The Rolling Stones STONE AGE 1971 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS EX+ / MINT MINUS HEAR
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THE ROLLING STONES - STONE AGE
PLAYS EX+ / MINT MINUS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 5084
- MATRIX: E (Z)AL-10432.P-1D / E(Z)AL-10433.P-2L
IN 1970 THE ROLLING STONES MOVED FROM DECCA TO THEIR OWN LABEL. STICKY FINGERS BEING THE RESULT OF THEIR DEBUT ON THE NEW LABEL.
NOT TO MISS A TRICK DECCA DECIDED TO RELEASE A BATCH OF ALBUMS OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS THAT WERE CRAMMED FULL OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OR LIVE RECORDINGS, PLUS A FEW STANDARDS
THE LIST INCLUDES
- GET YER YA YA'S OUT
- ROCK 'N' ROLLING STONES
- NO STONE UNTURNED
- GIMME SHELTER
- MILESTONES
- METAMORPHOSIS
HOT ROCKS
ROLLED GOLD
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE DARK BLUE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB 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 ARE JUST2-3 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO AN LED MAGNIFYING HALO I CAN SEE A TINY MARK ON TRACK THREE SIDE A, AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS VINYL PLAYS CLEARLY AND CLEANLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, OR LOUD CLICKS
CERTAINLY NO VINYL NOISE AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS INTENDED
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
SIDE ONE , TRACK THREE HAS A BOUT HALF A DOZEN VERY LIGHT AND BEHING THE MUSIC LITTLE TICS, AND A COUPLE MORE IN TRACK FOUR. OTHER THAN THIS THE SIDE PLAYS PERFECTLY
SIDE TWO PLAYS TO PERFECTION FROM BEGINNING TO END
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO EX+ / MINT MINUS
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, AND UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE SHOWING A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE
PRINTER: ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. MOST HAVE UNSIGHTLY CREASES ALL OVER THEM, BUT NOT THIS COPY
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND THERE ARE JUST FIVE MINUSCULE PRESSUE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. ALSO NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TIP TO TIP
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. SOME DIMPLES ON THE SURFACE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT AND PRISTINE, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS OF THE ENDS ARE UNRUBBED
THE OPENING EDGE HAS FEATHERING MOSTLY AT THE BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER WHICH IS QUITE RARE ON THIS TYPE OF SLEEVE, THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. A THIN STRIP OF NATURAL AGEING ON THE EDGES
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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