THE BEATLES ‘RUBBER SOUL’ 1965 PARLOPHONE UK 1965 MONO 1st Pr LOUD CUT

	£		87
	$		115

THE BEATLES

“RUBBER SOUL”

(1965 PARLOPHONE RECORDS - UK FIRST PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS LEGENDARY “LOUD CUT” UK FIRST MONO PRESSING OF THE FANTASTIC 6TH STUDIO ALBUM “RUBBER SOUL” BY THE BEATLES ON THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABEL. THESE “LOUD CUT” FIRST PRESSES WERE WITHDRAWN VERY QUICKLY AND RARELY SURFACE - ESPECIALLY IN THIS GREAT CONDITION.

THE LABEL HAS "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" & "SOLD IN THE UK ..." TEXT.

THE ALBUM COMES COMPLETE WITH IT'S ORIGINAL 1965 UK TRACING PAPER "USE EMITEX" DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE.

IT IS HOUSED IN AN ORIGINAL GARROD & LOFTHOUSE FRONT-LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH THREE REAR FLIP-BACKS. THIS IS THE NICEST SLEEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR ANY PRESSING OF  “RUBBER SOUL” IT IS NEARLY PRISTINE AND WILL PROBABLY BE THE FINAL UPGRADE FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF RECORDS BY THE BEATLES.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 1267

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: XEX 579-1 / XEX 580-1

MOTHER / STAMPER NUMBERS ARE: GDL - 3 / LO - 4

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE, WITH THREE REAR FLIP-BACKS, IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE LAMINATED FRONT GLISTENS & GLEAMS AND DISPLAYS JUST THE VERY SLIGHTEST HINT OF RING WEAR WITH A FEW TINY WRINKLES. THERE IS JUST THE LIGHTEST DISCOLOURATION NEAR THE OPENING ON THE BACK. OTHERWISE THE BACK IS WHITE, CLEAN AND PRISTINE. THE FOUR CORNERS, THE SPINE AND THE THREE OTHER EDGES ARE ALL SUPERB - CRISP AND STRAIGHT AND UNBROKEN. THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS PERFECT AND THIS ALBUM WILL LOOK FANTASTIC ON YOUR RACK. YOU WILL BE HARD-PUSHED TO EVER FIND A MUCH BETTER LOOKING SLEEVE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL TRACING-PAPER LINED “EMITEX” INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR, A COUPLE OF MINOR CREASES AND SOME SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN STRONG EXCELLENT CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE SOME SLIGHT MARKS. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SLIGHT WARP BUT I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT BOTH SIDES PLAYED THROUGH FINE ON MY PROJECT RPM 4. THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY SUPERB THROUGHOUT. I DETECTED TWO POPS IN THE SILENCE BETWEEN TRACKS 4 & 5 ON SIDE ONE AND ONE POP BETWEEN TRACKS 5 & 6 ON SIDE TWO.

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS AND THERE IS SOME FOXING & STAINING – SEE PHOTOS.

SIDE ONE

1. DRIVE MY CAR
2. NORWEGIAN WOOD
3. YOU WON’T SEE ME
4. NOWHERE MAN
5. THINK FOR YOURSELF
6. THE WORD
7. MICHELLE

SIDE TWO

1. WHAT GOES ON
2. GIRL
3. I’M LOOKING THROUGH YOU
4. IN MY LIFE
5. WAIT
6. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE
7. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

£4.00

£5.50

£8.50

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £4.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £7.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.