Beatles - Rubber Soul UK 1965 *MONO* Press -4/-4 Parlophone LP
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Description
THE BEATLES - 'RUBBER SOUL'
This great sounding UK MONO 2nd pressing dates from shortly after December 1965 release and is on the black & yellow Parlophone label: PMC 1267
Both bear the 'Sold in UK..' text and have 'The Gramophone Co..' worded rim texts.
The 'KT' purchase tax code is visible in the centre of the side 2 label.
Matrix numbers: XEX 579-4 & XEX 580-4
Stamper codes: 4,8/GMT & 5/GAT
Disc weight: 166g
Housed in a rarer front laminated, tri-flipback 'Ernest J. Day' printed mono cover.
Complete with its original rice-paper lined 'Use Emitex..' inner-sleeve.
CONDITION
Disc
Labels: EXCELLENT
Immaculate unworn centre holes with just a single faint spindle mark around each. Without some light blemishes from long-term inner-sleeve storage, they would be NM.
Visual: EXCELLENT
Extremely clean & unworn playing surfaces which retain all of their 'as new' deep-gloss shine without any noticeable marks in strong daylight. Closer inspection directly beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals some harmless light hairlines but nothing which affects sound or play. Both sides of this high-quality, heavy copy lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.
Sound Quality: NEAR MINT
This superb sounding copy has been played just once or twice at most and the sound throughout is clean, warm & clear with no trace of any groove/play wear distortion on any track or in either channel. My single careful play-check at volume detected no clicks, pops or indeed any other audible faults or wear.
Cover: EXCELLENT -
A fine strong and unworn example which retains a rich and clean high-gloss front laminate which bears just a faint wrinkle on Ringo's face but no other significant traces of its 46 years. There is a tiny rub to the lower right corner but all other, along with both opening edges, are clean, sharp and unworn. The rear panel is overall clean and bright with just two tiny numbers written above the track-listing and some faint age-related blemishes. Al flipbacks are fully intact and both seams and the spine are all smooth, unstressed & unsplit.
Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT
Clean & flat with some mild age-toning and storge wrinkles but no writing, tears or seam splits.
- This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA. Priority signed for airmail postage to UK addresses will be 11.50 GBP**
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