Rolling Stones BEGGARS BANQUET UK 1ST STEREO 1K MINT

	£		175
	$		232

ROLLING STONES - BEGGARS BANQUET

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL

1K/1K MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4955
• MATRIX:XZAL 8476-1K / 8477-1K

• FIRST PRESS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 UH / 1 CG

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ALBUMS THAT IS REALLY HARD TO COLLECT IN GREAT CONDITION, BUT HERE IS A COPY THAT NOT ONLY HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND PLAYS TO A MINT STANDARD, BUT THE SLEEVE MATCHES THE SUPERB QUALITY OF THE VINYL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 43 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF TINY AND TOTALLY INSIGNIFICANT NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS 

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO CLICKS AT ALL,AND BARELY EVEN ANY STATIC

ABSOLUTELY NO VINYL NOISE, AND EVERY LINKING GROOVE IS AS QUIET AS THE NEXT. I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE FULL RUN OUT SO THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE SUPERB QUALITY OF THIS VINYL

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS AND PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OF THE MOST QUIET STATIC

THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD STEREO CUT AND IS REPRODUCED SUPERBLY, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!

IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED WHITE GATEFOLD FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE LAMINATE ON THIS SLEEVE GLEAMS LIKE A NEW SLEEVE DID BACK IN THE DAY.I HAVE SEEN MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM, BUT CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THIS SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO HANDLE

THE COLOUR OF THE SURFACE WAS ALWAYS A SLIGHTLY OFF WHITE COLOUR , AND MANY MANY COPIES HAVE SERIOUSLY YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT THIS ONE WAS PLACED INTO A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WITHOUT THE YELLOWING

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS OF FOLDS EITHER. INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST THREE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE LAMINATE IS UNDAMAGED IN ANY WAY

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED PROPERLY IN A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY NICK TO THE BOTTOM EDGE . IT'S NOT WEAR JUST WHERE THE SLEEVE HAS CAUGHT SOMETHING

THE SPINE IS THE VERY THIN TYPE WITH THE CREASELINE RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE THE FULL LENGTH. THE LAMINATE ON THIS DELICATE SPINE IS AMAZINGLY FULLY INTACT, AND THERE IS NO SPLIT OR FLAKE AT ALL AT ANY POINT. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES TO THE SPINE EITHER

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE VINYL WAS REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL  BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE  WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT AND ONLY LIGHTLY CREASED, THERE IS NO DAMAGE AND ONLY HAS SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING SLEEVE THAT JUST HAS TO GRADE MINT MINUS!!1

A TOP QUALITY COLLECTIBLE SET THAT IN MY OPINION COULD NEVER BE UPGRADED FROM

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY