Beatles - Rubber Soul UK 1965 1st -2/-2 STEREO Pressi

£ 113

$ 150

£ 113 Sold For

Sep 18, 2011 Sold Date

Sep 8, 2011 Start Date

£ 5 Start price

13 Number Of Bids

Austria Country Of Seller

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Description

THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'

This EXCELLENT 1st UK STEREO pressing dates from initial December 1965 release and is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PCS 3075

Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text and have 'The Gramophone Co..' worded rim texts.

Unusually, there is no purchase tax code visible in the centre of either label.

Matrix numbers: YEX 178-2 & YEX 179-2

Stamper codes: 1/R & 1/M

Disc weight: 162g

Housed in a front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed stereo cover.

Complete with its original tissue-paper lined 'Use Emitex' inner-sleeve.

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: EXCELLENT

A clean & vibrant set showing a moderate amount of light spindle trails but no further significant blemishes.

Visual: EXCELLENT

Both playing surfaces are extremely clean and retain their deep-gloss shines. The only significant surface mark on the disc is a light 1.5cm scratch on track 1, side 1 - apart from that, there are no further noticeable blemishes visible in strong daylight. Close inspection directly beneath my powerful halogen desk lamp reveals little more than some harmless wispy paper hairlines consistent with inner-sleeve removal. Both sides of this well looked-after disc lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.

Sound Quality: EXCELLENT

This fine sounding copy has received some careful play on good equipment and the audio is overall clean and free from any groove/playwear distortion. The aforementioned scratch does produce a few soft ticks during 'Drive Me Car' but apart from that and a hint of light background on 'Michelle' there is precious little to fault soundwise and still much to enjoy.

Cover: EXCELLENT -

A highly respectable example of this striking cover which retains an unscratched, high-gloss front laminate where the only sign of wear are a handful of 'thumbnail' wrinkles towards the front opening edge. The corners are on excellent, unbumped shape and there is only the slightest trace of wear to the opening edges. The rear panel is white an undamaged with just a small stain towards the lower right corner. All flipbacks are fully intact and both seams and the spine are smooth, unstressed & unworn.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT

Clean & crisp with a few gentle storage bends and slight age-toning to the paper, but no writing, tears or missing paper.

This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Signed for airmail postage to UK addresses will be 11.75 GBP**

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