Sold Date: November 24, 2014
Start Date: November 14, 2014
Final Price: £123.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 15
Seller Feedback: 18527
Buyer Feedback: 221

ATTENTION THE ROLLING STONES COLLECTORS AND CONDITION UPGRADERS! IGNORE EVERY OTHER COPY ON EBAY AND LOOK AT THIS STUNNING ORIGINAL LP!  HERE IS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THE VERY BEST COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN AND HEARD IN 28 YEARS AS A DEALER OF AN ALBUM WHICH USUALLY TURNS UP IN DREADFUL CONDITION!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1966 MONO 1ST ISSUE OF THE  ROLLING STONES COMPILATION ALBUM: "BIG HITS-HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS" WITH THE EARLIEST DESIGN UNBOXED LOGO AND "GROOVED" LABELS AND HOUSED IN A BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE FIXED PHOTO BOOKLET INSIDE!

AMAZING TO DISCOVER THIS GEM WITHIN THE COLLECTION OF A FORMER JAZZ COLLECTOR WHO HAD A FEW BLUES AND POP ALBUMS THAT CLEARLY HAD VERY FEW PLAYS INDEED! JUST BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT A ROLLING STONES LP FROM 48 YEARS AGO SOUNDS LIKE WITH PRACTICALLY NO CRACKLE,NO DISTORTION,NO CLICKS,NO STICKS,NO SWISHES-EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THIS IS A TRULY AMAZING COPY! GLEAMING SURFACES THAT RARELY EXIST ON ANY LP OF THIS AGE LET ALONE A POP ONE THAT WOULD HAVE SURFACE MARKS ADDED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF USE BY THE MAJORITY OF BUYERS IN 1966!

DOES THE GRADING MINT EXIST? ONLY IF IT IS 100% UNPLAYED AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED WHICH IS WHY REGULAR BUYERS WILL KNOW MY NEAR MINT GRADINGS EQUAL MOST PEOPLE'S MINT! THEREFORE FOR ME TO ADD "VERY"TO MY NEAR MINT GRADING GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION JUST HOW OUTSTANDING THIS EXAMPLE IS!

1966 DECCA TXL 101 WITH VERY EARLY 1A/3A MATRIXES. THE MONO MIXES HAVE A GREAT "PUNCHY" SOUND AND OF COURSE MOST SERIOUS COLLECTORS WILL WANT TO OWN BOTH MONO AND STEREO EDITIONS. LOCATING AN OUTSTANDING VERY NEAR MINT COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING DISTORTION AND MAJOR WEAR. THIS COPY IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD AND AS SUCH THE DISC IS STRICTLY GRADED AS VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THICK VINYL.NO SPINDLE WEAR. THERE IS JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT TRACES FROM THE HOLES! NO STAINING OR FADING! 

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT "IMPORTANT" INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS VERY CLEAN WITH NO STAINING,RIPS,WRITING OR REPAIRS!    

THE LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER IS PRINTED BY ROBERT STACE WITH VERY EASY TO READ SPINE DETAILS AND NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE TO WHAT IS A VERY DELICATE COVER! THERE ARE NO CREASES,NO WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.A WONDERFUL SHEEN AND CLEANLINESS WHICH TAKES THE BREATH AWAY! THIS WILL BE HARD TO BEAT! FACT!

THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS COVER I HAVE EVER SEEN! 

NO DAMAGE TO THE PHOTO BOOKLET! 

  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER,THE BOOKLET,SPINE+BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £20 STARTING PRICE WITH MANY MORE RARE LPs ENDING FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN MINUTES AND HOURS OF THIS AUCTION ENDING.

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS,I WILL ONLY SEND THIS LP SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH BUT PLEASE NO TIMEWASTERS.

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!!!!  

Checkout my  feedback of over 18,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers.Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email  arrangement. 12 years on ebay  and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

MORE DIFFERENT LPs,EPs AND 45s FROM ME EVERY WEEK ON EBAY FOR AUCTION AND MANY AT LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICES!

YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO EVER IMPROVE ON THIS LP,SO DON'T MISS OUT!