Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK 1ST UNBOXED MONO 1968 6A/3A PLAYS NEAR MINT

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ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!! PLAYTHROUGH!!!!  CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!!!

OUTSTANDING CONDITION!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4955
• MATRIX:XARL 8476-6A / 8477-3A

• 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 3-4 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 46 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 ULTRA FINE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A TINY BAND OF DULL MOTTLING AT THE END OF TRACK ONE SIDE TWO (TOTALLY NON SOUNDING)

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 HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS A LITTLE SPECK HERE AND THERE OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES MOSTLY ON SIDE ONE WITH VIRTUALLY NOTHING AT ALL ON SIDE TWO

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 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 AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT!!!

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

FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF YELLOWING BADLY. THIS ONE HAS NO SUCH PROBLEMS. THE CREAMY WHITE SURFACE IS IN SPECTACULAR CONDITION WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF AGEING TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE LAMINATE ON THIS SLEEVE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT REALLY GLEAMS LIKE NEW!!!

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 ARE JUST FOUR MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

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 IT HAS FULL LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG WITH ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL  SHARP BUT DOES HAVE A FEW SPOTS OF LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS THE ONLY AREA THAT SHOWS A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES. THERE IS ONE ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WHICH ALSO HAS A SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT AROUND IT, AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE LINES IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS THAT ARE UNRUBBED AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. FOUR SMALL LINES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT AGEING AND GLUE AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, AND A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASE LINES

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY