The Beatles - Rubber Soul - Orig U.K Mono - Loud Cut - EX- condition Variation A
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The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Label / Catalogue number : Parlophone – PMC 1267 Year of release : 1965 Rare original U.K. Mono lp. Matrix numbers Side A : XEX 579-1, Side B: XEX 580-1, stampers 2 GM, 5 HH.
Vinyl : EX-; Clean vinyl, with a few light surface marks. Super labels, both san serif variation A, KT tax code to side 2, Sold In UK Subject to Resale Price Conditions on both labels. Sleeve : Very Good - General edge wear to sleeve, but only edge wear, not split. See pictures. Garrod & Lofthouse marked.
Inner: VG+ Original Emitex inner.
Here are some notes on this 1st Pressing from thebeatles-collection.com:
Rubber Soul, Parlophone, PMC 1267. Published July 16th, 2011 Rubber Soul, Parlophone, PMC 1267, December 3, 1965, mono. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. or Ernest J.Day & Co. front laminated flipback cover.
1. First “Loud Cut” pressing. December 3, 1965. “Loud Cut” matrices: XEX 579-1 & XEX 580-1. When “Rubber Soul” was initially mixed it was slightly different to how we hear it today. These early mixes only ever appeared in mono and are distinguished by the matrix numbers XEX 579-1 / XEX 580-1 in the deadwax. It’s argued that these early presses were unbalanced with a muddy bass and with an edgy, aggressive vocal sound. Since these copies seemed to lack body the decision was made to halt production whilst the mother platess were re-cut. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. "The Gramophone Co. Ltd."printed at the start perimeter print and "Sold in U.K. subject" text. Tracing-paper-lined "Use Emitex"die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label. “Loud Cut” copies can be found with both Times New Roman and Sans-serif label types, although Sans-serif is the more common and is likely to have continued production along with the Times New Roman issues.
Variation A. These are the early Sans-serif labels that tended to adorn the earlier “Loud Cut” copies of the album. Their distinguishing feature is that the * credit indicator on these labels are spaced away from the song title. Matrix numbers XEX 579-1 / XEX 580-1.
Variation B. At some point early on in the “Rubber Soul” pressing run, a Times New Roman font typeset was added to the label printing machines. It’s with this style that we find later one-side “Loud Cut” presses (as determined by the stampers), almost all the transition presses of XEX 579-1 / XEX 580-4 or XEX 579-4 / XEX 580-1.
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