Rolling Stones THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY UK LP 1ST UNBOXED STEREO PLAYS NR MINT-

	£		90
	$		119

ROLLING STONES - THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

1ST STEREO PRESS ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL5019
• MATRIX:XZAL 9067-P-1W / XZAL 9068-P-2W
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 BH / 1 BG

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO  STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE, HOWEVER THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PLACED A 'X' ON THE SILVER BAND ON SIDE 2

THE BLUE 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 2-3 SPIDER LINES ON SIDE ONE, AND 8-10 ON SIDE 2, MEANING THAT SIDE ONE WAS PLAYED MORE TIMES THAN SIDE 2

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 EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF WISPY HAIRLINES, A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE HANDLING LINES HERE AND THERE

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I KNOW 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, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO CLICKS AT ALL, JUST SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS , HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES LIKE A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROVES, AND SOME ODD LITTLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE,

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

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LONG LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FIRSTLY THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.

OCTAGONAL DESIGN THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WELL

FULLY LAMINATED FRONT AND REAR SURFACES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT, AND INCREDIBLY NOT ONE LAMINATE LINE NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES AND THIS INCLUDES THE FRAGILE SPINE. NO THUMB LINES EITHER

THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS SLEEVE DOESN'T GET A MINT GRADE IS THAT THE LAMINATE HAS STARTED TO COME LOOSE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT QUADRANT, PLUS A FINGERNAIL JUST ABOVE THE  SPINE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE TO THIS SLEEVE

 THE LAMINATED EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE UNWORN CONDITION, AND THE NON LAMINATED EDGES HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THEM

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED,

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS PRISTINE AND UNCREASED , BUT AGAIN TO A LESSER DEGREE HAS SOME VERY LIGHT LAMINATE LIFT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS WITH PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS

THE ORIGINAL BLUE RIMMED OCTAGONAL INNER SLEEVE INDICATING A STEREO PRESSING IS IN AMAZING CONDITION.

THIS IS MADE FROM REALLY THIN PAPER  AND MOST COPIES HAVE BEEN SPLIT ON THE SEAMS BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE WITH ALL THREE SEAMS TOTALLY MINT. THERE IS HARDLY A WRINKLE ON THE SLEEVE, AND IT IS TOTALLY WHITE AND UNMARKED APART FROM 2 MICROSCOPIC BROWN DOTS ON ONE SIDE 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE AND INNER AND POSTER  NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY