THE ROLLING STONES TATTOO YOU RARE ORIG'81 LP IN SHRINK w/STICKER+CONCERT TICKET

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·       THE ROLLING STONES - TATTOO YOU - ORIGINAL ROLLING STONES RECORDS 1981 STEREO LP COC-16052

·       ORIGINAL  U.S. PRESSING

·       EUROPADISK (EDP), LONG ISLAND CITY, NY  PRESSING

·       FEATURES LEGENDARY SONNY ROLLINS ON ONE TRACK

·       THE ALBUM COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL, UNUSED, UNPERFORATED, ADVANCE PUBLICITY CONCERT TICKET ISSUED FOR THE GROUP'S 10/18/1981 CANDLESTICK PARK, SAN FRANCISCO  CONCERT (YES, THE VERY SAME VENUE WHERE THE BEATLES PLAYED THEIR FINAL CONCERT IN AUGUST 1966)  DURING THE 1981 TATTOO YOU AMERICAN TOUR THE TICKET WAS GIVEN, AS A V.I.P. FREEBIE,  TO A VERY PROMINENT RECORD EXECUTIVE  WHO COLLECTED HUNDREDS OF HIS UNUSED TICKETS AND BACKSTAGE PASSES AND OBVIOUSLY NEVER USED ANY OF THEM. THE UNUSED TICKET IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION

·       The bidders should note that this is a rare Bob Ludwig-mastered “hot pressing” of this album, with his initials “RL” (Robert Ludwig) etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc. All the wonderful elements of Bob Ludwig’s trademark mastering style are here: incredible clarity and balanced channel separation, vivid and spacious “ambience” sound, as well as wide dynamic and frequency range of the sound spectrum. 

·       ORIGINAL CUSTOM YELLOW “ROLLING STONES RECORDS” LABEL WITH THE STONES' TRADEMARK 'STICKING TONGUE' LOGO AND ALBUM LETTERSET UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP WITH A NIFTY STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE WRAP.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THE RECORD HAS A 'MASTERDISK' STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Like Emotional Rescue before it, Tattoo You was comprised primarily of leftovers, but unlike its predecessor, it never sounds that way. Instead, Tattoo You captures the Stones at their best as a professional stadium-rock band. Divided into a rock & roll side and a ballad side, the album delivers its share of thrills on the tight, dynamic first side. "Start Me Up" became the record's definitive Stonesy rocker, but the frenzied doo wop of "Hang Fire," the reggae jam of "Slave," the sleazy Chuck Berry rockers "Little T&A" and "Neighbours," and the hard blues of "Black Limousine" are all terrific. The ballad side suffers in comparison, especially since "Heaven" and "No Use in Crying" are faceless. But "Worried About You" and "Tops" are effortless, excellent ballads, and "Waiting on a Friend," with its Sonny Rollins sax solo, is an absolute masterpiece, with a moving lyric that captures Jagger in a shockingly reflective and affecting state of mind. "Waiting on a Friend" and the vigorous rock & roll of the first side make Tattoo You an essential latter-day Stones album, ranking just a few notches below Some Girls.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

One of the last - if not THE last ever great Rolling Stones album, recorded EXACTLY 38 years ago… It would be all downhill from here.

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CONDITION:

                                                                                                                      THE RECORD:

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)           The album comes with the original, unused, advance publicity 1981 Tattoo You concert ticket in amazing condition!

(d)          The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the opening side (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (nothing significant)

-         Back cover has a small WEA anti-theft sticker /label, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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