ROLLING STONES 'THE ROLLING STONES NO2' 1965 UK 1ST PRESS MONO VINYL

	£		28
	$		37

YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE UK 1ST PRESSING OF THE ROLLING STONES 'THE ROLLING STONES No2'!!!

Here is the background to the record courtesy of Wikipedia:

The Rolling Stones No. 2 is the second UK album by The Rolling Stones released in 1965 following the massive success of 1964's debut The Rolling Stones. Not surprisingly, The Rolling Stones No. 2 followed its predecessor's tendency to largely feature R&Bcovers. However, it does contain three compositions from the still-developing Mick Jagger/Keith Richards songwriting team.

Using the cover shot for 12 X 5, the second US-released album in October 1964, The Rolling Stones No. 2's tracklisting would largely be emulated on the upcoming US release of The Rolling Stones, Now!. While Eric Easton was co-credited as producer alongsideAndrew Loog Oldham on The Rolling Stones' debut album, Oldham takes full production duties for The Rolling Stones No, 2, which was recorded sporadically in the UK and US during 1964.

A huge hit in the UK upon release, The Rolling Stones No. 2 spent 10 weeks at #1 in early 1965, becoming one of the year's biggest sellers in the UK.

According to Bill Wyman in his book 'Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock'N'Roll Band,' John Lennon said of The Rolling Stones No. 2: "The album's great, but I don't like five-minute numbers."

Due to the preference towards the American albums, ABKCO Records overlooked both The Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones No. 2 for CD release in 1986 and during its remastering series in 2002. Consequently, the album was out of print for many years and was thus widely bootlegged by collectors.

The Rolling Stones No. 2 was again made available to the public as part of a limited edition vinyl box set, titled "The Rolling Stones 1964-1969", in November 2010. It was also re-released digitally via iTunes

YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE UK 1ST PRESSING OF THE ROLLING STONES 'SECOND ALBUM'!!!

ARTIST OR BAND: ROLLING STONES
ALBUM TITLE: ROLLING STONES No 2

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards except where noted.

Side one No. Title Length 1. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (Solomon Burke/Bert Berns/Jerry Wexler) 5:03 2. "Down Home Girl" (Jerry Leiber/Arthur Butler) 4:11 3. "You Can't Catch Me" (Chuck Berry) 3:38 4. "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) 2:58 5. "What a Shame"   3:03 6. "Grown Up Wrong"   1:50 Side two No. Title Length 7. "Down the Road Apiece" (Don Raye) 2:55 8. "Under the Boardwalk" (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young) 2:48 9. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (Muddy Waters) 3:26 10. "Pain in My Heart" (Allen Toussaint) 2:11 11. "Off the Hook"   2:38 12. "Susie-Q" (Dale Hawkins/Stan Lewis/Eleanor Broadwater) 1:51

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LABEL: 1ST PRESSING 'DECCA'LABEL (UK). EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION SMOOTH RED MONO DECCA RECORDS UK PRESSING FOR EARLIEST EVER 1ST MONO PRESSING!! 
LABEL CONDITIONS: BOTH EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, WITH MINIMAL AMOUNT OF  SPINDLE MARKS AND NO LABELS DAMAGE AT ALL!! NO WRITING, SMUDGES, SPINDLE DAMAGE WHATSOEVER!! BEAUTIFUL DEEP RED SHEEN!! (SEE PICTURES)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: LK.4661  EARLIEST EVER AND  RARE 1965 PRESSING IN MONO!!
RECORD SPEED:  NOT MARKED
WARPS: PLEASE ASSUME THAT THE RECORD LIES FLAT AND PLAYS WELL
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: 1ST PRESSING 'MADE IN ENGLAND THE DECCA RECORD CO.LTD' ON OUTER RIM OF LABEL!!

