Rolling Stones STICKY FINGERS 1971 UK LP Rare Withdrawn Gatefold Sleeve LISTEN

	£		208
	$		275

ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS CONDITION

THE VERY VERY RARE WITHDRAWN  MISTAKE GATEFOLD SLEEVE!!!!

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES COC 59100
• MATRIX:COC59100 A4 / B3
• 1ST PRESS NUMBERS
• ROLLING STONES RECORDS ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
• TML ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX  BOTH SIDES

It is rumoured that less than 200 of these sleeves were printed up this way before the mistake was spotted and the sleeve was realtered to the correct sealed on both sides single sleeve

This one has a slight anomaly in that there is a sporadic sliver of glue on a few small patches of the edge of the left flap of the gatefold. There is however no corresponding glue mark on the right hand side of the cover which indicates it had never been closed up 

I suspect there was confusion it the printing plant and although a tiny bit of glue was placed on the left edge, it was just left to dry and never closed onto the right edge

Also the amount of glue on the left edge would not have been enough to fully seal it in any case. It would have left gaps

Also on a correct sleeve the flipback tab on the rear right edge is glued onto the front surface, whereas on this copy it glued onto the underpants inner section

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW STONES LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. 

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY  SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE HOLE, AND THAT'S EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS, 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAY LIGHT AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE, OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. 

EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY , BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM A VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED VINYL.

WHAT IS HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS IS THAT THE TRACK WILD HORSES IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY NOISY LIGHT BACKGROUND THROUGH A LOT OF THE TRACK

ON THIS COPY HOWEVER THERE IS VIRTUALLY NONE WHATSOEVER, JUST A FEW RANDOM SEMI SECOND SOF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES

NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

A TINY BIT OF VERY LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND FOR A FEW ROTATIONS ON SIDE TWO, BUT THAT IS ALL

A REALLY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC STONES ALBUM

IT IS EASY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AROUND THE MINT MINUS MARK, BUT YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE YOU BID AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST SLEEVES TO COLLECT EVER!!

FOR ALL THE REASONS I LISTED AT THE VERY TOP OF THE AUCTION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST AMAZING. FIRSTLY LETS START BY SAYING THE THE ZIPPER WORKS PERFECTLY. GOES ALL OF THE WAY UP AND ALL OF THE WAY DOWN

THE BELT BUCKLE JUST HAS ONE FINE THIN CREASE LINES ACCROSS IT AND IS NOT WORN OUT OR DAMAGED LIKE MOSE COPIES

THE WHITE AREA OF THE SLEEVE IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE OUTER PLASTIC MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE BLACK AREAS EITHER.

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO CREASES BENDS OR ANY OTHER ANOMALY. NOT ANY MORE THAN THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. THE SPINES ARE ALSO PRISTINE WITH EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND NO RUBBING OR WEAR TO EITHER OF THEM

THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS AGAIN JUST PRISTINE. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

ITS ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THE SLEEVE HAS NO RING WEAR OR EVER RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD (FEELS WEIRD TYPING THAT!!) REVEALS THE COMPLETE ANDY WARHOL IMAGE, WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION, AS IS THE REAR OF THE ZIPPER

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND SPECIAL AS THE FRONT . USUALLY THIS HAS MANY DENTS IN IT CAUSED BY THE ZIP WHICH WHEN THE LP'S WERE STACKED IN BOXES FROM THE FACTORY, PRESSED INTO EACH OTHER CAUSING THE DENTS AND SCRATCHES ON THE REAR SURFACE. THIS ONE ONLY HAS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT ON TINY DENTS

 THE INSERT WITH THE PICTURE OF THE BAND ON ONE SIDE AND THE RED TONGUE ON THE OTHER. THIS IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AS IS THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY