ROLLING STONES Let It Bleed 1969 DECCA UK 1st Press MONO + Poster Ex/Ex

	£		241
	$		319

ROLLING STONES: Let It Bleed...1969 DECCA RECORDS. UK 1st Press. MONO LK 5025. Complete With Poster. EXCELLENT CONDITION.

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TRACK LIST:

Side 1: 1. Gimmie Shelter 2. Love In Vain 3. Country Honk 4. Live With Me 5.Let It Bleed   

Side 2: 1. Midnight Rambler 2. You Got The Silver 3. Monkey Man 4. You Can't Always Get What You Want

PERSONNEL:

• Mick Jagger: lead vocals (except on "You Got the Silver"), harmonica on "Gimme Shelter" and "Midnight Rambler"
• Keith Richards: guitars on "Gimme Shelter", "Love in Vain", "Live with Me", "Let It Bleed", "Midnight Rambler", "You Got the Silver", "Monkey Man", "You Can't Always Get What You Want",acoustic on "Country Honk", bass guitar on "Live with Me", backing vocals on "Gimme Shelter", "Country Honk", "Monkey Man", lead vocals on "You Got the Silver"
• Brian Jones: percussion on "Midnight Rambler", autoharp on "You Got the Silver"
• Mick Taylor: slide guitar on "Country Honk", guitars on "Live with Me"
• Charlie Watts: drums (except "You Can't Always Get What You Want")
• Bill Wyman: bass guitar (except "Country Honk" and "Live with Me"), autoharp on "Let It Bleed", vibes on "Monkey Man"

PRODUCTION: 

• Jimmy Miller: producer
• Recorded at Olympic Studios between 1968-1969

SLEEVE DESIGN: 

• Robert Brownjohn: sculpture design

MATRIX NUMBERS:

Side 1: XARL-9363.P-1A

Side 2: XARL-9364.P-2A

ALBUM INFO:

 The last great STONES album to feature the late BRIAN JONES, for me this is one of their finest, the band brought in an array of session musicians to give a total new direction in style and sound, more layered and complex. The addition of Nicky Hopkins and the now legendary Al Cooper for the piano and organ parts was a master stroke, with soon to be long term stalwarts Bobby Keys (SAX) and Mick Taylor (GUITAR) and future paid up band member. Even Legendary Guitarist Ryland Cooder makes his first appearance on a STONES album. From this he went on to co-write and play on Exile on Mainstreet. The cover displays a surreal sculpture designed by Robert Brownjohn, and consistss of the 'Let It Bleed' record being played by the tone-arm of an antique phonograph, and a record-changer spindle supporting several items stacked on a plate in place of a stack of records: a tape canister labelled Stones - Let It Bleed, a clock face, a pizza, a tyre and a cake with elaborate icing topped by figurines representing the band. The cake parts of the construction were prepared by then-unknown cookery writer Delia-Smith. The reverse of the sleeve shows the same "record-stack" melange in a state of disarray. The artwork was inspired by the working title of the album, which was 'Automatic Changer'.

VINYL:

SLEEVE: 

(EX) For it's age, this sleeve is in excellent condition, with no tears, splits or writing. The front has some laminate creases which are located to the spine, bottom and opening edge; there is also a small patch of laminate on the spine. The back also has a few creases, which are located in the same areas as the front. The back also shows some minor signs of wear, mainly around the edges of the sleeve. 

EDGES/SPINE: 

There are a couple of crease marks on the spine, and some very minor wear to the corners; overall in excellent condition with no damage.

INNER SLEEVE:

Original MONO inner sleeve; there are a few small tears to the opening edges, creasing to the bottom corners and some minor wear due to age; there are however no splits to the edges or any writing.

LABELS: 

Clean, no damage or writing- spindle marks are visible on both sides under normal house hold light.

AUDIO GRADING:

I play all LP's on my Pioneer PL 550-X. The album plays excellent with no jumps, clicks, distortion or crackle; a truly fantastic listen! - the only thing to note is that there is one pop during "Love In Vain".

PAYMENT: 

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PACKAGING: 

I use preformed and standard mailers with stiffeners. I always take the vinyl out in its inner sleeve and place on top of the cover. This is then placed into a soft protective sleeve and packaged with stiffeners for full protection.

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