Sold Date: February 4, 2021
Start Date: January 28, 2021
Final Price: $182.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 10
Seller Feedback: 992
Buyer Feedback: 0

This is a very rare clean original mono pressing of The Beatles, Rubber Soul, released in 1965 by Capitol Records on the original rainbow label. As with all Beatles mono recordings this is very rare and difficult to find clean. I could not locate any of the markings in the dead wax near the label that are normally present on Capitol Records pressings that identify which of the three Capitol pressing plants in operation at that time was the location that created this pressing. However, Capitol Records was the only label that identified the location from which the album was issued, by printing a number at the back of album cover near bottom spine corner. In this case the cover has printed on it number 3 which number identifies it as having originated from the Capitol plant in Scranton, PA. At listing there only one other copy of this rarity available in similar condition on eBay from a US seller at a substantially higher cost

The LP visually is in excellent to near mint condition with just maybe a shadow, and LP plays very cleanly. The cover still mostly in shrink is in very good plus condition. All the corners are reasonably sharp with slight tip wear. The spine is strong and clean . The seams are strong and clean and just light rub wear near the mouth corners. The front cover is very clean with just damage near the top of front cover near top mouth corner. The back cover which has a area of shrink wrap missing as shown is reasonably clean but does have writing on cover. In grading I use Excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint.

Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing and may be available for sale for some time, so the LP must be cleaned again before play. LP's are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine, so matter may have settled in the grooves in the interim. Please do not claim LP is not as described if you play the LP without first cleaning the LP.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer. While LPS are usually removed and shipped apart from the cover, in this case that is not possible.without the probability of box cover being damaged. But the box cover will be enclosed in tight plastic cover to prevent shifting of LPS and when shipped in LP shipping box, will be cushioned on each side with 3 corrugated cardboard stiffeners on each side. Returns are accepted with buyer paying return shipping cost as long as contact is made within 30 days of receipt and as long as LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. Please note that I will not grant partial refunds

Shipping cost for this 3 LP set is $5 which includes cost of material used. While I ordinarily am happy to offer combined shipping to reduce cost, the nature of this package and size of the set does not allow this set to shipped with any other item. .

I only accept bids from continental US based buyers and will only ship to an address within the continental US, recorded for the buyer on PAYPAL, which is the only method I can accept for payment. However, if a buyer registers on Ebay with an address that is not their residence but merely the address of an international freight forwarding commercial entity that then forwards the item outside the US, I will cancel that transaction and block the bidder from future auctions. I cannot and will not be responsible for damage that may be caused to an item because it is subject of international reshipment.

Please keep in mind that I am a person looking to sell their collection and not a store or commercial seller. I play grade open items sold and do the best I can in the process to give an honest assessment of the item As is shown by my feedback I think I do a good job of satisfying most buyers. I leave feedback for all buyers and if you are satisfied with the transaction I would greatly appreciate positive feedback from the buyer as well. It does not take very long and is very important to me as seller. If for any reason you cannot leave positive feedback or are not satisfied, please have the courtesy of contacting me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. In almost all cases the issue can be worked out to the buyers satisfaction even if it means returning the item. If the item is not as described I will bear all shipping costs including return shipping. If a buyer behaves in a rude or unreasonable manner, and/ or fails to contact me to address issues they have with an item before negative or neutral feedback is left, I will block that buyer from further auction participation. I also reserve the right to block any buyer that leaves negative or neutral feedback when I have done everything possible to put the buyer in a position as if the transaction had not taken place.

If a buyer requests LP return because it is claimed that an LP is not as described and on return it is found that LP is just as described, I will block that person from further auction participation. I felt I had to take this latest action as I have encountered few too many people who do not do their due diligence in cleaning the record before play, or are just plain dishonest. I will also report to eBay any buyer that returns an album at my expense where there is nothing wrong with album. If you want to return an album that you just do not want and there is nothing wrong with the LP, then unless you want to be blocked from future auctions, you must pay return postage, simple as that.

I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available