Sold Date: June 19, 2016
Start Date: June 12, 2016
Final Price: £500.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 1600
Buyer Feedback: 5

On offer here from my rare record collection is a STUNNING COPY OF The Rolling Stones 'Let It Bleed' the 1969 DECCA UNBOXED MONO original UK 1st pressing with ULTRA RARE 1a 1a matrixes and 1 MOTHERS on both sides showing a true first pressing off the production line! The vinyl has NO HAIRLINES AND NO MARKS at all as seen under a 100w light bulb. It would look great in a museum.  Of note is 1A 1A pressings are becoming rarer and rarer by the day due to the small production run before DECCA changed the mother plate to 2a for mass production. THIS ALBUM IS FANASTIC AND CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE ROLLING STONES FINEST WORK! IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.  THIS SURELY HAS TO BE THE BEST COPY STILL AVAILABLE!  I HAVE TEST PLAYED IT BEFORE LISTING AND CAN REPORT THAT IT PLAYS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANTLY in fantastic mono! It really sounds incredible on both sides when played loud! The music is ultra clear and sounds ABSOLUTELY AWESOME with the bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from a 1st Press DECCA UK mono vinyl! Just a couple of light dust clicks heard on the whole album on my system. An outstanding listen which is amazing for a record of this age and rarity!  Very quiet between the tracks as the stylus moves from one track to the next.

In addition to its fantastic audio return, this album is complete as can be seen by the listing photo.  It comes with an original VK poster along with a clean stickered outer cover with its mono/stereo peep hole in the back. It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, No Writing and It retains ALL its original flatness, MEGA shiny laminate. The unlaminated back is also in excellent ++ condition with NO writing, NO rubbing, NO grubbiness and NO yellowing!

It also comes with the original 1ST EDITION RED MONO INNER identifying the London Bach Choir credit! This is clean and has no splits. Th credit for the LBC was quickly removed by Decca under legal instruction.  To add even more to this great package, it also comes with the JEWEL IN THE CROWN the ultra rare Let it Bleed Promotional Catalogue showing photos of the band and their past Decca Albums.  There is a fine centre crease due to someone folding the catalogue back in 1969 but the catalogue is clean and has no pen writing to detract away the value.

In grading the album, I can say that the vinyl/wax on both sides is in SUPERB condition! Most of these 60s Stones LPs are as you expect usually found WITH lots of SCRATCHES. This one is NOT one of those.  THE WHOLE RECORD SHINES LIKE NEW WITHOUT ANY HAIRLINES OR MARKS! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT! THE WHOLE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK! THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND THE NEW OWNER WILL BE DELIGHTED. The record labels are in top condition with NO writing AND NO wear.

OVERALL THIS IS A TOP GRADED COMPLETE PACKAGE AND IT GETS NO BETTER. IT COMES WITH A NO QUIBBLE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!