ROLLING STONES ? EXILE ON MAIN STREET ? orig '72 2LP Monarch Artisan + postcards

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<img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/web/aswCredit.gif" border="0"><br><a href="http://www.auctiva.com/?how=scLnk2" target="_blank"><img src="http://ti2.auctiva.com/images/sc1line2.gif" border="0"></a> original Monarch C/A/C/B first press (best pressing on earth), NM postcards and inner sleeves, stunningly clean cover. This legendary masterpiece was begun between 1969 and 1971 at Olympic and Mick Jagger's Stargroves country house, during sessions for Sticky Fingers. By the spring of 1971 the Stones had spent the money they owed in taxes and left Britain before the government could seize their assets. Jagger settled in Paris with his new bride Bianca, and Keith Richards rented a villa (Nellcôte) in Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, while the other members settled in the south of France. As a suitable recording studio could not be found, Richards' basement and the band's mobile recording truck became the default. Recording began in the middle of June, with the band working every night from eight until three the following morning, for the rest of the month. Bill Wyman said of that period, "Not everyone turned up every night. This was, for me, one of the major frustrations of this whole period. For our previous two albums we had worked well and listened to producer Jimmy Miller. At Nellcôte things were very different and it took me a while to understand why." By this time Richards had begun a daily heroin habit, and thousands of pounds flowed through each week, in addition to a contingent of visitors including William S. Burroughs, Terry Southern, Gram Parsons and Marshall Chess (who was running their new label). The basic band consisted of Richards, Bobby Keys, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Miller (a skilled drummer who covered for the absent Watts on "Happy" and "Shine a Light"), and Jagger when he was available. Wyman did not like the ambience of the villa and sat out many of the sessions (the other bass parts were credited to Taylor, Richards and session ace Bill Plummer). Basic tracks were eventually taken to Sunset Sound in L.A., where numerous overdubs (all piano and keyboard parts, all lead and backing vocals, all guitar and bass overdubs) were added during sessions that meandered from December 1971 until March 1972. Some tracks (such as "Torn and Frayed" and "Loving Cup") were freshly recorded there. Although Jagger was frequently missing from Nellcôte, he took charge during this second stage, arranging for keyboardists Billy Preston and Dr John and the cream of the city's session backup vocalists to record layers of overdubs. The mastering (at Artisan) by Andy Johns was completed just in time for its May 1972 release, and remains the best-sounding version ever issued on any format. Although it originally received mixed reviews, by the end of the seventies Exilewas being heralded as the band's masterpiece, and for the last few decades has consistently ranked on various lists as one of the greatest albums of all time. Indeed.


Artist: THE ROLLING STONES

Year: 1972

Label: Rolling Stones Records

Catalog Number: COC-2-200

Mono/Stereo/Quadro: stereo

Country: USA

Weight: 135 grams / 133 grams

Cover Format: Unipak gatefold, info on inside spine

Cover Condition: EX (

Vinyl Condition:

Label Condition: some mild spindle marks, mostly on the first LP

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MINT :  Absolutely perfect.

This record looks like it has just left the plant, with no flaws whatsoever.  It appears unhandled and unplayed, with no marks of any sort.  Usually only sealed or (sometimes) unplayed LPs will warrant this grade.

The cover does not appear to have had a record inside it; there is no wear or distraction of any kind.

 NM : Virtually flawless, top copy.

The record is virtually identical to the moment it was opened, but may have a few faint paper, packaging or pressing scuffs which will produce no sound whatsoever and are very hard to see without critical inspection.  It was very carefully handled and played, likely only once or twice.

The cover is as close to perfect as can be expected given its age.  There may be minor impressions due to the outer edge of the vinyl (no ring wear), the lightest possible corner bumps, or a few tiny laminate creases (mainly on imports), but no wear or whitening of any kind whatsoever.

EX : A beautiful specimen, which will please most critical collectors and not need to be upgraded.

The record has no scratches or significant blemishes, and will play NM throughout.  It retains 100% of the gloss, sheen and luster, but may have a handful of faint superficial scuffs, hairlines or light spindle marks which will not produce any sound whatsoever.

The cover is nearly perfect.  There may be the absolute faintest suggestion of ring wear or possibly a light touch of dulling on the corners (nothing wrinkled or obtrusive in any way), but no notable seam or spine wear, writing or sign of tape anywhere.

 VG+ : Plays perfectly nearly all of the time, with only a few minor distractions.

The record still retains nearly all of the gloss, sheen and luster, but there may be a handful of inaudible superficial marks or scuffs, a mild scattering of light hairlines (which would only be faintly audible between tracks or in some very quiet passages), or a few stray marks which may mildly sound for a few revolutions. Each flaw is very minor, barely noticeable to the naked eye, and will not detract from the enjoyment in any way.

The cover is still very clean and crisp, but may look slightly more aged and have a few minor flaws such as small unobtrusive writing, minor wear to the seams and spine (no splits), slightly worn corners, very light ring wear or minor creasing.  No flaw is at all distracting in and of itself.

 VG : A nice play copy, which will perform without much significant distraction.

The record appears well played, but still has the majority of the luster.  It will not have been abused, though there will be some audible sound defects which will not overpower the dynamics of the music, such as mild surface noise in the quietest sections, a handful of stray isolated pops and clicks (which are brief and occasional), or possibly some very mild groove wear; still no skips, repeats, or anything deep or seriously pronounced.  It will play through quite nicely most of the time, with very minimal distraction.

The cover looks somewhat used and shows some mild wear.  There may be some minor seam splitting, ring wear (which still doesn’t overwhelm the cover), discreet writing (not large magic marker), or mild yellowing due to air contaminants. It is still nice, just a few notable flaws away from VG+.

We will never sell anything less than VG, so the rest of the scale is unnecessary.  We absolutely detest groove wear, so we will almost never list anything lacking the overwhelming majority of the luster, sheen and gloss.  Anything of significance will always be noted. 

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