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The Beatles RUBBER SOUL 1965 VINYL ALBUM "LOUD CUT". -1/-1
RUBBER SOUL 1st. PRESS "MATRIX-1/1 LOUD CUT": PMC 1267 RELEASE DATE 3rd. DECEMBER 1965 FIRST PRESS. MONO COVER PRINTER NAME CREDIT "12 LL PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD PMC 1267 PMS 3075" WITH "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." UNDER THE PARLOPHONE LOGO, THERE IS A LOOSE THREAD CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF JOHN'S JACKET WHICH WAS AIRBRUSHED AWAY ON MOST COVERS IN THE U.K. TRACING PAPER LINED "USE EMITEX" DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE.
THE COVER IS GOOD, CREASING ON THE OPENING EDGE AND A SHORT SEAM SPLIT ON TOP EDGE, ON THE BACK THE WHITE CARD HAS YELLOWED SOME WHAT WITH AGE AS IS USUAL MORE SO ON THE OPENING EDGE, THE SPINE IS CLEARLY READABLE. WELL LOVED COVER THATS BEEN LOOKED AT AND PASSED AROUND BY THE ENTHUSIASTIC OWNER I IMAGIN.
INNER BAG V/G+, A LITTLE AGE YELLOWING, NO SPLITS.
THE VINYL IS CLEAN AND VERY SHINY, A STRONG V/G+, NO SCRATCHES VERY FEW WISPY SLEEVE MARKS, THE MONO AUDEO PLAY BACK IS VERY CLEAR FROM THIS LOUD CUT VERSION, TAKES YOU BACK TO THE SWINGING SIXTIES. THE RECORD LABELS ARE CLEAN, LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS, K.T. TAX CODE AND THE SONG TITLES ARE PRINTED IN "ROMAN" PRINT TYPE. MATRIX -1/1
OVERALL THIS IS A VERY NICE VINYL, ONE THAT HAS BEEN CHERISHED AND LOVED OVER TIME. AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS REALY GREAT RECORD FOR THE COLLECTOR AND LISTENER.
ALL VINYL HAS BEEN PRO CLEANED AND VACUUMED WILL BE PLACED IN AN AUDIO-FILL SLEEVE AND POSTED IN A STRONG RECORD MAILER. ALL VALUABLE RECORDS ARE POSTED ONE DAY U.K. DELIVERY
