On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition by The Rolling Stones called Through The Past Darkly Big Hits Vol. 2 and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press UNBOXED Decca label THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS IS ONE OF THE ROLLING STONES RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE THIS LP IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE DECCA LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED BACK IN 1969, NEARLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING WAS MADE IN COMMON STEREO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN MEGA RARE MONO AT ALL AND DEMAND FOR MONOs WAS SO ABSOLUTELY TINY, THAT MOST SHOPS DIDNT EVEN STOCK MONOS BY THIS POINT - AND IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL ORDER ONLY AS A RESULT, FINDING A UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN MEGA RARE MONO IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE
BUT WHAT MAKES THIS
LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS QUITE LITERALLY THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE THE MONO MATRIXES FOR THIS LP WERE EXACTLY THE SAME FOR ALL MONO PRESSINGS AND ENDED STRAIGHT AFTER DELETION IN EARLY 1970 - SO THE MATRIXES ARE BASICALLY IRRELEVANT HOWEVER, WHAT CLEARLY SHOWS THIS TO BE THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - IS THAT IT HAS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST PRESS 1/B 1/B MOTHER STAMPER CODINGS, CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE 300 COPIES EVER PRESSED - AND QUITE LITERALLY THE EARLIEST RAREST MONO 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN SUPERB CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASN T BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK MONO EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING ON THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA LABEL, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS RED MONO INNER SLEEVE, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS MONO MATRIXES, EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST PRESS 1/B 1/B MOTHER STAMPER CODINGS, AND EARLIEST 1ST PRESS GARROD LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD LAMINATED OCTAGONAL FLIPBACK COVER THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY This is the ORIGINAL Decca UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in SUPERB condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is LK 5019 on the ORIGINAL UNBOXED 1st Press Decca Label see picture and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st pressing
The record labels are in SUPERB condition see pictures with NO writing, NO wear, and only a VERY few light spindle marks IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL The vinyl is in SUPERB condition Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either The record must grade Excellent if not better SUPERB RECORD Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to Brillant The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Red Mono Octagonal inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition - with NO splits and NO writing either The ORIGINAL 1st Press Garrod Lofthouse Gatefold Laminated Octagonal FLIPBACK Cover is in BRILLIANT condition It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear side words PERFECT , NO spine splits, NO edge splits, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , only a VERY few light creases cover is VERY flat looking , shiny laminate, NO rips, NO tears, only some very VERY minor evidence of tipping in to the corner tips, NO annotations, and NO writing The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, SUPERB flipbacks, NO ringwear, and NO writing The cover must grade Very Good if not better BRILLIANT COVER THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO - AND AS THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL UK 1969 MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY BY THE ROLLING STONES, IN SUPERB CONDITION Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking Cheers--ooOOoo--