ORIGINAL YEAR OF RELEASE: JANUARY 1965
MATRIX NUMBERS: SIDE ONE  STAMPED XARL - 6619 - 1A / SIDE TWO STAMPED XARL - 6620 - 2A
STAMPERS: 'KT', 'KG', '2B', 'KA'
RUN OUT ETCHINGS: N/A
COVER GRADE & FORMAT: THIS IS AN EXCELLENT UNMARKED COVER IN VERY GOOD PLUS (+) CONDITION!! THIS IS THE 1ST PRESSING SINGLE LAMINATED FROT PANEL COVER (SEE PHOTO'S)
COVER FRONT: A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS SUPER ALBUM AND EXCELLENT MINUS (-) CONDITION!!! *** THIS IS A GENUINE 1965 1ST PRESS!!*** VERY FLAT FRONT PANEL, WITH TINY IF ANY  EDGE WEAR ON THE FRONT TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF THE PANEL. COVER IS NICE AND MATT SHINY WITH MINOR 'RUBBING' AND MARKS  WITHIN THE LAMINATED PANEL. MINIMAL IF CREASING. THIS IS NOT AN ULTIMATE UPGRADE COPY IN MINT CONDITION, BUT VERY PRESENTABLE AND IN EXCELLENT MINUS (-) CONDITION NONE THE LESS OF A RARE ALBUM. DOWNGRADED ONLY FOR TINY AMOUNT OF RUBBING AND SLIGHT SURFACE MARKINGS NEAR JAGGER'S 'CHIN' ON FRONT PANEL
COVER BACK: VERY MUCH LIKE THE FRONT PANEL AND VERY GOOD MINUS (-)  CONDITION, HARSHLY GRADED!!  THIS COVER HAS MODERATE AGE SPOTTING, GRUBBYNESS AND YELLOWING (SEE PHOTO'S). MINOR STAINING (SEE PHOTO'S). THIS IS THE MEGA RARE SLEEVE WITH REAR FLIPBACKS AND 'PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY JAMES UPTON LIMITED. BIRMINGHAM & LONDON' AND 'LAMINATED WITH CLARIFOIL MADE IN ENGLAND BY BRITISH CELANESE LIMITED'!!
COVER CENTREFOLD: N/A
TOP & BOTTOM EDGES: TOP EDGES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND PROTECTED BY LAMINATE ON ALL EDGES, WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS
RIGHT EDGE: SIMPLY EXCELLENT MINUS (-) CONDITION WITH MINIMAL CREASING AND MINIMAL IF ANY EDGEWEAR ON THE OPENING EDGE!
SPINE AND TEXT: EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 1ST PRESS RARE TAPERED CORNERS, WITH NO SPLITS, TEARS AND ALL WRITING FULLY INTACT!!
CORNERS: ALL ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH MINIMAL WEAR ON ALL EDGES OTHER THAN THE TOP LEFT PART OF THE SPINE, WHICH HAS MODERATE WEAR ACROSS 2-3MM OF THE EDGE
INSERTS: N/A
THE INNER SLEEVE: AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION!! ORIGINAL 1965 INNER HAS MODERATE  CREASING AND YELLOWING AND AGE SPOTS ON POLY - LINED SLEEVE!! (SEE PHOTO'S). PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, 1ST PRESS INNER FROM FORTY SEVEN YEARS AGO!! NO SPLITS OR TEARS!!
VINYL CONDITION: THIS RECORD IS VERY GOOD CONDITION!! I GRADE VERY CRITICALLY!! GREAT HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESSING WITH MODERATE HAIR LINES, MINOR SCUFFS AND MINIMAL / TINY MARKS. STILL RETAINS A VERY NICE DEEP SHINE AND VERY, VERY SOLID COPY OF THIS SUPER RARE ALBUM!!
ALBUM PLAYBACK: MY ALBUMS ARE ALWAYS PLAYED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO ENSURE ACCURATE GRADING AND FULL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. I AM SO DELIGHTED THAT THIS RECORD PLAYS AS WELL AS IT LOOKS!! PLAYBACK MUST AS EXCELLENT MINUS (-) CONDITION THROUGHOUT MY PLAY THE RECORD DID NOT JUMP OR STICK AT ALL! I NOTICED NO NASTY POPS, WITH MINOR   CRACKLE / BACKGROUND NOISE WITHIN THE QUITE SECTIONS AND RUN-IN'S ON THE PLAYBACK!!
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT!! A SUPERB PRESSING FOR ANY ROLLING STONES  FAN!! I OFFER FANTASTIC SERVICE, WITH SUPERB AND SAFE PACKAGING, AND SUPER FAST DELIVERIES.
BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!!