Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed Vinyl LP MONO BOXED DECCA 1970 TESTED EX/VG+ VIDEO

	£		230
	$		305

Very Rare Original MONO DECCA BOXED LABEL 1st PRESSING 12'' Vinyl LP with Original Laminated Album Cover & Let It Bleed Inner Sleeve. Decca Records LK.5025
THERE IS NO POSTER.

My Partner Lynne has a Record Shop on eBay Too. Type in her Seller Name lysew-0  All Records from both Shops can be combined for Cheap Postage.


Tracklist A1 Gimmie Shelter A2 Love In Vain A3 Country Honk A4 Live With Me A5 Let It Bleed B1 Midnight Rambler B2 You Got The Silver B3 Monkey Man B4 You Can't Always Get What You Want

Notes

AT THE BEGINNNG OF FEBRUARY 1970 (AROUND 2 MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE DATE), THEY CHANGED THE DECCA LABELS FROM THE 'UNBOXED' DECCA LABEL WHICH HAD BEEN USED THROUGHOUT THE 1960s - TO THE 'BOXED' DECCA LABEL (WHICH WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE 1970s). AND THEN IN EARLY MARCH 1970 - THEY ENDED ALL MONO PRODUCTION OF THIS LP FOREVER!!!! SO ALTHOUGH THIS PRESSING COULD BE CONSIDERED AS 1ST PRESSINGS (AS THEY WERE CONTINUIOUS FROM THE VERY 'DAY OF RELEASE'!) THESE (THE 'BOXED' MONOs) WERE ONLY MADE IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (AS THIS LP WAS SELLING FAR LESS BY THEN) BETWEEN EARLY FEBRUARY 1970 AND EARLY MARCH 1970, WHEN MONOS WERE NOT PRESSED AGAIN UNTIL 2016, WHEN THE MONO BOX WAS RELEASED 

The back cover shows an ''indicator hole'' to let the inner sleeve peep through: blue = stereo, red = mono.
Back cover "U.K. Patents Applications No. 43212/68" beneath indicator hole
Back cover "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"
Back cover "Sleeve printed in England"
Back cover "1969, The Decca Record Company Limited, London Regd. Trade Mark"
Back cover "THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED Decca House, 9 Albert Embankment, London S.E. 1"
Back cover right hand side (vertical) "This stereo record can be played on mono reproducers provided either a compatible or stereo cartridge wired for mono is fitted. Recent equipment may already be fitted with a suitable cartridge. If in doubt consult your dealer."
Front cover black rectangular sticker with white lettering "FULL COLOR ROLLING STONES POSTER INCLUDED"

This release can be identified by the boxed Decca logo on the vinyl label, a "." between LK and 5025 on the label and "MANUFACTURED BY" centred on 1 line at bottom of the label and "THE DECCA RECORD CO. LTD." centred on the line beneath
Side 1 label has publishers "Mirage Music" following A1,A3-A5 and "Immediate Music" following A2
Side 2 label has publisher "Mirage Music" at 9 o'clock position beneath "SPEED 33 1/3" and above boxed BIEM NCB
Side 1 label at 3 o'clock position above LK.5025
Side 2 label at 3 o'clock position above LK.5025

Issued with redacted red Let It Bleed inner sleeve.
Pinched spine -- "ROLLING STONES LET IT BLEED DECCA M LK 5025 S SKL 5025" - M & S black circle white letter

PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED & PLAY TESTED, Vinyl Record is in Excellent Condition, All Tracks Play Perfectly. There are DEFINITELY No Jumps or Noticeable Surface Noise on this Record. SOUNDS SUPERB, LISTEN TO THE VIDEO CLIP OF TRACK A1. 

THERE IS NO POSTER.

This Record Has Been Professionally Cleaned on a HumminGuru all-in-one Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner.

Also I can get up to 6 x 7", 12'' Singles or LP's in the Same Packet, so I can combine postage. So the postage on the 2nd one will be £1 and then if you buy any more the postage will be free on those extra ones.

If Buying Multiple Items Please Wait For Invoice, So I Can Give You Postal Discount.

For Overseas Countries I can combine other records to a listing to reduce the Ebay Global Postage System Price.

HAPPY TO SHIP WORLDWIDE BUT WILL NEED A FEW DAYS TO WEIGH IT TO GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE QUOTE. (So if you want this service. Then please message me before buying)

All Records are Sent in Card Mailers with Stiffeners for Maximum Protection.

All Records are PLAY TESTED to make sure there are Definitely No Jumps & No Really Bad Surface Noise.

PLEASE NOTE: I GRADE BY RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS BUT I AM ONLY HUMAN AND SOMETIMES I CAN GET THINGS WRONG, IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY PLEASE CONTACT ME AND A REFUND CAN BE SORTED OUT ON RETURN OF THE RECORD

GRADING GUIDELINES 

Although record gradings can often be a matter of personal opinion, we have to find some common ground, and so my gradings are essentially based along the guidelines laid down by the Record Collector publication. However, I will elaborate here in order that you will understand how my gradings are made.

MINT (M) 

A record described as Mint should be absolutely as new, just as it came out of the factory and in truth, never have been played although this is often difficult to prove or disprove. The sound should be crystal clear with no background noise or deterioration in sound quality. 

The cover and any additional items such as posters,inner sleeve or lyric sheets should also be as new, with no creases, stains or writing(an acceptable exception would be the shopkeeper's hand-written price on the rear of the sleeve) which was commom-place in the 60's and 70's, before the days of bar-coding and automated pricing machines. 

NEAR MINT (NM) or (M-)

This grading means that the record and/or it's cover are just marginally short of qualifying as being Mint. The vinyl may just show signs of having been played once or twice. The area around the spindle hole should be pretty much free of spindle trace marks, or at least only have the minimum of these marks. In other words, it is close to being Mint but not quite close enough to describe as such.

There may be the very slightest crease marks on the sleeve, or the laminate may have lifted in small areas without detracting too much from it's overall appearance

EXCELLENT (EX)/(EX+)/(EX-) 

There will be indications on the vinyl surface that the record has been played, possibly several times but at the same time, it has been well cared for. There should be very little deterioration in the listening experience. 

The sleeve/jacket could have minor creasing and/or signs of storage wear/discoloration, particularly on the back. EX- would indicate that the record would qualify for an EX grading apart from perhaps a small initial written on the label or sleeve or a scuff on the label or other very minor defect which does not affect the overall appearance or sound quality of the item.

VERY GOOD (VG)/(VG+)/(VG-) 

the record will show significant signs of having been 'well played', it will show surface scratches and/or scuffs but will still play nicely without too much background noise. The cover and extras (lyric sheets etc) will also have creases or normal wear characteristics which are usually acceptable for this grade. VG+ and VG- are simply up and down variations on this grading, depending on the degree of wear and tear. 

GOOD

The record has obviously been played or mis-treated so much that the sound quality is not what it used to be, but may be acceptable depending on the criteria of the individual collector. It will have several surface scratches and/or other defects but may still be useful as a 'gap filler' within a collection. The sleeve will probably be creased badly, torn or repaired with sellotape. Album sleeves may have crushed or damaged spines caused by bad storage etc.

FAIR

This grade may be  only just about playable, with 'skips and jumps' and not really worth having UNLESS it is exceptionally rare, in which case it could serve as a 'gap filler'. I will not list any item in this condition unless it was mega-rare and this would be shown clearly in the description, so that there is no doubt about it.

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