The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1965 UK LP -4/-4 MONO STUNNING PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL
PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE
OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
MATRIX:XEX 579-4 / 580-4
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 PGA / 11 MGA
KT TAX CODE
SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN.
EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.
THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE.
MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT
IN PARTICULAR THE TRACK MICHELLE IS OFTEN AUDIBLY IMPERFECT. THIS EXAMPLE HOWEVER PLAYS TO PERFECTION
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS NEAR SILENT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
NO CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER
ALL I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES, AND THAT'S ALL
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE ONLY FOUR LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE. TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A SINGLE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO CORNER WEAR
THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE ROUGHNESS IN PARTS
THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A SUPERB WHITE CONDITION. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE BLACK AREAS, WHILST THE WHITE SURFACE ONLY SHOWS MILD HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS NEATLY PENNED THEIR NAME AT THE TOP
THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS NICE CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNDAMAGED. NO SEAM SPLITS, NO TOP EDGE WEAR, NO DIE CUT HOLE TEARS, AND VIRTUALLY NO WRINKLES. A FANTASTIC ORIGINAL INNER WITH ONLY SOME YELLOWING TO THE SURFACE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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