The Beatles Rubber Soul 1st Capitol Stereo Pressing LP in Original Shrink Wrap
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“RUBBER SOUL” LP by the Beatles
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This LP is Capitol Records ST - 2442.
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This LP is a STEREO Pressing which is designated by the letters “ST” that precede the catalog number on both the cover and the labels.
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This LP was issued December 8, 1965.
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This is guaranteed to be a 1st STEREO PRESSING, because the 1st pressings omitted “THE BEATLES” on the labels. (Only their four names were printed.) (The 2nd mono pressings inserted “THE BEATLES” between the LP title and the names of the group members.)
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According to Perry Cox and Frank Daniels, this Capitol-marked COVER, of cardboard construction with front cover slick overlapping the rear slick, is the correct cover to go with this 1965 pressing. This COVER is a 1st PRESSING COVER too, because 1st Pressing Covers do NOT have the “File Under: The Beatles” language printed at the top right corner beside the catalog number.
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This COVER was issued from Capitol Records’ Scranton Pressing Plant. This is based on the fact that there is NO NUMBER printed on the rear cover at the lower right corner.
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The VINYL was pressed in Capitol Records’ Scranton Pressing Plant. This is indicated by the triangle “?” containing the letters “IAM” in the trail-off wax. This is the symbol Capitol Records used to identify vinyl pressed at its Scranton Pressing Plant.
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Therefore, this Scranton cover and Scranton vinyl are correctly paired/matched.
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NOTE: Some sellers may intentionally or accidentally switch vinyl and covers in order to create an LP with a higher grade cover and vinyl combination, but NOT correctly matched to the same pressing plant. I don’t do that. This is the correct cover and vinyl for this pressing/issue.
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The COVER is in NEAR MINT CONDITION and STILL in its ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP. There is circular green price sticker on the front shrink wrap. The shrink wrap has a 4-inch split on the top edge near the opening, and there is a 7-inch x 3 ½-inch piece of shrink wrap missing on the rear near the opening. (Please refer to images.)
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The VINYL is in VERY STRONG VG to WEAK VG+CONDITION. The vinyl has some very light surface hairlines/scuffs (none are “feelable”). The vinyl has lots of gloss!
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This LP comes with its ORIGINAL OLIVE-GREEN CAPITOL RECORDS INNER PAPER SLEEVE (which is the correct sleeve for 1st Pressings of this LP title).
Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for some information about this record.
FYI: I used the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades are Poor (PR), Fair (FR), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY grade this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for more records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish the same weekend. (NOTE: If more than 1 item is won by the same bidder, please do NOT make payment until I send an invoice with combined shipping cost.) Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address via USPS media mail with tracking.
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