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           BRITISH '68 CLASSIC ROCKER

                       With Brian Jones

                                                     SCARCE PRE-LAWSUIT PRESSING

  UK  DECCA RECORDS ~ RARE MONO SONG MIXES

    

                          
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SCARCE MONO SONG MIXES!

VERY RARE ...MONO ...1968 BRITISH DECCA RECORDS in laminated gatefold cover ...the last album that included Brian Jones playing regularly throughout.

Scarce, seldom seen MONO pressing...by the end of 1967 record companies had stopped pressing Lp's in MONO - this 1968 issue is a limited mono press exception....

                         
            

=> NOTE: The record labels and back cover of this copy read 'All songs written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard'. There is no mention of Rev. Wilkins as the author of 'Prodigal Son'. This copy predates the lawsuit, most copies found are the revised version, and this copy is therefore the "rare" 100% 1969 first press  

        

After the six-minute primal diatribe that is “Sympathy for the Devil”, you are swept into a murky Southern blues feeling beginning with “No Expectations”. Jagger’s faux twang comes across as the real deal as Jones delivers one of his finest slide guitar performances ever. It’s the type of song that many bands have tried to recreate, but have never come close to duplicating.

As the acid haze lifted off London and The Beatles retreated to Marrakesh to get their heads together, The Rolling Stones saved their career with the turbo-charged menace of "Jumpin' Jack Flash." It was that single that inspired them to get back to the blues on Beggars Banquet, subsequently redefining the art form and ushering in a four-year purple patch unmatched by any band before or since.

The Rolling Stones dug closer to the roots of their rock than they ever had for this album, soaking in more blues, country and gospel than a bunch of Richmond toffs had any right to. Their desire to copy past masters proved futile - thankfully so, since Beggars Banquet minted the definitive Stones sound, which in turn defined much of the rock 'n' roll that would follow.

"Sympathy for the Devil" is the biggest payback, as these plunderers of R&B laid down a rhythm track more influential than any save Bo Diddley's beat. "No Expectations," "Dear Doctor" and "Prodigal Son," are charming in their rootsiness, but it's "Sympathy" and "Stray Cat Blues" that still startle, with the Stones impressing the raw voodoo of the blues in the service of their own English rock sensibility and cranking out something altogether more exciting. That "Jigsaw Puzzle" and "Salt of the Earth" do the same with Dylan and gospel, respectively, only hints at the breadth of the inspiration the Stones would mine on their next three albums.

Sympathy For the Devil
No Expectations
Dear Doctor
Parachute Woman
Jig Saw Puzzle
Street Fighting Man
Prodigal Son
Stray Cat Blues
Factory Girl
Salt of the Earth

CONDITION: The Cover: rated: VG++ laminated gatefold cover is clean for the white cover usually attracts dirt and soil easily ... very fragile cover is normally found with a lot of wear after 47 years... Overall acceptable collection copy, has a light minor wear at spine in lamination otherwise front & back are clean (see photo.) There are ... no split seams, no writing, no delete marks

The Vinyl: high gloss, rated: VG visible hairlines, still plays great with occasional ticks, mostly plays in excellent audio zones ... the UK MONO Decca labels are clean from writing having spindle marks

 

                       

                                                                       

                  

            

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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