Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED 1969 UK Stereo LP W/Poster /Sticker /Inner NEAR MINT

	£		207
	$		274

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 - LET IT BLEED

IN  NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION

 STEREO PRESS ON THE BOXED DECCA LABEL

COMPLETE WITH THE  POSTER & STICKER

RARE UNBRANDED SLEEVE

BACH CHOIR CREDITS ON INNER UNCENSORED!!!

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL5025
• MATRIX:XZAL 9363-P-2W / XZAL 9364-P-4W
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 B / 1 K

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 1-2 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 52 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. 

IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF WISPY HAIRLINES, A FEW TINY DULL SPOTS

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS.

THE REPRODUCTION  IS CLEAR AND CRISP, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

I HEARD A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND INTHE FIRST TRACK ON EACH SIDE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS AMD A FEW LIGHT TICS AS TRACK TWO STARTED ON SIDE B

OTHER THAN THIS THE RECORD PLAYS JUST HOW YOU WOULD WANT IT TO

THE SLEEVE

. THERE ARE IN FACT THREE VARIANTS OF THIS SLEEVE THAT WERE ALL ISSUED FROM 1969 -7O,  THE SENOL ONE WAS ONLY EVER ISSUED IN 1969, THE MORE COMMON SLEEVE IS THE JAMES UPTON SLEEVE, AND LESS SO BUT STILL FROM THE SAME YEAR A SLEEVE THAT HAS NO MAKERS NAME, JUST 'PRINTED IN ENGLAND' WHICH IS WHAT THIS ONE IS

THIS LIKE THE OTHERS HAS THE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND THE NON LAMINATED REAR. ALSO ONLY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES HAD THE PORTHOLE ON THE REAR SURFACE SHOWING THE INNER SLEEVE'S COLOUR THROUGH IT.THE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT. THERE IS A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE TOP HALF OF THE SPINE

 THERE ARE SEVEN  LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, OF WHICH THREE ARE CLUSTERED TOGETHER RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM. TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE INCREDIBLY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE SLEEVE IN THE USUAL POSITION

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE TO THIS SLEEVE

 THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OTHER THAN A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS AND A DOT OF RUB ON THE  TIP ENDS OF THE TAPERED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS. THE BAREST SHADOW OR RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SMOUNT OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE ORIGINAL  'UNCENSORED' BLUE RIMMED INNER SLEEVE INDICATING A STEREO PRESSING IS IN AMAZING CONDITION.

THE BACH CHOIR IS CREDITED ON THIS INNER SLEEVE BUT WAS BLOCKED OUT ON LATER 1969 RELEASES BECAUSE THEY OBJECTED TO BEING CREDITED.

THIS IS MADE FROM REALLY THIN PAPER  AND MOST COPIES HAVE BEEN SPLIT ON THE SEAMS BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE WITH ALL THREE SEAMS TOTALLY SPLIT FREE. THERE IS HARDLY A WRINKLE ON THE SLEEVE, AND ONLY ONE CORNER HAS BEEN FOLDED AT SOME POINT

THE POSTER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, HAVING NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL. ALL OF THE FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE AND INNER AND POSTER NEAR MINT

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY