THE BEATLES "RUBBER SOUL" 1965 UK 1st PRESS STEREO RARE LABEL VARIATION EX COND
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THE BEATLES
"RUBBER SOUL" PARLOPHONE PCS 3075 STEREO PRESSING
RELEASED DECEMBER 3rd 1965 STAMPERS 2 GR 2 M MATRICES -3 -3 KT TAX CODE SIDE 1 CENTRE
"GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT WITH "SOLD IN THE UK" LABEL TEXT
ALL EARLY SIXTIES STEREO PRESSING'S HAD A LIMITED AVAILABILTY ( MOST FANS HAD MONO DANSETTES ALTHOUGH THINGS WERE CHANGING SLOWLY)
THIS IS THE SLIGHTLY RARER FIRST PRESS VARIANT WITH DIFFERING LABELS THE 'A' SIDE LABEL HAS THE SILVER 'STEREO' DESIGNATION MOVED TO THE RIGHT SO THAT THE LETTERING ENDS BEYOND THE 'PARLOPHONE' TEXT BELOW IT
THE 'B' SIDE HAS THE 'STEREO' IN A POSITION EQUIDISTANT FROM THE LABELS OUTSIDE EDGE SIMILAR TO THE 33 1/3 ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE WHICH BALANCES UP THE LABELS
TO COMPLICATE MATTERS FURTHER THE VARIATION SHOULD REALLY BE THE OTHER WAY ROUND ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS
THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT SLEEVE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION FOR A SIXTY YEAR OLD SLEEVE SOME MINOR SMALL CREASES ON THE SEAM EDGE AND A LITTLE WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE WHERE THE LAMINATE FALLS SHORT
THE SLEEVE REAR ALTHOUGH AGAIN BRIGHT AND LEGIBLE HAS A SMALL FOXING STAIN ON THE OPENING EDGE BUT DOESN'T AFFECT THE TEXT OR IMAGES AND THE PINCHED END SPINE IS UNCRUSHED
SLEEVE FRONT ALSO HAS THE ' £ TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD ' ROUNDEL BOTTOM RIGHT ON THE FRONT ,WHICH IS NOT SHOWN ON THE E J DAY SLEEVE
THE VINYL RECORD RETAINS A GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACES WITH JUST ODD VERY VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS WHICH DON'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE AUDIO WHICH WHEN TEST PLAYED ( A COUPLE OF TIMES ) PRODUCED EXCELLENT AUDIO WITH JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT POP AND CAME WITH QUIET RUN INS AND SPACES
LABELS ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH AN UNWORN CENTREHOLE AND SPINDLE MARKS ARE VERY LIMITED AND SMALL AND CONFINED MAINLY TO SIDE 2 ,KT TAX IS STILL BLACK IN COLOUR ,IT IS A HIGH POINT ON THE LABEL USUALLY WEARS AWAY TO THE WHITE PAPER UNDERNEATH FIRST
RECORD COMES IN A CLEAN EMITEX INNER FROM THE TIME
WE DO PLAY TEST ON A SIXTIES HI FI FOR REVIEW SO WE CAN ONLY COMMENT ON WHAT WE HEAR AND PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A SIXTY YEAR OLD STEREO RECORDING PRESSED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO TODAY
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