ROLLING STONES, EXILE ON MAIN STREET, 1972 UK 1st COC

	£		102
	$		135

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Hello and welcome to my auction. My name is Nick - aka “playgraderecords”. I have been an avid record collector for many years. Although I like lots of modern music, my passion is for classic blues, psych and progressive albums from the mid 60s to the early 70s. I don’t sell many records – the ones that I do sell are either duplicates from my collection or top quality examples sourced from record fairs or my local record shops.

I take pride in the care and attention that I give to every record that I list for auction. The records from my own collection have always been stored upright in polythene sleeves away from dust and light. These seldom require any cleaning other than just a quick dust using a sticky rubber Nagaoka Rolling 152 and a carbon fibre anti-static brush before play.

Each new find is sympathetically cleaned to remove visible dust, debris and fingerprints, before being critically assessed for the quality of play. If I think that the audio can be improved by a deep clean to remove a build-up of debris embedded in the grooves, I will clean it using a tried and tested isopropyl alcohol based record cleaning solution. I have refined my cleaning method over the years to a fine art, and am confident that the results are far superior to those achieved by the popular vacuum cleaning machines. In reality, the playback of most 35+ years old records will be improved massively by a proper clean.

Consequently, the records that I offer for sale will be immaculately presented and will play to a very high standard with barely any unwanted surface sound or static to spoil the listening pleasure.

Each record is strictly graded, and any significant defects to either the record or the sleeve will be highlighted. I will not conveniently forget to mention faults in order to sell for higher prices. If I grade a record as being in MINT- condition, you can rest assured that it will be both visually and aurally a near perfect copy which will be impossible to significantly improve upon!

Customer satisfaction is very important to me and I aim to provide a professional 5-star service to make the Ebay experience an enjoyable one.

Okay, now that I have given you little background information about myself– its time to get on to the important bit:

Here for auction is an exceptional example of the iconic studio double album by THE ROLLING STONES titled “EXILE ON MAIN STREET”, Catalogue Number COC 69100. This is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st PRESSING on the ROLLING STONES RECORDS LABEL with a superb 1st issue “box-style” sleeve made by Shorewood Packaging. The package comes complete with the correct thick card picture inner sleeves and matching white die-cut liner sleeves. [The Matrix Numbers are A1, B2, C1 and D1. “ROLLING STONES RECORDS” and “ST-RS-72250(7/8/9/10)” is etched in the run-outs of the four sides].

The un-laminated box style gatefold sleeve, made by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., is in EX condition with only very light wear and a few creases. The front and back covers are unmarked with just a little age discoloration. The internal record pocket is fully intact with no damage. The spine is square and solid with perfect text. There are no rips, splits, writing or anything else. Overall this is a truly excellent example of this notoriously fragile sleeve.

The top quality RSR pressings are solid and inflexible and sit flat and true on the turntable. They retain a lovely deep shine and the playing surfaces are beautifully clean. Visually both records are in EX condition with only a few very light sleeve removal/sleeve rub type surface marks evident under bright light. These are only superficial and of no audio significance whatsoever. The beautiful yellow Rolling Stones Records labels are unmarked with maybe 2 or 3 short spindle traces on each label. There is no wear to either spindle hole. I am confident that the records have only received a few careful plays.

PLAYGRADE ASSESSMENT:

This is my favourite Stones album. The material from this golden period is just brilliant – pure blues-based rock which really captures the true spirit of the Stones at the height of their powers. There isn’t a weak track on the whole double album. The stereo playback is particularly loud-cut and vibrant. Both records play essentially as new. There is no discernable deterioration in sound quality and barely any unwanted noise at all (just occasional very light surface sound which is never intrusive and only mentioned for complete accuracy). You simply will not find a better playing 1st press copy of this essential Stones album – I guarantee it!

The thick card picture inner sleeves are both in unmarked EX+ condition.

The correct matching 1st issue plain white die-cut inner liner sleeves are a bit crumpled from storage – but have no splits or tears.

GRADINGS

The records that I offer for sale have been critically play-graded, at loud volume, on a Rega Planar 3 turntable fitted with an Elys 2 cartridge. I will only sell records that play to a high standard. My gradings are strict and in accordance with the following descriptions:

·         MINT- Record is superb, almost like new, with just a few sleeve removal type surface marks and no deterioration in sound quality. Sleeve is near perfect in all respects.

·         EX Record is a top quality example, with just a few very light surface marks which do not sound, and barely any discernable deterioration in sound quality. Sleeve has slight wear and/or creasing.

·         VG Record has some visual surface marks, but still plays to a high standard without any major deterioration in sound quality – just a few clicks or light surface sound in places. Sleeve has normal wear and tear without any major defects. Still a very presentable sleeve.

PACKAGING

Records are sent out in new “Wrapro” record mailers. These are rectangular and strong, providing excellent protection to the edges and corners. Records are removed from both inner and outer sleeves in order to prevent seam-splits in transit.

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE

Due to PayPal’s Buyer Protection Policy, LPs posted outside of the UK (paid for by PayPal) will only be sent International Signed-For with insurance at the following cost:   

Europe up to £39 value - £9.95

Europe over £39 value - £12.15

Worldwide up to £39 value - £13.45

Worldwide over £39 value - £15.65

A postage discount will be given for multiple LPs