ROLLING STONES "BEGGARS BANQUET" 1st UK MONO *UNBOXED DECCA* STUNNING
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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!!! IT´S 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 INSANELY RARE 1st UK MONO PRESSING ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL!!! 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!!! STUNNING TOP COPY, BARELY EVER PLAYED VINYL & BEAUTIFUL COVER!!! LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER PRINTED IN ENGLAND AND MADE BY "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD."!!! THIS IS THE CORRECT MONO COVER, ALSO IT´S THE RAREST & 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/3A MATRIX ENDINGS AND "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)!!! !!! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1st UK MONO PRESSING WHICH NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE - BACK IN 1968 NOT MUCH COPIES 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!!! FOR ONE MONO COPY YOU´LL FIND 20 OR MORE STEREO COPIES - WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE HARDEST-IF NOT THE HARDEST TO FIND STONES ALBUM EVER, HAPPY BIDDING & GOOD LUCK!!! BEAUTIFUL COVER & AWESOME-TOP CLEAN VINYL, ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYS FROM NEW!!!
RECORD: EXCELLENT ~ EXCELLENT+ (ALL I CAN SEE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT ARE A FEW FAINT HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF THE LIGHTEST SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS, THAT´S ALL - UNDER NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS MINT- AND I´M SURE MOST PEOPLE WOULD GRADE IT HIGHER!!! BOTH SIDES PLAYS ABSOLUTELY TOP ON ALL FREQUENCIES - SUPERB AUDIO QUALITY THROUGHOUT!!! YOU´LL NOT FIND A BETTER SOUNDING COPY FROM THIS INCREDIBLE RARE MONO ALBUM!!!)
COVER: VERY GOOD++ (THE SPINE SHOWS MODERATE WEAR BUT IS FULLY READABLE, A TINY NUMBER WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICABLE IS WRITTEN INSIDE THE GATEFOLD & THE CORNERS SHOWS LIGHT WEAR, OTHERWISE VERY CLEAN - A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COVER & HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE IN THIS CONDITION!!!)
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!!!!
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