ROLLING STONES 1969 Promotional Album Orig UK Decca Promo LP 200 Only SIGNED

	£		3,600
	$		4,297

** RECORD COLLECTOR **

THE ROLLING STONES

Special Radio Promotion Album

Original Promo Only LP released on Decca Records in 1969. Sleeve printed in USA. Record pressed in the UK with Blue Boxed Decca label. Includes solid-centre, polylined Red & White 'Mono' Innersleeve.

XARL-9205-2A   /   XARL-9206-1A

AUTOGRAPHED on back cover by Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger and Mick Taylor - see pictures.

Includes letter from previous seller (not me!) detailing the history and source of this particular item (see picture).

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR LOTS MORE INFO ON THIS RARE PRESSING - INCLUDING INFORMATION ON THE SIGNED COPIES (and the suggestion that just two dozen copies were signed):

http://www.stonesondecca.com/4A13_Promotional.html

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Issued in UK on October 30th 1969.

London, September 1969. The Rolling Stones are about to go out on tour again after a long break, the last tour had taken place in 1966. There is a new face in the band, Mick Taylor

There is a decision taken that the upcoming tour of USA is to be promoted in a professional way through radio stations all over US. At this point of time there are two compilation albums on the market, Big Hits from 1966 and Through The Past Darkly that had been issued a few days earlier. It is decided that a third compilation album needs to be put together with “the rest of the best” songs that had not been on the two previous hits albums.

The album is put together of old songs and one new previously unreleased track, Love In Vain, and it is named Rolling Stones. The vinyl label has also the name Promotional Album printed on it and this is the name by which this legendary LP is known today.

The LP is pressed is USA for distribution to local radio stations all over US. It is also decided that a few copies is to be made in UK under the Decca label. The covers for both US and UK pressed vinyls are made in USA.

The US LP on London gets the catalogue number RSD-1 and the UK made Decca album is given RSM.1. However, the empty cover sent from US to UK has the US catalogue number RSD-1.

Probably one of the very first Decca LP records that got the new boxed label design. The LP was actually a MONO version even though the label for some reason is blue.

How many did they press?

The figure most often suggested of only 200 US copies being made but this is a wrong interpretation of the situation. As the Decca letter issued at the time states that 200 were made, people just think that 200 is the correct figure for all Promotional albums. Most collectors do not see a difference in between a London pressing and a Decca pressing. Some sources also claim that there were 100 copies on Decca and 100 copies on London. That is not correct either.

The Decca version is extremely rare. The Decca letter issued at the time stated that 200 copies were made.

A much larger quantity was pressed in USA on London Records. It is not known how many they actually pressed but an estimation of 1000-1500 copies would not be far from that actual quantity.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Route 66

Walking The Dog

Around And Around

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

Off The Hook

Suzie-Q

I'm Free

Side Two

She Said "Yeah"

Under My Thumb

Stupid Girl

2000 Man

Sympathy For The Devil

Prodigal Son

Love In Vain

Released on 'Decca Records' in 1969

Catalogue No. RSM.1 (record) / RSD-1 (sleeve)

Disc is in VG+ condition (light hairline marks from innersleeve)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (wear / cracking to spine - see pictures for more detail)

Please contact me via Ebay Messages with any questions I will try my best to get back to you as quickly as possible.

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