The Rolling Stones 1964 UK DEBUT LP WITH FLIPBACK SLEEVE MINT MINUS - LISTEN

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THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

 UNBOXED MONO DECCA 1ST PRESS 1964

 NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4605
• MATRIX: XARL-6271-1A / XARL-6272-4A 
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 KM / 1 IH
• RARE FLIPBACK SLEEVE

UP FOR AUCTION HERE IS A TRULY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE STONES DEBUT LP. PLAYED NO MORE THAN 2-3 TIMES EVER, THIS IS A KEEPER COPY

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED AND SILVER UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE DEEP RICH COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE VINYL HAS HAD JUST A FEW CAREFUL PLAYS IN THE 54 YEARS IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE

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

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ONLY ONE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING WISPY HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE. NO OTHER LINES AT ALL. THE DISC LOOKS JUST PERFECT

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 AS NEW ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS AND ALSO UNWORN .

PLEASE PLAY THE SOUNDBITES AND THEN YOU WILL TRULY APPRECIATE JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS 1964 RECORDING TRULY IS

FIRSTLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

YOU WILL NOT HEAR ANY CLICKS OR LOUD POPS ANYWHERE THROUGH THE PLAY THROUGH, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN JUST HOW SPECIAL THIS ALBUM IS

YOU WILL HEAR A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ON OCCASION ONLY IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN ONE TINY STATIC TIC ALSO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

WITH ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STUNNING CONDITION OF THIS ALBUM I AM GOING TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, PLAY ALL OF THE SOUNDBITES AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

RARE FLIPBACK MACNEILL PRESS ISSUE OF THIS SLEEVE. LAMINATED FRONT AND NON LAMINATED REAR

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 FOUND 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 SEVEN , INCREDIBLY THIS SLEEVE HAS NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE LIKE YOU WILL FIND ON MOST EXAMPLES

ONE LAMINATE LINE ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM, PLUS THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS AHVE A LIIGHT LINES ACROSS THEM. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER,WITH THE LAMINATE PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL. BOTH HAVE ULTRA SMOOTH SURFACES TO THE TOUCH AND A JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE,  THE TAPERED ENDS ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNBLEMISHED. THE WHITE SURFACE UNDER THE LAMINATE HAD STARTED TO BROWN WITH AGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ON THE FRONT EDGE IN THE MIDDLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND A WHITE SURFACE THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WITH JUST A LIGHT TRACE OF NATURAL AGEING , AND HANDLING , MAINLY TO THE EDGES

THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THE ORIGINAL GREASE PROOF PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, NO CREASES, JUST LIGHT AGEING TO THE ONCE WHITE SURFACE

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY