BEATLES RUBBER SOUL RARE ORIG'65 UK LP WITHDRAWN SILVER STEREO SLEEVE

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·       THE BEATLES – RUBBER SOUL – ORIGINAL BRITISH PRESSING - ORIGINAL 1965 PARLOPHONE RECORDS STEREO LP PCS-3075

·       ORIGINAL BRITISH PRESSING

·       INSANELY RARE "SILVER STEREO" SLEEVE, WITH A STEREO BANNER EMBOSSED IN SILVER ON THE FRONT PANEL, BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED IN ERROR AND VERY QUICKLY WITHDRAWN FROM CIRCULATION; EASILY ONE OF THE RAREST ORIGINAL U.K. BEATLES PRESSINGS IN EXISTENCE

·       ORIGINAL BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL WITH YELLOW PARLOPHONE LOGO AND THE INSCRIPTION “SOLD IN THE U.K. SUBJECT TO PRICE LISTS (etc.)”

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.K. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       ORIGINAL FLIP-BACK COVER (1/2-INCH MARGINS OF THE FRONT PANEL ARE FOLDED AND PASTED ONTO THE BACK PANEL)

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       VERY THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD (YEX-178-3 AND YEX-179-3; PRESSING GENERATION (LETTER) DESIGNATION IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (AT 3:00 O'CLOCK POSITION): GD; NUMERAL DESIGNATION (AT 9:00 O'CLOCK DESIGNATION): 1 AND 2 (1 ON SIDE 1 AND 2 ON SIDE 2)

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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Contrary to normal practice at the time, EMI omitted the usual mono and stereo cover logos from this release. Presumably, the Beatles themselves wanted the front cover artwork to be a full and complete artistic statement in itself and did not want anything else - even the name of the group or the stereo/mono banner or catalog number - to interfere with their artistic vision. However, an extremely limited number were produced with front black and silver stereo logos which were similar in size & type used on 'Revolver'.

Take a wander over on Popsike.com , and you will see (SEARCH: Silver Beatles Stereo) these LPs are VERY rare, the world is full of tons of misaligned Apple Abbey Roads etc. But The Stereo Rubber Souls were a small sub-market to begin within the 60s UK Yellow and Black pressing era. Very few sold, as most UK record buyers still preferred Mono by a wide margin. This jacket is the rarest variant of this title there is, and is highly sought after by collectors.

Unlike the other 60s jackets, EMI omitted the Stereo/ Mono listing in the top right corner when these jackets were designed. However this is one of a very small batch that came out with a “Stereo” designation in the top right corner. There are no known Mono designated jackets. Some folks guess that this pressing was an Export of some sort, but a close visual inspection gives no other clues that would lead me to believe that. I can say it may be the heaviest Parlophone pressing I have owned.

These jackets have sold for $315 to over $1,300 over the years. This ultra rare sleeve. variant will only escalate in cost when the new Spizer book which should be the Definitive Collectors guide to the 60s UK pressings is released (it should already be in the stores)

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While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs on Rubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate folk-rock arrangements that reflected the increasing influence of Dylan and the Byrds. The group and George Martin were also beginning to expand the conventional instrumental parameters of the rock group, using a sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," Greek-like guitar lines on "Michelle" and "Girl," fuzz bass on "Think for Yourself," and a piano made to sound like a harpsichord on the instrumental break of "In My Life." While John and Paul were beginning to carve separate songwriting identities at this point, the album is full of great tunes, from "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and "Michelle" to "Girl," "I'm Looking Through You," "You Won't See Me," "Drive My Car," and "Nowhere Man" (the last of which was the first Beatle song to move beyond romantic themes entirely). George Harrison was also developing into a fine songwriter with his two contributions, "Think for Yourself" and the Byrds-ish "If I Needed Someone."

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RICHIE UNTERBERGER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ?click here for the complete album listing).

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record comes in the original “Made in England” stock inner sleeve.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD++

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1 (front side) and 4 (back side)

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on the front side

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the spine (THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SPINE - ROUGHLY 1/3 OR SO - WAS REPAIRED WITH A COMBINATION OF BLACK ISOLATION TAPE AND SCOTCH TAPE, APPARENTLY IN ORDER TO CONCEAL SOME WEAR ON THE SPINE; THIS MAY BE POSSIBLE TO REMOVE, BUT WE DID NOT ATTEMP TTO)

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Cover has a partially split spine (between 4 and 6 inches / 10 to 15 centimeters)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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