The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1966 2ND PRESS **STEREO** 1-2 Play NEAR MINT AUDIO

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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

2ND PRESS STEREO - 1966

PLAYED NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3075
• MATRIX:YEX 178-3 / 179-3
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: O / R 
• KT TAX CODE
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM SOME SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES, AND SOME EMBEDDED DULL STREAKS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. THE EARLY STEREO 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 IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. NO VINYL NOISE AND JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC, WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

NO CLICKS AND I AM CERTAIN I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN A FEW TINY LITTLE POPS EITHER, AND JUST A FEW INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE STATIC TICS IN SOME LINKING GROOVES

THIS IS A SUPERB SOUNDING STEREO RUBBER SOUL

A WORD ABOUT 'MICHELLE' THIS TRACK HAS A HISTORY OF SOUNDING TERRIBLE EVEN WHERE THE REST OF THE VINYL PLAYS PERFECTLY. THIS VERSION ON THIS ALBUM PLAYS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESSLY, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS AT THE END OF THE TRACK

I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE LISTENING TO THE WHOLE LP SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR JUST HOW CLEAN THIS SOUNDS

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE JUST FIVE SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, SIX ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THREE SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITH ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB AT THE LEFT TIP END.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A REALLY TINY SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS 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 BIT OF PATCHY BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN AN IMMACULATE CONDITION. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE BLACK AREAS, WHILST THE WHITE SURFACE IS UNBLEMISHED AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE USUAL SIGNS OF HANDLING AND AGEING. AGAIN PURELY DOWN TO THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PROTECTED

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS .

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNDAMAGED. NO SEAM SPLITS, NO TOP EDGE WEAR, NO DIE CUT HOLE TEARS, AND VIIRTUALLY NO WRINKLES. A FANTASTIC ORIGINAL INNER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

I CANNOT GET OVER JUST HOW INCREDIBLE THIS VINYL AND SLEEVE IS, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO WIN ONE OF THE BEST AND CLEANEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM THERE IS TO COLLECT

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY