Rolling Stones STICKY FINGERS UK LP 1ST A3/B4 MINT-

	£		156
	$		207

ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS 1971 PRESS

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES COC 59100
• MATRIX:COC59100 A3 / B4
• 1ST PRESS NUMBERS

SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THIS ALBUM. IT JUST BEGGARS BELIEF THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRESSED ON SUCH A LOW QUALITY VINYL.

JUST ABOUT EVERY ARTICLE I HAVE READ ON THIS SUBJECT DESCRIBES THE CONSTANT BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE VINYL AND THE CLICKS AND TICKS THROUGH MANY OF THE TRACKS

I HAVE ALSO READ MANY OF THE NOTES THAT OTHER SELLERS HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AND I HAVE COME TO THE DESCISION THAT THERE AREN'T MANY COPIES OUT THERE THAT ARE PERFECT OR EVEN NEAR PERFECT FOR THAT MATTER

THIS COPY HOWEVER I BELIEVE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. I HAVE CURRENTLY TWO COPIES OF THIS ALBUM, AND TO LOOK AT THEM THEY BOTH LOOK IN AN OUTSTANDING CONDITION, BUT PLAYING THEM BACK TO BACK REVEALED THE 'OTHER ' COPY TO HAVE ALL OF THE AFORESAID NOISES ON THE VINYL, AND QUITE FRANKLY I HAD TO STOP LISTENING, AND THE VINYL LOOKED IMMACULATE

THIS COPY IS I BELIEVE RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE BEST COPIES ON THE MARKET

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 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO INDICATE JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SET HAS BEEN PLAYED SINCE 1971. IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN VERY CAREFULLY PLACED OVER THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

A PRISTINE LOOKING ULTRA GLOSSY DISC THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINES ON THE SURFACE ONLY, AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION. A GREAT LOOKING DISC

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.

BEARING IN MIND WHAT I HAVE SAID ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE VINYL AND THE HISTORY OF SEVERE BACKGROUND NOISE I MADE THE DECISION TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM, SO PLEASE SIT BACK AND TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB PRESSING

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 THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR EVEN STATIC ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYING SURFACE

THE BACKGROUND NOISES THAT I HEAR ON MY OTHER COPY IS NON EXISTANT ON THIS ONE, AND ALL YOU HEAR IS THE STAGGERRING CLARITY.

THERE ARE ABOUT HALF A DOZEN LIGHT CLICKS ON WILD HORSES WHICH IS NOT A SCRATCH, IT'S IN THE VINYL

OTHER THAN THIS A FEW ODD LITTLE DUST POPS ON SIDE 2

SO BEARING IN MIND THAT THE DISC IS FLAWED FROM THE PRESS (AND THEY ALL WERE), THIS ONE HAS TO GRADE MINT MINUS, EVEN WITH THE FEW LIGHT CLICKS IN WILD HORSES. YOU JUST CANNOT REALLY FIND ONE IN ABSOLUTE MINT CONDITION

THE SLEEVE

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

THE ZIPPER HARDLY EVER WORKS, THE BELT BUCKLE IS ALWAYS EITHER TERRIBLY CREASED OR WORSE STILL TORN OFF, AND THE ACTUAL SHELL OF THE SLEEVE IS MOSTLY DISCOLOURED AROUND THE EDGES, AND BADLY SHELF WORN. THIS ONE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.

THIS SLEEVE MORE THAN MATCHES THE STUNNING VINYL, AND IN MY OPINION CAN NEVER BE UPGRADED

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 IS TOTALLY CREASE FREE!! CANNOT BELIEVE IT MYSELF BUT THERE IT IS. THERE ARE TWO REALLY TINY AND I DO MEAN TINY LINES ONE ABOVE THE BUCKLE AND ONE BELOW, BUT THEY ARE SO SMALL IT'S HARDLY WORTH THE MENTION. CHECK OUT THE CLOSE UP

THE WHITE AREA OF THE SLEEVE IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE EVEN DOWN THE EDGES WHERE THE DISCOLOURING USUALLY OCCURS. THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE BLACK AREAS EITHER.

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. NOT EVEN THE SMALL 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 RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, AND IT'S CLEAR THE RECORD HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE IN THE BAST 39 YEARS

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

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND SPECIAL AS THE FRONT . EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN HAS A SMALL PATCH OF DENTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POCKET. THIS IS PURELY WHERE THE LP'S SAT IN THEIR SHIPPING BOX, AND THE PROTRUDING ZIP ON THE FRONT RESTED TIGHT AGAINST THE VACK OF THE ALBUM IN FRONT.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE IS THE ANDY WARHOL FOXED INNER SLEEVE SECTION THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MINT, AND 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

A SPECIAL COLLECTIBLE IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION POSSIBLE

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

GARRY