ROLLING STONES FIRST ALBUM ORIG '64 MONO LP FFRR LABEL

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·       ROLLING STONES - ENGLAND'S NEWEST HIT-MAKERS (ROLLING STONES' FIRST ALBUM, FEATURING APPEARANCES BY PHIL SPECTOR AND GENE PITNEY) - ORIGINAL 1964 LONDON RECORDS MONO LP LL-3375

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING (TECHNICALLY, THIS IS A BRITISH PRESSING BECAUSE THE LABEL HAS “MADE IN ENGLAND” BANNER, BUT THE COVER IS AMERICAN; BOTH THE LABEL AND THE COVER CARRY A DISTINCT AMERICAN (NOT BRITISH) CATALOG NUMBER.

·       ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING ON MAROON LONDON LABEL WITH “FFRR – FULL FREQUENCY RANGE RECORDING” LOGO, SILVER PRINT AND SMALL “MADE IN ENGLAND.” BANNER ON THE LABEL (NOTE: THIS IS A TRUE FIRST PRESSING; TECHNICALLY, THE PRESSINGS WITH “MADE IN U.S.” BANNERS ARE SECOND PRESSINGS

·       ORIGINAL COVER VERSION WITH AN AD FOR THE POSTER IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

·       SORRY, ORIGINAL INSERT NOT INCLUDED.

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER (ORIGINAL COVERS WERE PRINTED ON PAPER STOCK THAT WAS VISIBLY DIFFERENT THAN THAT USED ON THE SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS; ORIGINAL COVERS USED ROUGHER, CRUDE PAPER STOCK; LATER PRESSINGS SWITCHED TO FINER, SMOOTHER FINISH

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A / -1A'. ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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Track listing: Not fade away - Route 66 - I just want to make love to you - Honest I do - Now I've got a witness - Little by little - I'm a king bee - Carol - Tell me - Can I get a witness - You can make it if you try - Walking the dog. Please note that track listing of American version of the Rolling Stones’ first album is somewhat different than track listing on UK version of the album (“Rolling Stones, Vol. 1”)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record comes in a poly-lined stock inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)            The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(e)             Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 15:1.

(f)              True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2 (front side) and 5 (back side)

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover shows some yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on top and bottom seams

-         Cover has a partially split bottom seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) along the opening side (with two tiny tears)

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a small quality control (inspection) stamp on the back panel

-         Cover has some tiny, faint, barely visible writing on its back side

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No peel-off marks

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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