The Beatles RUBBER SOUL UK LP Y/B E.J.DAY EX+

	£		37
	$		49

THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

• CAT:PARLOPHONE PMC 1267
• MATRIX: XEX 579-4 / XEX 580-4
• YELLOW AND BLACK 1965 PRESS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 14 RLP/ 5 ROP
• SOLD IN THE UK STATMENT
• K.T TAX CODE
• THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

THE RECORD LABELS

THE YELLOW AND BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BLACK IS RICH AND DEEP AND FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE YELLOW LOGO IS UNWORN AND UNMARKED, AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ON BOTH SIDES,AGAIN SHOWING NO RUBBING OR WEAR. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS GREAT ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION.  ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED, AND THERE ARE NO  SCRATCHES OR SIGNS OF POOR HANDLING.THIS ALBUM LOOKS SUPERB WHEN IN IN THIS CONDITION .ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT SOME BARELY VISIBLE WISPS, BUT AGAIN THESE ARE SO INSIGNIFICANT, AS THEY JUST CANNOT BE SEEN UNDER ANY NORMAL LIGHT

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD FOR YOU SOME SOUNDBITES. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE WORDS I CHOSE TO TYPE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO ACTUALLY HEARING WHAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERING TO BID ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE

I HAVE INCLUDED FOUR, THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP INCLUDING THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE, AS THIS INCLUDES THE RUN IN WAX, ALLOWING YOU TO IDENTIFY ANY UNWANTED NOISE THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT.I HAVE ALSO RECORDED SECTIONS OF THE LINKING GROOVE THAT PRECEED EACH TRACK, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GUAGUE THE SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS. I RECORDED MICHELLE AS THIS HISTORICALLY HAS ISSUES WITH BACKGROUND NOISE

ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN AND THAT IS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY OF THE TRACKS WHICH WOULD BE PRESENT IF THE RECORD HAD BEEN ABUSED WITH A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO PERFECTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MICHELLE WHICH HAS VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND INNSOME OF THE QUITERE SPOTS, BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU WILL FIND I AM SURE THAT IT IS MINIMAL. SIDE 2 ALSO HAS SOME VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES. THE LP DOES NOT HAVE HANDLING ISSUES, NOR SCRATCHES, AND IT HAS ONLY BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES, SO I AM CERTAIN THAT IT IS IN THE PRESSING, OR THERE IS SOME DEEP SEATED STUFF THAT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CLEAN OUT, BUT HEY TAKE A LISTEN BECAUSE ACTUALLY IT IS NOT AS BAD AS THIS WORDING MAKES OUT. YOU BE THE JUDGE

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS, LOOKING AT IT IT SHOULD HAVE GRADED MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS

THIS IS THE RARER E.J.DAY SLEEVE

THIS FAMOUS LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION . IT IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY LAMINATE THUMB LINES. THERE ARE THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE EDGE, AND THAT IS ALL, THIS IS AS GOOD AS I HAVE EVER SEEN A RUBBER SOUL SLEEVE. BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AS IT THE SPINE WHICH IS FLAT, CLEAN, AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST TWO TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHICH AGAIN TELLS THE STORY OF JUST HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS, AND THE NON LAMINATED SURFACE SHOWS JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF AGING. CERTAINLY NO STAINS OR PEN MARKS

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A COUPLE OF TINY SPLITS

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

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

GARRY