Beatles - Rubber Soul - UK 1965 1st STEREO Press -2/-2 Parlophone LP *EXCELLENT*
£
133
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'
This EXCELLENT UK 1st STEREO pressing dates from initial December 1965 release on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 3075
Both labels include the 'Sold in UK...' text and have 'The Gramophone Co...' rim texts
The 'KT' purchase tax code is present in the centre of the side 2 label
Earliest possible matrix numbers: YEX 178-2 & YEX 179-2
Stamper codes: 3/GG & 3/GP
Vinyl weight: 153g
Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed stereo cover, with original rice-paper lined inner-sleeve
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
Both are clean & bright with a moderate amount of light spindle trails around each centre hole.
Visual: EXCELLENT -
Both playing surfaces are extremely clean and retain an excellent deep-gloss shine. There are some light marks on each side but these are consistent mostly with inner-sleeve removal which are only amplified beneath halogen light, but there is nothing I would call a scratch anywhere.
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT +
This clean, clear & warm sounding disc is free from any groove/playwear distortion or any other noticeable audible distractions or wear. Apart from a little low-level vinyl background between tracks, there really is little to fault and much to enjoy.
Cover: EXCELLENT +
An exceptionally clean and unworn example with a superb unworn & unscratched front panel laminate bearing only a few tiny 'thumbnails' and a small wrinkle just above Paul's ear. All of the corners themselves are square & unbumped and both opening edges are sharp & unworn. The exposed rear panel is pristine white and free from any writing or missing paper. All flipbacks are clean & fully intact and the seams are smooth & unstressed
The spine is perfectly clean with pinched ends and perfect text.
Inner-sleeve: VERY GOOD +
Uncreased with age-toning but no writing, tears or seam splits.
- 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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