THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL RARE 1ST MONO 'LOUD CUT' 1965 - PMC 1202 - G / G LP

	£		30
	$		40

THE BEATLES

RUBBER SOUL

1ST MONO PRESSING FROM DEC 1965

MASTER MATRICES: 

XEX 579-1/ XEX 580-1

EARLY MOTHERS/ STAMPERS: 

SIDE 1 - 2 LH
SIDE 2 - 3 LL

CONDITION OF SLEEVE: 

GRADES AS GOOD - THIS ONE HAS TAKEN THE TOLL OF HISTORY PRETTY HARSHLY ON THE OPENING SIDE BEING SCUFFED WITH ONE TINY TEAR NEAR THE TOP, AND A FEW TINY SCUFFS PUNCTUATED ALONG EACH EDGE ... THE SLEEVE STILL HAS A BRIGHT GLOSSY UNBLEMISHED FRONT PICTORIAL OF THE FAB FOUR. THE SLEEVE HAS A REPAIRED FEW INCH SPLIT TO THE OPENING SIDE TOP EDGE. HOWEVER! THIS SLEEVE IS STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AND IS STILL HOLDING UP WELL. CLEAN AND WITH VERY LITTLE BLEMISH TO REAR PANEL. ALL FOLD-OVERS ARE IN VERY DECENT CONDITION. GARROD PRINTING CREDITS ARE PRESENT AND READABLE. SPINE COMPLETELY INTACT. SOME DEEP CREASES AND RING WEAR EVIDENT.
NO HANDWRITING OR WRITING IMPRINTS.


THE INNER SLEEVE: 
THIN PAPER TRACING PAPER LINED USE EMITEX INNER SLEEVE. FAIR CONDITION. COMPLETELY INTACT TRACING PAPER INSIDE, BUT WITH A REPAIRED SPLIT TO THE OUTER PAPER WINDOW ON THE SIDE SHOWN. NO RIPS OR TEARS TO EDGES. 'MADE IN ENGLAND' TEXT. FAIRLY NEAT OPENING SEAM WITH MINIMAL FRAYING TO THE OUTER PAPER OR TRACING LINER.


THE LP RECORD:

GOOD CONDITION. THE VINYL IS FREE OF ANY FEELABLE SCRATCHES APART FROM ONE VERY TINY LIGHTLY FEELABLE STYLUS MARK ON TRACK 1 SIDE 2 LYING PARALLEL TO THE DEAD-WAX WHICH WAS QUITE HARD TO FIND. IT IS SMOOTH ALL OVER THE COMPLETE AREA OF EVERYWHERE ELSE AND ON THE OTHER SIDE!  RETAINING A VERY BRIGHT ORIGINAL PRESSING SHEEN ON BOTH SIDES. HAS BEEN INSPECTED AT ALL ANGLES UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND ONLY FOUND TO BE THE GENERAL LIGHT SUPERFICIAL NON-SOUNDING, NON-FEELABLE ULTRA LIGHT HAIRLINES HERE AND THERE PURELY SUPERFICIAL TO THE SURFACE AREA. THERE IS NO DULLING, NO SCUFFS, NO DINKS, NO WARPING, NO NEEDLE DROP MARKS OR WORRYING OR DEEP SCRATCHES. THIS IS A HEAVY SLAB OF ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE VINYL THAT SITS PERFECTLY ON THE TURNTABLE WITH NO WARPING. HAS BEEN WELL PLAYED BUT ISN'T 'TRASHED'.

THE LABELS:
GRADE AS VERY GOOD. THE LABEL BACKGROUND IS A LITTLE STRESSED ON SIDE 2 BUT STILL COMPLETELY READABLE YELLOW TEXT HAS NO FADING AND CONTRASTS WELL AGAINST THE BACKGROUND WITH NO MARKS, TEARS OR WRITING ON EITHER SIDE. SPINDLE LINES BUT NO MAJOR HEAVY SPINDLE LINES VISIBLE REACHING TOO FAR. 


THE AUDIO:
THE AUDIO IS VERY GOOD. DON'T BE PUT OFF BY THE APPEARANCE, IT PLAYS ALOT BETTER THAN IT LOOKS. APART FROM A FEW CYCLIC AUDIBLE TICKS OVER THE AUDIO ON THE INTRO OF TRACK 1 SIDE 1, AND HAS A MOMENT OF SKIPPING IN THAT ONE PARTICULAR PLACE ON TRACK 1 SIDE 2 (IT WON'T BE ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT - HAS BEEN TESTED) THERE IS GREAT DETAILED CLEAR SOUND THROUGHOUT WITH CRISP HIGHS, AND LOUD MONO BASS. PLAYS SMOOTHLY FROM START TO FINISH ON BOTH SIDES WITH ONLY THE MINIMAL DETRACTIONS MENTIONED. HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND NOISE AT ALL, AS ONLY DETECTED ON A FEW OF THE DEAD-WAX SONG IN-BETWEEN'S AND A BARE MINIMAL OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES ONLY. 
NO INTERRUPTIONS OVER ANY AUDIO SUCH AS POPS, OR OTHER SIMILAR DISTORTION. OBVIOUSLY NO STICKS. THE BEST ASSET OF THIS LP IS CERTAINLY THE AUDIO, A PLAYABLE CLEAN SOUNDING COPY ON THE WHOLE, NOT THE BEST BUT FAR FROM RETIRED! WHICH WILL LAST WAY INTO THE FUTURE AND SOUNDS EVEN THE BETTER KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE MORE EDGY, DEEPER BASS QUICKLY DELETED 'LOUD CUT'.

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WILL BE DELIVERED IN A PROTECTIVE PROFESSIONAL LP MAILER WITH STIFFERNERS 
WILL BE SENT MAINTAINED IN A BRAND NEW 180 GSM PVC SLEEVE.
SIGNED FOR POSTAGE WITHIN UK IS INCLUDED
OVERSEAS DELIVERY WILL BE TRACKED