Rolling Stones GOATS HEAD SOUP UK LP1ST PRESS COC 59101 A2/B1 2 PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		20
	$		27

ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!1 PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH THE TWO INSERTS

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES COC 59100
• MATRIX:COC59101 A2 / B1
• 1ST PRESS NUMBERS
• ROLLING STONES RECORDS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW STONES LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH SIDE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN SOME VERY FINE DULL SPECKLES AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND DEFINITELY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

SIDE TWO HAS A FEW RANDOM SECONDS OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO PLACES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR AND DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

NO VINYL NOISE EITHER

AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL HEAVY CARDED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO FIND WITHOUT SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE YELLOW BASE COLOUR, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY WELL WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RUBBING!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT.

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE , AND ONLY THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE ONLY MINUSCULE BLEMISH IS A SLIVER OF LOSS OF COLOUR ALONG MOST OF THE LENGTH OF THE BOTTOM EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME VERY MILD RUBBING TO PATCHES OF THE EDGE, WHILST THE REAR BOTTOM EDGE IS UNRUBBED, BUT THE FRONT EDGE DOES SHOW RUBBING TO THE ONCE YELLOW SURFACE

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED THERE IS SOME COLOUR LOSS TO THE LEADING EDGES AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE LOST A LITTLE COLOUR WITH SOME WHITE PEEKING THROUGH. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE DOESN'T HAVE ANY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, BUT DOES HAVE A SMALL CHIP TO THE EDGE JUST ABOVE THE TONGUE LOGO. A SLIGHT TRACE OF RING WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY , AND A FEW SMALL DIMPLE DOTS JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE IN THE MIDDLE. I BELIEVE THESE ARE CAUSED BY THE STICKY FINGERS ZIP WHICH SAT BEHIND IT IN THE RECORD COLLECTION THAT IT CAME FROM

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE TWO INSERTS SHEETS ARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION AND NEEDLESS TO SAY ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUES THAT CAME WITH THIS ALBUM.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS.

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT AND UNSPLIT CONDITION. STILL VERY WHITE WITH BARELY A WRINKLE TO THE SURFACE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS GREAT COVER EXCELLENT PLUS!!

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY