Hi and thanks for looking at my listing

I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years

I am now planning AGAIN to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 10-20 lps per week

so check all my listings, RARE, near MINT, FIRST PRESS listings each week including:

Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin, Beatles,

 Rolling Stones, Vertigo Swirls, Sex Pistols, Punk,

 Indie Prog Rock and Reggae, ETC.

I DO THIS ONCE A YEAR ONLY FOR 2-3 MONTHS !!

 PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS YEARS SUPERB FEEDBACK

 FROM OVER 1000 SATISFIED BUYERS !!!

WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED

ALL VINYLS CORRECTLY POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS

£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!

ROLLING STONES

No. 2

RARELY PLAYED IN 58 YEARS 

STUNNING FINAL UPGRADE !!

RARE 1965 FIRST EVER UK MONO PRESS 

RELEASED ON THE RED UNBOXED DECCA LABELS 

LK 4661

INCLUDES EXCELLENT ++ SLEEVE  AND NEAR MINT INNER SLEEVE

FIRST UK MATRICES

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 1): XARL-6619-1A Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 1): XARL-6620-2A

NOTES ON BLIND MAN TEXT CONTROVERSY

The then Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham created some shudders down the spines of the establishment with his sleeve notes on the reverse of the cover. The notes, written in the style of A Clockwork Orange, jokingly encouraged fans to knock over blind men and steal their wallets to get the cash to buy the record.

A month after the January 1965 release, a Mrs Gwen Matthews, secretary of the Bournemouth Blind Aid Association, rather took offence to the suggestion that the blind might be a ready source of income for impoverished Stones fans who needed to raise cash to buy the album. Mrs Matthews was quoted in the press saying “They’re horrible.  It’s putting ideas into people’s heads. I’m writing to Decca to ask them to change the cover.”

The subject was even raised in the House of Lords – Lord Conesford asked the Director of Public Prosecutions whether the sleeve constituted “a deliberate incitement to criminal action”.

.Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham for Impact Sound.

First cat.nr. on cover, second on label. First pressing with ''unboxed'' red/silver Decca label with the ear logo at 2 o'clock.  Upper label rim states ''Made in England''. Blind man text.

CONDITION 

RECORD IS VERY NEAR MINT, LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. OBVIOUSLY PLAYED MAYBE 2-3 TIMES IN THE LAST 58 YEARS, AMAZING FINAL UPGRADE !!!

I CAN ONLY SEE ONE TINY VERY FEINT SLEEVE REMOVAL / HAIRLINE IN TOTAL ACROSS BOTH SIDES, BUT ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT NO EFFECT AT ALL ON AUDIO PLAYBACK,  (SEE PICS)

CENTRE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION (SEE PICS) WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY VERY FEINT TINY SPINDLE MARKS (ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ) CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE EACH SIDE , FURTHUR CONFIRMATION OF VERY FEW PLAYS SINCE 1965 !! SUPERB SHOP FRESH CONDITION

THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY , A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE, TINY STATIC AT RUN INS ONLY, LOVELY PLAYBACK !!!

THE OUTER LAMINATED SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT + TO NEAR MINT ON THIS RARE COPY, PERFECT LEGIBLE SPINE, MINIMAL LAMINATE CREASING,NO AGING OR PEN MARKS, TINY HANDLING & RING RUB FOXING ON REAR. ALMOST LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT BOUGHT IN 1965 !! AMAZING CLEAN EXAMPLE !! 

THE CORRECT FIRST PRESS POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO EXCELLENT TO NEAR MINT, MINOR AGE FOXING, NO SPLITS,

 LOVELY DUE TO ONLY LEAVING THE OUTER SLEEVE ON A FEW OCCASSIONS !!

A REALLY LOVELY CLEAN EXAMPLE !! SEE ALL PICS

SO, IN CONCLUSION, NOT ONLY A VERY RARE SUPER CONDITION UK FIRST PRESS WITH THE CONTROVERSIAL BLIND MAN TEXT, BUT IMPORTANTLY THE VINYL LOOKS & SOUNDS SUPERB !!!! 

NOT MANY OF THESE COME UP FOR SALE IN THIS CONDITION ,SO PLEASE DONT MISS OUT !!

PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES CLOSELY AND USE ZOOM FUNCTION TO SELF ASSESS

ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FIRST PRESS BEATLES, ZEPPELIN, ROCK VINYLS, PUNK LISTED, FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, GATHERED OVER 40 YEARS, 

AND THANKS FOR LOOKING

 – No. 2 Label: – LK 4661,  – LK.4661Format: , LP, Mono, Album Country:Released:Genre:, Style:, ,  Tracklist
A1Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Piano –  Written-By – *, *, * A2Down Home Girl Piano –  Written-By – *, * A3You Can't Catch Me Written-By – * A4Time Is On My Side Organ –  Written-By – * A5What A Shame Piano –  Written-By – * A6Grown Up Wrong Written-By – * B1Down The Road Apiece Written-By – * B2Under The Boardwalk Written-By – *, * B3I Can't Be Satisfied Written-By – * B4Pain In My Heart Piano ["Nitzsche-phone"] –  Written-By – *, * B5Off The Hook Written-By – * B6Suzie-Q