Rolling Stones BETWEEN THE BUTTONS BOXED STEREO SLEEVE & VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		23
	$		30

THE ROLLING STONES -  BETWEEN THE BUTTONS

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION

2ND PRESS BOXED DECCA

***STEREO****

NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 4852
• MATRIX: XZAL-7644-5K / XZAL-7645-6K
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 NH / 1 IG

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE BOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 6-7 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TO BE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE RUNNING ACROSS SIDE ONE

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 DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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

FIRSTLY THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LIMITED PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD DURING SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS  RECORD NEAR MINT MINUS !!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ANY EARLY ORIGINAL STONES SLEEVE IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BUT THIS COPY IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL. VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY YOU WILL COME ACROSS WITH HAVE SERIOUS CREASE LINES, THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, RING WEAR, NUMEROUS LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A VERY DIRTY AND OFTEN STAINED REAR SURFACE

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT'S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 1973

NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE

THERE ARE JUST FIVE TINY LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE SPINE, PLUS TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. TWO MORE SMALL LINES ALONG EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN SERIOUS RECORD SHAPE, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF IMPRESSION IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT. .

INCREDIBLY NO LAMINATE LIFT WHATSOEVER

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND STRETCHES FULLY FROM ONE CORNER TIP TO THE OTHER. NO SHELF WEAR OR RUBBING

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 1005 UNSQUASHED ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL JUST A TINY SPECK OF FLAKE,  NEAR THE TOP,AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIMPLES HERE AND THERE, AND A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM TIP END.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A SMALL SECTION OF THE TOP COVER MISSING FROM THE SPINE HALFWAY DOW ABOUT ONE INCH INTO THE SLEEVE. OTHER THAN THIS THE SLEEVE IS A PRISTINE WHITE COLOUR AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION. FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY