BEATLES "RUBBER SOUL" UK 1st PRESS LOUD CUT 579-1 580-1 SUPERB SLEEVE EX VINYL
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THE BEATLES
"RUBBER SOUL" RELEASED 3rd DECEMBER 1965 PARLOPHONE PMC 1267 MONO PRESSING
VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH LOUD CUT MATRICES 579-1 580-1
EMI CEASED PRODUCTION EARLY IN THE PRESSING PROCESS OF THIS LP AND DECIDED TO HAVE NEW LAQUERS CUT AFTER DECIDING EARLY COPIES WERE TOO LOUD, BUT INITIAL -1 PRESSINGS WERE ALLOWED INTO PRODUCTION FOR RESALE
STAMPERS 4 GDM 2 TA MATRICES XEX 579-1 XEX 580-1
LAMINATED FRONT RECORD SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION A FEW SMALL CREASE'S CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE,SLEEVE ALSO COMES WITH AN UNCRUSHED PINCHED END SPINE AND A CLEANLY DEFINED OPENING EDGE
SLEEVE REAR INNER PANEL IS ALSO BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN WITH UNDAMAGED FOLDOVER SEAMS AND CORRECT GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE "PATENTS PENDING" TEXT AND THE 12 (FOR DECEMBER) FOLLOWED BY LL ALL ON THE SAME LINE
EMITEX INNER IS ALSO IN SUPERB CLEAN CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT CREASING
VINYL RECORD HAS A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES WITH WHISPY HANDLING MARKS USUALLY ASSOCCIATED WITH REMOVING AND REPLACING THE RECORD IN ITS SLEEVE AND ONLY REALLY VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT AND THE ODD VERY TINY AND LIGHT NEEDLE MARK
LABELS ARE CLEAN , BRIGHT AND LEGIBLE WITH AN UNWORN CENTREHOLE WITH ANY SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE RECORD CENTRE'S
THE AUDIO IS AS THEY SAY "LOUD" AND SUPERB TO LISTEN TO WITH THE ODD LIGHT POP AND STATIC IN THE QUIET MOMENTS
WE PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI-FI FOR OUR REVIEWS WHICH REALLY WAS THE STANDARD BACK IN THE DAY
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