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 IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - IT HAS INCREDIBLY EARLY 1/G AND 1/H MOTHER STAMPER CODINGS - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT IT WAS MADE WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION - WITH AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT COVER FOR ONCE EVEN THE VERY FRAGILE SPINE LOOKS STUNNING SEE PICTURES BEING PERFECTLY VERTICAL, AND HAVING PERFECT SPINAL WORDS 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 GREAT 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 light spindle marks The vinyl is in GREAT condition - and still VERY bright shiny looking indeed 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 nasty concentric marks AT ALL, a few VERY light scufflines NON sounding , a few light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual It plays with NO skips, only a few light clicks though mostly NONE , NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either Most people here would probably grade this record VG if not better - but I will be MEGA strict to avoid any problems and only grade this record Good PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not better - though it is still a very VERY decent record, and VERY bright shiny looking indeed 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 The ORIGINAL 1st Press Garrod Lofthouse Gatefold Laminated Octagonal FLIPBACK Cover is in SUPERB condition It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear PERFECT vertical spine, with PERFECT side words , 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 , VERY 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 Excellent Minus if not FULL Excellent SUPERB COVER THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO - AND WITH A STUNNING COVER LIKE THIS ONE HAS - 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 GREAT 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--
