Beatles Rubber Soul UK 1965 1st Press -2s STEREO EX+

£ 114

$ 151

£ 114 Sold For

Apr 19, 2009 Sold Date

Apr 9, 2009 Start Date

£ 5 Start price

15 Number Of Bids

Austria Country Of Seller

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Description

THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'

UK 1965 1st *STEREO* PRESSING

This immaculate sounding copy is the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 3075

Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'Gramophone Co. Ltd..' rims.

The 'KT' tax/price code is visible in the centre of the side 1 label.

Housed in a rare thin card stock front laminated, tri-flipback 'Ernest J. Day' printed stereo cover.

Complete with its original 'Use Emitex' rice-paper lined inner.

Matrix numbers: YEX 178-2 & YEX 179-2

Stamper codes: 1/RD & 3/RR

Disc weight: 157g

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT +

A superb clean & vibrant set with just a small handful of light spindle trails, mostly to the side 2 centre hole.

Visual: EXCELLENT +

Pristine clean deep-gloss surfaces which bear a few faint inner-sleeve removal marks in strong daylight, but no scuffs or scratches anywhere.
Close inspection directly beneath my halogen desk lamp reveal just some insignificant wispy hairlines consistent with inner-sleeve removal but no other signs of wear.

Play: NEAR MINT

This barely played copy sounds beautifully warm and clear with no traces of any groove/play wear or background on any track - even 'Michelle' plays without fault.
Both run-ins and all bands play silently and completely without interference, with not a single click, pop or any other such distraction.

Cover

EXCELLENT

An extremely clean and glossy example which displays some light wrinkles to the front panel laminate but no heavy creasing or wear.
All corners are clean & unbumped with slight wear to the rear opening edge but no tears or major damage.

The rear panel is very clean & white with just a few fingermarks but no writing or missing paper.
Both seams and the fully worded spine are unstressed and undamaged.

Inner-sleeve

VERY GOOD +

Crisp & clean with some slight age-toning but no writing, tears or splits.

Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp based on UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
I carefully play every record I sell on a $5,000 Rega P9 turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
All the photos in this listing have been taken by myself and are of the actual items for sale.
All records are professionally & securely in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.
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