Beatles Rubber Soul UK 1965 1st *STEREO* Pressing EX+
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'
1965 UK 1st *STEREO* PRESSING LP
This extremely early and NEAR MINT sounding 1st stereo pressing is on the yellow & black Parlophone label: PCS 3075
Both labels carry the 'Sold in UK..' text & 'Gramophone Co. Ltd..' rims.
The 'KT' tax/price code is present in the centre of the side 2 label.
Housed in a heavy card, front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed stereo cover.
Complete with its original 'Use Emitex' rice-paper lined inner-sleeve.
Matrix numbers: YEX 178-2 & YEX 179-2
Stamper codes: 1/G & 1/R
The 1/G code makes this copy amongst one of the first few hundred copies ever pressed.
Disc weight: 163g
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT +
A clean and bright set with just a small collection of faint spindle marks around each centre hole, but no other traces of wear.
Visual: EXCELLENT +
Extremely clean and deep-gloss surfaces which have been taken care of and are undulled by improper storage or overplay. Careful inspection in strong daylight shows up literally just one or two very light surface lines but nothing I would call a scratch. Close examination directly beneath my halogen desk lamp reveals a healthy rainbow gloss together with a few barely visible wispy paper hairlines but no further signs of wear either side.
Play: NEAR MINT
Being one of the first few hundred copies off the press, the sound quality does not disappoint. All tracks play with a prescence, warmth and clarity missing from any other pressing or mix. This 1st class copy has received just some careful play on high-end equipment and as a result all tracks play 'as new' with no hint of any groove/play wear to either channel or any backgournd noise on or between any song.
Cover
EXCELLENT +
A superb example with a rich and undamaged high-gloss front panel laminate which displays no 'thumbnails' or any other creasing whatsoever. All corners are unbumped and still square with just a tiny rubs to their extremeties. However, both opening edges appear untouched and the exposed rear panel is perfectly clean, white and totally unmarked. All flipbacks are in place with just a small crease to the lower one in the lower right corner. Both seams are smooth & unstressed and the spine is clean, fully worded and undamaged..
Inner-sleeve
EXCELLENT
Clean & crisp with slight age-toning but no splits, tears or writing.
- Strict & grading under strong daylight & directly beneath a halogen desk lamp to UK 'RECORD COLLECTOR' standards.
- I carefully play every record I sell on a $5,000 Rega P9 turntable at volume and list all visual and audible faults.
- All the photos in this listing have been taken by myself and are of the actual items for sale.
- All records are professionally & securely in custom-made record mailing boxes with the disc removed from the cover.
- Please take a look at my About Me page for more details.
All text & images © Bright Field Music 2009
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