ROLLING STONES Let It Bleed 1969 MONO 1stPress STUNNING

	£		195
	$		258

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Rolling Stones called 'Let It Bleed' and is a MUCH rarer 1969 MONO original UK 1st pressing!!!! THIS IS A MASSIVELY RARE LP AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND!!!!  BUT THIS LP IS VERY VERY SPECIAL FOR 3 REASONS!!!!  FIRSTLY IT IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND HAS ONE OF THE BEST COVERS I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR THIS LP!!!!  SECONDLY IT COMES COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL POSTER AND STICKER!!!!  HOWEVER WHAT MAKES THIS LP MOST SPECIAL AND INCREDIBLY RARE - IS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST PRESSINGS EVER AND CLEARLY PRESSED WAY BEFORE RELEASE!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN.  FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS 1A/1A MATRIX ENDINGS (MOST DONT - MOST HAVE LATER 1A/2A ENDINGS).  SECONDLY THIS LP HAS 1/UH & 1/UI MOTHER AND STAMPER CODES (BOTH FROM THE FIRST MOTHER) - SHOWING JUST HOW EARLY THIS 1ST PRESSING IS.  BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THERE IS A RADIO STATION STICKER ON ONE LABEL AND A FAINT DATE WRITTEN ON THIS INNER SLEEVE!!!!  THIS LP WAS CLEARLY SENT OUT PRIOR TO RELEASE (TO A RADIO STATION) AND IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST MONO PRESSINGS YOU CAN POSSIBLY FIND!!!!  THE DATE ON THE INNER SLEEVE IS '30/11/69' - SOMETIME BEFORE RELEASE AND WAS PROBABLY THE DATE THE RADIO STATION RECIEVED THE LP.  CURIOUSLY THIS INNER IS A PLAIN RED MONO DECCA INNER SLEEVE - BUT IT IS CLEARLY ORIGINAL TO THE LP SO MAYBE THIS WAS MISTAKE AT THE FACTORY?  OR POSSIBLY THE LET IT BLEED INNERS HADNT BEEN PRESSED WHEN THIS INCREDIBLY EARLY 1ST PRESSING WAS SENT OUT TO THE RADIO STATION?  EITHER WAY THE INNER IS CLEARLY THE ONE THIS LP CAME IN AND THIS REALLY IS A STUNNING PACKAGE AND IN QUITE INCREDIBLE CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE 1969 MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS UNBOXED RED MONO DECCA LABEL, MONO RED INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS POSTER, AND 1ST PRESSED STICKERED LAMINATED SLEEVE!!!!  THIS ALSO HAS THE EARLIEST TYPE OF 1ST PRESS SLEEVE - WITH A DISTINCTIVE 'FLAT' SPINE WITH 'PLEATED' ENDS - UNLIKE THE LATER MORE 'ROUNDED' SPINES WHICH CAME LATER.  THIS LP IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST MONO 1ST PRESSINGS EVER - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MASSIVELY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL Decca UK 1st MONO pressing from 1969 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is LK 5025 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press UNBOXED Red Decca Label (see picture) and is a MUCH rarer UK 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 NO writing, NO wear, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  PLEASE NOTE - the small black 'dot' on one label is NOT a pen mark' - and is actually a TINY piece of black plastic (clearly from manufacture).  The vinyl is in STUNNING 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, NO hairlines, only 3 or 4 MEGA light scufflines, and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  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!!!! There is NO groovewear either and NO distortion. The record must grade Excellent (Minus)!!!!  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 a Red Mono inner sleeve which is clearly ORIGINAL to this LP!!!! The POSTER is in STUNNING condition with NO rips, NO tears, NO splits, NO pinholes, NO tape marks and barely ANY creases AT ALL!!!! The poster has clearly NEVER been mounted on a wall!!!!  A STUNNING POSTER!!!!  The MEGA RARE 1st Press STICKERED Cover is in AWESOME condition - and is BY FAR the best I have EVER seen!!!! The MEGA RARE 'sticker' is in PERFECT 'untouched' condition!!!!  The cover is in AWESOME condition with NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (PERFECTLY flat and straight spine), PERFECT unglazed laminate (it shines like a MIRROR), barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (PERFECT shape), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is AMAZINGLY flat looking), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in AWESOME condition with NO writing, NO rubbing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing!!!! The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!! THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE AS MONO 1ST PRESSING - AND RARER STILL IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MONO 1ST PRESSINGS EVER - 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 A UK 1969 MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "LET IT BLEED" 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: