The Beatles - Rubber Soul (mono), Vinyl LP 'Loud Cut' 1st press UK 1965

	£		56
	$		74

Artist: The Beatles

Title: Rubber Soul (mono)

Format: Vinyl LP

Label: Parlophone

Catalogue No: PMC 1267

Matrix numbers: Side 1: XEX 579-1, Side 2: XEX 580-1

Country: UK

Description:  1965 first UK mono pressing vinyl LP....generally referred to as the 'Loud Cut' and identified by the XEX 579-1 & XEX 580-1 matrix numbers. Has 'The Gramophone Co Ltd' perimeter text and 'Sold in UK' label text (see pic No. 2), KT tax code on side 2 plus 'Printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd' on the bottom flip back on the rear. Includes 'Drive My Car', 'Run For Your Life', 'Nowhere Man' & 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)'. Comes in a front laminated flip back picture sleeve with poly lined die cut white paper inner with 'use Emitex' wording etc. Tracklisting is as follows:

SIDE 1

DRIVE MY CAR
NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)
YOU WON'T SEE ME
NOWHERE MAN
THINK FOR YOURSELF
THE WORD
MICHELLE


SIDE 2

WHAT GOES ON
GIRL
I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU
IN MY LIFE
WAIT
IF I NEEDED SOMEONE
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

Condition:
Vinyl: Vg, there are two visible small scratches, both similar in size (approx 4mm). One on 'You Won't See Me' and the other on 'Wait' but thankfully these only produce a couple of light background clicks...certainly nothing to spoil ones listening pleasure anyway. Both sides have their fair share of light surface marks, mostly where the vinyl has been taken out of the sleeve over the years but these do not affect play at all although there is a one off light click in between 'What Goes On & 'Girl'. There is some slight surface noise on 'Michelle' but again nothing too worrying. Apart from this the record plays very well with no noise in between tracks and the labels are clean and tidy.

Sleeve: Vg, there is nothing much wrong with the sleeve but I've had to grade it as very good as there is a small scuff/indent to the spine (see pic 4) which creeps onto the front cover very slightly. Corner wear has been kept to a minimum with just some light crease marks in the laminate near the spine and on the flip backs on the rear, which have yellowed slightly. There are a few light marks near the cat no. top right and on the flip backs but as you can see from the photo (pic 3) nothing major. The inner sleeve has some general light creasing, mostly near the corners and the left hand edge and a small crease mark (approx three quarters of an inch) from the die cut centre out.
(Please see the grading system further down the page for more information)


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MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.

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