Rolling Stones LP , LET IT BLEED Decca Red Mono XARL-9364.P-1A , 1st/ 2nd Press?
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i’m not 100% sure if this is a first pressing ? so I’ve put the matrix numbers in the heading I think it’s from 1969 it’s mono sleeve quite a few marks I try not to hide anything so I tilt the vinyl at angle to show in good light if you need any more information please ask I don’t deal in records just sometimes pick up the odd one at charity shop or carboot 😃
but it’s priced with a low start price and I’m sure it will find it’s value. Front sleeve there’s some some worn probably where a sticker must’ve been removed in the past it’s taken a bit of the deeca logo away can’t see any rips or tears please only bid if happy with used condition and ungraded state.
I’ve since found out using discogs this appears to be vvariant 3 which was on the first pressing I think ?
Matrix should confirm this please see pics
More information found online see below 👇
Inner sleeve has the London Bach Choir credit on You Can?t Always Get What You Want, which was later removed as they withheld consent for their name to be used after they heard the album. The credit was subsequently removed, making this rare ?
I’m just adding more stuff as I research
More information someone has messaged to say they they think it’s 2nd pressing
On 13-Sep-23 at 22:57:38 BST, seller added the following information:😃😃😃😃😃 just adding more information i quite enjoy the Research as I knew noting before listing this
It’s a long read but worth it found online The changeover from non boxed to boxed version took place around the change of the year from 1969 to 1970.
To put it simply, all LP’s manufactured before new year 1970 are always with non boxed labels, both mono and stereo. The very last LP with non boxed logo was Let It Bleed and that was released in December of -69.
The change to boxed labels was actually taking place gradually. At least Let It Bleed was probably out in the shops on the same time with both non boxed and boxed versions. It may also be that Through The Past Darkly, issued a couple of months earlier could be found with both label versions in late -69 and early -70. The very first Rolling Stones LP that had the boxed label is The Promotional Album RSD-1
From the beginning of 1970, all LP’s were manufactured only with boxed labels. This also means that Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out is the first LP that is only made with boxed logo.
So, basically one can say that a non boxed label is from the 60’s and a boxed one is from the 70’s.
Mono or Stereo
The first two Rolling Stones LP’s were only made in mono. But by 1965 the sale of stereophonic record players had increased so Decca decided to start to record and produce LP’s in stereo as well. During 1965 and 1969 they made all Stones LP’s in both mono and stereo versions. This was to change in the end of the decade as the stereo LP players had by now become the standard of the day so Decca did not see any reason why they should continue to make mono LP’s. The manufacturing stopped in late 1970 or early 1971. If the LP was out only in Mono version during the 60’s, read the first two ones, then the manufacturing of them was still continued in Mono during the 70’s.
The catalog number of the LP and the color of the label are indicating if it is a mono or stereo recording. Two different series of numbers were used in the 60’s.
Mono
Mono recordings have either LK or TXL in the beginning of the catalog number. The LK series is on a red color label and the TXL series is using a light blue color on the label.
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