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
THIS
LP ALSO HAS AN ULTRA RARE AND 100 GENUINE SAMPLE STICKER ON 1
LABEL - WHICH IS COMPLETELY CORRECT IN EVERY WAY FOR ALL DECCA LPs FROM THIS PERIOD, AND
CAME FROM THE SAME AMAZING COLLECTION OUTLINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
DESCRIPTION EVEN RARER STILL - IT HAS INCREDIBLY EARLY 1/I AND 1/C MOTHER STAMPER CODINGS - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT IT WAS MADE WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASN T BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA LABEL, 1ST PRESS RED MONO INNER SLEEVE, AND 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 BRILLIANT 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 few VERY light spindle marks IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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, only 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, 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 SHINES LIKE NEW It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual It plays with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, 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 Very Good if not better BRILLIANT 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 apart from 1 touched in trace , NO spine splits, NO edge splits, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , barely ANY creases AT ALL cover is VERY flat looking indeed , shiny laminate, NO rips, NO tears, only some very VERY minor evidence of tipping in to a couple of 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 A 100 GENIUNE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE COPY - 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 BRILLIANT 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--