The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1966 Hazel Yarwood -5/-5 MONO PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR

	£		565
	$		749

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

HAZEL YARWOOD -5/-5 PRESSING

EX+ SLEEVE

SUPER EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
• MATRIX:XEX 579-5 / 580-5
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 HA / 4 PL
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

Hazel Yarwood was a notable female cutting engineer at EMI, known for her work on the Rubber Soul album by The Beatles. She is credited with creating one of the best sounding pressings of the album, often referred to as the -5/-5 cut, which significantly improved the album's audio quality. This pressing was cut in January 1966 and is highly regarded for its balanced sound and outstanding dynamics, making it a sought-after item among collectors

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER FIRLY ADHERED TO SIDE TWO LABEL

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES NEXT TO IT

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. 
IN DAYLIGHT THIS ALBUM LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS
PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE A FEW TINY WISPT SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES

REALLY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS 60 YEAR OLD VINYL

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. 
THIS -5/-5 CUT IS IN THE EYES AND EARS OF THOSE THAT MATTER,IS STATED AS FACT THAT THIS IS THE BEST CUT EXAMPLE EVER!!

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, AND THIS ONE IS EVEN BETTER

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 ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT

IN PARTICULAR THE TRACK MICHELLE IS OFTEN AUDIBLY IMPERFECT. THIS EXAMPLE HOWEVER PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION, WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY MINUSCULE SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

THE ;LINKIING GROOVES ARE PRETTY SILENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

NO  CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER

ALL I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES, AND ABOUT THREE TINY LITTLE STATIC DUST TICS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

 GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE FOUR VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY TO THE SPINE , FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. TWO  ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE FAIRLY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO A COUPLE OF THE TIP ENDS, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, OR EVEN RECORD IMPRESSION. 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND ONLY HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE VERY TIP ENDS. THERE IS A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP EDGE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A LITTLE WEAR

THE SPINE HAS YELLOWED A LITTLE UNDER THE LAMINATE ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS A SPECK OF RUB. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER.

THE OPENING EDGE HAS ONLY VERY LIGHT FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS REMAINED IN A VERY WHITE CONDITION. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE BLACK AREAS, WHILST THE WHITE SURFACE ONLY SHOWS THE VERY LIGHTEST SHADE OF HANDLING / AGEING TO THE EDGES

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE, PERFECTLY ADHERED AND NO CRACKS

NO WRITING ANYWHERE

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS TOP CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNDAMAGED. NO SEAM SPLITS, NO TOP EDGE WEAR, NO TEARS, AND  NO WRINKLES. A FANTASTIC ORIGINAL INNER WITH ONLY A TRACE OF GLUE AGING IN THE BOTTOM CORNERS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

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

GARRY