The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1965 UK Y/B -4/-4 PRESS - PLAYS NM/MM SLEEVE MM LISTEN
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED BEFORE LISTING, TO ALLOW YOU TO HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL
PLAYS NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS
MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
- MATRIX:XEX 579-4 / 580-4
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 15 ARO / 4 HLR
- GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
- SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT
- KT TAX CODE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING THST THE RECORD HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS PRTSINE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST AND WISPIEST SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE IS JUST INCREDIBLE. TOTALLY FIRST PRESS SOUND
EVEN THE VULNERABLE 'MICHELLE' WHICH IN MAY PRESSINGS IS FILLED WITH NON VISIBLE BACKGROUND HAS NO MORE THAN A FEW OF SEMI SECONDS OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO POPS OR TICS AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE RANDOM SPECKS OPF STATIC
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP AND BE THE JUDGE OF IT'S QUALITY
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO PERFORMANCE NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN
STUNNING GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS IN 'AS NEW' CONDITION
THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THE FRONT HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS WHATSOEVER. THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE.
THERE ARE TWO VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO MINUSCULE ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE TIPS REMAINED UNRUBBED.
THE SPINE IS MINT. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECT IN EVER WAY. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE ALSO UNBLEMISHED AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE HAS THE LIGHTEST SPOT OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. THIS IS VERY VERY RARE. AS MOST ARE HEAVILY SOILED. IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE USUAL HANDLING SIGNS VISIBLE. ALL OF THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE, AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE BLACK SURFACES AT ALL
THE ONLY MINOR ISSUE BEING THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS WRITTEN THEIR NAME AT THE TOP
THE ORIGINAL GREASEPROOF PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOTALLY UNSPLIT CONDITION, LIGHTLY AGED
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
IT IS JUST THAT GOOD!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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