Rolling Stones/Let It Bleed Stereo UK 1969 + Personnel Inner VG+

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Rolling Stones/Let It Bleed Stereo UK 1969 + Personnel Inner VG+

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What an end to the 1960s for the Stones, and a sign of what was to come, the beginnings of their strong country leanings show through here, and when reading the custom printed personnel inner-sleeve inside this record, there's no ambiguity as to where it came from! With Ry Cooder, Nicky Hopkins, Leon Russell, Bobby Keys, and Al Cooper as justsome of the session men on this album, how could it have gone any other way?! Sadly the final album to feature Brian Jones aswell, and his name only crops up on 2 of the tracks personnel lists, but what tracks! Midnight Rambler and You Got the Silver open a scorching second side that eventually closes with the anthemic You Can't Always Get What You Want. Side One is no slouch either with Gimme Shelter, Country Honk and Let It Bleed to name but 3 of the tracks! In short a great album!

Really nice copy of the sleeve, or rather would have been had it not at some point have laid face to face with the following album (Sticky Fingers) and it' rather protruding zipper! Damn you Warhol! Running more or less the whole wideth of the front cover (and part way across the back at the same height) there is an indent in the clarifoil laminate, from halfway across this is joined by 2 more about half a cm below. In their favour, they appear to only break through the laminate surface on a single point, where the zipper has been resting for some time, the rest of the grooves constitute just an indent in the otherwise beautiful laminate! Sadly if it weren't for these, the cover would really be in extremely nice condition! The only other imperfections are, a single thumb handling crescent ridge in the laminate, and a single very light indent just below this. As far as the back goes, other than what's already mentioned, the previous owner has printed his name in black ink, quite neatly, in the space between the image of the record-cake thing, and the track listing, very little age discolouration, perhaps two point near the opening mouth where hand acid has discoloured slightly. Finally, presumably in the shop to help the shop workers know if it were a mono or a stereo copy without the record in it, in the small die-cut circle (to indicate red-mono blue-stereo) there is a biro "S" (for stereo) visable (only when the inner sleeve and record are taken out), written on the inside of the front cover.

To concentrate now on what's right with the cover! Lots!

The laminate on the front is lovely and even (apart from afore mentioned zipper issues), there are no rips in the laminate, all seams are beautifully firmly together, and still crisply pinched! No shelf wear along the top seam, and such minimal along the bottom, there is however a little shelf rub-off (not the laminate off, but rather the colouration of the shelf onto the laminate- please see photos) I haven't tried to get this off.

The Spine is perfectly legible ad crisp and even all along.The corners have very little feathering, likewise the opening mouth is crisp wityh such little imperfection and feathering.

The Innersleeve is often the part of this package that lets the team down, and good condition inners are becoming increasingly difficult to locate, this one is however, very, very nice indeed. The blue Stereo variant in line with the record, absolutely no stains, writing, rips or nicks, wearthrough, or seams coming away, truely a strong contender! The corners are usually the most vulnerable areas, and whilst there is an outline of the record imprinted on the paper, and the paper beyond this point towards the edges has lived for 40 odd years (unlike how the paper that's been pressed against the record refuses to betray!). This inner has clearly NEVERbeen put back into the sleeve carelessly, no fold lines where corners have folded over inside the sleeve, and then been flattened down later, really so rare like this!

Record too, extremely nice condition, mirror like gloss, a couple of very very light hairlines, but nothing at all to even step foot into the aural realm!

Conditions at a glance:

Sleeve Condition: VG+

(Please read above)

Inner Sleeve Condition:EX-

So rare to find like this, no wearthough/feathering/staing etc. etc. etc. crisp beautiful!!!

Record Condition:

Visual: VG+

A few very light surface marks and hairlines

Audible: VG+

3 light pops during the "oooh" intro of Gimme Shelter, tiny bit of groove noise in quiet intro to Love in Vain, and 2 light pops accompany the drums kicking in, general very light groove/static crackle during silences or quietest passages. An almost hidden tick in the first 3rd of Monkey Man, very nice indeed! Quite possibly most of this is static crackle!

