ROLLING STONES "BEGGARS BANQUET" 1st UK MONO *UNBOXED DECCA* BARELY PLAYED

	£		193
	$		256

ROLLING STONES "BEGGARS BANQUET" MEGA RARE ORIGINAL UK MONO PRESSING FROM 1968 ON THE UNBOXED DECCA RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. LK.4955!!! RECORDED BETWEEN MARCH & JULY 1968 AND RELEASED IN DECEMBER THE SAME YEAR, THIS IS THEIR SEVENTH UK ALBUM!!! WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST STONES LP´s & TOGETHER WITH "STICKY FINGERS" THEIR ABSOLUTELY BEST ALBUM!!! ALSO BEGGARS BANQUET IS VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE IT WAS THE LAST REAL STONES ALBUM WITH BRIAN JONES (AT LET IT BLEED HE PLAYED ONLY ON TWO SONGS), IT WAS THEIR FIRST RELEASE WITH JIMMY MILLER AS PRODUCER & THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: IT WAS THE BANDS RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS!!!ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES - WITH "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" "DEAR DOCTOR" "STREET FIGHTING MAN" "STRAY CAT BLUES" "SALT OF THE EARTH" AND ALL OTHER TRACKS A PERFECT ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH!!! WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE ULTRA RARE 1st UK MONO PRESSING ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL!!! STUNNING COPY, BARELY PLAYED VINYL WHICH LOOKS BEAUTIFUL & PLAYS SUPERB IN THE ONE AND ONLY MONO MIX - ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING COPIES THAT I EVER HAD!!! BEGGARS BANQUET IS ONE OF THESE RECORDS (LIKE DYLAN´S "BLONDE ON BLONDE" OR THE BYRDS MASTERPIECE "YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY") WHICH SOUNDS DRAMATICALLY-NO LIGHT YEARS BETTER IN MONO THAN IN STEREO & WHEN YOU ASK ME, THE ONLY WAY TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM IS IN MONO!!! THE MIX IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO STEREO COPIES (THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UK AND THE US MONO PRESSING!!!), THE MUSIC IS DEEPER, WARMER & IT´S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND MUCH BETTER LISTEN!!! IN CONTRAST TO MONO COPIES - STEREO COPIES ARE A SHAME, TRY IT AND YOU´LL GIVE ME RIGHT!!! OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER PRINTED IN ENGLAND AND MADE BY "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE"!!! THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 1st PRESSED MONO COVER, IT´S ALSO THE HARDEST TO FIND VERSION WITHOUT "REV. ROBERT WILKINS" (WRITER OF PRODIGAL SON) ON REAR WHICH WAS ONLY USED FOR 1st PRINTED COVERS!!! VERY EARLY 4A/2A MATRIX ENDINGS AND "1"TO"1" MOTHER STAMPERS, ALSO "JT" (TAX CODE) IS STAMPED ON THE RUN OFF GROOVE SIDE ONE & TWO AT 12 O´CLOCK (ONLY TO FIND AT THE EARLIEST 1st PRESSINGS)!!! COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL & CORRECT UK INNER SLEEVE!!! PLEASE NOTE: NOT MUCH PRESSINGS WAS RELEASED ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL BECAUSE ONLY A FEW MONTH LATER THE DESIGN WAS CHANGED & MOST COPIES FROM THIS ALBUM WAS SOLD WITH THE NEW-BOXED DECCA LOGO!!! TO FIND A 1st UK MONO PRESSING IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE - NEARLY 80% WAS RELEASED IN STEREO & ALL I CAN SAY IS: TRY TO GET IT NOW OR CRY LATER, IT´S ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING COPIES YOU´LL EVER FIND - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!! FANTASTIC COVER & BEAUTIFUL VINYL, BARELY PLAYED!!!

RECORD: EXCLLENT (BOTH LABELS LOOKS PERFECT AND I THINK THIS VINYL HAVE NO MORE THAN ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYS FROM NEW!!! ALL I CAN SEE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT ARE A HANDFUL OF THE FAINTEST SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS, ONE LINE OVER THE FIRST SIDE AND ONE OR TWO FAINT HAIRLINES ON THE SECOND SIDE - OVERALL IT GETS A STRONG EX (SIDE TWO LOOKS MORE EX+)!!! THERE ARE TWO CLICKS FOR APPR. 3 SECONDS AT SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, THE REST PLAYS FLAWLESS AND SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! IT´S  ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING COPIES THAT I EVER HAD & I´M SURE THAT YOU´LL NOT FIND A BETTER SOUNDING COPY OUT THERE!!!)

COVER: EXCELLENT (SHOWS SOME LIGHT GENERAL WEAR ONLY - NOT MUCH WRONG WITH THIS ONE!!!)

I´M A VINYL LOVER!! ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICTLY AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED!!!

I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE, SO PLEASE ASK FOR SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!!