Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK MONO 1st (4A/2A) Rare PROMO - MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		199
	$		264

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL - FACTORY PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE

LOWEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS

PLAYED A FEW TIMES - MINT MINUS AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4955
• MATRIX:XARL 8476-4A / 8477-2A
• FIRST PRESS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 K / 1 G

  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 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.SIDE TWO HAS THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER AT THEN TOP. THE EDGES WRE NEVER STUCK DOWN BUT THE CENTRE IS VERY FIRMLY ADHERED

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 5-6 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 51 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 A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND A DULL MARK ON THE OUTER RIM OF SIDE TWO (PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL RECORDING)

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 BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NEAR SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TINY SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE IN A COUPLE OF THEM

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, APART FROM ONE TINY SCUFF SOUND AT THE START OF EACH SIDE, IN THE RUN IN DEAD WAX AND BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS

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

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS VERY VERY CLOSE TO MINT MINUS

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST ISSUE VINYL

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT HAVE A LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED GATEFOLD FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

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.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS NO PEEL, FLAKE OR LIFT

THERE ARE FOUR LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A MINUSCULE DING.

THE TOP EDGES HAVE SMOOTH UNBLEMISHED LAMINATE RUNNING ACROSS BOTH SURFACES, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS. THE BOTTOM EDGES HOWEVER HAVE NO RUBBING EVEN AT THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE HAS A TINY SPECK OF FLAKE RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM TIP. THE REST OF THE SURFACE IS FULLY PROTECTED. A COUPLE OF SMALL DIMPLES ON THE OTHERWAISE FLAT SURFACE, AND PRISTINE TEXT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A SINGLE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE REAR EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A FOUR LITTLE LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE SPINE, AND A FEW THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS,JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB LINES ON THE RIGHT PANEL

THEWHITE 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, WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED AND LIGHTLY BROWNED OVER TIME

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT 

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

GARRY