The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1965 1st Press LOUD CUT 579-1 Mono NEAR MINT AUDIO

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THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT AUDIO

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965 - LOUD CUT 579-1

STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
• MATRIX:XEX 579-1 / 580-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 HT / 5 LT 
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE JUST 6-7 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

WHEN PACED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT ON SIDE ONE I SEE A SMALL PATCH OF CLOUDINESS (NON SOUNDING) ON TRACK THREE AND ALSO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A TINY WATER STAIN, BUT AGAIN THIS IS TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

IN ADDITION THERE ARE NUMEROUS TINY NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL/CLEANING SURFACE LINES. THESE ARE TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL

SIDE TWO HAS TWO SMALL DULL STREAK LINES (AGAIN NON SOUNDING)

I STRESS THAT THESE ARE ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A SPOTLIGHT

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. 

THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS IN THAT RESPECT

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.  EVEN THE VERY VULNERABLE 'MICHELLE' WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS HEAVY VINYL NOISE IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY EXCEPT FOR SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC IN A COUPLE OF PATCHES

OTHER THAN THIS MINOR ISSUE THERE ARE NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE TRACKS AND THEY ALL PLAY WITHOUT ANY NOISES WHATSOEVER. NO TICS, NO VINYL NOISE, NO CRACKLES ETC

THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND I HEARD JUST ONE LITTLE TIC IN ONE LINKING GROOVE ON SIDE TWO

SO NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN THE DEAD WAX AREAS

NO CLICKS AND JUST A FEW BARELY AUDIBLE TINY TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING ALBUM NEAR MINT!!! FOR THE AUDIO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

VISUALLY IN DAYLIGHT ALSO MINT, UNDER A SPOTLIGHT EX

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

INCREDIBLY NO RUNG WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TWO LEFT CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE. THE TOP RIGHT HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB, AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT JUST A TINY CREASE LINE ACROSS THE TIP

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE AT ALL ON THE BOTTOM BOTTOM EDGE.

ZERO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE HAVING SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SURFACE. BOTH CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALMOST AS BRILLIANT WITH A LITTLE SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER, AND ONE PIN PRICK OF UNDERCARD SHOWING IN THE MIDDLE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION.  THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED. IT HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND IS SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP SHARP WITH A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO THE SURFACES

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND  NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN A CLEANER EXAMPLE, THERE IS JUST NO AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,APART FROM THE BAREST SHADOW TO THE OPENING EDGE ONLY, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE.

IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE AND TOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS  IT REALLY IS THAT MAGNIFICENT

IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO UPGRADE FROM THIS SLEEVE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY