Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED UK LP MONO W/CATALOGUE NM

	£		695
	$		921

ROLLING STONES - LET IT BLEED

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL

COMPLETE WITH THE ULTRA RARE CATALOGUE AND POSTER

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK5025
• MATRIX:XARL 9363P-2A / XARL 9364P-1A
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 C / 1 UH

AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE COLLECTIBLE ON OFFER HERE. FIRSTLY LETS TAKE THE REAL RARITY WHICH IS THE BOOKLET THAT CATALOGUES THE STONES LP'S UPTO AND INCLUDING THE LET IT BLEED ALBUM. IT IS ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT I SAY THAT THIS BOOK WAS ONLY INSERTED IN THE FIRST 100 COPIES TO LEAVE THE FACTORY. IT IS VERY VERY HARD TO FIND A COPY THAT STILL HAS THE BOOK INSIDE, BUT HERE IS THAT ELUSIVE ITEM

THE 1969 PRESSING OF LET IT BLEED ISSUED ON THE UNBOXED MONO LABEL IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LP'S IN THE STONES CATALOGUE, AGAIN DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE STILL BUYING MONO LP'S AT THAT TIME

COMPLETE WITH THE RARE POSTER INSERT, AND THE RED INNER SLEEVE, MAKES THIS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL COPIES OF ANY LP I HAVE EVER LISTED

ADDED TO ALL OF THIS THE REPRODUCTION OF THE VINYL IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, AND YOU HAVE HERE THE ULTIMATE STONES COLLECTIBLE 'LET IT BLEED'

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP RED COLUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ASLO STRECTHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 41 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HANDLING LINES

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

THE RICH AND POWERFUL MONO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO CLICKS AT ALL, JUST SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, AND SOME ODD LITTLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE, BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AS THEY ARE AN EXCELLNT REPRESENTATION OF THE ENTIRE ALBUM.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

FIRSTLY THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND THE NON LAMINATED REAR. ALSO ONLY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES HAD THE PORTHOLE ON THE REAR SURFACE SHOWING THE INNER SLEEVE'S COLOUR THROUGH IT.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR BENDING TO ANY PART OF IT, NOR ARE THERE ANY DEFECTS TO THE LAMINATE ITSELF. IN FACT THERE IS ONLY ONE REALLT TINY LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE WHICH IS VERY RARE. THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH IS THAT THERE IS ONE TINY SPLIT ON THE OPENING EDGE, WHERE AN ERRANT THUMB HAS NICKED THE EDGE TOO HARD. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS IN THE PICTURES.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED PROPERLY IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO UNSQUASHED

THE OPENING EDGE APART FROM THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NICK IS IN RAZOR SHARP CONSITION, SHOWING AGAIN THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS. DUE TO IT BEING UNLAMINATED THERE IS THE USUAL VERY LIGHT TRACES OF HANDLING ALONG THE OUTER EDGES

THE ORIGINAL RED RIMMED INNER SLEEVE DEPICTING A MONO PRESSING IS IN AMAZING CONDITION. GIVEN THAT THIS IS MADE FROM REALLY THIN PAPER , MOST COPIES HAVE BEEN SPLIT ON THE SEAMS BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE WITH ALL THREE SEAMS TOTALLY MINT. THERE IS HARDLY A CREASE LINE ON THE SLEEVE, AND THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH IS THE SMALL NICK ALONF THE TOP EDGE

THE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL. ALL OF THE FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND IS IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS HAS JUST HARDLY BEEN OPENED LET ALONE TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

FINALLY THE ULTRA RARE BOOKLET. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE OF THESE THAT I HAVE EVER MANAGED TO GET MY HANDS ON AND IT JUST ENHANCES THIS INCREDIBLE PACKAGE. THE BOOKLET IS IN TOP CONDITION, NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST ONE LIGHT ONE ACCROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT, BUT OTHER THAN TIS ALL OF THE PAGES ARE PERFECTLY STAPLED IN PLACE AND THERE ARE NO TEARS OR STAINS ANYWHERE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS AND THE INNER, POSTER, AND BOOKLET NEAR MINT

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP SET

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

GARRY