Rolling Stones TATTOO YOU UK LP 1ST A-3/B-2 PRESS UNPLAYED PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		104
	$		138

ROLLING STONES - TATTOO YOU

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH A NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ROLLING STONES CUN39108
• MATRIX:CUN 39114 A-3 / B -2 

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 NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER ON THE LABELS AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I COULD SEE ANY. A SUPREMELY CARED FOR VINYL

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I WAS IN TWO MINDS AS THE WHETHER TO PLAY THE RECORD OR NOT, BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, UNPLAYED DOES NOT MEAN MINT, AND I HOPE THAT BIDDERS WOULD PREFER TO HAVE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY AND BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD RATHER THAN TAKE A CHANCE

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

THIS DISC PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH. NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON THIS THINNER VINYL.

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE.

THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT !!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT.EVEN THE VULNERABLE BLACK BORDER IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE , AND INCREDIBLY JUST TWO NEAR INVISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RING WEAR OR AMAZINGLY EVEN RECORD SHAPE TO THIS THIN CARDED COVER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED, AND THAT IS A REAL RARITY

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND AGAIN FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE IMMACULATE

THE REAR SURFACE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, HOWEVER WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT THERE ARE NUMEROUS FOXING MOTTLE VISIBLE ON THE SURFACE. NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG EITHER EDGE

THE CARD INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION, HAS THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THERE ARE NO CREASES OR SPLITS AT ALL.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS GREAT COVER  NEAR MINT !!!!

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY