Sold Date: July 3, 2021
Start Date: May 5, 2021
Final Price: £37.50 (GBP)
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A high book value LP - "THE ROLLING STONES", the first LP from the band with the same name on DECCA LK.4605 ~ (MONO 1964)

This is a one owner, boxed DECCA logo on non grooved labels LP with a MacNeil Press non flip back cover; I am selling this for my friend who rarely played his records and when he did it was on a top quality Linn turntable..

It is in medium weight 131 gram vinyl and has the run off groove matrix numbers "XARL-6271-6A" on side 1 and "XARL-6272-12A" on side 2 but unusually, I cannot see any Mother number or stamper letter or tax code letters on either side, (the XARL numbers are repeated on the labels as usual). NB: I have only just discovered discogs (!) so may be able to drill down to more detail once I have retrieved the album for further detailed examination

This LP is in good playing condition and sounds very good on my own system (Garrard Zero 100 deck with new Stanton cartridge, Technics class AA amplifier and Jim Rogers JR150 speakers).

It has the 4.06 minute long version of "Mona", (listed on both the record label and the cover as "I Need You Baby"), and the third version of the boxed Decca logo labels which have hardly any signs of play and it exhibits no clicks or pops on either side and has no scratches as the images show, with the music being good and clear with no high frequency loss or distortion. The only negative is some slight surface noise on just the "King Bee" track. It's flat with no warps and no centre hole offset wow and has only minor sleeve insert marking.

The non flip back cover is in good condition as well with no lifting of the laminate, very small spine creasing and no disc access or shelf wear and just very slight ring wear; this is the MacNeil Press printed version. The inner sleeve is one of those plastic lined ones and is the original, in good condition with minimal creasing, no rips and not yellowed and bears the usual Decca blue printed record care of records message on the front side.
Using the Rare Record Price Guide ratings system this record and it's cover are rated EXCELLENT and my 2022 copy gives it a suggested value of £200 but I am starting it at just £37.50.

This record will be sent in a heavy duty card record mailer and card stiffener, with the vinyl in it's sleeve, protected by jiffy foam, to avoid the cover being cut damaged by the record's edges in transit.


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