Beatles UK - Rubber Soul - ‘LOUD’ Cut.

	£		33
	$		44

Beatles UK - Rubber Soul - ‘LOUD’ Cut. 

PMC 1267  Mono.

Original 1965 Yellow & Black Parlophone Label.

A UK first press album in 100% original condition,  featuring the withdrawn ‘LOUD’ cut issue,  with the vinyl matrix of   1 / 1. 

When ‘Rubber Soul’ was first released the production sound of the 1/1  matrix record was somewhat different to the final later agreed Mono mix. The storey apparently goes that The Beatles record Producer George Martin was not happy with the 1/1 mix, but his decision did not come in time for these now very collectable 1/1 matrix records to become available to the public.  Some say that the 1/1 matrix were ONLY available for sale for ONE DAY !,  other stories say it was 2 weeks until the 1/1 matrix was officially withdrawn from the public market.

These early mixes only ever appeared in Mono and are distinguished by the vinyl’s matrix -  XEX 579-1 / XEX 580-1.

EMI sound Engineers felt that these early presses were ‘unbalanced’ with unclear  bass and vocal sounds. The decision was made to halt production while the ‘Mother plates’ were re-cut.  Interesting to note, EMI stated at the time  “ this record was withdrawn for a reason ” !

Today the sound is a matter of personal taste, making a fascinating piece of Beatle recording history.

CONDITION:

MAIN SLEEVE:  is in good++ to near very good condition, the front of the sleeve is laminated.   The spine is very good+  and all the text is clear to read.  The rear of the sleeve has the tri flipbacks design.    On the rear of the sleeve there is evidence of  some lettering made with an official ‘stamp’,  printed in Black ink,  it is not clear what the text is, maybe an official EMI stamp ?.    On the rear of the sleeve there has been an  attempt to  ‘restick’ the top flipback with sellotape.    At  Two of the corners of the sleeve there are  two  ‘pins holes’.

INNER SLEEVE: is in very good condition, it is the original Emitex sleeve,  it is very clean for its age.

VINYL: is in very good condition and features the original thick, heavy vinyl.  The matrix nos. are - XEX 579-1 and XEX 580-1 making it the very first pressing, ‘LOUD’ cut.  The Mother/Stampers are:  ‘ 1   - H H ’  and  ‘ G 3 G – P P ’. 

THE AUDIO:   is very good,  the record plays well and lays flat on the turntable and plays with NO skips or jumps. 

THE LABELS:  are in very good+ condition, there is a ‘KT’ embossed onto side  Two.

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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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