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

	£		411
	$		545

ROLLING STONES - LET IT BLEED

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT - !!!! CONDITION

1ST MONO PRESS ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL

COMPLETE WITH THE POSTER & STICKER

BACH CHOIR CREDITS ON INNER UNCENSORED!!!

COMPLETED WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK5025
• MATRIX:XARL 9363-P-2A / XARL 9364-P-1A (USUALLY ON MOST COPIES IT'S 1A/2A
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 BA / 1 H (USUALLY ON MOST COPIES THIS IS THE OTHER WAY AROUND)

THE RARE BOOKLET!!

NO THIS COPY DOESN'T HAVE ONE, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS WHY THIS ALUM ON VERY RARE OCCASIONS HAS THE DECCA PROMO BOOKLET WITH IT.

I HAVE READ ON MAY TIMES WITH INTEREST THAT ON THE VERY FIRST PRESSES THIS RARE ITEM CAME INCLUDED WITH THE ALBUM AND WAS SHORTLY DISCONTINUED, MAKING THE VERY FIRST PRESSES WITH THE BOOKLET FAR RARER AND THEREFORE WORTH MORE. in fact thats exactly what I used to think until I met a Decca rep

WELL THERE CERTAINLY IN NO DOUBT THAT HAVING THE BOOKLET DOES ENHANCE THE COPY, BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE BOOKLET WAS GIVEN TO THE SHOPS BY THE REPS WHO VISITED THE STORES.

THE BOOKLET WAS ISSUED TO SHOPS AT THE SAME TIME AS LET IT BLEED CAME OUT, AND THE IDEA WAS FOR THE SHOPS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE BACK CATALOGUE THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING PURPOSES, AND TO USE IT AS A GUIDE TO HELP CUSTOMERS CHOOSE OTHER STONES ALBUMS.

MANY COPIES ENDED UP BEING INCLUDED WITH THE LET IT BLEED ALBUM BECAUSE THE SHOPKEEPER EITHER PLACED IT INSIDE OR GAVE IT TO THEIR CUSTOMER. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE SHOPS WERE ONLY GIVEN ONE OR PERHAPS 2 COPIES, SO SOME WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN AWAY, SOME USED BY THE SHOP FOR THEIR OWN USE, AND SOME GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS.

SO YES VERY RARE BUT NOT AN INCLUDED ITEM WITH VERY FIRST PRESSES AS SOME WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE.

I AM NOT TRYING TO BE SMART WITH THIS INFO, BUT I BELIEVE THE FACTS SHOULD BE ACCURATE

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 BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE

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 GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS BETTER THAN MANY COPIES OF THIS YOU WILL SEE. A TOTALLY CREASE FREE SURFACE. NO HEAVY LINES FOLD BENDS OR DINGS, AND JUST FOUR MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NOT ONE LINE ON EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND 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, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT AND RUN FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH TAPERED ENDS. NO SHELF WEAR AT ALL EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY THE SLEEVE WAS PUT TOGETHER

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS. DUE TO IT BEING UNLAMINATED , THE SLEEVE HAS CLEARLY BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AS THIS DELICATE SURFACE IS IN TOP UNMARKED CONDITION. NOT EVEN ANY LINES NEAR THE SPINE

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. THIS IS THE FLATTEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS WITH JUST THE TOP LEFT CORNER SLIGHTLY WRINKLED

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.

A SUPERB COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY