Rolling Stones BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS 1969 UK LP 2nd MONO NM HEAR

	£		63
	$		83

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

THE ROLLING STONES -  BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS 

ORIGINAL BLUE LABEL  MONO CORRECT 2ND ISSUE JT LABELS AND DEAD WAX 

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO PLAYTHROUGH

EX+ SLEEVE WITH STAPLED INNER

• CATALOGUE:DECCA TXL 101

• MATRIX: XARL-7503-1A / XARL-7504-3A

• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 B/  2B KA

• JT TAX CODE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

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 JUST 2-3 VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES 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. 

UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, I CAN SEEA COUPLE OF DULL STREAK LINES AND A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE FEW 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 NOISE. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

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

NALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A FEW SPECKLES OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

TAKE A LISTEN IN PARTICULAR TO LADY JANE (SIDE ONE TRACK FIVE) TO REALLY HEAR HOW SUPERB THIS SOUNDS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

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

THE SLEEVE

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE IS IN GREAT CONDITION

THERE IS A SLIVER OF LIFT ALONG THE SPINE BUT THAT IS ALL

THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITHOUT THE PORTHOLE ON THE REAR

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

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

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

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 SHARP FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS , JUST A LITTLE FEATHERING

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 BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NO LAMINATE LIFT ON THIS SIDE

OPENING THE GATE-FOLD REVEALS A NEAR 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 HAS THE CORRECTLY STAPLED IN FOR THE FIRST PRESS ISSUE. 
THE PAGES HAVE A FEW 'THUMBED THROUGH ' MARKS BUT THATS ALL

THE ORIGINAL BLUE TEXT AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, ONE CORNER CREASE, AND A LITTLE AGEING . 

THE SLEEVE GRADES EX++

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