Stamper Anomaly? Beatles - Rubber Soul - Loud Cut Crossover Pressing -4 / -1
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Rubber Soul
The Beatles
Original UK Mono Pressing
TNR Font Labels
Rare Crossover Matrices - Loud Cut Matrix On Side 2!
PARLOPHONE PMC 1267: MATRIX NOs XEX 579-4/XEX 580-1
Stampers (Side 1 / 2): 5 GMD (Read below)
This record has a strange stamper anomaly on Side 2. Where the mother information at 9 o'clock would normally be just stamped numbers, we have what could be read as "G J G", or "G 3 6". I've seen many a Beatles LP over the years but nothing like this before. The mothers for the loud cut matrix never got too high since it was phased out quite quickly into production. I'm not sure what it could mean but it certainly is anomalous to me and worth mentioning.
Vinyl: Very Good The record shows some visible signs of being played with some light but visible sleeve removal / scuff marks contained into certain patches, plus some visible spindle trails on the labels of both sides which can be seen in the photos. The record does play through nicely from beginning to end without ever jumping or skipping but there is some audible surface noise in places. Luckily, the inner groove tracks still play very well and they clearly don't have any extra wear to them, which is often the case on this pressing. "Michelle" notably plays through quite nicely with minimal surface noise and also without any added high frequency distortion which is so commonly found with vinyl of this age. One thing to note is a very slight spot of distortion during "Nowhere Man" which doesn't last for longer than a second or two, but it isn't too off-putting at all. So all in all, it does show signs of play over 56+ years, but it was still clearly taken good care of too. It presents a nice and enjoyable, albeit not 100% perfect audio experience today. Summing to mono will help tackle the surface noise, although I have graded in Stereo to avoid disappointment. I know of other sellers who'd probably grade this as VG+ or even EX but I'd rather be diligent with these gradings and I've listened to this record through headphones on a revealing transcription deck to do so.
Cover: Very Good + The original mono Ernest J. Day flipback cover is in Very Good + condition. Holding up really nicely, just has some minor wear and some spots of dirt / yellowing with age. No major demerits to it and apart from some slight visible wear on the spine text, the odd thumbnail mark or two in the laminate and a light creased spot on one corner, it's a very clean presentation overall.
Original Emitex inner is included with some signs of discolouration and corner creasing, but all in all it's still alright. An archival inner sleeve will be included, which I'd recommend is used instead.
I'm willing to combine postage on multiple purchases. Any questions, please give me a shout! Thank you
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