Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
870 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 22699820 |
| Excel File Row | 334 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:10:09 |
| Pressing Year | 1968 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | DECCA |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | LK 4955 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | XARL-8476-6A CB JT 1 (" LK.4955, Decca – LK 4955 Mono, Gatefold UK - 6 dic 1968 -NO Patent Pending Cover") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | XARL-8477-3A BM JT 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The 1968 "Beggars Banquet" is inextricably linked to the legendary controversy surrounding its original cover. The Rolling Stones' intention was to challenge conventions with a bold image: a public toilet wall defaced with graffiti, a raw symbol of social decay. However, DECCA Records, terrified by potential negative reactions and a possible boycott, categorically refused to release the album with that cover, deeming it vulgar and offensive. This exhausting dispute caused a delay of a full six months in the album's release, with the band, and Mick Jagger in particular, fiercely opposing the censorship imposed by the label. Eventually, a compromise was reached, and the album was released with the more sober and deceptive white "invitation cover", which simulated a party invitation. Only years later, in reissues and collector's editions, the provocative original "toilette wall cover" finally saw the light of day, becoming the controversial icon the band had always desired. This 1ST copy from 1968, with the invitation cover, unequivocally testifies to the era of that fierce artistic and commercial battle for expressive freedom.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Sympathy For The Devil
- A2 - No Expectations
- A3 - Dear Doctor
- A4 - Parachute Woman
- A5 - Jig-Saw Puzzle
- B1 - Street Fighting Man
- B2 - Prodigal Son
- B3 - Stray Cat Blues
- B4 - Factory Girl
- B5 - Salt Of The Earth
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