The Beatles Rubber Soul Original 1st Pressing MONO LP Near Mint in Shrink Wrap
$
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Description
In this auction:
· “RUBBER SOUL” by the Beatles
· This LP is Capitol Records T - 2442.
· This LP is a MONO (Monaural) Pressing which is designated by the letter “T” that precedes the catalog number on both the cover and the labels.
· This LP was issued December 8, 1965.
· This is guaranteed to be a 1st MONO PRESSING, because the 1st pressings omitted “THE BEATLES” on the labels. Only their names were printed. (The 2nd mono pressings inserted “THE BEATLES” between the LP title and the names of the group members.)
· According to Perry Cox, this Capitol-marked COVER, of cardboard construction with front cover slick overlapping the rear slick, is the correct cover to go with this 1965 pressing. This COVER was issued from Capitol Records’ Scranton pressing plant. This is based on the number “3” printed on the rear cover at lower right.
· The VINYL has the “?” in the trail-off wax. This is the symbol Capitol Records used to identify vinyl pressed at its Scranton Pressing Plant.
· THEREFORE, this cover and vinyl are correctly paired (as they were issued) from the same Capitol pressing plant (Scranton).
· NOTE: Some sellers may intentionally or accidentally switch vinyl and covers in order to create an LP with a higher grade cover and vinyl, but NOT correctly matched to the same pressing plant. I don’t do that. This is the correct cover and vinyl for this pressing/issue.
· The COVER is graded NEAR MINT and still in its ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP. (Check the images and you will see how nice this cover is!!) The shrink wrap has “breathe holes”.
· The VINYL is GRADED NEAR MINT MINUS. The vinyl has lots of gloss and just a few very light surface hairlines/scuffs.
· This LP comes with its ORIGINAL OLIVE-GREEN CAPITOL RECORDS INNER PAPER SLEEVE (which is the correct sleeve for this Capitol vinyl issue).
For Sure, it’s a NICE COPY of this ORIGINAL BEATLES 1965 1st CAPITOL MONO PRESSING of this LP to add to your vinyl collection!
Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about this record.
FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of Perry Cox’s Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. I use these grades, Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT), to VISUALLY grade this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for other records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address via media mail with tracking.
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