THE ROLLING STONES Flowers LP EXPORT Decca 1967 Mono UK 1st Press

	£		546
	$		723

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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Title : The Rolling Stones - Flowers

Label & year : Original "Unboxed" Decca LK 4888 LP , UK Mono 1967 OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE Export 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : ARL-7752-1A (1  B) , Side B : ARL-7753-2A (1  B) (EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAMPERS!!! ONE OF THE FIRST 300 TO EVER ROLL OFF THE PRESS!!!)

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENALLY RARE MONO EDITION UK DECCA EXPORT WITH TRULY ASTONISHING EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1B 1B STAMPERS!!! AS CLOST TO THE MASTER TAKE AS YOU AN EVER POSSIBLY GET!!! EASILY ONE OF, IF NOT THE VERY RAREST UK PRESSED STONES LP EVER MADE!!! HARD ENOUGH TO FIND IN IT’S STEREO FORM ALONE, BUT THIS OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE MONO VERSION IS TOTALLY OFF THE CHART IN RARITY - SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP, IT’S SAID THAT NO MORE THAN 300 TOPS OF THIS IMPOSSIBLE UK MONO EDITION WERE EVER PRESSED!!! JUST TRY FINDING ANOTHER!!!

A TRULY UNBELIEVABLY RARE ARTEFACT OF IMPOSSIBLY RARE ROCK HISTORY!!! ONLY AN ABSOLUTE MINISCULE AMOUNT WERE EVER MADE!!! THIS WAS NEVER RELEASED HERE IN THE UK, ONLY PRESSED HERE IN AN ABSOLUTE MINISCULE AMOUNT FOR PARTS OF EUROPE - TO FIND A TRUE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1B 1B MONO UK 1ST PRESS OF THIS IS QUITE REMARKABLE, THESE SIMPLY BARELY EVER TURN UP!!! AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, THIS HAS RARELY BEEN PLAYED OVER THE YEARS AT ALL WITH ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AUDIO AND SLEEVE!!! ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED FOR MAXIMUM FIDELITY!!! OUTSTANDING!!!

BE AMONGST THE VERY ELITE OF STONES COLLECTORS - JUST WHO KNOWS HOW MANY YEARS IT WILL BE BEFORE ANOTHER TURNS UP, IF ONE EVER DOES!!! IT WILL SURELY BE A LONG LONG TIME BEFORE THIS MAGNIFICENT OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE WITHDRAWN UNBOXED MONO 1B 1B 1967 UK 1ST PRESS DECCA EXPORT PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY TURNS UP AGAIN!!! WITHOUT QUESTION EASILY ONE OF, IF NOT THE VERY RAREST UK STONES EXPORT EVER!!! Stones fans and serious collectors - DO NOT MISS OUT on this PHENOMENAL piece of rock history, bid now!!!

Musicians : Mick Jagger - Vocals, Keith Richard - Guitar, Charlie Watts - Drums, Bill Wyman - Bass, Brian Jones - Guitar and everything else!, and Andrew Loog Oldham - Producer.

Trivia : There's a myth that Mick and Keith were so fed up of Brian being out of his mind most of the time and not pulling his weight within the band, they demanded that his flower on the front cover had no petals! True or not, I don't know. But if it is, I think that's a bit mean!!

Labels :

Classic 1967 UK 1st Press red ridged "Unboxed” Decca labels!!! Both sides are FANTASTIC with NO real signs of age, NO writing, NO stickers, and NO tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this hasn't had too much play over the years at all!!! AWESOME for a 53 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Very Good+++!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1967 Mono Export UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks AWESOME with NO really nasty scratches, groovewear, or nasty deep scuffs whatsoever!!! The only blemishes are just some light wispy sleeve traces, a few mild hairlines and age marks, and just a small amount of cosmetic non-sounding and unfeelable scuffs (only visible in direct angled light) mostly caused from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes really interfere with play AT ALL thanks to the deeply pressed quality!!! BRILLIANT for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays BRILLIANTLY with fantastic mono blast and clarity!!! It really sounds GREAT with NO hisses, hops, distortion, sticks, or skips!!! Only (like pretty much all records) has low level surface noise in places such as on the run in grooves, only a few ultra light ticks here and there on rare occasions, and just a touch of ULTRA mild and light "bluesman's fag" atmospheric static in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections, but it doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! A hugely enjoyable listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! FANTASTIC for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably as Excellent!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original UK 1st press 1967 Mono front laminated “Robert Stace” sleeve complete with original unsplit inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks BRILLIANT, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO tears, NO splits, NO bad marks AT ALL, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few minor signs of ageing such as some light creasing and a touch of a record imprint, some signs of minor general ageing to the unlaminated back such as a little age rubbing and toning with some storage surface ruffling/smudging to the ink of the cat no to the top right (nothing drastic at all - no coffee cup rings or ugly grubbiness whatsoever!!!), a touch of denting to the four corners which basically ALL vintage LP's have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by emphasizing every negative I can possibly find, but this remains an AWESOME sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as brilliantly presentable, ultra strong, solid and unsplit like this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit, and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall at the very least as Very Good minus!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A truly UNBELIEVABLY RARE WITHDRAWN EARLIEST 1B 1B Mono classic 1967 UK Export 1st Press LP!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £5.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £17.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £21.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I cant accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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