Rolling Stones OUT OF OUR HEADS LP1ST MONO NMINT
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THE ROLLING STONES - OUT OF OUR HEADS
IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION
VERY 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA
***MONO****
NEAR MINT SOUND!!!
- CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4733
- MATRIX: ARL-6973-11B / ARL-6974-10A
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 CM / 1 CH
THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS 1965 ROLLING STONES ALBUM ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL. A SUPERB SOUND GENERATED FROM THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL
I DON'T USUALLY TAKE STONES ALBUMS AS MOST HAVE BEEN WELL AND TRULY TRASHED, AND MOST COPIES WILL LOOK LIKE A SKATING RINK ON THE VINYL. ADDED TO THE FACT THAT THEY USED THE FLIMSIEST SLEEVES ON THE PLANET, USUALLY ENSURE A BATTERED AND BATTLE SCARRED COPY OF ANY EARLY STONES ALBUM....NOT THIS ONE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE DARK RED UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE FOUR BARELY VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT LIP TO THE RECORD WHEN LYING ON A TURNTABLE, BUT THIS IS VERY LIGHT AND DOESN'T CAUSE ANY ISSUE WITH THE SOUND AS YOU WILL HEAR IF YOU PLAY THE RECORDINGS.
IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB WITH PERHAPS ONE SMALL HAIRLINE VISIBLE
UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I COULD MAKE OUT JUST A FEW LITTLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE MORE HANDLING LINES THAT ARE INVISIBLE IN NORMAL LIGHT
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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AMDELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE SILENCE WHERE IT SOULD BE IS JUST OUTSTANDING. I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE FULL RUN OUT WAX TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CLEAN THIS VINYL SOUNDS
AS TRACK ONE CAME TO AN END I WAS LISTENING INTENTLY FOR ANY VINYL NOISE IN THE LINKING GROOVE. THERE WAS NONE!!!
THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AND IT PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR CLICKS, AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC. IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I HEARD ONE TINY DUST POPS ON SIDE TWO
THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF VERY MILD AND BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE, BUT IT IS THE LOUD CLARITY OF THIS MONO REPRODUCTION AND THE SILENCE WHERE IT SHOULD BE THAT STANDS OUT AND MAKES THIS ALBUM VERY SPECIAL
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE
I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL
THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, ON THIS COPY IS REALLY BETTER THAN MOST. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A FEW RANDOM AND LIGHT LAMINATE LINES. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE DOWN THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT. IN ADDITION THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT JUST ACROSS THE TIP, AND THERE IS A SLIVER OF LIFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE, AND TWO MINISCULE THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
. SO THATS THE MINOR FLAWS, THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS 99% OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND GLEAMING LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SERIOUS BENDS OR FOLDS, AND NO RING WEAR, AND IMPORTANTLY NO TEARS TO THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.
THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, JUST A LITTLE FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING
THE REAR SURFACE HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE WHICH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT SUFFERS FROM RUBBING.THERE IS JUST A SMIDGEN OF WHITE FLECKS SHOWING THE WHITE OUTER SQUARE HAS JUST MILD HANDLING
THERE IS NO RING WEAR
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUSY A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES AND A SMALL NICK TO THE DIE CUT HOLE
COMPARED TO MOST SLEEVES OF IT'S TYPE THIS GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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