ROLLING STONES 5X5 SEALED JAPAN AUDIOPHILE LP w/COND0M

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·       ROLLING STONES – 5  X  5 –  RARE 1964 EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE-ONLY EP (ORIGINALLY RELEASED AS A 7" RECORD, SUBSEQUENTLY REISSUED AS A 12" ALBUM), NEVER RELEASED IN THIS FORM IN THE UNITED STATES – JAPANESE AUDIOPHILE HIGH QUALITY PRESSING ON A VIRGIN VINYL – LONDON RECORDS (JAPAN) MONO LP L15P5002 (UNKNOWN GENERATION OF THE JAPANESE PRESSING, BELIEVED TO BE LATE '70s OR EARLY '80s)

·       GENUINE JAPANESE PRESSING

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE COLORED (MOST LIKELY TRANSLUCENT ORANGE) VINYL !!!

*** STILL SEALED JAPANESE PRESSING ***

NOW, GET THIS: IF THIS IS NOT THE MOST IRRATIONAL MARKETING PLOY IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC BUSINESS, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS  --  IT IS SO BIZARRE THAT IT IS ALMOST CUTE : THE DISC COMES WITH THE (GASP!) MINI COND0M (YES,  YOU HEARD RIGHT: MINI COND0M ), WHICH IS STILL VISIBLY ATTACHED IN A SMALL TRANSPARENT PVC POCKET IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE COVER (SORRY, LUBRICANT NOT INCLUDED :-), AND PROUDLY ADVERTISED ON A LARGE STICKER AFFIXTED TO THE SHRINK WRAP!!!  NOW, WAIT A MINUTE!!!  IT'S NOT LIKE THE JAPANESE MANUFACTURER WAS SUGGESTING THAT YOU, THE BUYER, HAVE A SMALL WEENIE OR SOMETHING! (PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY!) . NO, SIRE! THIS THING IS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED ON THE (GASP AGAIN!) TURNTABLE'S SPINDLE SHAFT WHILE THE DISC IS SPINNING ON YOUR TURNTABLE. I GUESS THE MANUFACTURER FEARED THAT YOU MIGHT (OH, NO!!!!) IMPALE YOUR POOPER ON THE SPINDLE SHAFT WHILE MICK  JAGGER IS CROONING "IF YOU NEED ME"?!? ANYWAY, IT IS ONE SMALL STEP FOR THE HUMANKIND, ONE GIANT LEAP FORWARD FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE STD'S (STONES-TRANSMITTED DISEASES :-)) --  NOT TO MENTION: A GALACTIC LEAP FORWARD FOR THE RIDICULOUS MARKETING PLOYS IN GENERAL.

·       ALBUM INCLUDES "OBI" (A RIBBON / BELT WITH JAPANESE ALPHABET CHARACTERS, CONTAINING ALBUM DATA)  WRAPPED AROUND THE COVER)

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE PALE BLUE LONDON LABEL WITH RED AND BLUE & RED RIM ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE WRAP WHICH SERVES TO ALERT THE BUYER TO A BONUS MINI-COND0M STILL ATTACHED TO THE COVER.

·       BELIEVED TO INCLUDE ORIGINAL, RARE 2-PAGE JAPANESE-ONLY INSERT, NOT FOUND IN EUROPEAN VERSIONS OF THE EP.

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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These Japanese hi-grade , virgin-vinyl, extended-dynamic range vinyl pressings - while they were imported  in the 1970's and early 1980's - were audiophile and connoisseur delights  (we   have not  seen some of these titles in circulation in years – some of them are highly collectible). These majestic recordings received an  intense, meticulous and laborious treatment like very few other recordings did.   They are characterized by the boosted dynamic and frequency range, almost compulsive attention paid to the fine detail and integrity of the pressing and highest quality  of the material. Many of  these recordings remain unsurpassed, delivering music  reproduction as close to  the actual recording session as possible. In the best tradition of some of the major Japanese corporations -  such as RCA Victor Co. (Nippon),  Warner-Pioneer Corporation of Japan or EMI-Toshiba Corporation  -  the sound quality of the Japanese pressings is, generally,  truly extraordinary - much better, we firmly believe, than the corresponding first pressings of the albums in question.

THE RECORD COMES IN A METICULOUSLY REPLICATED ORIGINAL COVER, DELICATE PVC-INNER SLEEVE  RESEMBLING FINE (RICE PAPER) INNER SLEEVE, LYRICS AND ALBUM  DATA INSERT. SORRY, THE ALBUM DOES NOT COME WITH "OBI"(JAPANESE PAPER RIBBON WITH ALBUM INFO, USUALLY WRAPPED AROUND THE COVER).

This is a rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its finest audio format, no longer in print, and no longer easily obtainable.

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In his book The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated History, British rock critic Roy Carr wrote that "along with the Beatles' Long Tall Sally four-tracker, 5 X 5 is unquestionably the first and last great EP." That might have been an overstatement, but in the waning days of the EP format in the U.K. -- within three years or so, they'd start to become rare events on release schedules -- this August 1964 release was certainly a standout. In those days, it was still not uncommon for British EP releases to contain material not on 45s or LPs -- as had been the case with the Beatles' Long Tall Sally -- and the five tracks on 5 X 5, all recorded in Chess Studios during the Rolling Stones' first American tour, would not appear at the time in any other format in Britain. The performances are first-rate representations of the Stones as a great cover-heavy, R&B-heavy band, at a time when they had yet to write their first big original hit, encompassing early soul (Wilson Pickett's "If You Need Me"), slow Chicago blues ("Confessin' the Blues"), rock & roll (Chuck Berry's "Around and Around"), a decent if slightly underdeveloped Bo Diddley-styled original ("Empty Heart"), and a great groovin' original blues-rock jam ("2120 South Michigan Avenue"). For American listeners, however, the EP was kind of a moot point; all five of the tracks appeared on the 1964 U.S. LP 12 X 5, which was infinitely easier to obtain Stateside (indeed, most likely few Americans at the time even knew of 5 X 5's existence). All five tracks are now widely available internationally on the 12 X 5 CD reissue, which has the considerably longer version of "2120 South Michigan Avenue" that for a long time was available only on a German LP.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RICHIE UNTERBERGER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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CONDITION:

RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The album is believed to come with the original Japanese-only insert/lyrics sheet still intact.

(c)           The album comes with its original MINI (GULP!) COND0M included!

(d)          Like most Japanese pressings, this record is believed to be pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

(e)           The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP (LOOSE-FITTING BAGGY)

NO IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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