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WITHDRAWN 1978 U.S. PICTURE SLEEVE  – ORIGINAL 1978 ROLLING STONES RECORDS' 7-INCH 45 rpm STEREO SINGLE WITH PICTURE SLEEVE # RS-19309 · OF COURSE, THE ORIGINAL WITHDRAWN PICTURE SLEEVE IS INCLUDED · ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING · ONE OF THE TWO RAREST ROLLING STONES PICTURE SLEEVES IN EXISTENCE (SECOND IN RARITY ONLY TO 'STREET FIGHTING MAN') AND PROBABLY ONE OF TEN RAREST ROCK PICTURE SLEEVES EVER RELEASED · PLEASE NOTE: NUMEROUS (MORE OR LESS CREDIBLE) COUNTERFEITS OF THIS TITLE EXIST; THE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AUTHENTIC, GENUINE COPIES (SUCH AS THE ONE WE HAVE HERE) AND THE BOOTLEGS IS IN THE SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION:  THE LEGITIMATE SLEEVES HAVE THE FLAPS ON THE REAR (WHEN THE WHIP COMES DOWN SIDE) AND ARE FOLDED ON THE INSIDE (THE 'FLAPS' ARE NOT VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE). THE FRONT SIDE IS THEN FOLDED UP AND GLUED TO THE FLAPS THAT ARE ON THE INSIDE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE WAY THE SLEEVE FOR MISS YOU IS CONSTRUCTED. · ORIGINAL YELLOW 'ROLLING STONES RECORDS' LABEL WITH RED 'STICKING TONGUE' LOGO · ARTISAN SOUND, PASADENA, CA PRESSING · THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING. · CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS (PLEASE SEE IMAGES OF  BOTH SIDES OF THE PIC SLEEVE, SHOWN BELOW) (Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!) ROLLING STONES Beast Of Burden (Rare 1978 US wide centred STOCK COPY 7" vinyl single, also including When The Whip Comes Down, housed in the legendary withdrawn picture sleeve depicting a lion sitting on a damsel in distress [Maureen O'Sullivan ?]. This single was withdrawn and all the picture sleeves scrapped soon after the promo copies began to be sent out as some sensitive souls in the US felt that the image displayed depicted bestiality [!]. Coming hot on the heels of the threat of legal action from the celebrities depicted on the original 'Some Girls' LP cover, I suppose the band were not prepared to take the chance on yet more legal bills & decided to scrap the sleeve instead. Very few escaped into the wild and this has since become second only to the 'Street Fighting Man' sleeve in terms of rarity value. This copy here is in near-perfect condition, with just the tiniest scuffing along the seams, and free from any creasing, writing, stains or splits. The 7" itself is also in near 'as new' condition, with both it & the sleeve being stored safely away for the past forty years waiting to be found. Here it is. This is the first copy that we had ever been able to stock [not for want of trying either!] and we are proud to be able to offer this one to you in fantastic near 'as new' condition) *** The most striking thing about "Beast of Burden," and indeed most of the magnificent Some Girls (1978) album, is the interplay of the two guitars of Keith Richards and Ron Wood -- sometimes with a third played by Mick Jagger. The two practice what they have referred to in interviews as "weaving" the dual-guitar attack. The result is a break from the traditional formula of a rhythm player and a lead player, a configuration that had dominated rock & roll for over ten years at that point and was also the protocol for the Rolling Stones from 1969 (when Mick Taylor took over the second guitar player slot left open by the departure and subsequent death of Brian Jones) to 1976 (when Wood stepped in to what seemed to be a role of destiny for him). The kind of twin-guitar interchange that one hears on "Beast of Burden" is not miles away from what bands like no wavers Television practiced right around the same time as Some Girls: a mostly clean strumming and picking mix. Wood's style was so similar to that of Richards that the band was worried that the lack of distinction would make Wood redundant. The results, however, as demonstrated on "Beast of Burden," ushered in a new era for the Stones; the two guitarists steered the band away from gratuitous soloing, instead accenting the groove and the songwriting. Their shared influences of Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, and the masterfully understated and tasteful session players of the Stax and Motown labels led the band back toward the country, soul, and R&B philosophy of feel and groove over accomplished soloing. In a way, it was a return to the band's roots, when Jones was still in the band -- although, with the widespread use of stereo mixing, the utilization of two guitars doing rhythm became more distinct in the final mix. "Beast of Burden" is a raw torch-soul ballad that sounds like nothing else but the Stones. If anything, it bears some of the traits of a slow-burning Al Green soul-torch ballad, without aping the trademark production elements of Green's records. The Stones sound like a good bar band here. The record's engineer, Chris Kimsey, once remarked that they had set up in a room just for the purposes of rehearsing, with a PA, and thought the sound and vibe were fantastic, so they recorded Some Girls with the same configuration, a relatively raw scenario for late-'70s recording. Richards begins the song with yet another of rock & roll's most memorable riffs, played through a slow phase shifter. Wood soon locks in on the other side of the stereo spread and the guitars interlock, playing off each other and the groove, a groove the band rarely abandons, only for the odd chorus here and there. If this song were recorded in the late '90s or beyond, the band would have likely employed a drum machine or sampled loop, aiming for the type of contemporary soul record that Macy Gray and Jill Scott were making. But Charlie Watts is a steady, soulful, and human player and -- along with bassist Bill Wyman -- sets a sturdy foundation for the two guitarists' bobbing-and-weaving rhythms. A mere flick of the wrist on the hi-hat is a simple enough variation to add giddyup to the song's rhythm. Jagger has rarely sounded more committed to a lyric than he does on "Beast of Burden," a promise to devotion, albeit with limits: "I'll never be your beast of burden/My back is broad, but it's a-hurting/All I want is you to make love to me." Like a great mid-'60s Solomon Burke number, Jagger testifies in the middle section of the song: "I'll tell you, you can out me out on the street/Put me out with no shoes on my feet/You can out me out, put me out, put me out of misery." The song's arrangement builds through effective use of varying vocal harmonies, added as the arrangement progresses. Bette Midler gave "Beast of Burden" a tough-girl approach on No Frills (1983), sounding like the missing link between Etta James and Maria McKee. On Where There's Smoke There's Fire (1990), Buckwheat Zydeco gave the song a soulful look, with the added bonus of an accordion coloring the arrangement.  (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE SONG REVIEW BY BILL JANOVITZ, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/) TO SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER LISTED ITEMS BY THIS GROUP OR ARTIST   CLICK HERE · CONDITION: · 45-RPM SINGLE RECORD: (a) WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. (b) Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!! · PICTURE SLEEVE THE SLEEVE IS  (WEAK) NEAR MINT The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the SLEEVE: - The sleeve has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams, particularly along the opening (top) side  (nothing significant) - The sleeve has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.   (VISIBLE ONLY ON BACK SIDE, WITH 'WHEN THE WHIP COMES DOWN') - Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant) NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SLEEVE: - No split seams - No cut-out (drill) holes. - No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other SLEEVEs) - No yellowing from aging - No writing - No stamps - No peel-off marks - No stains - No mold or mildew spots - No stickers or labels - No water damage - No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts. - No warping - No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the SLEEVE - No bar codes - No RIAA stamps or stickers.  POSTAGE & SHIPPING: We offer THREE postage rates for both Domestic and International Mail: Media Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail for domestic, and First Class, Priority International Mail, and Express International Mail for international orders. 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