The Beatles Rubber Soul Original Capitol 1st Stereo Pressing LP
$
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Description
In this auction:
· “RUBBER SOUL” LP by the Beatles
· This LP is Capitol Records ST - 2442.
· This LP is a STEREO Pressing which is designated by the letters “ST” that precedes the catalog number on both the cover and the labels.
· This LP was issued December 8, 1965.
· This is guaranteed to be a 1st STEREO PRESSING, because the 1st pressings omitted “THE BEATLES” on the labels. (Only their four names were printed.) (The 2nd mono pressings inserted “THE BEATLES” between the LP title and the names of the group members.)
· According to Perry Cox, this Capitol-marked COVER, of cardboard construction with front cover slick overlapping the rear slick, is the correct cover to go with this 1965 pressing. This COVER is a 1st PRESSING COVER, too, because 1st Pressing Covers do NOT have the “File Under: The Beatles” language printed at the top right corner beside the catalog number.
· This COVER was issued from Capitol Records’ Los Angeles pressing plant. This is based on the number “6” printed on the rear cover at the lower right corner.
· The VINYL was pressed in Capitol Records’ Los Angeles Pressing Plant. This is indicated by the “*” (asterisk) in the trail-off wax.
· Therefore, this #6 Los Angeles cover and Los Angeles vinyl are correctly paired/matched.
· NOTE: Some sellers may intentionally or accidentally switch vinyl and covers in order to create an LP with a higher grade cover and vinyl combination, but NOT correctly matched to the same pressing plant. I don’t do that. This is the correct cover and vinyl for this pressing/issue.
· The COVER is in STRONG VG CONDITION. There is light wear on the front cover and a tiny “ding” on the bottom edge. The rear cover has some light to moderate stains and the letter “B” written with a marker at the top left corner. There is NO flaking and NO seam splits.
· The VINYL is in VG CONDITION. The vinyl has light surface hairlines/scuffs (none “feelable”). The vinyl has lots of gloss!
· This LP comes with its ORIGINAL OLIVE-GREEN CAPITOL RECORDS INNER PAPER SLEEVE (which is the correct sleeve for 1st Pressings of this LP).
Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about this record.
FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of Perry Cox’s Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades are Poor (Pr), Fair (Fr), Good Minus (G-), Good (G), Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT), to VISUALLY grade this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for other records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address via media mail with tracking.
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