THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT NETHERLANDS MONO RELEASE OF CBS 1.952 , ON 23 AUGUST 1965 - WITH  SIDE 1: LIKE A ROLLING STONE , SIDE 2: GATES OF EDEN. THIS REPLACED THE SWIFTLY WITHDRAWN SINGLE OF 2 AUGUST 1965 WHICH HAD THE SAME CATALOGUE NUMBER BUT HAD AS SIDE 1: LIKE A ROLLING STONE PART 1 &  SIDE 2: LIKE A ROLLING STONE PART 2. 

THERE WERE FOUR MAIN RECORD LABEL VARIANTS:

A-SIDE "45 rpm", B-SIDE "45 RPM" (WIDE GAP BETWEEN TEXT LINES ON LEFT) A-SIDE "45 RPM", B-SIDE "45 rpm" (WIDE GAP BETWEEN TEXT LINES ON LEFT) A-SIDE "45 RPM", B-SIDE "45 rpm" (NARROWER GAP BETWEEN TEXT LINES ON LEFT) BOTH SIDES "45 RPM" (NARROWER GAP BETWEEN TEXT LINES ON LEFT)

THE A-SIDES OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH VARIANT ARE THE SAME. THERE ARE TWO MORE VARIANTS, BOTH WITH "45 RPM" ON BOTH SIDES:

5.    A-SIDE: TEXT ON LEFT: (SIMILAR TO THIRD AND FOURTH VARIANTS, BUT NOT IDENTICAL) 1.952-1 NEAR TO "E" OF "THE". "RECORDING FIRST..." PRINTED OVER "OF". TEXT ON RIGHT: IDENTICAL TO FIRST VARIANT. TEXT AT BOTTOM: LOWER POSITION THAN IN ANY OTHER SHOWN.
B-SIDE: TEXT ON RIGHT: DOESN'T MATCH ANY OTHER. TEXT IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE: IN BOLD CHARACTERS!

6.    A-SIDE: TEXT ON LEFT: 1.952-1 NEAR TO "OF". TEXT ON RIGHT: 45 RPM AND 1.952 ALIGNED TO LEFT. B-SIDE: LOOKS IDENTICAL TO FOURTH VARIANT..

 THE VINYL IS SHINY AND CLEAN. SIDE 1 PLAYS ALMOST AS NEW, SIDE 2 HAS SOME BACKGROUND NOISE . THE FOLDED PAPER SLEEVE HAS NO WRITING OR SPLITS , BUT HAS WEAR AND BROWN AGEING MARKS ON THE TOP EDGE & AGE RELATED CREASING- SEE PICS. THIS IS RARE AND HARD TO FIND. THIS HAS LABEL VARIANT 1, AND IT HAS A SMALL NAME  "Hans "  WRITTEN ON LABEL A.

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM AN ebay SELLER WITH  3529  100% POSITIVE FEEDBACKS. THE RECORD WILL BE SHIP SEPARATED FROM THE SLEEVE. A FULL REFUND IF NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM. REFUNDS FOR LOST ITEMS CAN ONLY BE GIVEN IF YOU PAY FOR 'SIGNED FOR' POSTAGE.    WILL COMBINE POSTAGE - IF APPLICABLE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE -