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

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ROLLING STONES "BEGGARS BANQUET" MONSTER 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 & A TRUE MUST HAVE!!! WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE INSANELY RARE 1st UK MONO PRESSING ON THE *UNBOXED* DECCA LABEL!!! FANTASTIC COPY, BARELY PLAYED VINYL WHICH LOOKS BEAUTIFUL & SOUNDS THROUGHOUT SUPERB - NICE COVER TOO!!! 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, ALL LATER ISSUES (FOR BOXED PRESSINGS) WERE MADE BY ROBERT STACE!!! VERY EARLY 4A/2A MATRIX ENDINGS AND "1"-"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 TRUE 1st PRESSINGS)!!! COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL & CORRECT UK INNER SLEEVE!!! PLEASE NOTE: NOT MUCH PRESSINGS WERE RELEASED ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL BECAUSE ONLY A FEW MONTH LATER THE DESIGN WAS CHANGED & MOST COPIES FROM THIS ALBUM WERE SOLD WITH THE NEW-BOXED DECCA LOGO!!! TO FIND A 1st UK MONO PRESSING IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE - NEARLY 80% WERE RELEASED IN STEREO & ALL I CAN SAY IS: TRY TO GET THIS ESSENTIAL ALBUM FOR YOUR COLLECTION NOW OR CRY LATER - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!! NICE COVER & BEAUTIFUL VINYL-BARELY PLAYED!!!

COVER: VERY GOOD(+) (FRONT SHOWS SOME DECENT IMPRINTS (SEEMS THAT SOMEBODY WROTE A LETTER ON THE COVER), LIGHT GENERAL WEAR ETC. BUT ALL IN ALL A NICE ONE WHICH IS HARD TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION & THE INSIDE IS TOP CLEAN - IT GETS A VG(+) GRADE!!!)

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

ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE - I USE NO STOCK PHOTOS ETC.!!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND I´LL SHIP WORLDWIDE, THE POSTAGE COST INSIDE GERMANY IS 5€ - IF YOU´RE FROM EUROPE OR ANOTHER COUNTRY I´LL SHIP EACH ALBUM FOR $14 VIA 1st CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL!!!

EACH RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY & 100% SECURELY PACKED - BE SURE THAT I ALWAYS REMOVE THE DISC FROM THE COVER!!!

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

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS, I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH - IT´S GREAT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY "REAL" PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET - THANK YOU!!!