THE ROLLING STONES Through The Past Darkly LP 1969 UK Boxed Mono

	£		123
	$		163

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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Title : The Rolling Stones - Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

Label & year : Original Red Decca LK 5019,  OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE BOXED MONO 1969 UK PRESSING!!!

Matrix's : Side A : XARL-9067-P-1A , Side B : XARL-9068.P-3A (EARLIEST EVER!!!)

FANTASTIC BARELY PLAYED CONDITION WITH STUNNING AUDIO!!! Now THIS is surely one of THE very rarest Stones LP's OF ALL TIME!!! A BOXED 1969 Mono example of this MAGNIFICENT album!!! Not many know this pressing even exists!!! The Unboxed Mono is incredibly rare as it is, but barely ANY boxed Mono examples were pressed AT ALL!!! We are talking only a few hundred at the very very most (300 tops, barely any are known to exist)!!! This simply NEVER turns up in ANY condition, let alone one as incredible as this!!! BY FAR THE GREATEST EXAMPLE I’VE EVER SEEN!!! BARELY SEEN A TURNTABLE!!!

I can only think that an absolute MINISCULE amount were EVER pressed up to cater for a tiny amount of outstanding orders in the incredibly brief period (most likely one single day) that the Mono edition of this was still being pressed, just as Decca changed their label design and swiftly deleted this mix in favour of the stereo one!!! Of course, most shops still had old unboxed stock, and Mono was all but dead by 1969, so the amount of these pressed with the new late 1969 boxed label as a Mono would have been absolutely MINUTE!!! And only a fraction would have survived!!! Don't miss out on this IMPOSSIBLY RARE piece of Stones history, bid now!!!

A MAGNIFICENT collection of solid gold classics with one of THE coolest sleeves EVER, and a beautiful little verse for the late great Brian Jones on the inside!!!

Tracklist : Jumpin' Jack Flash, Mother's Little Helper, 2000 Light Years From Home, Let's Spend The Night Together, You Better Move On, We Love You, Street Fighting Man, She's A Rainbow, Ruby Tuesday, Dandelion, Sittin' On A Fence, and Honky Tonk Women.

Musicians : Mick Jagger - Vocals, Keith Richard - Guitar, Charlie Watts - Drums, Bill Wyman - Bass, Brian Jones - Guitar and everything else!, and Andrew Loog Oldham / Jimmy Miller - Producer.

Trivia : Listen out for the prison door shutting at the beginning of We Love You - they recorded it just after they were famously arrested as a thank you to their supporters! An OUTSTANDING song which also features John Lennon and Paul McCartney on backing vocals!!! (maybe the other two Beatles are in there somewhere too!)

Labels :

Classic UK Original red "boxed" 1969 Decca labels!!! Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Just has an absolutely TINY amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this has barely been played at all!!! IMPOSSIBLE for a 49 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Excellent++!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1969 UK Boxed Mono Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks ASTONISHING with NO nasty marks, NO vicious scuffs OR scratches, NO fingerprints, and NO groovewear whatsoever!!! The only blemishes off perfection are just a few ultra light, wispy sleeve traces/cleaning lines (only just about visible in mega strong angled light) from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years and just a small scuff mark on Dandelion (the only thing stopping this grade EX++, totally cosmetic with little to no effect on audio whatsoever - you wouldn’t know it was there on playback!!! Of course, NONE of these ULTRA light blemishes interfere with play AT ALL!!! UNBELIEVABLE for a record of this age and rarity!!! This is EASILY the VERY BEST i've ever seen!!! You'll be amazed by how clean and unworn it is!!! Must grade overall visually at least as Very Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays AMAZINGLY with fantastic mono blast and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hisses, hops, distortion, skips OR sticks!!! Only like pretty much ALL records has just a small amount of ultra light ticks on very rare occasions, and possibly just the MEREST TOUCH of low level static in the rarest few and far between places such as on the run in grooves and between some tracks, but that's truly about it!!! The vast, vast, majority of the music is TRULY crystal clear - It really does play with a CD-like near 100% black silence, but with that bass, depth, clarity and warmth you can only get from original UK 1969 Decca vinyl!!! EVEN the vast majority of the quiet sections!!! Absolutely ESSENTIAL!!! ASTONISHING for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audibly at the least as Excellent+!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original UK 1969 1st Press laminated G&L octagon shaped gatefold sleeve complete with stunningly unaged original UNSPLIT custom inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks FANTASTIC, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO tears, NO graffiti, NO splits, NO bad marks AT ALL, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few MEGA light signs of ageing such as literally just one or two light creases and just a miniscule amount of ultra light hints of laminate lifting in few and far between places along the spine (almost always the case with this sleeve - truly minimal for once), a minor touch of denting to a few of the corner tips which basically ALL vintage LP's have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing the most minor negatives I can possibly find, but this truly remains a PHENOMENAL sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as magnificent as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! Even the spine is 100% readable for once!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall as Excellent!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A MAGNIFICENT example of this PHENOMENALLY RARE classic UK 1969 BOXED MONO classic LP!!! Only available for a miniscule amount of time!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!! 

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £4.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £13.99 signed for for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £17.99 signed for for the first item, £3.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I can?t accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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