Rubber Soul Twin Track Mono Tape TA-PMC 1267 1965 With Original Box/Inner

	£		24
	$		32

I am selling off some of my collection and over the next few months will be listing some very nice and very rare albums and singles from the 50's through to the 90's!! I will be listing The Beatles, Cream, Purple, Zeppelin, The Stones, Small Faces, Floyd, Creedence Clearwater, Beach Boys and many, many more so please add me to your watch list as I may have something you need to help complete you collection!!!!

Artist or Band: The Beatles 

Album/Single Title: Rubber Soul

Producer(s): George Martin 

Cat Number: TA-PMC-1267

Label/Format: Not Applicable 

Country of Manufacture: UK

Original Year of Release: 3rd December 1965

Rarity: Very Rare especially so being in this Whole & Complete condition. With it's Original Box and Inner. It Also has It's Original Packing Slip. Back in the 60's Vinyl was the Main source of listening to music. Tapes were of course available but Only sold in Very small quantities compared to Vinyl. So you Will see this Album come up Very often while searching to add to your collection. However I Can assure you, you will NOT see many copies available in Twin Track Tapes.

Play list: Drive My Car; Norwegian Wood; You Won't See Me; Nowhere Man; Think For Yourself; The Wood; Michelle; What Goes On; Girl; I'm looking Through You; In my life; Wait; If I Needed Someone; Run For Your life.

Matrix Nos: Not applicable 

Stamper Codes: Not Applicable

Other Etchings: Not Applicable

Musicians:  John Lennon: Lead, Harmony and Backing Vocals; Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars; Vox Continental Organ on "Think For Yourself". Paul McCartney: Lead, Harmony and Backing Vocals; Bass, Acoustic and Lead Guitars; Piano. George Harrison; Lead, Harmony and Backing Vocals; Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars; Sitar on "Norwegian Wood"; Bouzouki on “Girl”. Ringo Starr: Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Cowbell, Bells, Cymbals and additional Percussion; Hammond Organ on "I'm Looking Through You"; Lead Vocals on "What Goes On".

Brief Artist & Album/Single Info: "RUBBER SOUL" is the sixth studio album by The Beatles. It was released on 3 December 1965 in the United Kingdom, on EMI's Parlophone label, accompanied by the non-album double A-side single "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out". The original North American version of the album was altered by Capitol Records to include a different selection of tracks. Rubber Soul met with a highly favourable critical response and topped record charts in Britain and the United States for several weeks.

Often referred to as a folk rock album, Rubber Soul incorporates a mix of pop, soul and folk musical styles. The title derives from the colloquialism "plastic soul", which referred to soul played by English musicians. After the British version of A Hard Day's Night, it was the second Beatles LP to contain only original material. For the first time in their career, the band were able to record the album over a continuous period, uninterrupted by touring commitments. The songs demonstrate the Beatles' increasing maturity as lyricists and, in their incorporation of brighter guitar tones and new instrumentation such as harmonium, sitar and fuzz bass, the group striving for more expressive sounds and arrangements for their music. The project marked a progression in the band's treatment of the album format as an artistic platform, an approach they continued to develop with Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The North American version of Rubber Soul contained ten of the fourteen new songs, supplemented by two tracks withheld from the band's Help! album. The four songs omitted by Capitol, including the February 1966 single "Nowhere Man", instead appeared on the North American-only release Yesterday and Today.

Rubber Soul was highly influential on the Beatles' peers, leading to a widespread focus away from singles and onto creating albums of consistently high-quality songs. It has been recognised by music critics as an album that opened up the possibilities of pop music in terms of lyrical and musical scope, and as a key work in the development of styles such as psychedelia and progressive rock. Among its many appearances on critics' best-album lists, Rolling Stone ranked it fifth on the magazine's 2012 list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA in 1997, indicating shipments of at least six million copies in the US. In 2013, after the British Phonographic Industry changed its sales award rules, the album was certified platinum.

CONDITION

Unfortunately I do NOT possess a recording machine of this caliber to confirm wether the Tape actually plays.So this is being listed Purely as a "Collectors Item". I see No reason why it should not play as the tape has the leading edge with Parlophone TA-PMC-1267, Speed 33/4 I.P.S. "Rubber Soul" & Recording First Published 1965. 

The Spool is not Split, Chipped or Broken anywhere. The Tape sits tightly within the Spool. It has stamped to both sides "Made In Great Britain EMITAPE Recording Tape"

I can ONLY grade this as GOOD because I CANNOT verify that is plays.

COVER: This Tape came packaged within a Cardboard Box measuring 13cm x 13cm x 1&1/2cm. The format is Exactly the same as the album witch was designed and photographed by Robert Freeman.  Rubber Soul was the group's first release not to feature their name on the cover, an uncommon tactic in 1965. The "stretched" effect of the Cover photo came about after photographer Robert Freeman had taken some pictures of the group wearing suede leather jackets at Lennon's house. Freeman showed the photos by projecting them onto an album-sized piece of cardboard to simulate how they would appear on an album cover. The Box has no Splits, Rips or Tears anywhere. The front of the  Box Does show very slight signs of age (But nothing too drastic). All of the Printing is readable and the Photograph is Clear. The Reverse again does show slight signs of age and all Printing is readable. There is a tiny Pink smudge to the top right. On The Inside of the Lid a Previous owner has written their name and address, in Pencil and in Ink. PLEASE look it my photos. This Box is incredibly difficult to find in Ex+ condition simply because of it's design and age. However I would be happy enough to grade it as Good++!!!! 

COVER SUMMARY: Not seen often, this one is in reasonable condition with only a few clues of age and blemishes. This classic Box should (as described) please many collectors.

Grading: In my opinion I REFUSE to believe that there is ANY record that can be truly graded as Mint; the BEST that could be offered is Mint- (minus)!!!! Especially so from the 50's, 60's, 70's or even up to the present date!!!! Even copies bought new today would have some form of imperfection on the Record or Cover!!!! Under that assumption I will NEVER use the word Mint in any of my descriptions and Mint- is the HIGHEST grade I would ever offer. So I will only offer from Excellent, Good or Poor with a -(minus), +(plus) or ++(plus, plus)!!!!

Bid With Confidence: I take great care and pride with what I sell and offer a FULL money back guarantee, in the unlikely event of the buyer not agreeing with my description. As long as the item is repacked and returned to me in the same condition it was sent.

Postage: All of my records will be professionally packaged. I use Dependapack Vinyl Record Mailers that have locking tab closures with strong locking tab record wraps. I also use corrugated record stiffeners and extra strong tape marked with Handle With Care. This is to ensure your Valuable Record/s are protected whilst in transit. I will add a nominal fee of .40p to my postage and packaging for this service. Any Record valued at £100 or more I would prefer to send by Special Deliver/International Signed For.