THE ROLLING STONES:"AFTERMATH".1966 MONO.NEAR MINT UPGRADER.1A/1B MATRIXES+INNER

Sold Date: May 21, 2018
Start Date: May 11, 2018
Final Price: £146.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 9
Seller Feedback: 23114
Buyer Feedback: 1318


ATTENTION THE ROLLING STONES AND 1960s LP COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS!     

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL UK 1966 1ST MONO ISSUE OF AN ESSENTIAL ROLLING STONES ALBUM:"AFTERMATH" ON THE DECCA "GROOVED" LABELS WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE K/T TAX CODE ON BOTH LABELS. LK 4786.THICK VINYL AND THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1A/1B MATRIXES.

IN 1966 MOST COPIES SOLD WERE PLAYED ON EQUIPMENT OFTEN THAT HAD HEAVY PICKUPS AND RADIOGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGED THE USE OF AUTO-CHANGERS THAT WOULD SCUFF AND SCRATCH THE DELICATE GROOVES.

THIS STUNNING  EXAMPLE HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED SINCE BOUGHT BACK IN 1966 AND EASILY OF UPGRADER STANDARD! MAGNIFICENTLY CLEAR WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AT ALL,EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS!

HOUSED IN THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "IMPORTANT!" POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WITH THE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" TEXT AND THE LAMINATED COVER PRINTED BY ROBERT STACE.PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS FOR THE FULL TRACK LISTING! THE DISC IS SERIOUSLY AND STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES.JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL FAINT,WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE. THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT.

 THE COVER IS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN WITH A WHITENESS AND BRIGHTNESS THAT IS SO HARD TO FIND ON ANY LP COVER OF OVER 50 YEARS AGO! HARDLY ANY STAINING! IT HAS SOME TINY EDGE CREASES AND A SLIGHTLY LARGER ONE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER BUT THERE IS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A REALISTIC £25 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE MAGNIFICENT AND ESSENTIAL LPs FROM ME ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW.  PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME. 

AS THIS IS A VERY RARE LP TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION,I WILL ONLY SEND IT SPECIAL DELIVERY AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.

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 23,000 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.OVER 16 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!