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The Rolling Stones
1st UK Lp
1964
LK 4605
1/1 MOTHERS

Released on the 17th of April 1964, this album was the first Stones' album on the DECCA label. There have been many pressings of this album in the following years-With the first AND second pressings having the shortened version of MONA. This pressing is the 3rd, with the corrected and longer version of 'I Need You Baby' (Later: 'Mona')

Catalogue Number: LK 4605
Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: XARL-6271-2A
Side 2: XARL-6272-3A
Mothers/Stampers:
Side 1: 1/HK
Side 2: 1/GU
'KT' tax code in each of the run-offs

The vinyl
QUALITY 141g
VG-.
 There are many light marks to her.
 I have just listened to ALL of it and it just sounds like the Stones at their raw best!
Deep rich bass sound reproduction.
There is some background noise-I noticed a prolonged revolutionary light pop, with side 2 providing clearer audio....But this gives me some nostalga!..She is lovely and flat-a real beauty to listen to and hear the start of something huge!
NO SKIPS OR JUMPS ON MY FOCUS ONE DECK.
*FLAT*
SHINY
ROCKIN'
 TRANSPORTING YOU STRAIGHT BACK TO THE 60'S


The labels
VG+.
Clear and bright, with the lucious deep red colour assosiated with the first early MONO pressings. They have light traces of spindle marks, visible when angled to the light-with minimal hole wear....
There is also a small name to each label.
Please see the detailed photo's provided and click on them for further detail.
UNBOXED DECCA
NO WRITING
This is the 4th label edition for side 1 on LK4605, estimated use is late 1964-early 1965.
(with McDaniels for I Need You Baby & Reed credit for I Need You Baby)
This is the 1st label edition of side 2 on LK4605, estimated use is spring of 1964
Deep DECCA Groove.
(Track 4, side 2 credits E&B Holland, Dozier)

The sleeve
VG-.
THE 2nd PRINTING OF THIS ICONIC COVER.
"Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"...Quite unusual here.
DOES have the 'Mono' to the back top right corner.
Some light discolouration to the back card, as well as a line of tape residue.
The front has some spidering near the corners of the laminate and near the opening.
NO splits to the seams or spine.
The cover photo is really glossy.
REMAINS SOLID AND WOULD DISPLAY WELL
"Printed in England"
Again, please see the detailed images.
NO WRITING

Side One
ROUTE 66 (Troup) no 'get your kicks on'
I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Dixon)
HONEST I DO (Reed)
I NEED YOU BABY (McDaniels)
NOW I'VE GOT A WITNESS (Phelge) [Phil is before Gene]
LITTLE BY LITTLE (Phelge, Spector)
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Side Two
I’M A KING BEE (Moore)
CAROL (Berry)
TELL ME (You’re Coming Back) (Jagger, Richard)
CAN I GET A WITNESS (E. & B. Holland, Dozier)
YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY (Jarret)..[Later ommited]
WALKING THE DOG (Thomas)


The Inner
EX!
It is the ORIGINAL inner, with the poly-lining.
FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING
Great shape with just some rubbing to one side and discoloration through age.
Certainly looked after the vinyl all of these years.

All in all this is a solid copy of The Stones' first album, which in itslef is VERY HARD TO FIND...Most of these were taken to wild parties and trashed.
Plays through with SOLID AUDIO REPRODUCTION BUT WITH SOME PERIODIC BACKGROUND NOISE-SO WOULD MAKE A VERY GOOD FILLER AT THE VERY LEAST-QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, WHEN THEY KNEW HOW TO MAKE 'EM!
ALL ORIGINAL & COMPLETE

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