Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK LP1ST UNBOXED STEREO PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

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	$		294

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!!! CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL

2K/1K MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4955
• MATRIX:XZAL 8476-2K / 8477-1K

• FIRST PRESS

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 1-2 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 43 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.

WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS ONE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINE, AND SOME SWIRLY SLEEVE REMOVAL 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 COUPLE OF PLAYS 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 THETA 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.

THE ODD RANDOM SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN 2 MINUSCULE LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE 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!!!

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED OFF WHITE GATEFOLD FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

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

THIS IN ONE OF THE MOST CREASE FREE AND LAMINATE LINE FREE SLEEVE S I HAVE COME ACROSS OF THIS TYPE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND ONLY THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO OF WHICH ARE NEAR INVISIBLE. NO THUMB LINES AND NO LINES ACROSS ANY OF THE FOUR CORNERS EITHER. NO SMALL LINES NEAR EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES.

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

THERE IS TINY AMOUNT OF FLAKE EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINE AND THAT'S ALL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED PROPERLY IN A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, APART FROM A SOME TINY FLAKES TO THE LEADING EDGES, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE MACRO PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN. OTHER THAN THIS ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS THERE. AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT RUBBING AND THIS IS PURELY BECAUSE THE BOTTOM EDGE OVERHANGS THE TOP EDGE BY A FRACTION

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO LAMINATE LINES ETC, JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF FLAKING BY THE SPINE.

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

THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT AND ONLY LIGHTLY CREASED, THERE IS NO DAMAGE AND ONLY HAS SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY