The Beatles RUBBER SOUL UK LP 1ST STEREO YELLOW & BLACK PLAYS EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		88
	$		117

THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

IN MAGNIFICENT EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH !!! CONDITION

1ST PRESS STEREO - 1965

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3075
• MATRIX:YEX 178-2 / 179-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 L / 1 GR 
• 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 10-12  SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS REALLY CLEAN IN NORMAL DAY LIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NUMEROUS ULTRA FINE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. SOME FINE HANDLING LINES A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKS, ALL OF WHICH ARE SURFACE AND NOT DEEP HENCE THE SOUND IS SO NEAR PRISTINE

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 STEREO ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR 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.

BOTH CHANEL'S REPRODUCE OUTSTANDING NOISE FREE STEREO SOUND.

THE EARLY STEREO 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 HAS NONE OF THAT WHATSOEVER

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE THERE IS NEAR 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

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE AND NO LOUD CLICKS.

THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES,AND SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, PLUS ABOUT 3-4 TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THERE IS ALSO A SPLIT SECOND IN THE VERY FIRST TRACK ON SIDE ONE WHERE RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, ABOUT 20 SECONDS INTO THE TRACK THE WORD 'STAR' DROPS IN VOLUME. IT IS VERY PECULIAR AND ONLY LASTS FOR HALF A SECOND. NO IDEA WHY I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE VINYL THAT WOULD CAUSE IT

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING ALBUM EXCELLENT PLUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS!

THE SLEEVE

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

THERE ARE FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND FOUR SMALL THUMB LINES IN RINGO'S FACE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 95% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST THE TWO RIGHT TIPS SHOWING A SPECK OF RUB TO THEM AND ONE TINY CHIP TO THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER

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

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND THE MAIN UNLAMINATED BODY IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH UNRUBBED TYPEFACE AND PICTURES. THERE IS LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES, AND A FEW LIGHT BROWN STAINS NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE AND STILL NICELY WHITE WITH SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES IN PARTICULAR AND UNSPLIT,

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS !!!! 

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

GARRY