THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL AUSTRALIA CONTRACT / NEW ZEALAND EXPORT PRESSING - NM
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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL
AUSTRALIA CONTRACT / NEW ZEALAND EXPORT
( 'contract' or 'export' depends on which side of the Tasman one hails from )
STEREO PCSO 3075
Condition - Vinyl: NM
Condition - Labels: NM
Condition - Sleeve: EX
ALL PICTURES ARE OF THE ITEM OFFERED FOR AUCTION
THIS ITEM SHIPS FROM AUSTRALIA
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE TO YOUR COUNTRY
THIS ITEM WEIGHS APPROX. 540g PACKED AND SHIPS AT THE AUSTRALIA POST '500g - 1Kg' TIER
I DO NOT INFLATE SHIPPING CHARGES ABOVE AUSTRALIA-POST'S RATES!
WHAT AUSTRALIA POST CHARGES FOR POSTAGE IS WHAT YOU PAY
COMBINED SHIPPING RATES APPLY FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES
EXAMPLE: THREE LP'S SHIP FOR THE SAME PRICE AS ONE - i.e. 500g-1Kg WEIGHT TIER
This is a near-mint example of the AU 'contract' / NZ Export stereo pressing of Rubber Soul on the 1-EMI BOX label.
In specific regard to the Beatles Australia vinyl experience, a 'contract pressing' is a disc manufactured for E.M.I. (Australia) by another company, when the E.M.I. (Australia) pressing plant could not, on its own, meet production targets. On several occasions throughout the 1960's, 70's and 80's, E.M.I. (New Zealand) manufactured Beatles LP's exclusively for the Australia market (New Zealand collectors refer to such vinyl as 'export pressings').
Contract pressings were generally housed in Australia sleeves; but sometimes would be issued in New Zealand sleeves.
The labels of contract/export pressings from the 1960's featured textual reference to their origin (e.g. "manufactured by H.M.V. (New Zealand) for E.M.I. (Australia)", or such-like). This prominent 'contract' reference was removed for 70's/80's 1-EMI BOX contract pressings, making their origins less obvious.
A 1-EMI BOX 'contract pressing', as offered in this listing, can be identified by the presence of the Australia catalogue prefix, PCSO (the NZ prefix is PCSM), in conjunction with the New Zealand-style 'boxed-Parlophone' logo (different to the logo of Australia labels); and also the words, "MADE IN N.Z. BY EMI (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED", in the rim-text at the top of the label. All such identifiers are illustrated in one of the images published in this listing (see above).
CONDITION - VINYL
Vinyl grades at NM. If this record has actually been played then it was only once because the surface is unblemished and is visually in an as-new condition.
CONDITION - LABELS
Labels are commensurate with the NM grading of the vinyl. Any blemishes on either label is the result of the original manufacturing/printing processes and not owner-added.
CONDITION - SLEEVE
I'm grading the sleeve at EX+. The scanned images do not do proper justice to the sleeve, especially in relation to its rear - which is much whiter than the scan exhibits. The only area in which the sleeve could be deemed less than NM is the slightly discoloured thin horizontal bands at top and bottom of the sleeve's rear; my opinion is that these bands are caused by chemical reaction to paper as caused by the glue used to stick the back 'page' to the front 'page'.
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