Rolling Stones DEBUT LP UK VERY 1ST 2.52 TELL ME 1A/1A MATRIX PLAYS 100% MINT-

	£		1,020
	$		1,352

THE ROLLING STONES -  DEBUT LP

THE INCREDIBLY RARE VERY 1ST PRESS

2.52 VERSION OF TELL ME

AND THE LOWEST POSSIBLE 1A/1A MATRIX

PLAYS TO A MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4605
• MATRIX: XARL-6271-1A / XARL-6272-1A
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2B UG / 1 K

I HAVE WAITED FOR YEARS TO GET MY HANDS ON ONE OF THESE STONES ALBUMS. WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE RAREST LP'S ON THE PLANET!!!

IT WAS VERY QUICKLY WITHDRAWN BECAUSE THE 2.52 VERSION OF TELL ME WAS THE WRONG MIX ADDED TO THE ALBUM. THE CORRECT VERSION PLAYED FOR OVER 4 MINUTES, AND IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

NOT ONLY IS THIS A RARE VINYL, BUT THE PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUND BITES AND YOU WILL HEAR EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE A VERY PROUD OWNER OF THIS INCREDIBLE DISC!!

ALSO WORTH MENTIONING THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE USUALLY 2A/1A ON THIS ALBUM IF YOU CAN FIND A COPY, SO TO HAVE THE VERY LOWEST SET MAKES THIS EVEN MORE SPECIAL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED UNBOXED AND GROOVED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 6-8 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. BEAR IN MIND THIS ALBUM IS 48 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN GLEAMING ORIGINAL CONDITION, IN DAYLIGHT THERE ARE TWO SMALL AND TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES VISIBLE, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW MINUSCULE HANDLING SIGNS, AND A VERY LIGHT DULLISH PATCHINESS TO AREAS, NONE OF WHICH AFFECT THE SUPERB SOUND

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

EVEN THE LINKING GROOVES ARE AS SILENT AS POSSIBLE

THERE IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS IF THAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN GRADING THIS MINT  MINUS (NEAR MINT AT THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST)

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

THE ULTRA RARE MACNEILL ' FLIPBACK' SLEEVE

YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ANY EARLY ORIGINAL STONES SLEEVE IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BUT THIS COPY IS IN REALLY CLEAN AND COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL. VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY YOU WILL COME ACROSS WITH HAVE SERIOUS CREASE LINES, THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, RING WEAR, NUMEROUS LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A VERY DIRTY AND OFTEN STAINED REAR SURFACE

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT'S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 1964

THERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE ANYWHERE, AND ONLY EIGHT TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR MORE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. TWO TINY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE  

FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN SERIOUS RECORD SHAPE, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF IMPRESSION IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT. INCREDIBLY NO LAMINATE LIFT WHATSOEVER

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND STRETCHES FULLY FROM ONE CORNER TIP TO THE OTHER. WITH JUST THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST SOME VERY LIGHT HALF SQUASHES, AND THE TAPERED ENDS ARE 100% UNRUBBED, JUST THE VERY TIP ENDS TOP AND BOTTOM LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE REAR SURFACE ONLY SHOWS MILD HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND VERY VERY LIGHT AGEING. SOME COPIES YOU WILL SEE ARE VERY AGED WHERE THE WHITE SURFACE IS BROWN, BUT THIS COPY IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST THAT LIGHT HANDLING SHOWING A SLIGHT GRUBBINESS.

ALL OF THE TYPEFACE AND PICTURES ARE CLEAN AND UNRUBBED, AND THE FLIPBACKS PERFECTLY ADHERED AND UNDAMAGED

THE ORIGINAL DECCA POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT WITH BARELY A WRINKLE . AGAIN THERE IS LIGHT AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE EDGES. AND A FEW STAINS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY