Rolling Stones Debut UK Unboxed Decca Mono in Stunning Condition

	£		227
	$		301

I sell vinyl records with complete honesty and reliability. Above all things I am a record collector and music lover. I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late. That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!


I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to eBay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk ((vinyl or shellac)) to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

I have only 20 records left to sell and these are my true gems. They came to me from a nuclear engineer who played them once to record to cassette, wrapped them outside of their sleeves and filed them away. They are, without a doubt, the most pristine records I have come across and I would hasten a guess the best in existence for most. Please keep watching if you want a chance of getting hold of some incredibly rare, museum quality vinyl.


Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

The Rolling Stones

Self-Titled Debut

January 1965

UK Original Pressing

LK 4605

Decca

Mono

Here we have what most be one of the Beautiful example of the Stones debut record. 

This was the party record of the mid-60’s and as such is always battered but this very first pressing is in stunning condition throughout.

A true UK Original pressing that is denoted by the following criteria:

·         Unboxed Decca Label with the Decca grooved rim.

·         Front laminated sleeve

·         The ‘Made in England’ text at 12 O’Clock that was later followed by further text on later pressings.

·         The JT tax code etched into the dead wax

Matrix Numbers

Side 1: XARL-6271-12A

Side 2: XARL-6271-4A

The ‘A’ indicates the engineer Guy Fletcher who oversaw the very first pressings.

Stampers

Side 1:  1  HD

Side 2:  5 1   AD

Sleeve Condition.

The 1st press iconic front laminated Macneil Press sleeve is simply beautiful. It is simply perfect. It looks as new! The bottom and top sides are pristine, sharp and without ANY shelf wear with only the mildest of corner wear to one corner. 

The spine is perfectly straight, without a single sign of any wear, rubbing or aging..

The front is beautiful, with all colours still vibrant and fresh with only a mild laminate pinch to mention,. Holding this record is a thing of utter beauty!

The rear is as good as the rest, so often open to discolouring seen as it was a cream paper back but this rear is fantastic, sharp and without a single rip or tear!

All in all, a true 1st pressing in close to museum archive quality!

Nr MINT

Inner Sleeve Condition.

The first press Red Mono inner sleeve is in great condition. There are no rips, tears or splits. 

There is no foxing, writing or stains and it holds the vinyl perfectly as it should with only mild creasing to mention. A Stunner!

Near Mint

Label Condition.

The first press unboxed Decca labels are simply perfect. There are no rips, wear or writing at all.  There is no centre hole damage at all. Under a strong halogen I can see only the mildest of one or two ghost spindles on side 1. 

There are no names or initials.

Nr MINT

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record itself looks perfect on eye inspection!  It still retains its factory shine and lustre and looks as new. Under a strong halogen, there is barely any sign of use at all. 

Just the lightest of removal ghosts to be seen and very light play behind the rainbowed lustre!

Excellent

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds truly amazing from start to finish!  The songs just jump off the record with no distortion, clicks, pops or skipping at all. It is an audiophiles dream on all frequencies.  Im so used to listening to this record through slight distortion and dust crackle, but this record sounds sublime with all the dynamics of the band clearly distinguishable. Tell me is R&B butter! You won’t hear it any better!

Excellent +

So there we have it. An absolutely stunning example of the earliest presses you can get of the Rolling Stones first outing!

A historic music changing record!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding!

All my records are sent first class, tracked and signed for. Where insurance is needed, the cost will be covered by myself. I will endeavour to post all records a day after payment is made.

Records will be sent in defenda-box mailers which are strong corrugate cardboard boxes ensuring that no bending can take place. They are in essence bomb proof!

Records will be sent housed in new poly-lined inners outside of the sleeve to protect both the sleeve and original inner

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In the unlikely case you have reason to disagree with my grading, then do not hesitate to get in touch for a no quibble full refund, although I do ask that return postage is covered by the buyer.