ROLLING STONES Exile On Main St 1972 UK 1st PRESS w/12 POSTCARD STRIP MINT
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Dec 18, 2023
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ROLLING STONES Exile On Main St 1972 UK 1st PRESS w/12 POSTCARD STRIP MINT
THE ROLLING STONES"Exile On Main St"
UK ROLLING STONES RECORDS (COC 69100) FIRST ISSUE (June 1972) OF THE STONES' CLASSIC DOUBLE LP "Exile On Main St"
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION - BARELY PLAYED - DELIVERING STUNNING SOUND THROUGHOUT - BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN
COMPLETE WITH THE FULL SET OF ALL 12 POSTCARDS IN A SINGLE JOINED STRIP
AND HOUSED IN A FACTORY FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL 1972 WIDE SPINE CENTRE-LOADING GATEFOLD
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST YELLOW ROLLING STONES RECORDS LABELS (COC) WITH "Musidor N.V." CREDIT
Side One: COC 69100 A1 (stamped), ROLLING STONES RECORDS, ST-RS-723507, Artisan "drumstick" logo (etched)
Side Two: COC 69100 B2 (stamped), ROLLING STONES RECORDS, ST-RS-723508, Artisan "drumstick" logo (etched)
Side Three: COC 69100 C1 (stamped), ROLLING STONES RECORDS, ST-RS-723509, Artisan "drumstick" logo (etched)
Side Four: COC 69100 D3 (stamped)
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL WIDE SPINE MATT CENTRE LOADING GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED "by Shorewood Packaging Co., Ltd., ENGLAND"
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL THICK CARD INNER SLEEVES WITH " Rolling Stones Records ™ Musidor N.V. Distributed by Kinney Record Group Ltd. ℗ 1972" CREDIT
Greeted with decidedly mixed reviews upon its original release, Exile on Main St. has become generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album.
Part of the reason why the record was initially greeted with hesitant reviews is that it takes a while to assimilate.
A sprawling, weary double album encompassing rock & roll, blues, soul, and country, Exile doesn't try anything new on the surface, but the substance is new.
Taking the bleakness that underpinned Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers to an extreme, Exile is a weary record, and not just lyrically.
Jagger's vocals are buried in the mix, and the music is a series of dark, dense jams, with Keith Richards and Mick Taylor spinning off incredible riffs and solos.
And the songs continue the breakthroughs of their three previous albums.
No longer does their country sound forced or kitschy -- it's lived-in and complex, just like the group's forays into soul and gospel.
While the songs, including the masterpieces "Rocks Off," "Tumbling Dice," "Torn and Frayed," "Happy," "Let It Loose," and "Shine a Light," are all terrific, they blend together, with only certain lyrics and guitar lines emerging from the murk. It's the kind of record that's gripping on the very first listen, but each subsequent listen reveals something new.
Few other albums, let alone double albums, have been so rich and masterful as Exile on Main St., and it stands not only as one of the Stones' best records, but sets a remarkably high standard for all of hard rock
Side One: Rocks Off / Rip This Joint / Shake Your Hips / Casino Boogie / Tumbling Dice
Side Two: Sweet Virginia / Torn and Frayed / Sweet Black Angel / Loving Cup
Side Three: Happy / Turd on the Run / Ventilator Blues / I Just Want to See His Face / Let It Loose
Side Four: All Down the Line / Stop Breaking Down / Shine a Light / Soul Survivor
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright labels which have lost none of their strong vibrant yellow colour and carry just a couple of light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: MINT / NEAR MINT
Record One is unmarked. Record Two has a couple of superficial light marks which have no effect on the sound.
All four sides shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
This practically untouched set plays like new
SLEEVE: MINT
Superb example, one of the finest I have seen.
Looks like it was made yesterday.
All red text on the spine is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVES: MINT
Again, like new
POSTCARDS: MINT
Again these look untouched and as new
PLEASE SEE ALL 19 PHOTOS
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
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