ROLLING STONES Beggars Banquet LP 1968 DECCA 1st 1/1

	£		94
	$		124

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Rolling Stones called 'Beggars Banquet' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press UNBOXED Decca label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE THE ROLLING STONES RAREST LPS EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  THIS LP IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE DECCA LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IT THAT IT IS THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP HAS SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES WHICH LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE - AND THESE INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCES ONLY EVER APPLIED TO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY!!!!  FIRSTLY ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER (SEE PICTURE) YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE TEXT 'PATENTS PENDING' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER!!!!  THIS ULTRA RARE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS PENDING' TEXT ONLY EVER APPEARED ON A TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY (MOST DO NOT HAVE THIS!) - BEFORE IT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED & DELETED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  AND SECONDLY THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS (SEE PICTURES!) - WHICH ALL LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNT OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY (WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!) EVER CAME LIKE THIS - AND THEY ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE, AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!! 

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL - AND IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED 'PATENTS PENDING' STEREO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Decca UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SKL 4955 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press UNBOXED Decca label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK STEREO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 1 light hairline, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 'Earliest' 1st Press Gatefold Laminated 'Patents Pending' STEREO Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny 'mirror-like' laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are also slightly 'off set' (one is slightly in front of the other) - though this VERY minor indeed and EXACTLY how this cover was folded back at the factory in 1968!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "BEGGARS BANQUET" BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: