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THE ROLLING STONES - METAMORPHOSIS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

GENUINE VERY 1ST PRESS 

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 5212

MATRIX: XZALl-13897.P-1W / XZAL-13898.P-2W

MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 UU / 2 A

IN 1970 THE ROLLING STONES MOVED FROM DECCA TO THEIR OWN LABEL. STICKY FINGERS BEING THE RESULT OF THEIR DEBUT ON THE NEW LABEL.

NOT TO MISS A TRICK DECCA DECIDED TO RELEASE A BATCH OF ALBUMS  OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS THAT WERE CRAMMED FULL OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OR LIVE RECORDINGS, PLUS A FEW STANDARDS. METAMORPHOSIS WAS RELEASED IN 1975

THE COMPLETE LIST INCLUDES

GET YER YA YA'S OUT

ROCK 'N' ROLLING STONES

NO STONE UNTURNED

GIMME SHELTER

MILESTONES

METAMORPHOSIS

STONE AGE

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

 

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE APART FOR A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES 

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AND I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS EVERY BIT AS SUPERBLY AS IT LOOKS. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS SOUND IN EVERY WAY.

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS POWERFUL AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, OR LOUD CLICKS

CERTAINLY NO VINYL NOISE AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT!

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1 MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH.

THIS WITHOUT A DOUBT IS A MUSEUM GRADE VINYL

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!!!

 

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED ' MADE IN ENGLAND ' SINGLE SLEEVE

A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT COLLECTIBLE CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE  WHITE/CREAM SURFACE THAT SHOWS EVERY LAST BLEMISH OR FINGERMARK.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THERE IS A LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD IMPRESSION UNDER THE TOP EDGE

NO CREASES AND NO CREASE LINES OR FOLDS OR BENDS

THERE ARE EIGHT REALLY TINY LINES AGAINST THE SPINE

FOUR ALONG THE TOP EGDE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND DEFINITELY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS A TINY BROWN MARK NEAR THE LEFT CORNER, BUT OTHERWISE FULLY COLOURED. THE CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A SPECK OF RUB. THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER 

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE COLOUR ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE DOTS OF WEAR ON THE EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE INCREDIBLE STATE THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME STUNNING CONDITION AS THE FRONT. ONCE AGAIN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SPOIL THIS SURFACE. NO CREASES , LINES AND NO MARKS OR STAINS

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. 

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT 5-75 DATE PRINTED ON THE WHITE SIDE. NO SEAM SPLITS , AND ONLY LIGHT EDGE AGEING

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY