Rolling Stones OUT OF OUR HEADS LP1st Press UNBOXED STEREO PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT-

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THE ROLLING STONES - OUT OF OUR HEADS

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS!! PLAY CONDITION

 UNBOXED 1W/1W DECCA PRESS

***STEREO****

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 4733
• MATRIX: ZAL-6973-1W / ZAL-6974-1W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GG / 1 A

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE AND SILVER 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 5-6 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. IN DAY LIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I COULD MAKE OUT JUST A FEW LITTLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF REALLY MINUSCULE HANDLING LINES

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 AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ANY LOUD CLICKS WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER

THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF HEARD OCCASIONALLY, BUT ONLY IF YOU SIT AS CLOSE AS I DO TO THE SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND THIS IS ELIMINATED

I DON'T THINK I HEARD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH EITHER

I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS  NEAR MINT MINUS !!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

I HAVE OFTEN 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 IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES WHATSOEVER. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST HALF A DOZEN TINY ONES. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SMALL SPLIT AT THE VERY TIP OF THE RIGHT CORNER. OTHER THAN THIS AGAIN ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT AND UNBLEMISHED

 THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, ONE LAMINATE LINE HAS CREPT ROUND ONTO THE SPINE JUST ABOVE THE BAND NAME. THE TAPERED ENDS HAVE JUST THE VERY TIPS LIGHTLY RUBBED, AND THERE IS A LITTLE SQUASHING TO THE SPINE, AGAIN JUST ABOVE THE BAND NAME. THE TYPEFACE HOWEVER IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS RETAINED MOST OF THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE WHICH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT SUFFERS FROM RUBBING. ON THIS COPY THERE IS JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE. THE WHITE OUTER SQUARE HAS JUST VERY MILD HANDLING

THERE IS NO HEAVY RING WEAR

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE EDGES THROUGH AGE

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