Rolling Stones IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL 1974 UK 1st A2/B2 UNPLAYED FINAL UPGRADE

	£		96
	$		127

ROLLING STONES - IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT  CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH A SUPERB MINT SLEEVE

THE VERY FIRST PRESS A2/B2 

FINAL UPGRADE

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES COC 59103
• MATRIX:COC59103 A2 / B2
• 1ST PRESS NUMBERS
• ROLLING STONES RECORDS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

 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 LABELS

THE YELLOW STONES LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH SIDE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A PERFECT MINT DISC

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 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 FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

THIS DISC PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WITHOUT ANY SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT BOTH VISUALLY AND FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL HEAVY CARDED SHOREWOOD SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT. THIS SLEEVE IS PRONE TO RINGWEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE FRONT AND REAR SURFACES, BUT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW, AND HAS REMAINED PRISTINE

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE , AND INCREDIBLY NOT EVEN ANY OF THE TINY ONES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT TO SEE NEAR THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP  EDGE, AND JUST ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP, WITH JUST THE VERY TIP ENDS OF THE TWO RIGHT CORNERS HAVING A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND TOTALLY UN-SQUASHED. AGAIN FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OR COLOUR LOSS OR CREASES. INCREDIBLY ONCE AGAIN NO LINES WHATSOEVER, NOT EVEN NEAR THE SPINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE ORIGINAL PICTURE CARD INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UN-SPLIT AND UN-CREASED CONDITION. NO RUBBING OR RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS GREAT COVER MINT 

IT IS THAT GOOD

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY