Rolling Stones BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS 1966 UK MONO LP 1st MINT MINUS

	£		76
	$		101

THE ROLLING STONES -  BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS 

ORIGINAL BLUE LABEL  MONO CORRECT 1ST ISSUE KT LABELS AND DEAD WAX 

SUPERB MINT AUDIO PLAYTHROUGH

MINT SLEEVE WITH STAPLED INNER

• CATALOGUE:DECCA TXL 101

• MATRIX: XARL-7503-1A / XARL-7504-3A

• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 CC/ 2 B KG

• KT TAX CODE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1966, AND WAS REISSUED ON MANY OCCASIONS, SO IT CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A VERY 1ST PRESS OR A REISSUE. HERE IS HOW TO TELL

A FIRST ISSUE MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE LABEL MUST BE BLUE FOR A MONO, AND GREEN FOR A STEREO IT MUST ALSO HAVE KT TAX CODE ON THE LABEL AND ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE NO MENTION OF STEREO OR MONO ON THE BACK OR FRONT. THIS INFORMATION MUST ONLY BE ON THE SPINE

THERE MUST NOT BE A PORTHOLE ON THE REAR SURFACE

THE BOOKLET MUST BE ATTACHED INSIDE THE SLEEVE WITH STAPLES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. 

THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE  ARE 5-6  VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. 

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN GLEAMING ORIGINAL CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. 

IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER A SPOTLIGHT ALL I CAN SEE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES.

THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE DULLING IN THE RUN OUT WAX

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISEs LIKE HISS ETC. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

THE MONO SOUND IS LOUD AND POWERFUL AND CLEAR AS A BELL

NO DUST POPS WHATSOEVER. ANYWHERE! NO STATIC EITHER AND NO STATIC TICS

ALL I HEARD WAS A LITTLE NATURAL VINYL NOISE IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS  RECORD  MINT  MINUS

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ANY EARLY ORIGINAL STONES SLEEVE IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BUT THIS COPY IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION.

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT'S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 1966

THERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE ANYWHERE, AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

ANOTHER RARITY IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST BARE CARD AND VERY VERY HARD TO KEEP PRISTINE. THIS COPY JUST HAS VERY MILD FEATHERING

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UN-SQUASHED AND EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE UN-RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS 

THE REAR SURFACE IS  EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT

THE SURFACE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES , AND JUST TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES BY  THE SPINE. 

OPENING THE GATE-FOLD REVEALS A PERFECT INNER SET. THE TWO OUTER PANELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION, SHOWING NO WEAR OR RUBBING TO THE DARK COLOUR

THE ATTACHED BOOKLET IS ALSO FLAT AND UNCREASED. CORRECTLY STAPLED IN FOR THE FIRST PRESS ISSUE. 

THE ORIGINAL BLUE TEXT AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, A COUPLE OF  CREASES, AND A LITTLE AGEING . 

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT 

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