ROLLING STONES Exile On Main Street 1972 1st Press

	£		117
	$		155

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Rolling Stones called 'Exile On Main Street' and is a 1972 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press Rolling Stones label!!!!  This item is being re-listed due to a non paying bidder.  THIS IS SIMPLY A STUNNING LP IN EVERY RESPECT!!!!  FIRSTLY IT IS IN STUNNING CONDITION, 100% COMPLETE AND IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN!!!!  AND SECONDLY THIS IS A GENIUNE AND ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS WITH STICKERED SLEEVE!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT MAKES A GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING!!!!  FIRSTLY THE 1ST PRESS COVER IS 'BOX SHAPED' (LATER ONES ARENT) AND THIS LP HAS A COMPLETELY FULL SET POSTCARDS (LATER ONES DONT)!!!!  SECONDLY BOTH RECORDS HAVE 1ST PRESS MATRIXES A2/B1/C1/D2 (LATER ONES DONT) AND ARE PRESSED ON MEGA THICK QUALITY VINYL (LATER ONES ARENT)!!!!  FOURTHLY THE 'PICTURE' INNER SLEEVES ARE 1ST PRESS 'THICKER' INNERS WITH A SQUARE SHAPE (LATER ONES ARE THINNER - AND DIFFERENT) AND BOTH RECORDS ALSO HAVE THEIR 1ST PRESS 'DIE CUT' PATENTS WHITE INNERS (LATER ONES DONT)!!!!  BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE COVER HAS AN ULTRA RARE 'STICKERED SLEEVE' ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER WHICH SAYS '2 X LP 3'.  I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS STICKER ONCE BEFORE ON THIS LP AND THIS STICKER MUST HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE VERY EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS!!!!  MOST OF THESE STICKERS WERE 'PEELED' OR LOST AND IT IS MASSIVELY RARE TO FIND THIS STILL ON THIS MEGA RARE 1ST PRESSING!!!!  THE ONLY THING THAT CONFUSES ME IS WHAT THE '3' INDICATES - THOUGH PERHAPS IT INDICATES THE POSTCARDS & RECORDS (2 RECORDS & THE SET OF POSTCARDS).  EITHER WAY - I HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN THIS STICKER ON THE VERY EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP AND IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND!!!!  YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE STICKER IN MY CLOSE UP PHOTOS - AND YOU CAN ALSO CLEARLY SEE THAT IT IS 100% ORIGINAL AND HAS CLEARLY NOT BEEN 'PICKED' OR 'TOUCHED'!!!!   NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND IS SO HARD TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  BOTH RECORDS ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION, AND THE BOX SHAPED COVER RETAINS A PERFECT 'BOX' SQUARE SHAPE!!!!  THE 'PICTURE' INNERS ARE SUPERB AND UNRUBBED AND THE WHITE INNER 'INNER' SLEEVES ARE IN AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  IT IS SO RARE TO FIND THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL Rolling Stones UK 1st pressing from 1972 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is COC 69100 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Rolling Stones Label (see picture) and is a UK 1972 Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Rolling Stones at their best!!!! Any fan of The Rolling Stones, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels on BOTH records are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only the VERY lightest paper scuffing only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that BOTH records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss and NO crackle!!!! There is NO groovewear either and NO distortion!!!! The records must grade visually Excellent (Minus) if not FULL Excellent - with the playing grade better still!!!! THESE RECORDS PLAY SUPERBLY!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The records also come in their ORIGINAL white 'die cut' inner 'inner' sleeves which are in AWESOME condition!!!!  The PICTURE inners are both in PERFECT unrubbed & unsplit AWESOME condition!!!!  THE MEGA RARE FULL SET OF POSTCARDS ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION - AND ALL ARE FULLY ATTACHED!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Stickered' Box Shaped Gatefold Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! It retains a STUNNING shape, with NO flattening, NO yellowing AT ALL (MEGA rare on this cover) and NO rubbing!!!!  There is NO edge wear, NO ringwear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear, barely ANY creases AT ALL (Cover retains a STUNNING shape), 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 and NO yellowing!!!!  This really is a STUNNING cover and MUST grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!! IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO THIS LP AS A GENIUNE COMPLETE 1ST PRESSING IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLY 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 1972 STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "EXILE ON MAIN STREET" BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to have a look at all my other auctions 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, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

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