Sold Date: December 28, 2022
Start Date: December 23, 2022
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The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet Vinyl LP - London PS 539 VG First Pressing (1968) with Sympathy For the Devil, Street Fighting Man, Stray Cat Blues
Condition: Very Good Vinyl and Very Good ++ Cover. Vinyl was tested on both sides, and plays really well with strong fidelity. There are a couple of surface marks, mostly inaudible, very occasional light background noise. Original gatefold cover with gold border shows very little wear and is fully intact with no splits, and spine still very visible. 
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Etched): XZAL 8476 A Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Etched): XZAL-8477 B
Beggars Banquet is the 9th American studio album by the Rolling Stones, released on 6 December 1968 by London Records in the US. It was the first Rolling Stones album produced by Jimmy Miller, whose production work formed a key aspect of the group's sound throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Brian Jones, the band's founder and early leader, had become increasingly unreliable in the studio due to his drug use, and it was the last Rolling Stones album to be released during his lifetime, though he also contributed to two songs on their next album Let It Bleed, which was released after his death. Nearly all rhythm and lead guitar parts were recorded by Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones' other guitarist and the primary songwriting partner of their lead singer Mick Jagger; together the two wrote all but one of the tracks on the album. Rounding out the instrumentation were bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts; Nicky Hopkins played piano on many of the tracks.
Beggars Banquet marked a change in direction for the band following the psychedelic pop of their previous two albums, Between the Buttons and Their Satanic Majesties Request. Styles such as roots rock and a return to the blues rock sound that had marked early Stones recordings dominate the record, and the album is among the most instrumentally experimental of the band's career, as they use Latin beats and instruments like the claves alongside South Asian sounds from the tanpura, tabla and shehnai, and African music-influenced conga rhythms.
Beggars Banquet was a top-ten album in many markets. While the album lacked a "hit single" at the time of its release, songs such as "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man" became rock radio staples for decades to come. One of their most acclaimed albums, it is considered the beginning of the band's enduring reputation as the "Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World". The album has appeared on many lists of the greatest albums of all time, including by Rolling Stone, and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
Track listing
Side one 1. "Sympathy for the Devil" 6:18 2. "No Expectations" 3:56 3. "Dear Doctor" 3:28 4. "Parachute Woman" 2:20 5. "Jigsaw Puzzle" 6:06
Side two 1. "Street Fighting Man" 3:16 2. "Prodigal Son" 2:51 3. "Stray Cat Blues" 4:38 4. "Factory Girl" 2:09 5. "Salt of the Earth" 4:48
The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals, harmonica, maracas  Keith Richards – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, slide guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals  Brian Jones – slide guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, Mellotron, sitar, tambura, backing vocals  Bill Wyman – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals, shekere, maracas Charlie Watts – drums, claves, tambourine, tabla, backing vocals
Additional personnel Nicky Hopkins – piano, Mellotron, Farfisa organ  Rocky Dzidzornu – congas  Ric Grech – fiddle ("Factory Girl") Dave Mason – shehnai ("Street Fighting Man") Jimmy Miller – backing vocals ("Sympathy for the Devil") Watts Street Gospel Choir – backing vocals ("Salt of the Earth") Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull – backing vocals ("Sympathy for the Devil")
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MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

GOOD PLUS (G+) - Good+ does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, but it has significant surface noise and groove wear. Cover may have significant ring wear, noticeable writing, or obvious damage.

GOOD (G) - Record may have some skipping, but is otherwise listenable. I generally avoid selling Good (G) rated records unless they are highly collectible or desirable, in order to enjoy until something better comes along. Cover has major wear or seam splits that need repair, or heavy writing like radio station call letters to prevent theft.

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