Sold Date: August 25, 2014
Start Date: August 15, 2014
Final Price: £37.55 (GBP)
Bid Count: 3
Seller Feedback: 18167
Buyer Feedback: 90

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ATTENTION THE ROLLING STONES COLLECTORS!  HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 1ST,EARLIEST STEREO ISSUE OF THE ESSENTIAL ROLLING STONES ALBUM: "BEGGARS BANQUET" WITH 1K/1K MATRIXES AND A "PATENTS PENDING" COVER!!! SO PLEASE READ ON FOR THE IN DEPTH DETAILS! THIS IS THE FIRST EVER PRESS WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1K/1K MATRIXES-HARDLY ANY TURN UP AS EARLY! LOOK ELSEWHERE AND YOU WILL SEE 2K/3K OR EVEN LATER! NATURALLY THESE ARE THE UNBOXED LOGO LABELS WITH THE SMALL GROOVE 1CM FROM THE CENTRE HOLE. ALSO TO NOTE IS THE J/T TAX CODE ON EACH LABEL.  HOUSED IN THE CORRECT AND ORIGINAL BLUE STEREO POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE SHOWING THE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" AND "UK PATENTS APPLICATIONS NO." CREDIT UNLIKE LATER INNERS.IN 1968 MOST FANS BOUGHT THE MONO EDITIONS AS IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE EARLY 1970s THAT THE MONO EDITIONS WERE NO LONGER MADE. SOME DEALERS WERE ORDERING STEREO LPs TO SPECIAL ORDER ONLY. NATURALLY MOST STEREO COPIES THAT DID SELL WERE BEING PLAYED ON HEAVY AND OLDER EQUIPMENT SUCH AS RADIOGRAMS OR AUTOCHANGERS THAT WOULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGED UNLIKE THIS SUPERB NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION EXAMPLE! 

WIDE STEREO MIXES-DIFFERENT TO THE MONO ONES AND PLAYED THROUGH TWICE TO ENSURE A CAREFUL AND ACURATE GRADE!

THIS LP IS VERY STRICTLY GRADED IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS. ONLY SLIGHT  SURFACE NOISE AT THE QUIETER PASSAGES AND THIS IS MINIMAL LISTENING AT HIGH VOLUME! NO CLICKS,STICKS,SWISHES OR JUMPS! 100% FLAT AND VERY THICK VINYL. CLEAN LABELS! HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR! 

THE DEPTH OF BASS AND SOUND RANGE IS STAGGERING AND A TRUE REFLECTION OF JUST HOW GOOD DECCA'S MASTERING WAS WITH GREAT USE OF THE STEREO IMAGE.

HOUSED IN THE LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER WITH THE EARLIEST "PATENTS PENDING" CREDIT DENOTING ONE OF THE EARLIEST EVER PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFHOUSE WITH EASY TO READ SPINE DETAILS.LATER COVERS WERE MATT FINISH! THERE ARE A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE SURFACE STAINING BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER+BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £20 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE RARE LPs ENDING FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN THE SAME HOUR OR SO OF THIS AUCTION ENDING.BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!

PACKED VERY CAREFULLY! SEE MY FEEDBACK!

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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