Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK LP 1ST BOXED STEREO 1K/1K PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		41
	$		54

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!!!  CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE BOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL

1K/1K MATRIX NUMBERS

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

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 ONE MICROSCOPIC BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT  DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, PERHAPS A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

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.

THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS 

NEXT THE RUN IN GROOVES TO BOTH OPENING TRACKS ARE  SILENT, AND THE LINKING GROOVES BETWEEN THE TRACKS ARE SILENT, AND EVEN THE RUN OUT GROOVE IS CLEAN AND CRACKLE FREE

THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD STEREO CUT AND IS REPRODUCED SUPERBLY.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT.

A COUPLE OF SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND NO MORE THAN 2 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST POPS

SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!

IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED CREAM WHITE GATEFOLD FROM ROBERT STACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION, AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND ONLY ONE LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE FOOT OF THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND JUST ONE ALONG THE  BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO  THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE,  AND NO LINES ACROSS ANY OF THE FOUR CORNERS EITHER.

NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE.

THERE IS A SMALL BAND OF LIGHT YELLOWING EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACES

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND UNBLEMISHED WITH THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TOP TIP

THE SPINE IS ALSO IMMACULATE, HAVING ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND NOT ONE BLEMISH TO THE TYPEFACE WHICH IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED, JUST A SUPERB EXAMPLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK SHOWING JUST WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. JUST THREE TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE,, AND A MINUSCULE DENT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUBBING.

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT AND IS IN MINT CONDITION ALL ROUND

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY