BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL, LP. SEALED Capitol USA. SW2442. Purple? STEREO. NM.

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The BEATLES official USA Capitol 1980s reissue release of their EIGHTH Original US Capitol 1965 STEREO LP album RUBBER SOUL from December 1965 with 12 songs, mostly taken from their UK albums: rubber Soul (10 songs), and summer ‘65 UK HELP (2 songs that fit the Rubber Soul mood). But yet another Beatles hodge-podge or “butchered” album not consistent with Beatles albums in UK.) However, this one is considered a nice mix of Beatles originals. NOTE: This Stereo copy still uses Issue number SW2442. This LP was deleted from the US Beatles catalog in 1988 like the other 9 US original Capitol albums!! So it pre-dates that year!! But is it Purple from 1978?? or Rainbow from 1983??? See photo 3! Most likely Purple!! This one is produced by George Martin. Fantastic, As always!! The 33rpm vinyl is always the best way to collect Beatles albums. Another of the worlds great iconic covers on a record album! Great Wall Art all these years later!! Still the Beatles with 1965 “long hair”, a beautiful cover! This STILL SEALED LP is graded Goldmine NM, never opened, believed to contain the Purple Capitol labels shown in photo 3. Anyone know for sure?? I spent an hour trying to verify!! I bought this copy SEALED around 1989! It is UNPLAYED. It is UNOPENED!! See photos 1-2. Truly Near Mint. Eventually ALL Beatles UK albums were remastered for 1987 reissue in US and UK!! And of course remastered again in 1995 and 2012, I think. So, most of the “original ten” US Beatles Capitol Albums will probably NEVER EVER be reissued again on vinyl!!! GET A SEALED COPY WHILE YOU CAN!!! Classic hits here are: MICHELLE, GIRL, IN MY LIFE and IT’S ONNLY LOVE. Of course every song is a classic, even today, 55 years later. My favorite: YOU WON’T SEE ME. The Beatles aimed at getting this LP to market following the huge success of BEATLES HELP LP from Summer ‘65, as well as the current double hit single We Can Work it Out / Day Tripper!! They all still sound so fresh, with Incredible energy from the Boys as they attack your ears with superb melodies and harmonies! This is still a beautiful record, quite wonderful sounding!! John was 25, Ringo 25, Paul 23, and George 22 on this album release date.!! The cover/sleeve is SEALED in original shrink wrap since its purchase by me. I quickly learned to handle them as little as possible, especially one of these original 10 reissues which I thought would become rarer and greatly treasured!! And I kinda liked the RIAA Gold Record Award Seal on the front covers of several!! Read more on “45cat”, my favorite worldwide discography site. Trying to price it is guesswork. Few are for sale on eBay. Most older ones have a small press number on the back just left of the RIAA Seal, but not the final later issues like this one, so I guess the market will tell me what these are worth! This one is very nice! You decide!! See images 1-2, actual sale item. Seller is 50+ year collector and keeper of all things Beatles related. Shipped with USPS Media Mail and Global Shipping Program. All purchases ship together for $5 total. So browse for others!! Price reduces weekly till sold!! Best to all! Beatle Lew.