Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED UK LP 1ST MONO WITH POSTER & STICKER PLAYS NR MINT-

	£		285
	$		378

ROLLING STONES - LET IT BLEED

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

1ST MONO PRESS ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL

COMPLETE WITH THE  GLOSSY!!! POSTER & STICKER

BACH CHOIR CREDITS ON INNER UNCENSORED!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK5025
• MATRIX:XARL 9363-P-1A / XARL 9364-P-2A
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 H / 1 BA

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP RED 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 2-3 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 43 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.

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 COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE HANDLING LINES HERE AND THERE,

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I KNOW 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 RICH AND POWERFUL MONO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS.

THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE 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

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL, JUST SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS , HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES LIKE A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROVES,

THERE ARE SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE (MAINLY IN 1ST 2 TRACKS SIDE 2)

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LONG LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FIRSTLY THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE JAMES UPTON.

LAMINATED FRONT AND NON LAMINATE REAR SURFACE

ALSO ONLY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES HAD THE PORTHOLE ON THE REAR SURFACE SHOWING THE INNER SLEEVE'S COLOUR THROUGH IT.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT, NOR ARE THERE ANY DEFECTS TO THE LAMINATE ITSELF. IN FACT THERE ARE ONLY FOUR SMALL  LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, A COUPLE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE .  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 AT ALL

THE SPINE IS  IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH TAPERED ENDS. ONLY AT THE VERY TIP ENDS IS THERE A LITTLE RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ON THE LEADING EDGE, AND THE TINIEST SPECK OF BURRING AT THE VERY TOP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS. DUE TO IT BEING UNLAMINATED , AND ONLY LIGHT HANDLING AND A COUPLE OF TINY MARKS, ONE OF WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF TINY SCRATCHES NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A SLIGHT BIT OF RUBBING TO THE WORDS MIDNIGHT RAMBLER

THE BACH CHOIR IS CREDITED ON THIS INNER SLEEVE BUT WAS BLOCKED OUT ON LATER  RELEASES BECAUSE THEY OBJECTED TO BE ING 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 MINT. TWO OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE CREASED WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER FOLDED THEM BEFORE PLACING THE INNER BACK INTO THE SLEEVE

THE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL. ALL OF THE FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND IS IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS HAS JUST HARDLY BEEN OPENED LET ALONE TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CORRECT 1ST ISSUE POSTER FOR THE MONO ALBUM IS PRINTED ON GLOSSY PAPER. A MATT ISSUE IS NOT A FIRST ISSUE POSTER!!!

THIS ONE IS GLOSSY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

A SUPERB COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY