BEATLES - Rubber Soul - Stereo - LP Vinyl Capitol - Recorded in England Shrink W

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The Beatles

RUBBER SOUL

Recorded in England

STEREO

CAPITOL RECORDS:  ST 2442

MATRIX for Sides One & Two

SIDE ONE:  ST - X - 1 - 2442      ST - 1 -2442 - A - 13

SIDE TWO:  ST - X - 1 - 2442      ST - 2 -2442 - B - 12

Auction - No Reserve

Listed for sale is the vintage album Rubber Soul by The Beatles, released in December 1965 by Capitol Records.   The album reached No. 1 on the US Billboard charts for six weeks; it remained in the Top 20 for 6 months. Among its many appearances on critics' best-album lists, Rolling Stone ranked it 5th on the magazine's 2012 list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time."  

The vintage songs on both sides of the album can be viewed in Image No. 3. 

The album was recorded in England.  

Condition:  There is minimal signs of 'shelf wear' on the actual cover as it has been enclosed in plastic shrink-wrap for the entire 52 years.  Original price tag with CAPITOL noted on it. There is very minimal ring wear on either side of the album record (see close-up images of both sides).  The entire cover edges have no slits.

The color of the record is bright as it has been stored in smoke-free environment for 51+ years. All four of the four corners of the cover are in extremely good condition. The spine is flat. The inner sleeve (Capitol PE-12-4BL) has no creases, tears or wrinkles and actually feels in like-new condition (see images No. 8 & 9).

The vinyl itself is in VG++ condition. High gloss shine and very few along with lightly visible needle marks on the after-groove portion (See close-up images of both sides - Nos. 5-8).  Play graded VG++. Labels are clean with no spindle marks. (See images) Really the record is in overall REMARKABLE condition!!! Conservatively graded. US shipping only!

SPECIAL NOTE:  I personally purchased this album immediately after it was issued in 1965 in San Francisco.  This record has been played, conservatively, less than 5 times in 51 years ... I played it for the first time since that era this past week (both sides complete) in preparation for listing the album for sale.

It was my practice to purchase albums of the era (1960s, while I was single !!) and immediately record them on my  reel-to-reel Stereo Tape Recorder for playback through my stereo system.  (See stacks of my tapes in Image No. 11 for informational purposes only; tapes not for sale).  This practice was true for all the albums in my library - I did this for every album.  So, this album is in excellent condition from a wear and quality standpoint as it has been stored continuously since that time.

Beatles Stereo:  One of the features I really enjoyed about Beatles' songs in stereo was the high degree of separation that existed in the recordings.  For example, I would turn the sound completely down on the Left speaker, and I might hear just the music on the right speaker ... sometimes, not even a faint sound of singing.  I would also try other combinations that would bring out some of the individual voices of a particular Beatle ... nice feature not often found elsewhere ... it still brings me pleasure, to this day, to listen to Beatles' music.  

This is a No Reserve Auction.

All our records are "visually graded" AND played through.  

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GRADING STANDARDS

NM (Near Mint) Like new

VG++ The record will have a few visual imperfections that should not affect the sound.

VG+ More surface marks than VG++. The record has been played but well taken care of and should play with very few audible imperfections.

VG The record will display light surface scuffs and marks. Expect some light surface noise in parts or occasional clicks or pops. A VG record will play with minimal noise and will be quite enjoyable.

VG- The record may have deeper more audible scratches. There will be more clicks and pops than that of a VG record but with ll play without skipping.

G The record will have very heavy wear, deep scratches and very apparent surface noise, clicks or pops.

Poor: Records with this grade should be considered unplayable.