THE BEATLES Rubber Soul LP UK Original press Mono Loud Cut nm/ex

	£		275
	$		364

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THE BEATLES - Rubber Soul

Original UK Mono 1st Press Loud Cut LP

Parlophone (PMC 1267)

 Rare UK original mono first pressing, the so called "loud cut" on the yellow and black Parlophone label with the "Sold in the UK..." and "The Gramophone Co Ltd..." text.

This is an outstanding copy with clear and strong near mint audio.

The sleeve is in a truly exceptional near mint condition. There are no tears, no writing, no splits, no bends, no dirtying to the rear. There really is very little keeping this from mint. Even the sleeve opening is still sharp. Would be near impossible to upgrade.

The labels are in near mint condition. No writing, no tears, just the very very slightest touch of spindle wear on one side only and just a couple of ultra light spider marks on each side. You can see from these labels that the record has barely been played.

Matrix, Mothers and Stampers:

XEX 579-1 (4 HL)

XEX 580-1 (2 OD)

Comes with the correct poly lined Emitex inner sleeve in excellent condition.

The vinyl on this copy is a solid excellent condition. It still has its original deep gloss sheen and in daylight looks near mint mint. There are no scratches and no long hairlines. When angled under two 50 watt halogen spotlights i can just make out the lightest of paper scuffs/removal marks.

Playback is even better than the visual grade with a wonderful strong, clear and vibrant mono sound. There is no evidence of groovewear at all. Playback is very close to flawless. We played it through on our most sensitive set up with a Nagaoka cartridge and Nagaoka elliptical stylus through Mordaunt Short speakers.

Please note that we grade all records the same way, whether they're 40 years old or one year old.

CONDITION

Sleeve: Near Mint

Record: Excellent

SHIPPING COSTS

U.K: £4.00 (Special Delivery)

Rest of Europe: £10.00 (International Signed For)

U.S.A./Canada: £12.00 (International Signed For)

Rest of the world: £13.00 (International Signed For)

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Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 and know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under two 50 watt halogen spot lights. Scans are of actual item up for auction. All records are packed securely and most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.

Near Mint
Almost mint. Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care. Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

Excellent
An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG++
As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a few hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks on both sides. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.

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