ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET 1968 1st UK PRESS - RARE SINGLE COVER LK 4955

	£		40
	$		53

Hi  All

I have been a private eBay buyer of Vinyl Lps for over 3 years, i have been asked by a friend of    
mine that has never had a computer, to sell a few LPs from his collection, mainly rock and prog, from the
60', 70's & 80's.

I will give an honest description as best i can on the Vinyls, some will have been play tested,
& others will be a visual description of said vinyls.
There will be a few classic rock LPs uploaded by me when i can get a chance to do that,
so save me in your favorite sellers list.

Thank you... ------------------
                        * ALL PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL  LP(s) *
           !!  FULL VINYL HAS BEEN PLAY TESTED RECENTLY  !!   
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We have here:

THE ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET (1968) 1st UK ISSUE, 2nd PRESS -  RARE MONO LAMINATE SINGLE SLEEVE COVER  =   VG+/VG      
    
Label:  Decca – LK 4955

4A/3A

Side A, stamped, ): XARL-8476-4A  U K           
Side B, stamped, :  XARL-8477-3A B C       

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VINYL CONDITION:VG+

WITH THE NAKED EYE THE VINYL SHOWS UP SOME, (NOT A LOT) OF VERY LIGHT & THIN WISPY LINES, ONE LONGISH 1 OVER 3 TRACKS ON SIDE ONE. NO OBVIOUS DEEP SCRATCHES ANYWHERE ON VINYL, THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THRU-OUT, NO JUMPS, SKIPS OR STICKING AT ALL, PLAY TESTED TWICE IN A ROW,
NO OFF-PUTTING CLICKS TO BE HEARD, SOME INTERMITTENT LIGHT SURFACE NOISE & POP & CRACKLE IN QUIETER MOMENTS & BETWEEN TRACKS,
THERE IS LIGHT BACKGROUND CRACKLE PRESENT FOR A THE MAJORITY OF THE ALBUM, SO DON'T BID FOR THE ALBUM IF YOU THINK THE CRACKLE & POP MAY BE ANNOYING TO YOU,
BUT THE VINYL STILL HAS A LOVELY SHEEN TO IT, THE LABELS ARE CLEAN & CLEAR, HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR ON THEM , A GOOD SIGN THAT LP HAS NOT BEEN OVERPLAYED.
 I FORGOT HOW GOOD THIS ALBUM IS, WELL WORTH BUYING FOR A COLLECTOR, I'M GOING TO GRADE THIS VINYL IN VG+ CONDITION, CONSIDERING IT's 54 YEARS OLD NOW.
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COVER CONDITION:  VG

THIS LP BELONGS TO MY MATE & HE CAN'T RECALL WHERE & WHEN HE BOT IT, THOUGH IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

FULLY LAMINATE COVER IS NOT GATEFOLD  -  IT's A RARE SINGLE COVER & AT SOME POINT SOMEONE HAS PLACED CLEAR CELLOTAPE NEATLY DONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM SPINES,
ALSO HAS OLD CELLOTAPE MARKS ALONG FRONT AND BACK SPINES, ZOOM IN ON PHOTOS, I HAVE LOOKED AT THE MAIN SPINE VERY CAREFULLY & IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
IT's NOT ANOTHER FRONT COVER THAT HAS BEEN PASTED ON ALONG WITH ANOTHER BACK COVER, THE MAIN SPINE LOOKS & FEELS LIKE A NATURAL PRESS,
MAYBE SOMEONE WITH A LOT MORE KNOWLEDGE CAN ENLIGHTEN ME IF THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS COVER, I CAN'T FIND IT ON Discogs.com,
& I TRIED TO FIND IN ON A GOOGLE SEARCH TO NO AVAIL, & IF ANOTHER FRONT COVER WAS/IS PASTED ON, WHY IS THERE IS NO CELLOTAPE ON THE MAIN SPINE !!
SOME CRACKLING DOWN THE MAIN SPINE, MOSTLY ON THE FRONT, SPORADIC SMALL KNIFE LIKE CUTS AROUND SEAMS, SPINE IS SOLID & LEGIBLE,
LOOKING INSIDE THE VINYL OPENING I CAN SEE CLEAR DAYLIGHT ABOUT HALF WAY ALONG THE TOP & BOTTOM SPINES, THE INNER MAIN SPINE IS SOLID & NO DAYLIGHT
SHOWING THRU AT ALL, ONE INCH SEAM SPLIT ON TOP RHS OF COVER OPENING, COVER HAS USUAL AGE RELATED LIGHT YELLOWING. GRADE IN VG CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE.

