The Rolling Stones BETWEEN THE BUTTONS 1967 UK Stereo 1st Press LP MINT HEAR

	£		150
	$		199

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording it so that you are able to judge the quality for yourself. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

THE ROLLING STONES - BETWEEN THE BUTTONS

STEREO PRESS - UNBOXED DECCA

PLAYS TO A SUPERB MINT   GRADE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:    DECCA SKL 4852
• MATRIX:               XZAL-7644-4K / 7645-6K
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 UB / 1 UI
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 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 

NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE IS JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE (MICROSCOPIC) SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. 

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. 

IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TO BE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. NO HANDLING LINES, OR ANY OTHER HAIRLINES OR MARKS.

A BEAUTIFUL MINT COPY

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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

I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW AMAZED I WAS WHEN I PLACED THE STYLUS ONTO THE VINYL AND GOT TOTAL SILENCE!!!, THEN THE MUSIC STARTED 

 THERE WAS NO DISTORTION TO THIS CRISP, LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER. THE CLARITY AND LOUDNESS OF THIS PRESS IS JUST OUTSTANDING

AS TRACK ONE CAME TO AN END I WAS LISTENING INTENTLY FOR ANY VINYL NOISE IN THE LINKING GROOVE. THERE WAS NONE!!!

THIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC HEARD ONLY IN  A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND THIS I SUSPECT IS WHERE IT HAS SAT AROUND FOR YEARS WITHOUT BEING PLAYED. fURTHER CLEANING WILL ONLY IMPROVE THE ALREAYDY PERFECT SOUND

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF VINYL NOISE AS THE TRACK RUNS INTO THE DEAD WAX AT THE END

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE RECORD MINT !!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SLEEVE THAT YOU WILL JUST BE ASTOUNDED TO SEE. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO COME ACROSS,

YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ANY EARLY ORIGINAL STONES SLEEVE IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BUT THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.

I HAVE A MENTIONED ON PREVIOUS STONES AUCTIONS, JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. 

WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL. 

VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY YOU WILL COME ACROSS WITH HAVE SERIOUS CREASE LINES, THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, RING WEAR, NUMEROUS LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A VERY DIRTY AND OFTEN STAINED REAR SURFACE

BECAUSE THIS RECORD HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MOST OF THE ABOVE HASN'T OCCURED. THERE IS ONE OBVIOS FLAW AND THAT IS A SINGLE LAMINATE CREASE LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT'S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN THE SIXTIES

ONE TINY CREASE LINE ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP

ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE!! 

TWO  ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ONE THE  BOTTOM EDGES, AND JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN SERIOUS RECORD SHAPE, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF IMPRESSION IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT. 

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND STRETCHES FULLY FROM ONE CORNER TIP TO THE OTHER. NO SHELF WEAR OR RUBBING

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.  AND THE TAPERED ENDS ARE 100% UNRUBBED, EVEN AT THE VERY TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A SMALL CRIMP ON THE REAR EDGE AT THE TOP

THE REAR SURFACE IS EQUALLY AS AMAZING AS THE FRONT.

THE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE WAS SOMEHOW PROTECTED FROM NEW, AND HONESTLY THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON IT WHATSOEVER.ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS IMMACULATE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THERE IS NO RING WEAR TO THIS SURFACE EITHER

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST SOME LIGHT CREASING TO THE CORNERS. AND A LITTLE NATURAL AGEING 

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY