The Beatles 1965 Second Press Mono "RUBBER SOUL"

	£		20
	$		27

THE BEATLES

"RUBBER SOUL"

1965 PARLOPHONE RECORDS UK SECOND PRESSING MONO

PARLOPHONE RECORDS CAT No PMC 1267 RELEASED ON THE 3RD DECEMBER 1965

SIDE 1 MATRIX No XEX 579-1

MOTHER / STAMPERS 2LH

SIDE 2 MATRIX No XEX 580-4

MOTHER / STAMPERS ?GOA

THE VINYL

USING THE RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE SYSTEM I WOULD RATE THIS RECORD AS VERY GOOD. I HAVE PLAYED THE RECORD THROUGH AND IT SOUNDS GREAT. SIDE 1 PLAYS PERFECT UNTIL TRACK 6 (THE WORD), THERE IS A TINY SKIP HALF WAY THROUGH THE SONG AND THE NEXT SONG (MICHELLE) HAS SURFACE NOISE. SIDE 2 HAS SOME SURFACE NOISE TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIDE FROM TRACK 5 (WAIT) ONWARDS BUT THIS IS MINIMAL WITH A FEW TICKS HERE AND THERE. VISUALY THE RECORD IS FLAT AND HAS A LOVELY GLOSSY SHEENE. UNDER STRONG LIGHT IT DOES SHOW SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRACHES BUT THESE DO NOT EFFECT PLAY OTHER THAN WHERE STATED. NOTICE THE MATRIX NUMBERS? THIS WAS A PRESSING HALF BETWEEN THE FIRST PRESS (THE "LOUD" CUT WITH -1, -1 MATRIX NUMBERS) AND THE SECOND PRESS (WITH THE -4, -4 MATRIX NUMBERS) SO REALLY SIDE 1 IS A FIRST PRESS AND SIDE 2 IS A SECOND PRESS. QUITE RARE I THINK.

THE LABLES

THE YELOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABLES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SHOWING THE "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" & "SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT. SIDE 1 HAS THE KT TAX CODE. BOTH SIDES SHOW MINIMAL SPINDAL WEAR. ON SIDE 2 THERE IS A VERRY FAINT PEN MARK (AB) NEAR THE CENTER HOLE. BUT THIS IS ONLY VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT AND IS SMALL.

THE SLEEVE

THE ERNEST J. DAY & CO FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE, WITH 3 FLIPBACKS ON THE REAR IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION SHOWING MINIMAL WEAR. THERE IS SLIGHT DISCOLORATION AND A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR CREASES TO THE LAMINATE. THE ALBUM TITLE IS CLEAR AND UNDAMGED ON THE SPINE.

THE INNER

THE ORIGANAL "EMITEX" INNER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDE

THE 2014 EDITION OF THE RRPG VALUES A FIRST PRESS COPY OF "RUBBER SOUL" AT £200 FOR THE "LOUD" CUT AND £70 FOR A SECOND PRESS. THIS IS OF COURSE FOR A MINT CONDITION RECORD. I'D PUT THE READY RECKONER GUIDE PRICE IN BUT THAT WOULD SPOIL THE FUN OF THE AUCTION AND PROPER COLLECTORS WILL HAVE IT ANYWAY. £10 IS A LOW STARTING PRICE.

GENERAL INFO

I AM A RECORD COLLECTOR AND NOT A DEALER. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR MANY YEARS AND NOW, HAVING COLLECTED MULTIPLE COPYS OF THE BEATLES RECORDS (FOR EXAMPLE I OWN 5 SGT PEPPERS) I HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE A CLEAR OUT SO I CAN BUY OTHER RECORDS. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECORDS I'M SELLING CLEANED USING A KIETH MONKS RECORD CLEANING MACHINE SO ALONG WITH THE ORIGANAL INNERS THE RECORD WILL ALSO COME IN A BRAND NEW INNER AND PLASTIC SLEEVE, I'LL ALSO POST THE RECORD IN A PROPER RECORD MAILER WITH 2 CARD STIFFNERS. I HAVE TRIED TO GRADE THE RECORD AS HONESTLY AND ACCURATLEY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT RECORD GRADING IS A EXTRAORDINARILY SUBJECTIVE TOPIC, ONE MANS VERY GOOD MAY BE ANOTHER MANS GOOD AND SO ON. SUCH IS THE RISK WHEN YOU BUY USED RECORDS ON THE NET. BUT LIKE I SAY, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A WHILE SO I'D LIKE TO THINK I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHEN RESEARCHING RECORDS I USE www.jpgr.co.uk  THIS SITE IS GREAT FOR ALL THINGS BEATLES. IF YOU THINK I'VE MADE A MISTAKE PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I KNOW WHAT A MINE FIELD EBAY CAN BE. I SAW SOMEONE SELLING A 1973 REISSUE OF THE WHITE ALBUM AS A FIRST PRESS THE OTHER DAY!!

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE READ

I WILL ACCEPT BIDS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE STATEMENT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH OVER SEAS BIDDERS. PLEASE EMAIL ME BEFORE BIDDING SO I CAN QUOTE A POSTAGE COST TO YOU. THANKS.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY. PLEASE PAY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AUCTION END, THANKS. THE SOONER YOU PAY, THE SOONER I POST.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK.

PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER BEATLES RECORDS FOR SALE.

RRPG GRADING

EXCELLENT - THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/ OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD - THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER AND EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD - THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLORATION, ECT.