ORIGINAL RED & WHITE DECCA MONO INNER SLEEVE - IN VG+ CONDITION, NO RIPS OR WRITING ANYWHERE.

* VINYL WILL COME WITH A NEW INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE *

* EBAY ONLY ALLOWS SELLERS TO UPLOAD 12 PHOTOS, IF A BUYER WANTS TO SEE MORE PHOTOS, CONTACT ME *

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THE VINYL LABELS ON THIS PRESS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THIS ONE BELOW:  
Discogs.com  -  https://www.discogs.com/release/1137475-Rolling-Stones-Beggars-Banquet
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT THIS PRESS HAS A FULLY LAMINATE SINGLE SLEEVE

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NOTES:

MAROON ''UNBOXED'' LABEL WITH SILVER LETTERING.

FIRST UK ISSUE, 2nd PRESS, VERY 1st PRESS HAD PATENT PENDING ON THE LP BACK COVER, this PRESS WAS THE NEXT ONE.

There are different label design versions for this release.
This entry: the inverted matrix number above the cat.nr. on the label is not between brackets.
The GEMA caption has no full stops in between the characters.
Side indications on the label on the left hand side of the spindle hole.

The band's name is given as:
Rolling Stones [on front sleeve]
The Rolling Stones [on labels]

MONO, INVERTED MATRIX NOT IN BRACKETS, SIDE INDICATORS TO LEFT OF SPINDLE HOLE

DEEP RED/SILVER LABELS. UNBOXED DECCA

THIS IS THE FIRST LP THAT ORIGINALLY WAS PRESSED WITHOUT THE GROOVE.

(Tax code (at 6 o'clock on labels)): J/T
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THIS IS THE PRESS VERSION ACCORDING TO THE STONESONDECCA WEBSITE  -  SEE PHOTOS

DESIGN NO 5 / VERSION 1 (LK4955/S1/D5/V1)

COPYRIGHT BOX: ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL

FONT: TIME NEW ROMANS LOOKING FONT STYLE

JT TAX CODE: AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL

PUBLISHERS: ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL

TIMES NEW ROMAN LOOKING FONT STYLE AND J/T TAX CODE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL. SIDE NUMBER 1 IS ON THE LEFT SIDE.

https://www.discogs.com/Rolling-Stones-Beggars-Banquet/release/1137475  - PROBABLY THIS LP, BUT OURS IS A SINGLE SLEEVE

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** Many collectors have personal tastes as to cleaning Vinyls, i give them a careful wipe with a proper Vinyl brush,
    so your LP may need cleaning to your requirements on arrival **
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* UPDATE FOR BUYERS - PLEASE  READ BELOW *

Having recently had a complaint from a Buyer regarding 2 Vinyls, that in his words, "smell really badly of smoking"

I cannot guarantee that all the Vinyl(s) in this Auction have come from a smoke free home,
most of the vinyls sold here are my mate's & he was a smoker up to 3 or 4 years ago, but is now on e-cigs,
& he has bought lots of used records as well as new ones at second markets over the years, like most people.

So, any given Buyer purchasing Vinyl records at this auction, does so acknowledging that the Vinyl(s) they buy
may or may not be smelling of smoke, & they are non returnable on that basis.
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* COMBINED POSTAGE UP TO 5 or 6 SINGLE COVER LPs  WITH WEIGHT NO MORE THAN 2KG, ALL ITEMS ARE TRACKED & SIGNED FOR WHEN I POST THEM *

LPs WILL BE SENT IN PRO RECORD MAILERS    -  ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK

AS I DON'T HAVE AN ACCOUNT WITH PAYPAL, BUYERS WISHING TO PURCHASE ITEMS THROUGH PAYPAL CAN DO SO,
THRU THE EBAY PAYMENT METHOD, NO ISSUES WITH CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS.

UK BUYERS WITH HOME ADDRESSES ONLY PLEASE, NOT VIA ANY POSTAL SERVICES THAT SENDS ITEMS INTERNATIONALLY.

* PLEASE DO NOT BID IF  YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE UK, AS I DON'T  POST  OUTSIDE THE UK. THANKS. *

!!  POTENTIAL BUYERS MAY NEED TO REFRESH THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS TO READ THEM PROPERLY  !!