Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK LP Boxed Stereo Press NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		56
	$		74

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

6-7 PLAYS NEAR MINT AUDIO

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE BOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL

1K/3K MATRIX NUMBERS

EX+ SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4955
• MATRIX:XZAL 8476-2K / 8477-3K
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 5 HN/ 1 CH 

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 A FEW BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES

, 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, SLIGHTLY MORE ON SIDE TWO

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.

A LITTLE OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

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

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO

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 CDEEP REASE LINES ANYWHERE

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

THERE ARE NINE SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND UNBLEMISHED APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO EACH OF THE REAR RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE HAS A SMALL SPLIT JUST UNDER THE TOP TIP, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT BURRING ALONG THE SURFACES

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. 

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 FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS. SOME LIGHT CORNER WRINKLES AND SOME GLUE AGEING, AND SOME WRITING AT THE TOP OF ONE SIDE

THIS SLEEVE GRADES EX+

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

GARRY