THE ROLLING STONES Goat's Head Soup LP Stereo 1973 WHITE LABEL RS UK 1st Press

	£		176
	$		233

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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Title : The Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup

Label & year : Original RS Records COC 59101 LP , UK Stereo 1973 PHENOMENALLY RARE White Label Test Pressing!!!

Matrix's : Side A : COC 59101 A2 ROLLING STONES RECORDS , Side B : COC 59101 B1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS (EARLIEST EVER!!!)

AN OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE WHITE LABEL EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRE RELEASE TEST PRESS OF THIS INCREDIBLY RARE ICONIC UK 1ST PRESS ROCK CLASSIC!!! IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE OF THESE - ONLY AN ABSOLUTE MINISCULE AMOUNT WERE EVER PRESSED FOR AN ELITE GROUP SUCH AS REVIEWERS AND DJ'S, AND FOR IN HOUSE QUALITY CHECKS BEFORE MASS RELEASE!!! THESE SIMPLY NEVER TURN UP, AND I DOUBT YOU’LL EVER FIND ANOTHER EVER AGAIN!!! OBSCENELY RARE!!! 

APPARENTLY ONLY FIVE ARE KNOWN TO EXIST!!! THIS MAKES THE WITHDRAWN 2:52 TELL ME DEBUT LOOK LIKE A PHIL COLLINS RECORD, THAT’S HOW OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE THIS IS!!! WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE VERY RAREST STONES LP’S IN EXISTENCE - ZERO EXAGGERATION!!! YOU WILL NOT FIND ONE OF THESE AGAIN - I SUSPECT ONLY TEN MAXIMUM (MAYBE ONLY FIVE!) WERE EVER PRESSED FOR AN ELITE GROUP IN THE INNER CIRCLE FOR FINAL CHECKS, BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL UK 1ST MASS PRODUCTION PRESS!!! AS CLOSE TO THE MASTER TAPE AS YOU CAN EVER POSSIBLY GET!!!

MAKE NO MISTAKE, YOU WILL NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO OWN THIS UNBELIEVABLE ROCK RARITY EVER AGAIN!!! ONE OF THE VERY RAREST STONES LP’S OF ALL TIME AND A TRULY UNIQUE ONE OFF OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF ROCK HISTORY’S GREATEST INVESTMENTS FROM ONE OF THE MOST INVESTABLE AND GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME - THE INCREDIBLY RARE EARLIEST EVER A2 B1 WHITE LABEL UK 1ST TEST PRESS OF THIS ABSOLUTE CLASSIC MICK TAYLOR ERA ALBUM FROM THE IMMORTAL STONES!!! DANCING WITH MR D!!! ANGIE!!! AWESOME!!!

THIS WILL SURELY BE THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF ANY STONES COLLECTION!!! BE AMONGST THE ELITE BY OWNING THIS INCREDIBLE ONE OFF PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY!!! ONE OF THE GREATEST LP'S FROM ONE OF THE VERY GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME IN IT’S VERY RAREST FORM!!! Please check out my other auctions for more iconic 1960’s/70's classics, and do NOT miss out on this IMPOSSIBLY RARE ONE OFF historic piece of UK 1st Press white label test press rock history of this iconic masterpiece from this legendary band, the likes of which we’ll ever see again - bid now!!!

About : Ultra Rare Original 1973 TEST PRESS WHITE LABEL UK 1st!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially in this condition!!! AN absolute classic LP from this incredible band!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious 60's / 70's record collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!! If you like good music, bid now!!!

The LP : 

Labels :

Classic 1973 UK 1st Press EARLIEST EVER pre release white label test press labels!!! Both sides are FANTASTIC with NO real signs of age, NO writing, NO stickers, and NO tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this hasn't had much play over the years at all!!! AWESOME for a 53 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Very Good+!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1973 UK 1st WHITE LABEL A2 B1 Test Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks GREAT with NO really nasty scratches, groovewear, or nasty deep scuffs whatsoever!!! The only blemishes are just some light wispy sleeve traces, a few mild hairlines and age marks, and just a small amount of cosmetic non-sounding and unfeelable scuffs (only visible in direct angled light) mostly caused from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes really interfere with smoothness of play AT ALL thanks to the deeply pressed quality!!! BRILLIANT for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall at the least as Very Good minus!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays BRILLIANTLY with fantastic stereo separation and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hisses, hops, distortion, sticks, or skips!!! Only (like pretty much all records) has low level surface noise in places such as on the run in grooves, a few mild ticks here and there on rare occasions, and just a touch of ULTRA mild and light low level "bluesman's fag" atmospheric static in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections, but it doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! And that's truly about it!!! The vast, vast majority of the music is ultra clear and sounds ABSOLUTELY AWESOME with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from 1973 RS Records WHITE LABEL A2 B1 UK 1st Test Press vinyl!!! An outstanding listen! Absolutely ESSENTIAL!! AWESOME for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audibly at least as Very Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original 1973 UK 1st Press plain white RS Records unlaminated test press sleeve complete with original unsplit inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks GREAT, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO tears, NO splits, NO writing OR graffiti, NO bad marks AT ALL, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! This sleeve only has a small amount of light signs of ageing such as just a small amount of light creases and a touch of a record imprint, just some mild signs of the lightest general mild rubbing and age toning here and there from storage with a few mild storage spots and a small amount of minor water marks (nothing beyond the usual and nothing drastic whatsoever!!!), a touch of denting to the four corners which virtually every vintage sleeve has, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing every negative I can possibly find, but this remains a fantastic pre release plain white test press sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as awesome as this - most have been virtually destroyed, torn and even missing or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt!!! Must grade overall as Very Good!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me) 

Summary : A UNIQUE ONE OFF OPPORTUNITY to own this PHENOMENALLY RARE white label test press example of this iconic work of art!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS UTTERLY UNIQUE AND UNBELIEVABLY EARLY AS THIS!!! AS CLOSE TO THE SOURCE AS POSSIBLE - THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CHANCE YOU WILL EVER HAVE OF OWNING THIS TRULY PHENOMENAL A2 B1 MATRIX WHITE LABEL TEST PRESS RECORD!!! Don't miss out on this magnificent masterpiece and a truly scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be Royal Mail via eBay. Europe buyers, postage is £19.99 signed for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £23.99 signed for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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