THE ROLLING STONES - THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY - UNBOXED DECCA MONO - EX/EX
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VERY OCCASIONALLY I COME ACROSS AN ALBUM THAT IS SPECIAL. THIS WEEK I HAVE FOUND TWO STUNNING EXAMPLES OF LATE 60'S CLASSICS, BOTH IN EXCELLENT IF NOT NEAR MINT CONDITION.
THE ROLLING STONES - THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY ( BIG HITS VOL.2) - 1sT UK MONO PRESS ON THE UNBOXED RED DECCA LABEL.
THE VINYL IS STUNNING BARELY A MARK TO BE SEEN, EVEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. THE AUDIO IS SUPERB, NO CLICKS, POPS OR CRACKLE BETWEEN TRACKS JUST CRISP, CLEAR MONO SOUND ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THE LABELS ARE EXCELLENT, CLEAN AND FRESH WITH JUST THE HINT OF WHISPY SPINDLE TRAILS.
THE OCTAGONAL FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS JUST AS GOOD, A VERY TINY AMOUNT OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE CENTRE OF THE SPINE, THE REST IS EXCELLENT.
THE RED OCTAGONAL INNER IS EXCELLENT ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN INK ARROW ON EACH SIDE TO INDICATE THE OPENING.
THIS IS AN OUSTANDING COPY OF ONE OF THE STONES RAREST MONO ALBUMS AND IS A TRUE COLLECTORS ITEM.
CAT.NO. 1969 DECCA LK.5019
MATRIX: XARL-9067-P-1A/XARL-9068P-3W
STAMPERS:1 G / 1 A WITH JT TAX STAMP ON BOTH SIDES.
I TRY TO GRADE MY RECORDS AS LITTLE ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, I LISTEN TO EVERY RECORD I LIST AND GRADE ACCORDING TO THE PLAYBACK ON MY SYSTEM. I ALSO TRANSFER THE AUDIO TO MY COMPUTER VIA THE HEADPHONE SOCKET FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES, A CD OF THE AUDIO WILL BE SENT WITH THE ALBUM. I DO NOT SELL RECORDS WHICH JUMP OR STICK ON MY EQUIPMENT OR ARE VISIBLY WARPED. I USE THE FOLLOWING GRADING SYSTEM-
RECORD COLLECTORS GRADING SYSTEM:
MINT: THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS, ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
EXCELLENT: THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MAY HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.
VERY GOOD: THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AN OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER AND CONTENTS WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS IS ACCEPTABLE.
GOOD: THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFED EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC.
UK:1@£4.00, 2@£4.75, 3@£5.50 AND 4@£6.00
DUE TO INCREASED POSTAL COSTS, DOUBLE ALBUMS WILL NOW COUNT AS 2 ALBUMS WHEN POSTING OVERSEAS, SORRY. EUROPE:1@£5, 2@£7 and 3@£9 (max. 3 per airmail shipment.)
REST of WORLD 1@£9, 2@£11 and 3@£14 (max. 3 per airmail shipment.)
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