The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones, Now!

Very quiet if you have an excellent copy. This pressing sounds outstanding!

Mine is as described in this listing, though it came with a ffrr inner sleeve? Are there other instances of this with this pressing or is it likely a mismatched sleeve?

In reference to a variant, 18771-9420-2 CD 2, 18771-9420-2 HD 2. The Stones doing that Chicago thang and it falls flat. The sound is wide open and varies with each track.

This sound awesome! Really punchy raw mono sound on a pretty heavy piece o’ vinyl.

My runout has ARC 10-10-65 on both sides. Not sure what that means as opposed to what is listed on this version

Honestly, this is as good a collection of pre-'Aftermath' mostly non-hits as there ever was. Every song is a gem (not an "Under the Boardwalk' in the bunch).

And this is the version to get because it's the only one that corrects a mistake made in 1965: a weedy, awkward, short early take of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" was included on 'Now!' instead of the confident epic powerhouse on 'Rolling Stones' No. 2' in the UK and this ABKCO reissue of 'Now!' from '86.

Everything on this reissue is proper mono (no fake stereo) except for "What a Shame", "Heart of Stone", and "Down the Road Apiece" (another of the Stones' very best covers), which are in proper stereo. The virgin vinyl is super quiet, and I actually prefer this edition to the more bass-heavy remaster from 2016. The cover printing quality is a bit sharper and a lot more authentically reproduced, too.

The version inserted here of Everybody Needs Somebody To Love is not the Vs. short of 2 minutes and 57 seconds indicated inside, but it is the modified 5 minute version of the rolling stones album n ° 2

I have this copy but I don't think it's mono. Is this information correct?

This Australian Version is not the same as the US version.
https://discogs.cinepelis.org/release/1418026-The-Rolling-Stones-The-Rolling-Stones-Now
The US version contains Mona (I Need You Baby) as track 6, whereas the Australian version has a cover of Muddy Waters I Can't Be Satisfied.
It also has different track durations, notably You Can't Cath Me, which is a minute shorter than the US version.

Very good reissue, the pressing is superb. If I had to criticize this reissue I would say the cover photo is cropped but that's just a detail.