THE ROLLING STONES.STICKY FINGERS.1ST PRESS WITH LARGE ZIP AND INSERT.EXCELLENT
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THE ROLLING STONES.STICKY FINGERS.1971 UK 1ST PRESSING WITH LARGE `PAN` ZIP COVER AND INSERT.ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM CAME WITH THE LARGE ZIP.THIS COVER WAS QUICKLY DISCONTINUED WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LARGE ZIP HAD A TENDENCY TO DAMAGE THE COVER OF THE ALBUM IT WAS STORED NEXT TO.THE LARGE ZIP WAS QUICKLY REPLACED WITH A MUCH SMALLER ZIP.THESE SECOND PRESS COVERS ARE CONSIDERABLY MORE COMMON.MUCH HAS BEEN MADE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE VINYL THAT SOME EARLY ISSUES WERE PRESSED ON AND THE TENDENCY OF THE SOUND QUALITY OF THIS VINYL TO DETERIORATE OVER TIME,WITH HEAVY SURFACE NOISE REPORTED.THIS FIRST PRESSING STILL SOUNDS GREAT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF THIS DETERIORATION IN SOUND. CATALOGUE:COC 59100 MATRIX:COC 59100 A4 COC 59100 B4 `ROLLING STONES RECORDS` ETCHED INTO RUN OFF ON BOTH SIDES COVER:THIS RARE 1ST PRESS `LARGE ZIP` COVER GRADES VG+.THERE IS A SMALL PIECE OF THE COVER MISSING ABOVE THE BELT ON THE FRONT COVER(PLEASE SEE PHOTOS).THE COVER ALSO HAS SOME AGE SPOTTING AND LIGHT SCUFFS.THERE IS A SMALL INDENTATION ON THE FRONT COVER.THERE IS ALSO SOME SHELFWEAR TO THE EDGES OF THE COVER.THE SPINE IS STILL LEGIBLE.THIS IS A NICE BUT NOT PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE SLEEVE. INNER:THE INSERT HAS SOME LIGHT RIPPLING,OTHERWISE EXCELLENT. LABELS:THESE 1ST PRESS `RIDGED` LABELS GRADE EXCELLENT.VIVID AND CRYSTAL CLEAR. RECORD:THE RECORD RETAINS A GLORIOUS BLACK SHEEN.CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER STRONG LIGHT REVEALS A FEW SUPERFICIAL MARKS.NOTHING FEELABLE.CONSERVATIVELY GRADES EXCELLENT MINUS.THIS RECORD HAS BEEN VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER.PLAYBACK IS SUPERB WITH NO STICKS OR JUMPS.JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND IS APPARENT ON QUIETER SECTIONS OF THE ALBUM AND THE ODD LIGHT CLICK.FINDING A FIRST PRESSING THAT PLAYS AS WELL AS THIS IS A RARE THING INDEED! IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BAND ARE IN THE ROOM WHEN THIS RECORD PLAYS AND HAS WARM BASS AND CRISP TREBLE SADLY LACKING FROM LATER PRESSINGS AND CD ISSUES. SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY UK:£5.00 EU:£12.50
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