Rolling Stones STICKY FINGERS UK LP 1ST COC 89100 RARE GATEFOLD MISPRESS EX+

	£		115
	$		152

ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS

IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH THE VERY VERY RARE MISPRESSED 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

THIS IS THE SLEEVE THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN. A PRESSING ERROR ALLOWED A FEW COPIES OF THE ICONIC STICKY FINGERS TO LEAVE THE FACTORY WITH A GATEFOLD SLEEVE INSTEAD OF THE TOP OPENING SLEEVE.

IT IS CLEAR AS SOON AS YOU EXAMINE THE SLEEVE THAT IT ISN'T ONE THAT HAS HAD THE RIGHT SIDE SLIT TO LOOK LIKE A GATEFOLD, AS THERE IS NO RESIDUAL GLUE OR CARD ON THE FLIMSY TOP SURFACE. IT IS JUST A FACTORY ERROR AND ONE OF THE HARDEST STONES ALBUM TO COLLECT.

AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE BACK OF THE ZIP YOU REALISE THAT THIS WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE AGATEFOLD SLEEVE, ALTHOUGH ON THIS  YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE ANDY WARHOL INSERT THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE ON THE STANDARD ISSUE

JUST A WORD ON THE DISC ITSELF.   THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING NOISE AND CRACKLE EMBEDDED INTO IT DUE WHOLLY TO THE CHEAP VINYL OR VINYL SUBSTITUTES THAT WERE USED IN MAKING IT. THIS ONE DOES HAVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND IN PARTS WHICH I WILL IDENTIFY IN THE DESCRIPTION BELOW, BUT OVERALL IT IS IN SUPERB NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION.

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW STONES LABELS ARE IN  NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.THERE IS JUST A SPECK OF RED DYE AROUND THE HOLE ON SIDE 2

 THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 6-8 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THE LP HAS RECEIVED LIGHT PLAY 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS REALLY CLEAN IN DAYLIGHT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DULL FINGERPRINT SIZED PATCHES ON EACH SIDE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL HANDLING LINES ON EACH SIDE, AND ONE LONGER ONE ON SIDE 2, PLUS THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING  ABID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 AN UNPLAYED VINYL.

SO THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO ACTUAL VINYL NOISE

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS SOME STATIC LIKE STUFF AND A FEW LITTLE TIC LIKE IRRITANTS, SOME  DURING WILD HORSES WHICH IS ALWAYS THE TRACK THAT HAS THE VINYL DEFECTS. HAVING SAID THAT, IT IS VERY VERY MINOR INDEED.SISTER MORPHINE ALSO HAS A FEW VERY TINY ONES AS WELL.

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

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 REALLY NICE. 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 VIRTUALLY CREASE FREE!! WITH JUST A TINY BIT ON THE TINY FLAP AT THE TOP AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES JUST TO THE LEFT

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.HOWEVER THERE WAS AT ONE POINT A STICKER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND WHO EVER REMOVED IT HAS ALSO TAKEN A SMALL PATCH OF THE TOP SURFACE WITH IT

THE BLACK AND GREY ARES HAVE JUST ONE SMALL PATCH OF  WEAR, IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE PICTURES

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO CREASES BENDS OR ANY OTHER ANOMALY. NOT EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE SPINES ARE ALSO PRISTINE WITH EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND NO RUBBING OR WEAR TO EITHER OF THEM, APART FROM THE TOP OF THE LEFT SPINE WHERE THE STICKER REMOVAL ALSO REMOVED THE SURFACE AT THE TIP

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!!!! 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 HAS A FEW PIN PRICK DENTS AND A COUPLE OF THIN LINES

 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 EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY