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·      THE ROLLING STONES - 12  X  5 -  RARE 1964 LONDON RECORDS  MONO LP LL-3402

 

·      GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

 

·      ALLENTOWN RECORD CORP., ALLENTOWN, PA  ("ARL") PRESSING.

 

·      VERY EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1965 ON MAROON (DARK-RED) LONDON MONO LABEL WITH “UNBOXED” (NOT FRAMED) LONDON LOGO AND SILVER PRINT

 

·      EXTREMELY RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO

 

·      THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·      ORIGINAL THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

 

·      RARE ORIGINAL, FIRST VERSION OF THE COVER WHICH MISSPELLS  THE SONG "CONGRATULATIONS" AS "CONGRADULATIONS"

 

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·      MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1A'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

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

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An American-only release at the time, consisting of a few tracks from the forthcoming UK "Rolling Stones No. 2" album, the UK 5X5 EP, and a few singles. Given the scattershot nature of the album, gathered from so many sources, it's a surprisingly cohesive collection. Mainly, it's a continuation of the first album; a collection of blues covers with some originals thrown in. The material here is slightly stronger than the first album; containing "Time is On My Side" which started their rise to prominence in the US (although the version on the original LP has the organ intro instead of the more familiar guitar intro). It also contains the highly energetic "It's All Over Now", with the enigmatic "Playing her high-class game" line that sounds like something else I probably can't repeat here. Two of the originals, "Empty Heart" and "2120 South Michigan Avenue", work more as grooves rather than songs, but they seem to foreshadow a sort of proto-funk by a few years

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RUSSELL NEWTON, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

When , according to the legend, Rolling Stones unloaded their guitars and amps in 1964 at the Chess’ recording studios in Chicago, to record the album's worth of songs, it was none other than Howlin’ Wolf who helped them unload their amps'n'stuff.  The Rolling Stones returned the favor - and kept returning it for many years thereafter - by including many Chicago bluesmen in their TV appearances, by making cameos on their albums and by - like they did here - recording many classic chess blues covers. This is the Rolling Stones' second U.S. LP – A GENUINE PIECE OF ROCK`N`ROLL HISTORY.

 

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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 EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new (NOTE: SIDE 1 IS IN A SLIGHTLY BETTER CONDITION THAN SIDE 2 AND PROBABLY DESERVES TO BE GRADED NEAR MINT).

 

(b)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(c)         The record comes in a poly-lined London inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

 

(d)         Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 10:1.

 

(e)         True stereo pressings of this album are not known to exist (except on compact disc)

 

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

 

 

·                          THE COVER

 

THE COVER IS NEAR MINT !

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-       Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

-       Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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CRITICALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

 

(A) All orders valued at $50.00 or more will be shipped fully insured against loss, damage or theft by ShipCover, eBay's contracted insurer, at our expense (B) Yes, we do combine items into a single shipment; in order to enable this feature, the winning bidders should WAIT until their last item of interest ends and ONLY THEN make a payment. Doing otherwise will result in multiple shipments to the same customer and forfeiture of multiple shipping charges already paid. (C) Because we do not play-grade our items, we do not know how the purchased item will play on the buyer's equipment. We can only make reasonable inference on the record's playing condition based on its visual appearance. (D) This seller will NOT cancel erroneous, frivolous and prank bids. The bidders can do so on their own, by visiting eBay's Site Map, then clicking on Bid Retractions link. (E) This seller does not specifically grade or describe certain items, such as: shrink (cellophane) wrap and accompanying extras (inserts, booklets, etc.); however, the presence of these items WILL be noted and accompanied by the gallery photo(s). (F) Please do not submit any bids on our items if you have insufficient user history. (G) Other than in very rare justified cases, failure to pay for the item you won amounts to a fraud and will result in a permanent ban on bidding on our future listings. (H) We will NEVER deliberately, knowingly or willingly provide a false, deceitful or misleading information.

 

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OUR REFUND POLICY :

 

WE OFFER UNCONDITIONAL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE (POSTAGE INCLUDED) WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE MERCHANDISE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED; STILL SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND.   NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

 

FINE (BUT IMPORTANT!) PRINT

 

 (1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, the text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar, subtitle bar or item specifics box alone; instead, please read the entire description before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. (5) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner; please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (6) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and - unless seriously molested - is generally a flexible, pragmatic and agreeable person.

 

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On Mar 19, 2024 at 20:59:33 PDT, seller added the following information: