The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1965 UK 1st STEREO Yellow & Black Parlophone LISTEN

	£		103
	$		136

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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

SUPERB ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS STEREO

EX+++ SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PCS 3075
• MATRIX: YEX 178-2 / 179-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 P / 1 P

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW BLACK LABELS ARE IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HASN'T WORN ANYWHERE, AND IT STRETCHES RIGHT INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE ANDYELLOW  LOGOS ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE AROUND 8-10 SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW LIGHT HANDLING LINES, AND ONE LONGER SURFACE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH, SO THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER IS ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY WILL BE GETTING

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THE LP SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

FIRST OF ALL THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE MEANING THAT UNLIKE MANY BEATLES LP'S THIS ONE WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD HI FI SYSTEM, THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE OPENING TRACK ON SIDE ONE HAS SOME LIGHT TINY TICS FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE TRACK, AROUND 20-30 SECONDS AND THE OPENING TRACK ON SIDE TWO A LITTLE LIGHT CRACKLE AGAIN AND A FEW TICS

OTHER THAN THIS THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION WITH JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS

WELL WORTH LISTENING TO THE SOUNDBITES I HAVE PROVIDED TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY THE QUALITY OF THIS LP. WITHOUT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SMALL IMPERFECTION I WOULD HAVE GRADED THIS NEAR MINT SO IN RECOGNITION OF THIS

THE VINYL GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS FOR THE REPRODUCTION

BUT PLEASE HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT / NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LAMINATE , NO PEEL , LIFT OR FLAKE. THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE  ONLY VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE SLEEVE IS STILL VERY WHITE 

THERE ARE JUST SIX TINY LAMINATE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. FOUR THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECTLY LAMINATED ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE  CORNER TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS NEAR PRISTINE , AND IS FULLY LAMINATED, WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE. A DOT OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE HAS LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND A CLEAN WHITE SURFACE THAT HAS ONLY NATURAL LIGHT AGEING TO SHOW

THE GREASEPROOF PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS , SOME LIGHT WRINKLING AND CREASE LINES. NO DAMAGE TO THE DIE CUT HOLE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY