Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK 1ST UNBOXED MONO 1968 4A/2A PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		290
	$		384

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!!  CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL

STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4955
• MATRIX:XARL 8476-4A / 8477-2A

• FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP RED 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 5-6 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 44 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 FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE  SOME SLEEVE REMOVAL SWIRLY WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINES

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 MONO 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 SECOND OF DISTORTION TO THIS AMAZING SOUND, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS A LITTLE SPECK HERE AND THERE OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD IF YOU SIT 18 INCHES FROM YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHILST RECORDING THIS. NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE ELIMINATED VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD MONO 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 PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT!!! NEAR MINT MINUS AT THE ABSOLUTE WORST

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST ISSUE VINYL

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED  CREAM WHITE GATEFOLD FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

HAS THE CORRECT 'MONO ' INDICATORS ON THE REAR SURFACE AND THE SPINE

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND IS IN IMMACULATE MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF YELLOWING BADLY. THIS ONE HAS NO SUCH PROBLEMS. THE CREAMY WHITE SURFACE IS IN SPECTACULAR CONDITION

THE LAMINATE ON THIS SLEEVE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE LOOK SO BRILLIANT!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT, NOR ARE THERE ANY DEFECTS TO THE LAMINATE ITSELF. INCREDIBLY THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, BUT THERE IS ONE NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER ABOUT 2 INCHES INTO THE SLEEVE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN SUPREME CONDITION. BEARING IN MIND THE GROOVED DESIGN OF THE SLEEVE IT IS AMAZING THAT THE LAMINATE HAS REMAINED INTACT, WHEREAS MOST OF THESE SLEEVES HAVE VIRTUALLY NO LAMINATE LEFT ON THEM. HERE HOWEVER THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LITTLE ROUGH FLAKE JUST OVER HALFWAY ALONG

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST ONE TINY LITTLE LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE AGAIN ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND THE ONLY FLAW IS THAT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING THERE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS THAT ARE UNRUBBED AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. A SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP MATCHES THE ONE ON THE REAR SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT , AND UNCREASED. IT IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION ANDHAS BARELY A WRINKLE

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE!!!!

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

GARRY