Rolling Stones GOATS HEAD SOUP UK LP 1ST UNPLAYED MINT

	£		63
	$		83

ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED / ONE PLAY CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH THE MOST INCREDIBLE SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES COC 59100
• MATRIX:COC59101 A2 / B1
• 1ST PRESS NUMBERS
• ROLLING STONES RECORDS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

A REAL RARITY. THE FIRST PRESS ISSUE OF GOATS HEAD SOUP  THAT HAS HAD AT THE MOST JUST ONE CARFUL PLAY

COMPLETE WITH BOTH INSERT SHEETS, AND IN STUNNING CONDITION THROUGHOUT

I RECALL WHEN I BOUGHT MY OWN COPY OF THIS , THAT THERE WAS SOME CONJECTURE OVER THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 2 WHICH IS NAMED ' STAR STAR'

LISTENING TO THE LYRICS IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE REAL TITLE OF THIS TRACK IS ' STARFU**ER' AND THERE WAS ALOT OF TALK ABOUT THE LABEL ON SIDE TWO HAVING THE REAL NAME OF THE TRACK ON IT, AND THAT AFTER CONSIDERATION THE LABEL WAS CHANGED TO STAR STAR.

I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN A COPY THAT HAS ANY OTHER TRACK LISTED THAN THIS, BUT I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE WHO HAS FURTHER INFORMATION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW STONES LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE MINISCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH SIDE, VISIBLE ONLY UNDER STRONG ILLUMINATION,  TO INDICATE THAT THIS SUPERB STONES ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER BEEN ON A TRUNTABLE ONCE SINCE IT'S RELEASE IN 1972 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS SUPERB. THIS IS A STAGGERRING VINYL AND IT IS VERY CLEAR AS SOON AS YOU HOLD IT THAT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN HANDLED OR PLAYED. IT IS 38 YEARS OLD AND AMAZING TO THINK THAT A POPULAR ALBUM SUCH AS THIS JUST HAS SAT AROUND UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN ONE SMALL SURFACE LINE NEAR THE MIDDLE OF SIDE 2, AND A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES. A SUPERB GLEAMING MINT EXAMPLE

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 RECENTLY DECIDED TO RECORD ALL OF THE ALBUMS THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH. AS A BUYER I AM CHEESED OFF WITH PAYING FOR RECORDS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN A CONDITION THAT FALLS FAR SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS WHEN RECEIVED. WHILST THIS PROCESS TAKES FAR LONGER TO DO, I AM CERTIN THAT THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY SALES OF VINYL, AND I AM FURTHER CONVINCED THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE CHANCE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON.

IF AS A POTENTIAL BIDDER YOU HAVE AN OPINION I WOULD BE GLAD TO RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON BEING GIVEN THE CHANCE TO HEAR A WHOLE LP FROM BEGINNING TO END. (PLEASE LET ME HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS)

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

THIS DISC PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH. PERHAPS A SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AND I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE I HEARD ANY SMALL DUST POP EITHER. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A PERFECT DISC, AND A FINAL UPGRADE FOR SURE

SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO SOUNDBITES AND I AM CERTAIN YOU WILL AGREE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL HEAVY CARDED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT.

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE , AND INCREDIBLY NOT EVEN ANY OF THE TINY ONES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT TO SEE NEAR THE SPINE.

THE ONLY MINISCULEBLEMISHES ARE ON THE TWO LEFT HAND SIDE CORNERS WHICH HAVE THE TINIEST OF KNOCKS TO THEM, AND ONE TINY DENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLEEVE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MINIMAL SHELF WEAR.

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND AGAIN FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE

TH REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME LUSH CONDITION AS THE FRONT. A COUPLE OF SMALL WHITE MARKS SHOWING THROUGH RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE TWO INSERTS SHEETS ARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION AND NEEDLESS TO SAY ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUES THAT CAME WITH THIS ALBUM.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS GREAT COVER NEAR MINT MINUS

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY