THE ROLLING STONES NO 2 VERY RARE CENSORED COVER WITH UNBOXED MONO LABEL LK 4661

	£		79
	$		105

THE ROLLING STONES           N0.2      

MONO 

WITH EX/EX- AUDIO !!!!
VERY, VERY RARE, WITH CENSORED COVER, BUT WITH UNBOXED MONO LABEL AND VINYL !!!!
Firstly the boring bit, but these are the facts about this pressing and time of release, etc, so please read FULLY as it is VERY important, thank you !!!! 
WHEN FIRST RELEASED THE BACK HAD REFERENCES TO A BLIND MAN, WHICH WAS LATER CENSORED WITH THE 'BLIND MAN' TEXT BEING REMOVED. DECCA HAD SOME 'BLIND MAN' TEXT COVERS LEFT OVER, SO INSTEAD OF GETTING RID OF THEM, THEY PASTED A CENSORED VERSION ON THE BACK, AND THE ORIGINAL TEXT WAS STILL VISIBLE UNDER THE PASTE OVER COVER. LOTS OF SELLERS SAY THAT THE 'BLIND MAN' TEXT IS RARE, WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT, AND THE PASTE OVER IS RARER !!!!
SO WHAT MAKES THE ONE LISTED BELOW SO RARE ?? WELL IT HAS THE CENSORED VERSION PRESSED ONTO THE COVER, SO NOT A PASTE COVER, BUT HAS AN UNBOXED RED MONO DECCA LABEL INSIDE.
THE FIRST FULLY CENSORED MONO COVERS WITHOUT THE PASTE OVER, CAME OUT IN 1970, BUT HAD A BOXED RED MONO DECCA LABEL INSIDE.
THE VINYL LISTED BELOW, IS THE LAST TO BE PRESSED ON THE RED UNBOXED MONO LABEL, WHICH YOU CAN TELL, AS IT HAS NON GROOVED LABELS, AND HAS CREDITS OF, '(c) Chapell  (d) Essex music' PRINTED ON THE SAME LINE ON THE LABEL, SO LABELS PRINTED FROM 1968 TO 1969. IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OFFS, IT HAS A TAX CODE OF, 'JT' AND NOT, 'KT', SO THIS SHOWS THE VINYL PRESSED FROM 23rd NOVEMBER 1968, UP UNTIL 31st MARCH 1973, BUT AS THE DECCA BOXED LABELS WERE INTRODUCED IN 1970, THIS PROOVES THIS IS THE LAST UNBOXED LABELS PRINTED.
ALSO THE RED MONO POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE, ALTHOUGH NOT DATED ON THE SLEEVE, IS ACTUALY DATED FROM JUST 1969 TO 1970 !!!
THE BACK OF THE COVER ALONG THE BOTTOM HAS THE, "LAMINATED WITH CLARIFOIL" TEXT, WHICH WAS ON 1960's COVERS WHERE AS IF THIS TEXT IS MISSING, IT IS A LATER PRINTED COVER !!!!   
THIS WAS A HUGE DECISION TO PUT UP FOR AUCTION, AS IT IS IN AMAZING CONDITION, AND I KNOW I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE IT, AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW !!!! 

THIS IS THE ROLLING STONES WHO WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1962, AND THEIR 2nd ALBUM ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1965, BUT AS YOU HAVE JUST READ, THIS IS A 1968 TO 1969 LAST PRESS ON THE RED UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL. THIS IS FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION, AND PLAYS SUPERB , AS WILL BE DESCRIBED BELOW !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!  
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL LATE 1968 TO LATE 1969 UK PRESS :: XARL-6619-2A  :: XARL-6620-1A .
WITH 'JT' IN THE RUN OFFS !!!!
ON THE RED UNBOXED NON GROOVED DECCA LABEL  ::  LK. 4661.
COVER :: ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED NON FLIPBACK, WITH THE CENSORED BACK, WITH NO BLINDMAN TEXT, OR PASTE OVER, AND HAS, 'Laminated with 'CLARIFOIL' made by British Celanese Limited' ALONG THE BOTTOM ON THE BACK. SUPERB SPINE AND EDGES WITH NO RUB OR WEAR, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. LOVELY LAMINATE WITH NO LAMINATE LIFT, JUST A FEW SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND FOUR LONGER ONES ALONG THE OPENING EDGE SIDE. THERE IS A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR, BUT ONLY SEEN WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. THE BACK IS LOVELY AND CLEAN, JUST A VERY FAINT TINY STAIN MARK BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. REALLY BEAUTIFUL SOLID AND CLEAN COVER, WHICH ARE VERY HARD TO FIND, SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE :: EX/EX- . VINYL ::  THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERB AND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND BETTER, AS THERE ARE NO JUMPS, SKIPS, STICKS, POPS, CLICKS, NASTY STATIC, OR CRACKLE, AND DUE TO THE RARITY I WILL DO A TRACK BY TRACK AUDIO DESCRIPTION... SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION . TRACK 2 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION . TRACK 3 :: JUST TWO FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END . TRACK 4 ::  JUST THREE FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE . TRACK 5 :: JUST ONE SINGLE FAINT TICK AFTER THE START, AND ANOTHER ONE IN THE MIDDLE . TRACK 6 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION . SIDE 2 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START . TRACK 2 :: HAS ONE SINGLE FAINT TICK AFTER THE START, AND ANOTHER ONE TOWARDS THE END . TRACK 3 :: HAS A SINGLE FAINT TICK AT THE START, TWO FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND FOUR FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END . THREE FAINT  TICKS BETWEEN TRACKS . TRACK 4 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION . THREE FAINT TICKS BETWEEN TRACKS . TRACK 5 :: ONE SINGLE FAINT AT THE START . TRACK 6 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION . SO SOME FAINT TICKS HERE AND THERE AND NOT MANY, AND CERTAINLY NOT INTRUSIVE. THE AUDIO IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND SOUNDS FANTASTIC, WITH THOSE NON INTRUSIVE FAINT TICKS AS MENTIONED IN THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION !!!! IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE DESCRIPTION, THEN YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED WHEN YOU PLAY IT !!!! VISUALLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COSMETICS, SO THERE ARE SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES , SOME SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND A FEW TINY COSMETIC MARKS, AND AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS VERY NICE, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. NOW FOR THE AUDIO GRADE AND I WILL GO ON THE SAFE SIDE AND GRADE THE AUDIO ::  EX/EX- .  REALLY DOES PLAY WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR MONO AUDIO, WITH WHAT IS DESCRIBED ABOVE !!!! 
LABELS ::  VERY NICE, JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT  :: EX .

ORIGINAL POLYLINED INNER ::  WITH NO SPLITS OR WRITING, VERY NICE, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NICE AND CLEAN NEWER POLYLINED DECCA INNER, ALONG WITH THE ONE LISTED ABOVE  :: EX/EX- .
YET ANOTHER STONES CLASSIC, AND AS YOU HAVE SEEN AND READ, VERY RARE WITH LAST UNBOXED LABELS, IN A CENSORED COVER, SO NOT MANY OUT THERE. PLAYS BEAUTIFUL WITH CLEAR MONO AUDIO, JUST SOME FAINT TICKS WHICH DO NOT SPOIL THE AUDIO AS THEY ARE FAINT AND NOT INTRUSIVE !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME, ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU ! 

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.