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The Rolling Stones Goats Head LP UK 1st Press - [1st Variation Label]

Sold Date: August 28, 2018
Start Date: August 28, 2018
Final Price: £50.00 £1.00 (GBP)
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An original 1st press of Goats Head Soup on RS records from 1973. Matrix A2/B1 - the very 1st matrix cut available. Also please note the label is perfectly consistent with 1st press - there's no text in the upper hemisphere. Please also note this label variation is unusual as it is technically the 1st variation which was not widely used. The are two factors that single it out as the very first label 1) the 'Made In UK' statement & 2) the text font is smaller/thinner. I suspect that this 1st variant was side-lined early on because the band name and album do not stand out sufficiently and also the text at the perimeter is so small it is almost unreadble with the naked eye! The heavy set vinyl comes housed in an original gatefold cover. We also have the generic white inner from the time, the chocolate coloured lyric sheet, and the 'goats head soup' photo sheet. So, 100% complete and 100% genuine.
Vinyl (Ex+) In superb condition and has only seen light use - it's shiny like a mirror. Under close inspection we could only make out a couple of super-light marks either side - nothing remotely troublesome. A thorough testing from beginning to end reveals an EXCELLENT+ level of playback. Intros and inbetweens are nice and quiet and the audio comes with great clarity. This really is an impressive rendition and you can hear all the band with top-end transparency. Interference is, thankfully, very very minor. We really couldn't detect more than a couple of crackles in a couple of isolated moments. It is a clean player even in those special acoustic numbers like 'Angie' - that's not an easy find. Blimey...it's good!
Cover (Ex) The GHS copies are a bit of a bugger to find in top-condition as they were very prone to surface wear. This copy is in surprisingly good condition and has clearly been looked after. Nice shiny clean front and back with only very light handling. The interior is great apart from a touch of wear at the middle-top edge. Edge wear is very minor and that spine is in well above average condition with all text still legible. Overall rigidity is excellent and the cover lies totally flat.
Lyric sheet (Ex+) No problems at all. Minter..
Goat poster (Ex) No issues or rips. Clean back - no ageing.
Inner (Ex) No issues. No splits.


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