Label Conditions: EX-

Yet again these regal blue Stereo Deeca labels are in fine fettle with just a handful of very light spindle marks near the centre hole!

As with a number of the amazingly preserved, seminal albums of the 60s included in this collection, the previous owner devised a sneaky way of identifying his records from other peoples’, he engraved his name, very carefully and neatly in the dead-wax (near where the matrix would be found) on one side of the record, on this record it is written at about 10 o’clock on side 1, in text 5mm high and about 3cm across, in between the run out grooves, taking massive care not to stray close to the playing surface, run-out grooves, matrix/stamper/lacquer info etc,  or label. Please see photos of this, I have tried to catch it in the light, but in truth it is as discreet, if not more so, than the Matrix info!

Matrices and Stampers

Side 1-

XZAL-9363-P-1W

1                  KA 

Side 2-

XZAL-9364-P-3W

2

B                  UM

(JT tax-code in dead wax on both sides) 

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY ITEM THAT GOES OVER £36 FINAL BIDDING PRICE I INSIST ON SENDING IT INSURED, AS SUCH POSTAGE WILL COST A LITTLE MORE, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO INVOICE YOU IF THIS APPLIES, ANYONE WHO DOES NOT WAIT I WILL EXPECT TO PAY THE EXTRA BEFORE I SEND OFF THE ITEM... MANY THANKS!

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This record comes from an incredible collection of very early (1G1G, 1B1B etc laquer numbers) presses of some of the very sought after 60s LPs, the condition is remarkable, and the earliness of the laquers unique in my experience! I am listing this collection in it's entirety (though I would love to buy it all- I have taken nothing out!), over the next weeks, there are some things have never seen before, such as a Beatles For Sale with the central KT taxcode pressing INWARDS to the record! 1G1G Verve Zappa albums! A lot of Dylan TMOQ (The Mark Of Quality) and other 60s/70s bootlegs, the 3 Decca Birds singles (featuring amongst others Ronnie Wood), various Widespines (Sgt Peppers, Zappa's Lumpy Gravey etc), REMIX 11 copy of Beatles REVOLVER in really lovely condtion, Velvet Underground on early Verve... Please watch this space! I have been clearing out of non-record related stuff over January, but am listing back again now with avengance! Please refer to the pre-christmas sales' feedback for my pedigree of strict grading! Many thanks!

I will of course, if you aren't ENTIRELY happy with your item offer you a full refund upon a quick return of the item, in exactly the same condition I sent it out in, I wont however cover the postage costs- just in order to put off any time-wasters, I hope you understand. I do have here some REAL MEGA-RARITIES, and I understand perhaps your confidence in me might not be complete, as I haven't listed for a while, which is why I offer this offer of full re-embursment. However I am not a fan of the trend of people trying it on and asking to keep the item but want a partial re-fund, I haven't had it happen to me, and want to keep it that way, so please don't try that, I will happily offer your full winning bid money back upon the safe return of the item, and I think that's fair. 

I am very strict with my grading, having been a collector myself for many years, and I try to include as much relavent information as possible on sales, however if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask, I will gladly resond as soon as I can.

One thing I would ask is that the winning bidders do leave feedback, as it's annoying when people overlook it.

I happily offer reductions of postage costs on multiple-items, 

I try grade using direct sunlight which shows up more than anything (hence where poss I take my photos in direct sunlight too), however living in the Pennine Hills, contrary to popular rumour it isn't sunny here EVERY day! So when this isn't always possible, as a backup I also use a 100 Watt lightbulb, though when poss I try to use both.

My Record Grading System:

Mint: I'm really loathe to use this term, if you ever catch me using it, it must be sealed, but also no holes in seal, and no knocks/bangs/other shelf-wear to seal. Doubt you'll ever catch me using it, makes me wince when I hear people dropping that casually into conversations about a record they just picked up on a carboot/found in a loft etc!

