ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers LP 1971 EXPORT 1st Press

	£		127
	$		168

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Rolling Stones called 'Sticky Fingers' and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK EXPORT 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Rolling Stones label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER ROLLING STONES LPS EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT THIS IS THE RAREST UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE - WITH AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EXPORT ONLY' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE RAREST VERSION OF THIS LP EVER MADE (AT LEAST 10 TIMES RARER THAN THE INFAMOUS 'LARGE ZIP' COVER FOR EXAMPLE!) AND ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WERE EVER MADE FOR EXPORT ONLY!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - ALL STANDARD UK 1ST PRESSINGS WERE SEALED AT BOTH EDGES (TO HIDE THE ANDY WARHOL 'PANTS' PICTURE INSIDE THE COVER) - WITH THE RECORD BEING ACCESSED AT THE TOP OF THE COVER.  HOWEVER, A FEW COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD HAD A GATEFOLD VARIATION OF THIS LP (NEW ZEALAND BEING ONE OF THEM FOR EXAMPLE!)!!!!  AND AS WAS USUAL FOR MANY ROLLING STONES LPS - A FEW UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSINGS WERE SENT OUT TO THE COUNTRIES THAT NEEDED THEM!!!!  THE UK COMMONLY EXPORTED LPS TO OTHER COUNTRIES IN ITS 'COMMONWEALTH' - SO THIS LP WAS PROBABLY MADE FOR EXPORT TO NEW ZEALAND (BEFORE RELEASE) - OR INDEED ANOTHER 'COMMONWEALTH' COUNTRY IN THE FAR EAST.  HOWEVER MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT EVERY SINGLE PART OF THIS LP IS UK 1ST PRESSED!!!!  AND THAT INCLUDES THE INSERT, RECORD, INNER, AND IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EXPORT ONLY' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, ONE OF THE RAREST ROLLING STONES LPS EVER MADE - AND ONLY EVER PRESSED IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS FOR EXPORT ONLY!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS 100% COMPLETE - AND IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ROLLING STONES LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, MEGA RARE 1ST PRESS INSERT, AND IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EXPORT ONLY' 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'ZIP' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL 1971 Rolling Stones UK EXPORT 1st Pressing and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is COC 59100 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Rolling Stones Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!  All the tracks are pure quality Rolling Stones at their best!!!! Any fan of The Rolling Stones, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB visual condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound (probably from the ORIGINAL pressing) on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must visually grade Excellent+ if not better - with the playing grade only very VERY slightly less than this!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also has its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!! THE ULTRA RARE INSERT IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND IT IS VERY DOUBTFUL IF IT HAS EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 'Export ONLY' 1st Press Gatefold 'Zip' Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, absolutely NO damage AT ALL to the VERY fragile Zip area, and NO writing!!!!  The inside of the Gatefold & the Andy Warhol 'Pants' picture is absolutely SUPERB condition with barely ANY rubbing AT ALL!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO writing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO yellowing!!!!   The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL UK 1971 'EXPORT ONLY' 1ST PRESSING OF "STICKY FINGERS" BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: