ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers 1971 UK *COMPLETE* 1st PRESS NEAR MINT

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ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers 1971 UK *COMPLETE* 1st PRESS NEAR MINT

THE ROLLING STONES
Sticky Fingers

UK ROLLING STONES RECORDS (COC 59100) FIRST PRESSING (April 1971)
A FANTASTIC ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS BARELY PLAYED AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ROLLING STONES RECORDS LABELS
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ANDY WARHOL ZIP COVER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PHOTO/INFO INSERT WITH THE 'LIPS' LOGO (this was the first appearance of the "Tongue and Lip Logo" designed by John Pasche)
AND THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE

Matrix Numbers & Etchings: Side One: COC 59100 A4 T.M.L. ROLLING STONES RECORDS (etched)
Matrix Numbers & Etchings: Side Two: COC 59100 B2 T.M.L. ROLLING STONES RECORDS (etched)

Pieced together from outtakes and much-laboured-over songs, Sticky Fingers manages to have a loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark undercurrents of the songs.
It's a weary, drug-laden album -- well over half the songs explicitly mention drug use, while the others merely allude to it -- that never fades away, but it barely keeps afloat.
Apart from the classic opener, "Brown Sugar", the long workout "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and the mean-spirited "Bitch," Sticky Fingers is a slow, bluesy affair, with a few country touches thrown in for good measure.
The laid-back tone of the album gives ample room for new lead guitarist Mick Taylor to stretch out, particularly on the extended coda of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." But the key to the album isn't the instrumental interplay -- although that is terrific -- it's the utter weariness of the songs.
"Wild Horses" is their first non-ironic stab at a country song, and it is a beautiful, heart-tugging masterpiece.
Similarly, "I Got the Blues" is a ravished, late-night classic that ranks among their very best blues.
"Sister Morphine" is a horrifying overdose tale, and "Moonlight Mile," with Paul Buckmaster's grandiose strings, is a perfect closure: sad, yearning, drug-addled, and beautiful.
With its offhand mixture of decadence, roots music, and outright malevolence, Sticky Fingers not only set the tone for the rest of the decade for the Stones but in hindsight reveals itself as one of their finest records.

Side 1:
Brown Sugar (3:50)
Sway (3:45)
Wild Horses (5:41)
Can't You Hear Me Knocking (7:17)
You Gotta Move (2:32)
Side 2:
Bitch (3:42)
I Got The Blues (4:00)
Sister Morphine (5:34)
Dead Flowers (4:05)
Moonlight Mile (5:56)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright, unmarked labels which have barely a spindle mark to be seen and the spindle hole is still tight
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a few harmless light brush marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully with nothing to fault bar a few light background static ticks/touch of surface.
Nothing major and I did not clean this copy as it looks practically untouched so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, clean and sharp as the day it was made with just a fold on the opening jean tab otherwise all edges/surfaces are unworn and all text on the (pinched) spine is clear and bold
INSERT: MINT
The insert (printed in England by Richard Davis Ltd) is again in beautiful condition and has probably never been handled or taken out of the cover before

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way  1228 (GS 8.1 (1228))

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