Rolling Stones BIG HITS HIGH TIDE & GREEN GRASS UK Stereo UNBOXED FINAL UPGRADE

	£		125
	$		166

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however

ROLLING STONES - BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS

IN   MINT!!!! CONDITION (PLAYED ONCE AT MOST)

 STEREO PRESS ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL

SUPERB MINT MINUS SLEEVE

A REAL FINAL UPGRADE

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

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  • CATALOGUE:DECCA TXS 101

  • MATRIX: XZAL-7503-4W / XZAL-7504-3W

  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 UC / 1 UK 

  • JT TAX CODE STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX

  
  

  
  

  THE RECORDS

   

  THE LABELS

  THE GREEN UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 

  SUPERB UNMARKED COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE BY THE HOLE 

  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 SPOTLIGHT THERE IT STILL LOOKS FLAWLESS

  PLAYING THE RECORD

  AN ASTONISHING RECORD THAT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION

  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

  NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL, AND NO STATIC WHATSOEVER

  NO TICS OR POPS AT ALL

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

  • THE BEST COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY WISH FOR

   

  
  

  THE SLEEVE

   

  YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ANY EARLY ORIGINAL STONES SLEEVE IN COLLECTABLE CONDITION, BUT THIS COPY IS IN  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 WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW

  NO CREASES ON THE COVER WHATSOEVER. NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE

  FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE,  NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

  TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST BARE CARD AND VERY VERY HARD TO KEEP PRISTINE. THIS COPY JUST HAS LIGHT WEAR TO THE BOTTOM ONE ONLY

  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 OR BURRING

  THE REAR SURFACE IS AMAZING

  THE SURFACE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, THREE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE

  OPENING THE GATEFOLD 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. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES ON THE PAGES

  THE ORIGINAL BLUE TEXT AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT WITH BARELY A WRINKLE . THERE IS JUST A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES 

  THERE CANNOT BE A CLEANER EXAMPLE ANYWHERE AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

   

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

  GARRY

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