BEATLES * RUBBER SOUL * FIRST PRESS * LOUD CUT * XEX 579-1 / 580-1 * PLAYS WELL

	£		20
	$		26

FOR AUCTION HERE IS THIS COPY OF THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL LP . IT IS IN MONO AND IS THE FIRST PRESSING 'LOUD CUT ' WHICH HAS THE MATRIX NUMBERS XEX 579-1 & XEX 580-1.

PLEASE SEE MY PHOTOS FOR A CLOSE UP OF THE LABELS FOR ANY OTHER INFO YOU NEED.

I'VE WEIGHED THE VINYL (ON ITS OWN, WITH NO INNER OR OUTER SLEEVE) AND ON MY KITCHEN SCALES, IT WEIGHS JUST OVER 160g.

CONDITION :  THE RECORD PLAYS WELL ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. DOESN'T GET STUCK ANYWHERE, DOESN'T SKIP OR JUMP ANYWHERE. THERE ARE LIGHT CLICKS AND PERHAPS THE ODD LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE, BUT MAINLY ONLY NOTICEABLE BETWEEN TRACKS. THERE IS LIGHT TO MODERATE SURFACE NOISE THROUGHOUT, BUT I NEVER OWNED ANY VINYL THAT DIDN'T HAVE SURFACE NOISE AND I BOUGHT HUNDREDS (LITERALLY) IN MY RECORD BUYING YEARS. DO REMEMBER THIS LP IS 50 YEARS OLD AND WAS PLAYED, AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE. THERE ARE VISIBLE SURFACE MARKS AND HAIRLINES ON THE VINYL, BUT AS STATED, IT PLAYS WELL THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITH ONLY VERY, VERY MINIMAL SOUND DETERIORATION. IT REALLY IS A DIFFERENT LISTEN TO OTHER COPIES/CUTS I'VE HEARD. I ALSO HAVE THE LATER (BLACK LABEL) STEREO VERSION AND THIS MONO 'LOUD CUT' IS MORE PUNCHY AND MORE DYNAMIC BY A MILE. THE BASS LINES STAND OUT, THE SNARE AND KICK DRUMS SEEM TO HAVE MORE 'ATTACK' AND THE GUITARS SOUND RAUNCHIER TO MY EARS.

THE LABELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD ORDER, WITH ACCEPTABLE AMOUNTS OF SPINDLE WEAR, AS YOU CAN SEE IN MY PHOTOS. THE DARKER AREAS ARE ONLY GREASY FINGER MARKS, WHICH WILL CLEAN OFF (I'LL LEAVE THAT FOR THE BUYER TO DO) 

THE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE HAS A COUPLE OF ISSUES 1)THE ORIGINAL OWNERS ADDRESS IN INK ON THE CARD, TOP LEFT REAR - HIS NAME HAD ALSO BEEN ON THE LAMINATED FLIP BACK ABOVE THE ADDRESS, BUT HAS LONG BEEN RUBBED OFF OR CLEANED OFF. 2) A SHORT SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE SLEEVE, AT THE OPENING END. ONLY JUST OVER 1 INCH IN LENGTH. THE LAMINATED FRONT IS FINE, WITH ONLY LIGHT CREASES AND MINOR WEAR DOWN THE OPENING EDGE. THE FLIP BACKS ON THE REAR ARE ALL WELL STUCK DOWN AND NOT COMING AWAY AT ALL.

THE SPINE IS FINE, WITH ONLY LIGHT STORAGE WEAR. THE TEXT ON IT IS CLEARLY READABLE (PLEASE SEE MY NINTH PHOTO).

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL EMITEX ONE. IT HAS YELLOWED SLIGHTLY WITH AGE, HAS CREASES AS CAN BE SEEN (MAINLY TO THE CORNER AREAS), BUT THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE THREE SIDES

CLICK ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT AND THEN USE THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROWS ( < > ) TO VIEW THE REST.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THE PHOTOS ARE MAGNIFIED AND THAT THE CAMERA FLASH HIGHLIGHTS EVERY MINOR SURFACE SCRATCH, FINGERPRINT AND DEFECT, ie THE SPLITS.

I THINK I HAVE DESCRIBED IT HONESTLY AND FOR PLAYABILITY, IT IS AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER LP'S I'VE SOLD OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. (ALL THESE MONO LP'S CAME FROM THE SAME SOURCE, THE SAME OWNER). THOSE BUYERS WERE ALL CONTENT WITH THEIR PURCHASES, SEE MY FEEDBACK.

ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK, BUT DON'T LEAVE IT UNTIL THE FINAL DAY, AS I AM NOT ON THE COMPUTER 24/7 AND YOU MAY NOT GET A REPLY IF YOU ASK TOO LATE.

OPENING PRICE ON THIS ITEM, IS £19.99

SHIPPING :    POSTAGE & PACKING WILL BE £4.00 (1st CLASS, PLUS THE COST OF THE MAILER) AND YOUR ITEM WILL BE SENT IN A TOP QUALITY RECORD MAILER, WELL SEALED AND WITH 'FRAGILE' LABELS ON BACK AND FRONT ----------- SHIPPING WILL BE MORE FOR OVERSEAS, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE PLACING A BID IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF THE UK. 

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS !