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ROLLING STONES - BIG HITS HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS - ORIGINAL 1966 LONDON RECORDS MONO LP NP-1.
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
ORIGINAL BRIGHT RED LONDON MONO LABEL WITH BOXED FRAMED LONDON LOGO AND SILVER PRINT
RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED STEREO
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL 8-PAGE INSERT / BOOKLET
THICK CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX OF THE RECORD
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX ENDS WITH -1D/-1D . ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX 1 DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING
MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.
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The first hits compilation of the Rolling Stones is still one of the most potent collections of singles that one can find. Listening to it in 1966 or today, one can understand how, almost prematurely for the 1960s as most of the material here dates from 1964 or 1965 the Stones set themselves up as the decade s most visible rock roll rebels. The defiant, in-your-face fuzztone riff and sexually frustrated lyrics of I Can t Get No Satisfaction and the frenetic pounding punk anthem Get Off of My Cloud are highlights of a 12-song set that has no weak points, only peaks the louder-than-life rhythm guitars on It s All Over Now and The Last Time, the wailing RB of Time Is on My Side, the balladry, folk, and soul style of As Tears Go By and Tell Me, and all of the rest make for a body of work that s still amazing to hear four decades after the fact. Appearing as it did in the late winter of 1966, this collection completely missed the group s drift into psychedelia, and it has since been supplanted by Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks, but Big Hits is still the most concentrated dose of the early Stones at their most accessible that is to be had, short of simply playing their first five U.S. albums. The artwork and photography were pretty cool too, and the original LP had one of rock s early classic gatefold album designs
Track listing: Satisfaction - The last time - As tears go by - Time is on my side - It s all over now - Tell me - 19th Nervous Breakdown - Heart of Stone - Get off of my cloud - Not fade away - Good times, bad times - Play with fire
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For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio AR man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow a/k/a Cousin Brucie , Tim Rice of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita fame , Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan s first album , Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc. . For more details, see: Critics Choice: Top-200 albums compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 or click here for the complete album listing .
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CONDITION:
RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions mostly sleeve scuffs - are barely visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The album comes with the original 8-page insert/booklet intact.
c The record is STILL in its original inner, perforated plastic baggy
d The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
e Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, organic and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 10:1.
f True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist
g Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
