Rolling Stones STICKY FINGERS UK LP 1ST COC PRESS NMINT

	£		103
	$		136

ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH THE MOST INCREDIBLE SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES COC 59100
• MATRIX:COC59100 A3 / B4
• 1ST PRESS NUMBERS
• ROLLING STONES RECORDS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES
• ST-RS-7225 07 / 08 / 09 / 10
• 1G / 1B / A20 / A7

A REAL RARITY. THE FIRST PRESS ISSUE OF STICKY FINGERS WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND IS THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

I GUARANTEE YOU WILL THINK SO TOO WHEN YOU SEE JUST HOW AMAZING IT IS, AND THE LP ISN'T BAD EITHER!!

THE RECORDS

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 JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO INDICATE JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SET HAS BEEN PLAYED SINCE 1971

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS SUPERB. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT HANDLING LINES ON THE SURFACE WHICH CAN ONLY REALLY BE SEEN WHEN THE LP IS ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT, AND A FEW MORE WISPY HAIRLINES WHEN THE LP IS PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

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 PF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR EVEN STATIC ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYING SURFACE

I HEARD A FEW LIGHT CLICKS IN WILD WILD HORSES AND A COUPLE MORE ON SIDE TWO. I HAVE RECORDED BOTH OF THESE TRACKS SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF, BUT THE LITTLE NOISES ARE CERTAINLY NOT LOUD CLICKS AND WHILST IR CERTAINLY DETERS FROM A MINT MINUS GRADE I AM MORE THAN COMFORTABLE WITH A NEAR MINT GRADE FOR THIS STUNNING FIRST PRESS VINYL

SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE 4 SOUNDBITES AND I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST SLEEVES TO COLLECT EVER!!

THE ZIPPER HARDLY EVER WORKS, THE BELT BUCKLE IS ALWAYS EITHER TERRIBLY CREASED OR WORSE STILL TORN OFF, AND THE ACTIAL SHELL OF THE SLEEVE IS MOSTLY DISCOLOURED AND BADLY SHELF WORN. THIS ONE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.

I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN ONE AS SPECIAL AS THIS AND SOMEONE OUT THERE IS GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY INDEED

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST AMAZING. FIRSTLY LETS START BY SAYING THE THE ZIPPER WORKS PERFECTLY. GOES ALL OF THE WAY UP AND ALL OF THE WAY DOWN

THE BELT BUCKLE IS TOTALLY CREASE FREE!! CANNOT BELIEVE IT MYSELF BUT THERE IT IS. THERE ARE TWO REALLY TINY AND I DO MEAN TINY LINES ONE ABOVE THE BUCKLE AND ONE BELOW, BUT THEY ARE SO SMALL IT'S HARDLY WORTH THE MENTION. CHECK OUT THE CLOSE UPS

THE WHITE AREA OF THE SLEEVE IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE OUTER PLASTIC MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE BLACK AREAS EITHER.

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO CREASES BENDS OR ANY OTHER ANOMOLY. NOT EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. THE SPINES ARE ALSO PRISTINE WITH EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND NO RUBBING OR WEAR TO EITHER OF THEM

THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS AGAIN JUST PRISTINE. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

ITS ALO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THE SLEEVE HAS NO RING WEAR OR EVER RECORD SHAPE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND SPECIAL AS THE FRONT WITH THE MOST MINOR FEW TINY TINY DENTS THAT CAN BARELY BE SEEN

INSIDE THE SLEEVE IS THE ANDY WARHOL FOXED INNER SLEEVE SECTION THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MINT, AND THE INSERT WITH THE PICTURE OF THE BAND ON ONE SIDE AND THE RED TONGUE ON THE OTHER. THIS IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AS IS THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY