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

	£		102
	$		135

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!!!  CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE BOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL

1K/3K MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4955
• MATRIX:XZAL 8476-1K / 8477-3K
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 10 GA / 5C C G 

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.

WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE WISPIEST HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 NEAR 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.

NOT EVEN ANY STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN 2-3  MINUSCULE LITTLE DUST POPS / TICS , AND THESE APPEAR IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES

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 OFF 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 TWO LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB. NO THUMB LINES AND NO LINES ACROSS ANY OF THE FOUR CORNERS EITHER.

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

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND UNBLEMISHED APART FROM A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF RUB ON TWO OF THE VERY TIP ENDS

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 ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE,, AND NO OTHERS WHATSOEVER

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 HAS ONLY ONE CORNER LIGHTLY CREASED

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

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

GARRY