ROLLING STONES Aftermath LP 1966 1st SHADOW COVER WITHDRAWN

	£		160
	$		212

PLEASE NOTE - It seems a few buyers are getting a little confused with my listings - especially with the large amounts of 'Buy It Now's/Best Offers' I have on sale!  Please remember I will ALWAYS be continuing my AUCTION listings every week with items of the highest quality - so if you want to look at my auction items ONLY - simply click the 'Sellers Other Items' button (towards the top right of this listing) and then click 'Auctions Only' button at the top of my listings to view Auctions only!  On the other hand I do have some VERY fine and VERY rare items (at VERY cheap prices!) in my 'Buy It Now/Best Offer' listings - so this may be still worth a look even if you are usually only interested in Auctions only!  And remember that any of my 'Buy It Now' items are always open to any offers through the ebay function!  Thanks for reading this message - and now please read on about this AMAZING item below!!!!

DETAILS ABOUT GRADING & BACKGROUND ON MY BUY IT NOW AUCTIONS (Please read!)

This is part of a collection that has remained virtually untouched for years.  The previous owner took great care of his records, and many were bought by him from new - with only a few being bought second hand later on in the 1970s.  Most have remained in VERY decent condition indeed, with many being played 2 or 3 times are most.  So with this in mind - it is very VERY important to understand how my VERY strict grading system works!  I grade EVERYTHING standing on a chair directly under a 150 watt bulb which reveals everything!  Therefore if I grade a record 'VG' - it does NOT mean it is 'covered in scuffing and marks' - it will still be a VERY clean looking record indeed, and often barely played!  For example - if I hold a record under light and see a lovely black sheen, but a few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs, and 2 or 3 VERY light lines - I will still ONLY grade the record VG+.  So whilst you shouldnt expect MINT from my 'VG' records - you should still expect a VERY clean & bright looking record indeed!  And even my records graded only 'Good' or Good+' will be VERY presentable playable examples indeed!  And if I list a record in the condition most LPs seem to be in today (namely covered in general light scuffing - but still plays through absolutely fine with a few crackles & pops) - then I would ONLY grade this record Fair or even Poor+.  So I am very VERY strict on grading indeed - and almost NEVER use an Excellent grading unless the 45 looks virtually 'factory fresh' under light!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE - as these records have been sitting for many years, and have come direct to auction - so they may also be a little dusty (but NOT dirty!), and may benefit from a clean / dust off by the next owner (if so wished).  I also have no time to play these at all (visual grading only) - but it is VERY easy to spot any sounding marks under light, and I will mention anything that falls out of the grade given!  In short - if you buy one of my records, and expect the grade given you should be very pleasantly surprised indeed!  And in the unlikely event of a problem, any purchase is also covered by a refund including postage. 

I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO PRICE THESE RECORDS TO SELL - AND HAVE NOT SET THE 'BUY IT NOW' PRICE SLIGHTLY 'HIGH' HOPING THAT BEST OFFERS COME IN AT 'ABOUT THE RIGHT PRICE'....  I WANT TO GET THESE RECORDS SHIFTED QUICKLY - SO WHY NOT MAKE AN OFFER?  BE AWARE THOUGH - THAT SOME OF THESE ITEMS MAY WELL FLY OUT IMMEDIATELY AT THE 'BUY IT NOW' PRICE ALONE (AS THEY ARE PRICED UP VERY CHEAPLY INDEED - AND WELL BELOW PREVIOUS AUCTION PRICES!), SO YOU MAY WELL HAVE TO BE QUICK!  IN SHORT - I HAVE TRIED TO GRADE VERY STRICTLY INDEED - AND PRICE THESE RECORDS TO GO!!!

So please buy with absolute confidence and take a look at this GREAT item on offer below:-

RARITY:-  VERY rare indeed!  One of The Rolling Stones rarest LPs EVER - and VERY seldom seen in this condition! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'PURPLE SHADOW' COVER!!!!  AND THIS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - THE ORIGINAL DESIGN INCLUDED A 'PURPLE SHADOW' BEHIND THE TITLE 'AFTERMATH' ON THE COVER FRONT (SEE PICTURES)!!!!  HOWEVER, AT THE LAST MINUTE THIS DESIGN WAS DROPPED - AND THE 'PURPLE SHADOW' ON THE COVER FRONT WAS THEN REMOVED ON ALL LATER COVERS!!!!  BEFORE THIS HAPPENED HOWEVER, AN ABSOLUTELY TINY FEW LEAKED OUT INTO CIRCULATION - BEFORE IT WAS WITHDRAWN!!!!  AS A RESULT, ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER CAME LIKE THIS (NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED AT THE VERY MOST!), AND THIS MAKES THIS LP ONE OF THE ALL TIME RAREST ROLLING STONES EVER MADE!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

COUNTRY:-  UK

PRESSING:-  'WITHDRAWN' UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING - UNBOXED 'GROOVED' DECCA LABEL, 1A 'A-SIDE' MATRIX, AND ULTRA RARE 'PURPLE SHADOW' COVER (WITH PURPLE SHADOW CLEARLY SEEN BEHIND THE FRONT COVER TITLE!) 

ARTIST:-  THE ROLLING STONES

TITLE:-  AFTERMATH

CAT NUMBER:-  LK 4786

LABEL:-  DECCA

DATE:- 1966

SIGNS OF PLAY:-  LIGHT

LABELS:-  EX+ (Lovely set of labels - with barely ANY wear around the centre holes being a VERY welcome bonus!)

GRADING:-   VG+ (Graded directly under a 150 watt bulb!)  A VERY nice example indeed - with only 3 or 4 VERY light scufflines, only 1 TINY surface mark, and only a VERY  few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!  Still retains a SUPERB sheen!  Most I am certain would grade higher still!  And as this records hasnt been played much  AT ALL - it sholud play WELL - and certainly NO sticks, NO pops and NO jumps or anything nasty like that! 

INNER:-  Original 'Handling/Playing' in nice order.

COVER:-  VG- (Graded VERY strictly indeed!)  A VERY presentable example - with NO major defects AT ALL! Cover front is still nice and flat, with relatively shiny laminate, only 2 or 3 TINY touches of laminate lifting, and only a few creases (though these are mainly confined to the edges)!  Decent spine & edges with NO wear - so NO problems there!  And even the back of the cover has NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing, only 2 or 3 ULTRA faint indentations, barely ANY grubbyness AT ALL, and NO writing!  Theres a slight overlap (1mm!) on the opening edges from manufacture where the front edge slightly overlaps the back - but this is so minor (most would NEVER mention it!) and is EXACTLY how this cover was made back in 1966!  There are NO major defects either (NO splits, NO rips, NO tears, NO writing, etc!).  A VERY presentable example - and I am certain most would grade higher! 

DEFECTS OUTSIDE OF THE GRADE GIVEN:-  N/A

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