THE ROLLING STONES Through The Past Darkly BigHits2 LP Decca 1969 UK Boxed Mono

	£		130
	$		172

Insanely hyper rare piece oh history this one!!!!

Title : The Rolling Stones - Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

Label & year : Original Red Decca LK 5019,  OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE BOXED MONO 1969 UK PRESSING!!!

Matrix's :

Side A :XARL-9067-P-1A

Side B : XARL-9068.P-3A

Now THIS is surely one of THE very rarest Stones LP's OF ALL TIME!!! A BOXED 1969 Mono example of this MAGNIFICENT album!!! Not many know this pressing even exists!!! The Unboxed Mono is incredibly rare as it is, but barely ANY boxed Mono examples were pressed AT ALL!!! We are talking only a few hundred at the very most!!! They simply NEVER turn up, especially like this!!! ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AUDIO!!! ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED FOR MAXIMUM FIDELITY!!! OUTSTANDING!!!

I can only think that an absolute MINISCULE amount were EVER pressed up to cater for a tiny amount of outstanding orders in the incredibly brief period (most likely one single day) that the Mono edition of this was still being pressed, just as Decca changed their label design and swiftly deleted this mix in favour of the stereo one!!! Of course, most shops still had old unboxed stock, and Mono was all but dead by 1969, so the amount of these pressed with the new late 1969 boxed label as a Mono would have been absolutely MINUTE!!! JUST TRY FINDING ANOTHER!!! Don't miss out on this IMPOSSIBLY RARE piece of Stones history.

About : IMPOSSIBLY RARE Original 1969 UK Mono Press!!! 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 UK Original red "boxed" 1969 Decca labels!!! Both sides are GREAT with minimal signs of age, NO writing, NO graffiti, NO stickers, and NO tears whatsoever!!! Just has some light spindle marks from general light use over the years!!! BRILLIANT for a 54 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Very Good!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1969 UK Boxed Mono 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 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 least as Very Good!!! (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 mono blast and clarity!!! It really sounds great 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 ticks here and there on rare occasions, and just a touch of ULTRA mild and light "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!!! A hugely enjoyable listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! AWESOME for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably 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 UK 1969 1st Press laminated flipback G&L octagon shaped gatefold sleeve complete with original lightly creased UNSPLIT custom red 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 really bad marks AT ALL, NO writing OR graffiti, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few signs of usual minor ageing such as some storage creasing with evidence of a brief crueaseline across the front from a shelf mishap and the merest hint of a record imprint, a little ruffling to parts of the edges from storage over the years and some usual whitening and wear to parts of the still strong and mostly readable spine (no splits), a touch of denting to the corners which basically ALL vintage LP's have, 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 minor negative I can possibly find, but this remains a GREAT sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as brilliant as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit, unspoilt and brilliantly presentable!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good minus!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : An IMPOSSIBLY RARE extremely limited edition example of this PHENOMENALLY RARE classic UK 1969 BOXED MONO classic LP!!! Only available for a miniscule amount of time!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS SONICALLY AWESOME AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!