Rolling Stones OUT OF OUR HEADS LP1st Press MONO MINT-

	£		360
	$		477

THE ROLLING STONES - OUT OF OUR HEADS

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY CONDITION

VERY 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA

***MONO****

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4733
• MATRIX: ARL-6973-10B / ARL-6974-12A
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 IU / 2 KM

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS 1965 ROLLING STONES  ALBUM ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL. I WAS ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY BY THE QUALITY OF THIS VINYL. IT SOUNDS AS CLEAN AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED, AND I MAKE NO APOLOGY FOR GRADING THIS MINT MINUS.

I DON'T USUALLY TAKE STONES ALBUMS AS MOST HAVE BEEN WELL AND TRULY TRASHED, AND MOST COPIES WILL LOOK LIKE A SKATING RINK ON THE VINYL. ADDED TO THE FACT THAT THEY USED THE FLIMSIEST SLEEVES ON THE PLANET, USUALLY ENSURE A BATTERED AND BATTLE SCARRED COPY OF ANY EARLY STONES ALBUM....NOT THIS ONE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED UNBOXED 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 TWO BARELY VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THIS IS THE REASON I BELIEVE WHY THE SLEEVE HAS RETAINED ITS CONDITION, THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE!!!!

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE ONLY THING I COULD MAKE OUT WAS ONE TINY SURFACE LINE ( QUARTER OF AN INCH) THAT DOESN'T SOUND WHEN PLAYING.

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I COULD MAKE OUT JUST A FEW LITTLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND THATS ALL. I WAS AMAZED HAVING EXPECTED TO FIND MANY MANY LINES . THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB!!!

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 AMDELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW AMAZED I WAS WHEN I PLACED THE STYLUS ONTO THE VINYL AND GOT TOTAL SILENCE!!!, THEN THE MUSIC STARTED AND THE FIRST THING THAT BECAME OBVIOUS WAS THAT THERE WAS NO DISTORTION TO THIS CRISP, LOUD MONO REPRODUCTION.

AS TRACK ONE CAME TO AN END I WAS LISTENING INTENTLY FOR ANY VINYL NOISE IN THE LINKING GROOVE. THERE WAS NONE!!!

THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE CONTINUED RIGHT THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE ENTIRE RUN OUT GROOVE ON BOTH SIDES WHICH IS ALSO SILENT!

THIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR CLICKS, AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC. IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I HEARS 2 TINY TINY DUST POPS IN LINKING GROOVES AND THATS IT

I REALLY WANT TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!! BUT I AM GOING TO SAY MINT MINUS, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND BE AMAZED AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THIS IS THE BEST COPY OUT THERE I AM CERTAIN OF IT

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

I HAVE ALREADY 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

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, ON THIS COPY IS REALLY BETTER THAN MOST. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A FEW RANDOM AND LIGHT LAMINATE LINES. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE DOWN THE SPINE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE. IN ADDITION THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A SMALL DENT AND A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT. SO THATS THE MINOR FLAWS, THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS 99% OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND GLEAMING LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SERIOUS BENDS OR FOLDS, AND NO RING WEAR, AND IMPORTANTLY NO TEARS TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.

 THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE WHICH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT SUFFERS FROM RUBBING. THE WHITE OUTER SQUARE HAS JUST VERY MILD HANDLING

THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUSY SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE EDGES THROUGH AGE

COMPARED TO MOST SLEEVES OF IT'S TYPE THIS GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY