ROLLING STONES Beggars Banquet LP 1968 MONO 1st Press

	£		102
	$		135

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Rolling Stones called 'Beggars Banquet' and is a 1968 UK MONO 1st pressing on the 1st Press UNBOXED Decca label!!!! THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT HAS AN ULTRA RARE FLIPBACK COVER!!!!  THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS AMAZING COVER VARIATION AND IT IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  WHEN OPENED OUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD - THE COVER HAS 2 LARGE FLIPBACKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GATEFOLD!!!!  AND THERE IS NO DOUBTING THEY WERE DESIGNED LIKE THIS - AS THE PICTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE COVER IS EXACTLY THE SAME ON THE FLIPBACKS!!!!  ALSO ON THE INSIDE BOTTOM RIGHT FLIPBACK IT HAS PRINTED - 'DESIGN: TOM WILKES/PHOTOS: MICHAEL JOESPH' EXACTLY THE SAME AS NORMAL 1ST PRESSINGS (BUT THIS TIME OF COURSE THIS IS ON THE FLIPBACK INSTEAD!)!!!!  I WOULD IMAGINE THIS WAS A SIMPLE MISTAKE AT MANUFACTURE - WITH ONLY A TINY AMOUNT OF COVERS MISPRESSED WITH FLIPBACKS - INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL NON-FLIPBACK COVERS!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS UNBOXED RED MONO DECCA LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD FLIPBACK COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Decca UK MONO 1st pressing from 1968 and is in GREAT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is LK 4955 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press UNBOXED Decca Label (see picture) and is a UK 1968 MONO 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Rolling Stones at their best!!!! Any fan of The Rolling Stones, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with only a TINY set of initials on one label, NO wear, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  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 3 or 4 light hairlines, only 2 or 3 light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!! The record must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!! 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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 1st Press Gatefold Laminated Flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' MONO Cover is in GREAT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only a few light creases (Cover is VERY flat looking), shiny laminate, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO yellowing!!!!  There is however a sticker removal mark in the top right front corner, and 4 or 5 'age spots' on the cover front and for this reason the cover must only grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed)!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 UK 1968 MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "BEGGARS BANQUET" BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN GREAT 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.  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: