Rolling Stones BIG HITS HIGH TIDE & GREEN GRASS UK 1st Stapled Book MINT MINUS

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THE ROLLING STONES -  BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS

ORIGINAL BLUE LABEL  MONO

SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO PLAYTHROUGH

MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH STAPLED INNER

TIME WARP CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:DECCA TXL 101
• MATRIX: XARL-7503-2A / XARL-7504-3A
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 CM/ 2 KA
• JT TAX CODE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

I HAVE FOR AUCTION ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO COME ACROSS. THE CONDITION NOT ONLY OF THE VINYL, BUT OF THE SLEEVE JUST BEGGARS BELIEF. SIMPLY STUNNING!!

IT HAS CLEARLY ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THE SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE WITH THE CORRECT 1ST ISSUE STAPLED IN INNER PAGES.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDING OF THIS ALBUM BEFORE BIDDING. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED

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

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

I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MONO, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 2-3 BARELY VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I BELIEVE WHY THE SLEEVE HAS RETAINED ITS CONDITION, THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF IT MORE THAN A FEW TIMES IN 52 YEARS

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, A COUPLE OF DULL SPECKLES AND ONE MINUSCULE SURFACE HAIRLINE

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 DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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 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 STEREO 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

THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, HEARD ONLY IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONLY BECAUSE I SIT NO MORE THAN 2 FEET FROM MY SPEAKERS WHILST LISTENING TO THE ALBUM AND TYPING THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE ELIMINATES EVEN THIS

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

NO DUST POPS WHATSOEVER. ANYWHERE!

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS  RECORD  MINT MINUS AT THE VERY WORST FOR THE AUDIO IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE COPY

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 VIRTUAL PERFECT CONDITION.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL. HOWEVER THIS SLEEVE WAS MANUFACTURED TO HIGHER STANDARDS WITH THE ONLY WEAK POINT BEING THE FLIMSY FRONT COVER WHICH IS A THIN PIECE OF CARD LAMINATED, AND IT'S THIS SURFACE THAT IS USUALLY IN VERY POOR 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 ONLY ONE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, OR THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY PATCHES OF LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ONLY, AND NO BIGGER THAN MY THUMB NAIL. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY CREASE

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST BARE CARD AND VERY VERY HARD TO KEEP PRISTINE. THIS COPY JUST HAS LIGHT BURRING TO THESE DELICATE 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 UNSQUASHED AND EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

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 ANYWHERE, NOT EVEN NEAR THE SPINE OR OTHER PERIMETER EDGES. JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF LAMINATE LIFT AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD 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 UNCREASED. CORRECTLY STAPLED IN FOR THE FIRST PRESS ISSUE. ONLY THE BACK PAGE HAS A LITTLE WHITE FLECKING AT THE VERY TOP

THE ORIGINAL BLUE TEXT AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT WITH BARELY A WRINKLE . THIS MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE OF STONES HISTORY CAN HAVE NO OTHER GRADE THAN

MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY