAL 8476-2K / 8477-1K

• FIRST PRESS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 UH / 1 BI

A SIMPLY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE, WITH THE RARE WIDESPINE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 43 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY AHIRLINES AND A FEW HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS 

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AT ANY POINT

THERE IS ONE TINY LITTLE NICK ON THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN TRACKS 1 AND 2 ON SIDE TWO WHICH CAUSES 4-5 LIGHT ROTATIONAL POPS

THERE IS NO INHERRANT VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS AND PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OF THE MOST QUIET STATIC

THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD STEREO CUT AND IS REPRODUCED SUPERBLY, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

A SUPERBLY CRYSTAL CLEAR STEREO SOUND !!!

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED WHITE GATEFOLD FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THIS IS THE VERY RARE WIDESPINE VARIANT

THE COLOUR OF THE SURFACE WAS ALWAYS A SLIGHTLY OFF WHITE COLOUR , AND MANY MANY COPIES HAVE SERIOUSLY YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ONE WAS PLACED INTO A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WITHOUT THE YELLOWING. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS OF FOLDS EITHER. THIS IS THE FIRST COPY THAT I HAVE HAD THAT HASN;T GOT ANY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR EVEN A THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.

THE LAMINATE IS UNDAMAGED IN ANY WAY. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED PROPERLY IN A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE. THE TWO RIGHT HAND SIDE CORNER TIPS HAVE LIGHTLY RUBBED BUT THATS ALL.

MOST COPIES HAVE THE THIN SPINE, BUT THIS ONE IS THE WIDESPINE VARIANT. THE FIRST THING TO PIINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS A LITTLE FLAKE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SPINE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF RUBB TO THAT EDGE. NOTHING TERRIBLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THE SPINE SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SQUASHING AND IS TOTALLY FLAT.

ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE SHOWING ANY SHELF WEAR

THE OPENING EDGE IS NOT AS SHARP AS IT ONCE WAS AND DOES SHOW A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, JUST ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS WITH JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINE BARELY VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT PANEL

THE ORIGINAL  BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT AND ONLY LIGHTLY CREASED, THERE IS NO DAMAGE AND ONLY HAS SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING SLEEVE THAT JUST HAS TO GRADE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY