Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

This is the original UK stereo release in outside laminated gatefold cover: • This album has a 'Unipak'-style cover [with disc access from the inside] with only one card layer for the front flap and flipbacks inside the opened gatefold. Blue/silver 'unboxed' Decca labels without 'Speed 33⅓', and 'Side 1'/'Side 2' on the left side of the spindle hole. Octagonal company inner sleeve with a blue 'STEREO' border, 'British patent No. 800513 Foreign patents pending', 'U.K. Patents Applications No. 43212/68' and 'Made In England R.S.' [Robert Stace]. First catalogue number on cover, second on labels. ℗ 1965 A5. ℗ 1966 A2. ℗ 1967 A3, A4, B2, B3, B5. ℗ 1968 B1. ℗ 1969 A1, A6, B4, B6. © 1969 The Decca Record Company Limited, London. The first inner page features a coloured photograph of the Rolling Stones. The second inner page includes credits, the track listing and a tribute to Brian Jones: "BRIAN JONES (1943-1969) When this you see, remember me and bear me in your mind Let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find" The back cover shows an 'indicator hole' to let the inner sleeve peep through: blue = stereo, red = mono. The artist's name is given as: • Rolling Stones [on front cover] • The Rolling Stones [on labels] The title is given as: • Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) [on front cover] • Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits-Vol. 2) [on cover spine] • Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits - Vol. 2) [on labels] The cover's spine includes both, mono and stereo catalogue numbers as 'Ⓜ LK 5019' and 'Ⓢ SKL 5019'. The Decca Record Company Limited, Decca House, 9 Albert Embankment, London S.E.1 Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited Made In England By The Decca Record Co. Ltd. London A5: Electronically Re-Processed For Stereo Published By Mirage Music, except track A5 published by Dominion Music. Runouts are stamped.