The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1965 UK MONO 1st 579-1 LOUD CUT PLAYS EX+ /NR MINT HEAR
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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL
PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE
OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
- MATRIX:XEX 579-1 / 580-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 HD / 8 GDO
- 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 FEW VERY FINE SMALL SURAFCE HANDLING LINES AND ONE TINY LITTLE ONE ON TRACK THREE SIDE ONE WHICH CAUSES THE TINY LITTLE TICS MENTIONED BELOW. A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AS WELL
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 IS AN ISSUE THATB WAS ONLY CURED WITH THE -5 PRESSING. THIS ONE HAS A TINY BIT OF LOW LEVEL BACKGOUND IN A FEW SECTIONS ONLY
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE ODD TINY SPECKLE OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
THERE ARE 3-4 TINY LITTLE TICS ON SIDE ONE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO OF THIS SUPERB DISC AS EX+ / NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS. E.J DAY SINGLE 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 FIVE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A SINGLE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS ALSO A CREASE LINE OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO CORNER WEAR, OTHER THAN THAT DOT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP
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 COUPLE OF LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS AND TINY BIT OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS
THE WHITE SURFACE IS SHOWING A LITTLE AGEING, MORE AT THE OPENING EDGE THAN ELSEWHERE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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