ROLLING STONES - Beggars Banquet

Item Description

Vinyl, , Unboxed Decca Logo
LP Album Mono

The first laminated gatefold cover was printed by Garrod and Lofthouse. The time in between the decission on how the cover should look like and the actual manufacturing was probably very short. They had no time to wait for the Patent to be registered so they had to put the "Patents Pending" text next to the name (https://www.stonesondecca.com/the-60s-decca/beggars-banquet/).
Beggars Banquet was released at the end of 1968, when the mono production in UK was at the end.
This is why it is more common to find this text on stereo cover.

For the above reason, the text "Patents Pending" identify the very earliest mono cover.

Dark red 'unboxed' Decca label with silver lettering; full frequency range recording 'ffrr' 'ear' logo.
On this release the label design has, inverted above the cat.#, the matrix number with no brackets.
The GEMA caption has no full stops in between the characters.
Side indication on the labels on the right hand side of the spindle hole.
No tax code on labels.

Matrix 4A/2A are the lowest known for this UK release.

All selections Mirage Music Ltd.

We are deeply indebted to Nicky Hopkins and to many friends

© 1968 The Decca Record Company Limited, Decca House, London
Sleeve printed by Garrod And Lofthouse International Limited Patents Pending.