ROLLING STONES - S. AFRICA SATANIC MAJESTIES

	£		56
	$		74

ROLLING STONES 

"THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST"

A.K.A

"THE STONES ARE ROLLING" LP

1967 1st South African

MONO

release on the unboxed

Turquoise & Silver 

'grooved'

Decca Label

in a unique cover!

TXL 103

Side A: ARL-8126-T2-3K
Side B: ARL-8127-T2-3K

1st pressing 'corrected' matrix numbers

1R/1R

Earliest Stampers

Why is this so rare?

In 1967 when the the Rolling Stones management wanted to release "Their Satanic Majesties Request" in South Africa, they were met with strong objections from the Government, right-wing extremists and religious groups to the use of the word 'Satanic' in the title. The Stones management therefore agreed to a name change for the album solely for distribution in South Africa. 

A new name for the LP, "The Stones are Rolling", was conjured up and local covers were designed and pressed in South Africa by Interpak, with the new title and some major differences to the traditional UK/rest of the world 1st pressing covers - for instance, this sleeve is a laminated non-gatefold with a pinched spine, it has no 3D effect or any pictures of the band dressed as Wizards! It has the maze on the front with "Its Here" printed in psychedelic print as the centre. It has TXL 103 printed on the rear cover. The new title "The Stones are Rolling" appears both on the front and rear covers. The tracks on the LP are exactly as in other 1st pressings - only the cover changed.This cover is therefore unique to South Africa and has not been used anywhere else. 

Copies of the 1967 UK 1st Mono and Stereo vinyl pressings were exported  to South Africa for insertion in the new sleeves by Interpak - so that what was released was a UK 1st pressing vinyl in an exclusive South African produced sleeve.

The mono version is considered to be rarer than the stereo version - but either of them are still mega rare as hardly any of these sold back in 1967 - partly because this album was such a major departure away from the more conventional R&B music that the Stones were better know for in South Africa.

With such negative media coverage about the album and its title, very few of these South African pressings were made; and of those, very few were sold, making it very rare; so that it is now one of the most highly prized collectables for Rolling Stones fans. The only other one of these I have seen was priced at over £400 - and that was for a stereo version. This is the much rarer Mono version.

Cover: The laminated 'Interpak' 1st South African non-gatefold is Excellent for a 42 year old item. No writings/doodles or seam splits. However, the pinched spine has become a little frayed. There is light wear to the edges and some minor creasing here and there on the laminate.

Vinyl: Good/Good+ overall but only Fair in places. Hence the low starting price for this mega rarity. Lots of feathering & hairlines and some small feelable scratches. Will have crackle/hiss and may jump/click in places. Being sold more for its rarity value than its audio properties.

Labels: Excellent.  No tax code on the label as this pressing was for export to South Africa where UK purchase tax did not apply.

Postage £3.50 (UK) £8.50 (EUROPE) & £10.50 (REST OF THE WORLD) - includes 'international signed for' postage

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Gradings.......

Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.

Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.

Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches.

Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and more significant scratches.

Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.

Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc

Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.