Beatles Rubber Soul UK 1965 1st -2 STEREO Press LP *EX*
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'
This extremely early & EXCELLENT UK 1st STEREO pressing dates from the album's initial December 1965 release, and is on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 3075
Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text & have 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd..' worded rims.
There is no purchase tax code is visible around the centre of either label.
Matrix numbers: YEX 178-2 & YEX 179-2
Stamper codes: 1/R & 1/P
Vinyl weight: 144g
Housed in a heavy card stock front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed stereo cover.
Complete with its original tissue-paper lined 'Use Emitex..' inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
Clean & bright with moderate amount of spindle marks and slight hole wear, but no major faults.
Visual: EXCELLENT
Extremely clean & unworn surfaces which retain all of their 'as new' deep gloss shine. there are two light surface marks on side 2 and a tiny 2mm scratch on track 1 on side 1 visible in strong daylight. Closer examination directly beneath my powerful and unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals just a few harmless inner-sleeve removal paper hairlines on each side but no other significant blemishes.
Sound Quality: EXCELLENT
The warm, clean & clear sounding copy has received only some careful attention to top quality equipment and as result there is no trace of any groove/play wear distortion or background interference on any track or in either channel. In fact, apart from three or four soft clicks on 'Drive My Car' caused by the aforementioned scratch & a touch of normal/light background between tracks, there is little else to fault on this enjoyable sounding copy.
Cover: EXCELLENT
A very respectable example which retains a rich, high-gloss front laminate bearing just a single small 'thumbnail' wrinkles and a faint disc impression from storage. There is minor shelfwear bruising to the lower corners and some small 'pushes' to the opening edge but no tears or splits anywhere. The rear panel is perfectly clean & white with no blemishes or wear to any area. All flipbacks are clean & intact and both seams and the spine are smooth, unstressed and unworn.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Clean & crisp with just a few gentle storage bends but no tears, writing or seam splits.
- This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Priority signed for airmail postage to UK addresses will be 11.75 GBP**
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