Beatles UK - Rubber Soul – 4 / 1 Mono mix.

	£		20
	$		26

Beatles UK - Rubber Soul – 4 / 1 Mono mix. 

PMC 1267  Mono - Original 1965 Yellow & Black Parlophone Label.

A UK album in 100% original condition,  featuring the more unusual 4 / 1  vinyl matrix featuring the   ‘Loud’  Mono mix on side Two. 

Little is known  of these  4 / 1 mono matrix records that feature  the  ‘LOUD’  mono mix on side Two of the vinyl.

This  brilliant LP released in late 1965 was first released as the 1 /1 matrix, now referred to as the  ‘LOUD’ cut.   The storey apparently goes of the these 1 / 1   matrix records was that The Beatles record Producer George Martin was not happy with the sound mix,   so  it was  replaced with the later  4/ 4  mono matrix.    But  somewhere in between  a very small number of these   4 / 1 matrix mono records were produced !,    maybe  the EMI engineers thought that the   1 / 1 mono mix was  superior  and came  up with   their own compromise,   this RARE   4 / 1 version.   It  didnt last however as the  much more familiar  4 / 4 mono matrix became the   ‘standard’  mono  mix for most of  1966.  

CONDITION:

MAIN SLEEVE:  is in very good+ condition, the front of the sleeve is laminated.   The spine is very good+  and all the text is clear to read. The sleeve has very good sharp corners to it, the rear of the sleeve has ‘Tri flipbacks’.    A nice  touch to this  record  is  what appears   to be the original price sticker, saying   ‘ 32 / ’.     This is a very  strong sleeve  that has seen  very little handling,  the spine and the flipbacks are all very strong.  There are NO tears,  Pen writing.  There is  a small  area  of   laminate loss to the bottom  flipback on the rear.

INNER SLEEVE: is in very good+  condition, it is the original Emitex sleeve,  it is very clean and white in colour for its age.   There are NO tears, Pen writing or stains.  The  sleeve has    an odd detail  on,   the line of text that reads   ‘ Made  in England’   appears on the left side  of the sleeve, this text is usually  on the right side !, also this   text has been printed    ‘up side  down’    !?.

VINYL: side One is in excellent condition and side Two is in   very good++ condition,   the vinyl  is of the  original thick, heavy vinyl,  it is dark and has a high gloss.    The matrix nos. are:    XEX 579 - 4 and XEX 580 - 1 ‘LOUD cut’.  The Mother / Stampers are:  ‘ 7   -  G  O  D ’ !  and  ‘ G  3  G –  L   R  ’. 

THE AUDIO:   is very good,  the record plays well and lays flat on the turntable and does NOT  stick  or jump.  There is some crackle to be heard, but  I feel that as the playing surface is so good, the record would benefit from  a professional clean, then I’m sure the audio would match the condition of the playing   surface.  

THE LABELS:  are in very good+ condition, there is a ‘KT’ embossed onto side  One.  There is   NO Pen writing or stickers on them.

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To fairly grade the condition of the record, I am using the official grading system from the Record Collector Magazine.

Grading System

The seven standard condition categories and a description of what each one means are listed below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

+  or  – :  indicates a grading in between categories.

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