ROLLING STONES BEGGARS BANQUET LP UK ORIG MONO UNBOXED DECCA RARE BEAT PSYCH

	£		146
	$		193

Item :

THE ROLLING STONES ~ BEGGARS BANQUET LP

Original 1968 U.K. mono pressing released on the unboxed red Decca label LK 4955.

Description :

Very rare and hard to find Stones classic that has become increasingly collectable over the last few years.

Beggars Banquet is the seventh British and ninth American studio album by The Rolling Stones. It was released in December 1968 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States. It marked a return to the band's R&B roots, generally viewed as more primal than the conspicuous psychedelia of Their Satanic Majesties Request. It also started off a string of four LPs that is usually regarded as the band's finest work.

Following the long sessions for the previous album in 1967 and the departure of producer and manager Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards hired producer Jimmy Miller, who had produced the Spencer Davis Group and Traffic. The partnership would prove to be a success and Miller would work with the band until 1973.

Beggars Banquet was Brian Jones' last full effort with the Rolling Stones. In addition to his slide guitar on "No Expectations", he played harmonica on "Dear Doctor", "Parachute Woman" (along with Mick Jagger) and "Prodigal Son"; sitar and tambura on "Street Fighting Man"; mellotron on "Jigsaw Puzzle"and "Stray Cat Blues", and sang backing vocals on "Sympathy for the Devil".

Critics considered the LP as a return to form. It was also a clear commercial success, reaching No. 3 in the UK and No. 5 in the US.

Condition ~ Vinyl :

The vinyl is in super clean EXCELLENT condition bordering on NEAR MINT with just the very faintest of occasional hairlines. Plays superbly throughout!

Condition ~ Sleeve :

The classic laminated gatefold sleeve is in overall great shape with just very light overall wear and a tiny dig in the laminate. All edges are perfectly intact and the spine is fully readable. EXCELLENT condition.

Condition ~ Labels :

Both labels are nice and clean with no writing and just some light spindle marks.

Condition ~ Inner Sleeve :

Comes complete with the original Decca red & white poly-lined mono inner sleeve which has a few creases but no splits, tears or writing.

Matrix Numbers :

Side one : XARL-8476-4A

Side two : XARL-8477-3A

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