Beatles - Rubber Soul - UK 1965 1st Press MONO -1/-1 Parlophone LP *EXCELLENT*
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'
This truly EXCELLENT UK 1st MONO press dates from initial December 1965 release on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PMC 1267
Both labels include the 'Sold in UK...' text with 'The Gramophone Co...' rim texts
Earliest matrix numbers: XEX 579-1 & XEX 580-1
Stamper codes: 1/HA & C 36/GGD
Vinyl weight: 150g
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono & original rice-paper lined inner-sleeve
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
A bright & clean pair with a handful of spindle trails around each centre hole
Visual: EXCELLENT
Extremely clean & unworn deep-gloss playing surfaces which in strong daylight bear just a single faint fingernail scuff mark on side 1 and a few smaller surface lines on side 2, but nothing I would call a scratch. Close inspection beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals some harmless wispy paper hairlines consistent with inner-sleeve removal
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT
Little played on good equipment, this enjoyable sounding copy plays without any significant deterioration to the sound quality overall. My playcheck detected a little low-level vinyl background on 'Michelle' & between tracks, but no clicks, pops or other such distractions
Cover: EXCELLENT +
A firm and strong example which retains a richly coloured, high-gloss front panel where the only significant traces of wear are two 'thumbnail' creases towards the opening edge
There is a touch of wear to the corner tips and rear opening edge but no heavy bumps, tears or feathering anywhere
The easily blemished rear panel is pristine white and unmarked with all flipbacks undamaged & fully intact
Both seams are smooth & unstressed and the spine is clean, unworn & fully worded
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
- Our grading is strict & conservative grading in strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- Each record is professionally & securely packaged in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.
- This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Tracked airmail postage to UK addresses will be 12 GBP**
- We have play-graded this record on an EMT 950 transcription turntable fitted with a 'TSD 15' cartridge.
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