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THE ROLLING STONES / SOME GIRLS 1978  ROLLING STONES RECORDS  TRUE UNCENSORED 1st US PRESS

•••••  Legendary seventies album form the group finds them expanding on free-jamming blues & roots to full effect on hard hitting "Just My Imagination" & the UNCENSORED LYRICS of title track "Some Girls" along with the pure gritty swagger of "Beast of Burden" & "Shattered." The cover art is another LEGENDARY PIECE OF STONES' FOLKLORE.  Featuring several versions of color band schemes & font colors, along with the QUICKLY WITHDRAWN INNER SLEEVE ARTWORK FEATURING UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CELEBRITY IMAGES (such as Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, Jayne Mansfield, Farrah Fawcett, Sophia Loren etc). These original first pressings are coveted by audiophiles & fans around the globe. 

• 1978 original first USA pressing
• the dead wax is etched "ST RS-784079 CCC-1 / ST RS-784080 FFF" "PR" "PRC" "TJ" and machine stamped "STERLING"
• cover is thick heavy cardboard die-cut
• cover is the "pale" color band first version with blue title font
• original shrink & rare hype sticker intact
• printed inner sleeve is color card stock with the original uncensored images artwork

CONDITION:
VINYL =     VG+    Exceptionally light sleeve scuff/hairlines, rubbed area near end of side 1 visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM.

PLAY GRADE =    STRONG VG++ to EX-   Exceptionally light hiss or crackle between tracks, occasionally very lightly subdominant in quiet background section, a few light artifacts at random in side 1 track 5,  MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH CLEAR LOUD BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   NM     Exceptionally light sign of handling or storage,   CLEAN COLORFUL BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams are ROCK SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners are EX with exceptionally light rub at exposed open edge. The inner sleeve is VG+ with some creasing/storage rippling & handling wear/light impression or streaking, some rub wear at edges and small splits but CLEAN CLEAR BRIGHT BOLD ARTWORK. Hype sticker is NM.

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The Rolling Stones ?– Some Girls

Label: Rolling Stones Records ?– COC 39108 Format: Vinyl, LP, 1st Version (Die Cut with Celebrity Faces) 
Country: US Released: Jun 1978 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock, Disco

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Miss You Harp – Sugar BluePiano [Electric] – Ian "Mac" McLagan*Saxophone – Mel Collins 4:50 A2 When The Whip Comes Down 4:18 A3 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) Organ [Hammond] – Ian "Mac" McLagan*Written-By – Strong*, Whitfield* 4:25 A4 Some Girls Acoustic Guitar – Ron WoodBass – Keith RichardsHarp – Sugar BlueSynthesizer – Bill Wyman 4:40 A5 Lies 3:12 B1 Far Away Eyes Piano – Keith Richards 4:24 B2 Respectable 3:05 B3 Before They Make Me Run Bass – Keith RichardsGuitar [Slide] – Ron WoodRecorded By, Mixed By – Dave Jordan 3:26 B4 Beast Of Burden Acoustic Guitar – Ron Wood 4:24 B5 Shattered Bass, Guitar [Lead], Bass Drum – Ron WoodTom Tom – Charlie Watts 3:43

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Keith Richards (tracks: A4, B3, B4) 
• Artwork By [Cover Concept, Design] – Peter Corriston 
• Backing Vocals – Keith Richards (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3 to B5), Mick Jagger (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5), Ron Wood (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B5) 
• Bass – Bill Wyman (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B5) 
• Drums – Charlie Watts
• Engineer [Assistant] – Barry Sage, Ben King (2), Dave Jordan, Philippe (8)
• Engineer, Mixed By – Chris Kimsey
• Guitar [Electric] – Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (tracks: A1 to A5, B2), Ron Wood (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B4) 
• Guitar [Pedal Steel] – Ron Wood (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B5) 
• Lead Vocals – Mick Jagger (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5) 
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Producer – The Glimmer Twins
• Written-By – Keith Richards (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5), Mick Jagger (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5) 

Notes

Pale Version. B/W (Liza Minnelli) side of inner sleeve has COC 39108 in right upper corner. 

Alternative 1st cover from Plant "PR" with Some Girls celebrity faces 

Shortly after release, this version was withdrawn and the celebrity faces included on the inner sleeve were removed. 
Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout): STERLING TJ ST RS 784079 CC 23467 (14) (PR)
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout): STERLING TJ ST RS 784080 FF 23467-X (3) (PR)
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout (variant 1) - etched except "STERLING" stamped): STERLING TJ ST RS 784079 DD 23467 (11) (PR)
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout (variant 1) - etched except "STERLING" stamped): STERLING TJ ST RS 784080 FF 23467-X (3) (PR)

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