The Beatles RUBBER SOUL UK LP 1ST MONO MINT- SLEEVE / NMINT LP MUSEUM QUALITY

	£		155
	$		205

THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

IN MAGNIFICENT NMINT INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

1ST PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES EVER!!!

THE SLEEVE ON THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO AUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
• MATRIX:XEX 579-4 / 580-4
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 4  / R * P0 (THE * IS A LETTER 'P' CROSSED OUT / 4 1 2 / RAM
• NEVER EVER SEEN MOTHERS AND STAMPERS LIKE THIS (CONTRACT PRESS???) 
• KT TAX STAMP
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS 1ST ISSUE BEATLES ALBUM FROM 1965

APOLOGIES FOR USING HUGE CHUNKS OF THE SAME DESCRIPTION BUT THE BEATLES ALBUMS I HAVE HERE OR WILL DO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE ALL COME FROM THE SAME COLLECTION AND BEEN LOOKED AFTER IN THE EXACTLY SAME WAY, SO I HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND

OUTSTANDING SLEEVE

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION AND YOU WILL HEAR EXACTLY WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

ALONG WITH A MINT ORIGINAL SLEEVE, YOU HAVE HERE AN ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT GRADE ALBUM!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN SLIGHTLY FLAWED CONDITION. SIDE 2 HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE BLACK SURFACE MISSING FROM THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL. I HAVE EXAMINED IT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND CANNOT SAY THAT THIS IS MAN MADE. IT APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE TIME OF THE PRESS

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,(APART FROM THE MISSING BIT AS DETAILED ABOVE) WHICH HAS JUST 4-5 MINUSCULE  SPIDER LINES ON SIDE 2 AND 2-3 ON SIDE ONE, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 47 YEARS!!!!

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.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART A FEW OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE 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 ABSOLUTE 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!!!

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. I CANNOT SAY THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. EVEN THE VERY VULNERABLE 'MICHELLE' WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS HEAVY VINYL NOISE IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY EXCEPT FOR SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF AT RANDOM

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

NO CLICKS AND JUST A FEW BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

IF YOU WANT THE BEST AND CLEANEST COPY OF A HELP THAT MONEY CAN BUY, AND A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE COPY, THEN YOU SHOULD LOOK NO FURTHER

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

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM NEAR MINT !!!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

THIS BEATLES ALBUM HAS COME FROM THE SAME INCREDIBLE COLLECTION AS THE OTHERS I HAVE ON AUCTION OR WILL BE SHORTLY LISTING WITH A DAY OR TWO

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR 100% 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. .

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE NEAR THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES.

ONE SMALL THUMB LINE IN THE ORANGE LETTER 'O' OF SOUL, AND NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION.  THIS SPINE IS COMPLETELY LAMINATED EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED.

THE BLACK MARK YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT OF THE TEXT WAS JUST A GRUBBY MARK AND I HAVE SINCE REMOVED IT. ALL OF THE TEXT IS 100 LEGIBLE

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

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

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 WHITER EXAMPLE, THERE IS JUST NO AGEING OR HANDLING TO THIS DELICATE AND POROUS SURFACE WHATSOEVER,APART FROM THE BAREST SHADOW OF GREYING JUST TO THE LEFT OF JOHN'S PICTURE. AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF RUBBING OR FADING TO THE BLACK TYPEFACE. YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING THIS HAD JUST BEEN PRINTED AND PRESSED UP

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

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A CLEANER AND BETTER EXAMPLE

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

I CANNOT GET OVER JUST HOW INCREDIBLE THIS VINYL AND SLEEVE IS, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO WIN ONE OF THE BEST AND CLEANEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM THERE IS TO COLLECT

IT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND IS TRULY AN INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

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

GARRY