ROLLING STONES Beggars Banquet VG+ 1968 London PS 539 1ST PRESS! LAWSUIT COVER!

Description: Vinyl: VG+ Play Graded. Sounds Great! Has some marks that don't affect the sound quality. London Labels are Clean and Bright. This is the Original 1968 London PS 539 1ST PRESSING! This is the audiophile acclaimed pressing, Pressed at Monarch Records Mfg. Corp., Los Angeles, CA!! Listen for the signature sound of Monarch records: fat bottom end, consistent mid-ranges and silkier and smooth highs. It sounds like you're in the room with the band! A definitive release, with some of the Stones' most acclaimed songs: Sympathy For The Devil, Street Fighting Man, Stray Cat Blues...This record was released around the time of The Beatles' White Album and epitomizes how the two bands were keenly aware of each other, making advances based on each others' previous efforts. This album has some of founding member Brian Jones' final contributions to the Stones' sound: sitar on Street Fighting Man, bottleneck slide on No Expectations... One of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time!! allmusic gives it 5 stars!! See Review Below! In The Dead Wax: Matrices, etched. Also, both sides have the MR glyph ((Pressed at Monarch Records Mfg. Corp., Los Angeles, CA)). Complete Dead Wax information cheerfully given upon request. Cover: VG+ (see photos) Gatefold. This is the 1ST PRESSING of the cover when Mick And Keith had the cheek to claim Reverend Wilkins' song Prodigal Son as their own (!)...they changed the cover on future pressings after being threatened with civil action. It also has the gold border around it which later covers didn't have. Love the photo in the Gatefold! Unashamed decadence!! Can you find the devil lurking in the background? Ha, which one?!? Includes Company Sleeve. Front, gatefold and back of cover artwork and text are rich, clear and bright, with some wear. Seams, corners and spine are solid and clean, with some wear. No splits. No writing. No stickers. Spine print is mostly readable. Goldmine Standards. I play grade every record that I sell on eBay as I have found you can't rate a record accurately by just visually inspecting it. I wipe the dust off of every cover with clean, unscented baby wipes. I professionally clean the vinyl. (I also operate a Vinyl Record Cleaning business for your dusty/dirty records--if interested, send me a message). U.S. Shipping: $5.99 Media Mail. Tracking included. 50 cents additional shipping per additional item, when the shipment is combined. If you wish to take advantage of my COMBINED SHIPPING deal, simply select your items by clicking on "ADD TO CART" on the main listing page. Do this for all of your selections and then go to your cart to checkout. Your combined shipping discount will be computed automatically. Free domestic shipping if you spend $100 or more! All records are packaged securely with the vinyl outside the jacket (to avoid seam split in transit). The vinyl and jacket are sandwiched between two cardboard stiffeners and shipped in a custom cardboard record mailer box. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS! EBAY'S PLATFORM DOESN'T ACCOMMODATE FOR COMBINED SHIPPING FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS---BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU!!!---I CAN COMBINE SHIP FOR YOU AND MINIMIZE SHIPPING COSTS!!! TELL ME WHICH ITEMS YOU WANT TO BUY, AND I WILL WEIGH THEM AND THE SHIPPING BOX TOGETHER AND THEN I WILL CREATE A "LOT OF 2..." OR "LOT OF 3...", OR "LOT OF 4...", ETC WITH THE ITEMS YOU WANT, AND CREATE A LISTING WITH THE EXACT WEIGHT OF YOUR LOT. THIS WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF MONEY!!! IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THIS, SEND ME A MESSAGE TELLING ME WHICH ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OR, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS. I ship internationally through EBay's Global Shipping Program. Check to be sure that they ship to your country. Feel free to ask any questions and happy shopping! Once you're satisfied with your purchase, please leave positive feedback and I will do the same for you. If you're unsatisfied, please let me know so we can resolve it. I do not give partial refunds. Take a look at my previous feedback and buy with confidence. I've qualified for the "Top Rated Plus" seal from eBay, awarded to the most reputable sellers who consistently deliver outstanding customer service. Check my other items this week, check back often & CLICK ON "SAVE THIS SELLER" at the top of my listings page to be notified of New Listings as I will be adding more Rare items in the coming weeks! Thanks! Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album? First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl. Why experience the worse elements of both formats? These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared. They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound. There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm. First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider. Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer. On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant. The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music. Aftermath Review by Richie Unterberger The Rolling Stones finally delivered a set of all-original material with this LP, which also did much to define the group as the bad boys of rock & roll with their sneering attitude toward the world in general and the female sex in particular. The borderline misogyny could get a bit juvenile in tunes like "Stupid Girl." But on the other hand the group began incorporating the influences of psychedelia and Dylan into their material with classics like "Paint It Black," an eerily insistent number one hit graced by some of the best use of sitar (played by Brian Jones) on a rock record. Other classics included the jazzy "Under My Thumb," where Jones added exotic accents with his vibes, and the delicate Elizabethan ballad "Lady Jane," where dulcimer can be heard. Some of the material is fairly ho-hum, to be honest, as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were still prone to inconsistent songwriting; "Goin' Home," an 11-minute blues jam, was remarkable more for its barrier-crashing length than its content. Look out for an obscure gem, however, in the brooding, meditative "I Am Waiting."

Price: 99.99 USD

Location: Sonoma, California

End Time: 2025-01-13T07:55:38.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD

Product Images

Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Artist: The Rolling Stones

Speed: 33 RPM

Record Label: London

Release Title: Beggars Banquet

Country of Manufacture: United States

Material: Vinyl

Catalog Number: PS 539

Edition: First Pressing

Type: LP

Record Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Format: Record

Release Year: 1968

Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Producer: Jimmy Miller

Era: 1960s

Style: 1960s, Art Rock, Blues Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Britpop, Classic Rock, Electric Blues, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Garage Rock, Hard Rock, Harmonica Blues, Modern Blues, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock Classics, Sing-Along, Singer-Songwriter, Acoustic, Folk/Country Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Baroque Rock

Record Size: 12"

Features: Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve

Genre: Acoustic, Blues, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Number of Audio Channels: Stereo