ROLLING STONES UK "PROMOTIONAL ALBUM". THIS IS THE ONE

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HERE IT IS FOLKS, THE MOST DESIRED ROLLING STONES ALBUM IN EXISTENCE.

BELOW I WILL ADD SOME INTERNET INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUPER RARE RECORD BUT, LET ME GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS PARTICULAR RECORD RIGHT AWAY. THE RECORD I WOULD GRADE AT VG+. THERE ARE NO MAJOR SCRATCHES ONLY SLIGHT SURFACE SCUFFS HERE AND THERE. THE VINYL IS STILL SHINEY AND THE LABELS ARE NEAR MINT. THERE ARE FEW CLICKS OR POPS WHEN PLAYED. THERE IS THE FACTORY MATRIX NUMBER STAMP OF XARL-9205-1A ON SIDE ONE AND XARL-9205-2A ON SIDE TWO. THE ALBUM IS NOT WARPED AT ALL. THE COVER I WOULD GRADE AT GOOD. ALL THREE SEAMS ARE SPLITTING. THE TOP IS COMPLETELY SPLIT.THE BOTTOM IS SPLIT ON BOTH ENDS BUT SECURE IN THE CENTER. THE BACK LOOKS COMPLETELY SPLIT BUT DOES NOT OPEN NEAR THE CENTER. SOME OF THE SPINE WRITING IS STILL VISIBLE. THERE IS A WATER STAIN ON THE LOWER FRONT LEFT CORNER AS WELL AS THE LOWER BACK RIGHT CORNER. THERE IS NO WRITING ON THE FRONT OR BACK. I BELIEVE SOME SEAM RESTORATION CAN BE DONE BUT I WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE BUYER. THE RECORD COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL MONO INNER SLEEVE IN VG CONDITION WITH NO SEAM SPLITS AND THE DECCA PROMO BOOKLET IN VG++ CONDITION. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO OWN THIS MEGA RARITY IN THIS NO RESERVE AUCTION.

THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECORD ON THE INTERNET AND I ENCOURAGE SHOPPERS TO DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH. BELOW IS SOME INFORMATION I HAVE ACCUMULATED.

Released in 1969, the album is put together of old songs and one then new previously unreleased track, Love In Vain.The record label has the name "Promotional Album" printed on it and this is the name by which this legendary LP is known today.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

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

The US LP on London gets the catalogue number RSD-1 and the UK made Decca album is named RSM.1. However the empty cover sent from US to UK has the US catalogue number RSD-1. This sometimes causes confusion but, the UK vinyl with the catalogue number RSM.1 on the label belongs with the US made Decca RSD-1 cover.

How many did they press? The Decca version is extremely rare and maximum of one or two copies per year are sold on the market. The Decca letter that came together with some LP's states that 200 copies were made. This appears to be correct as the LP is rarely available anywhere.

A much larger quantity was pressed in the USA on London Records. It is not known how many were actually pressed but an estimate of 1000-1500 copies would not be far from the actual quantity. The US LP is also relatively common, some ten copies a year come up for sale on the market.

Since the Decca letter states that 200 were made for the UK,it is assumed that 200 were made for the US. But, logically the United States is much larger than the UK and has more radio stations that would need a copy of the album. So, it is probable that many more were made for the US.

Some copies have the same poster that was included in early Let It Bleed LP’s. It is not known if all LP’s had the poster.

Most of the LP's sold in the past 20 years had the red Mono inner bag. The LP is actually a Mono pressing. A red Mono bag is the correct one.

The two most common signs of a counterfeit are: 1) no matrix number in the trail-off vinyl; and 2) no spine writing. One should also look carefully at the cardboard of the cover. Both original US and UK have the old-style 1960s thick-stock US LP jackets and not the thinner "clar-foil" style LP sleeves found in the UK.

THERE WAS A MINT COPY THAT SOLD IN AUSTRAILIA ON MAY 2ND THIS YEAR FOR $4,550.00. I WILL GIVE THAT SELLERS DESCRIPTION OF THE ALBUM BELOW.

"THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE RAREST UK ROLLING STONES LP EVER MADE - AND THE ULTIMATE ROLLING STONES RARITY. JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE. ONLY 100 UK COPIES WERE EVER MADE - SPECIALLY FOR UK RADIO STATIONS ONLY. NO EXTRA COPIES WERE EVER MADE - AND THERE WAS NO COPIES FOR MUSIC REVIEWERS, OR INDIVIDUAL. THIS LP WAS SIMPLY AND STRICTLY MADE - FOR 1 PER UK RADIO STATION ONLY, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY THIS LP IS SO AMAZINGLY RARE TODAY AND AS RADIO STATIONS CLOSED DOWN OVER THE YEARS, MANY WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR BADLY DAMAGED - LEAVING BARELY ANY LEFT IN EXISTENCE TODAY. ONLY 2 OR 3 UK COPIES HAVE TURNED UP FOR SALE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS (AND NONE RECENTLY!) - SO THINK VERY VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE PASSING ON THIS LP, FOR THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER ONE EVER COMING UP FOR SALE AGAIN ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!! SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL, THAT THIS IS THE ULTIMATE UK ROLLING STONES RARITY, AND UNDOUBTEDLY THE RAREST UK ROLLING STONES LP EVER MADE"

I WILL ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT THRU PAY-PAL. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 2 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION OR I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO OFFER THE RECORD TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER IF I CHOOSE.

THIS ALBUM IS OVER 40 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 200 WERE MADE.  WHO KNOWS HOW MANY ARE LEFT.

It has been brought to my attention that I put down incorrect information on the Matrix numbers.Side one has the number XARL-9205-2A and side two has XARL-9206-1A. If you enlarge each of the pictures of the labels you can see the matrix numbers. It does not work with the zoom button, you have to click on the picture then enlarge it and you will be able to see the numbers.

Sorry if this has caused any confusion.