Near Mint: Probably still sealed, or possibly played once or twice, but I'm unable to see ANY proof it's been played ie. no spindle marks/surface abbrasions OF AN KIND even in the strongest light, in short, I have a strong suspicion this, whilst possibly not fully sealed has never been out of it's sleeve!

EX+: Must have been reverantly played about as many times as you can count on your hands! Absolutey nothing audible at all, and you'd have to be looking hard in strong light to find fault with any none audible elements of this record package. If I get hold of a record that sounds, and looks like it could have just been carried home from the shop this is about as high as I go unless in exceptional circumstances. In most instances I've found records like this I'd consider them the final upgrade, I'd even consider some sealed records EX+.

EX: Straight Excellent has to mean just that, the kind of copy you wonder how somebody kept it in that condition whilst still having a social life, especially rare in 50s/60s albums, certainly not a grade to be taken lightly or thrown about willy-nilly. Nothing should be audible to the listener during songs, and even in the silences I'd only allow the most minute groove noise.The kind of record that you'd have to look a long way to upgrade!

EX-: A Bloody lovely record, I'd allow the tiniest ticks to be audible on this, so long as they are only a handful throughout the entire record, and they are WELL back in the mix. This is a record/sleeve/insert etc. that has clearly been owned, but looked after to a degree that you ask questions about the previous owner's social life! Perfect for DJ-ing

VG+: The difference between VG+ and EX- for me is probably that the previous owner of an EX- possibly didn't have to worry about their collection being ruined too much, as they could count on their fingers the number of people that might have visited them annually, a VG+ is a more realistic grade, clearly played, but by a music lover, who took good care of their records. May have been present at social gatherings, but probably quickly tidied away when more rowdy guests turned up! Still usually  good for alot DJ-ing needs. 

VG: This is a good example of a record that has lived it's life without a glass bubble surrounding it, but it's owner has been quite careful, perhaps the odd feintly feelable mark if you go in search of it that would make an audible click/pop in a number of places on the records surface. Certainly won't be in any museum, but plays well from start to finnish, and whilst may not stand up to a DJs condition, alongside many collections, you'd be very satisfied.

VG-: As VG, but to a slightly heavier degree, might look a bit worse than a VG, else have the odd repeated click that bugs you in the fade-out of that epic side-ending song. Certainly not perfection, but you could do a damn-sight worse! OK for most collections, though there will be better ones that will probably come up (unless it's very rare!) 

G+:   This is starting to wane, shows more signifficant signs of wear/play/misuse. This could be through general carelesness, one bad night, or using a worn stylus, either way, certainly listenable/passable, but if you saw a better copy going at a decent price, you might think about buying it, and seeing what it's worth to sell this one.

G: Plays through but that's about it, signifficant noise that wasn't there when it was bought. Can still hear the song, but would only really be a filler. I doubt I'll sell anything this bad unless I really think someone will appreciate it in their collection. I'll take these down to the local charity shop and let them find their own homes on the whole!

I'll avoid anything less than this unless it's of signifficant interest, and then I'll clearly title is such. I really don't want bad feedback, and it isn't worth it for me, so I'll avoid this.

I feel my grading system is stricter than many I see used, but the sellers I respect on Ebay and elsewhere seem to be of the same mind as me, I'd much prefer to be known as someone who undergrades and you can get a good record from, than someone you have to wonder, "actually is their VG+ quite what I'd expect from that?". Hope I can win you over!

(SOMETIMES I MAY COME ACROSS A RECORD OF SIGNIFFICANT RARITY/DESIRABILITY THAT MAY HAVE A JUMP/STICK IN IT. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I THINK SOMEONE MAY WANT IT (EG. IT'S COVER'S IN GOOD NICK, OR IT'S A PRIVATE PRESSING/PROMO OF LIMITED AVAILABILITY) I'LL CLEARLY MARK THIS IN THE TITLE "JUMPS" OR "WARPED" ETC.)