The Beatles RUBBER SOUL UK LP 1ST MONO MINT- SLEEVE PLAYS NEAR MINT PLUS*

	£		454
	$		602

THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

IN MAGNIFICENT NMINT INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 1-2 TIMES EVER!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
• MATRIX:XEX 579-5 / 580-5
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GM / 1G 
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE JUST 102 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART A FEW OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.  EVEN THE VERY VULNERABLE 'MICHELLE' WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS HEAVY VINYL NOISE IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY EXCEPT FOR SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF AND A FEW LITTLE TICS

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT APART FROM SOME VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE ON SIDE ONE HEARD ONLY DURING THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

NO CLICKS AND JUST A FEW BARELY AUDIBLE TINY TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING ALBUM NEAR MINT!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND JUST THREE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES.

ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION.  THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS ONE THUMB NAIL NICK SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND  NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN A WHITER EXAMPLE, THERE IS JUST NO AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,APART FROM THE BAREST SHADOW OF GREYING TO THE OPENING EDGE ONLY, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE.

IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE AND TOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!!  IT REALLY IS THAT MAGNIFICENT

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY