Rolling Stones Aftermath SHADOW SLEEVE LP UK 1st Press LK 4786 1966

	£		310
	$		411

The Rolling Stones

Aftermath

UK 1st Pressing

Uber-Rare 1st Press Shadow sleeve

LK 4786

1966

Overall Description

So here we have one of the rarest Rolling stones records out there!!

It is a first pressing of the Aftermath record, with an unboxed red Decca label and the rarest of rarest purple tinted shadow sleeve!!

The shadow to the aftermath text was limited to the very first pressings of the sleeve and was quickly replaced with standard non-shadow text that we all know.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity as these you never see these super rare early prints!!

The record also has ridiculously low stampers 1 O& 1 K, and I think it’s safe to say this is one of the closest pressings you can get to that mother pressing!!

An incredible album, just look at the track line up! Quite simply one of, if not THE very best Stones album EVER!!! This is magnificent, this is a masterpiece, and it's their first LP of 100% Jagger/Richards originals!!! Definitely one of my favourite LP's of all time, what makes it so amazing is that it contains pure magic!!! You can tell it's all from the same session, as each track has got a really distinct flavour - this was where the Stones went from being a great blues band, to true revolutionaries who helped guide rock music to where it is today!!!

Really this is Brian Jones's album; every track has his signature all over it. From his Dulcimer, through his Harpsichord, to his Sitar - this is his moment, the record he put his soul into.

Tracklist : Mother's Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Lady Jane, Under My Thumb, Doncha Bother Me, Goin' Home, Flight 505, High And Dry, Out Of Time, It's Not Easy, I Am Waiting, Take It Or Leave It, Think, and What To Do.

Matrix and Stampers

 Side 1  XARL-7210 4B    1  0

 Side 2 XARL-7210 6A    1   K

Outer Sleeve

The front laminated shadow sleeve is in great condition, especially considering its 45 year age!  There is NO writing on the sleeve, No rips or tears, No stains.  There is some slight laminate lift to the front, a few age cracks to the spine edge and some discolouring to the rear, as is common with unlaminated rears.  The spine is perfectly readable and straight and the rare text sits perfectly with all the colour and sheen you would want from such a rare sleeve Very good+

Inner Sleeves

Original white with blue text inner with operating instructions etc has no rips or tears.  A bit of folding and slight discolouring to one edge but otherwise in great condition! Excellent

Labels

Some spindle marks can be seen under a strong light but there are no rips, writing or stains   Excellent

Vinyl Visual

Side 1 has a minor scratch on it and a couple of hairlines that can be felt, and side 2 has just a few hairlines, that didn’t pick up on play through at all,  The record still retains its wonderful shine and lustre.  The record is heavy and thick just like they used to make em! Very good +

Vinyl Audio

Listened to the record all the way through, and it sounds superb!  There are no major jumps or skips.  There’s a little static between tracks, but no distortion, heard the odd pop on side 1, but nothing that distracted from the immense sound of the record.  Lady Jane sounded really really good.  This is clearly the way to listen to the stones, in their purest form!!    Excellent

Overall

So there we have it, one of the rarest rolling stones records available, housing one of the earliest first pressings out there, with super low stampers.

A True Rarity!!

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