DESCRIPTION

ARTIST:                                THE BEATLES

TITLE:                                 “RUBBER SOUL”

PRESSING:              1969 FIRST APPLE Pressing STEREO LP

CATALOG #:           CAPITOL  ST 2442

LABELS:                   Extremely clean Green “Granny Smith”/ Sliced Apple labels.

Comments:                 MFD by Capitol Records Pressing

 

                                                CONDITION  ( Please refer to Grading Standards below)

COVER:                    VG++

Comments:                 Super clean “pastedown” cover. Please refer to the photograph and Grading Standards below for explanation of the grade VG++

VINYL:                      NrMT

Comments:                 Please refer to Grading Standards below for explanation of the grade NrMT

 

Note:                           I have listed several of The Beatles Apple pressing LPs this week, so please check out my other listings. I will soon be listing the Orange pressings of each of their albums, all in NrMT or better condition with many still retaining the original shrink wrap.

 

I am very conservative with my grading.  There is NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE for multiple LPs won in the same auction cycle.  Payment is due within 72 hours of the end of the auction.  e-mail if you have any questions prior to placing a bid.  All of my LPs come with a protective poly album sleeve and will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard LP mailer, tightly wrapped in bubble wrap for added protection.

Shipping:  $4.00 Media Mail.  If you purchase multiple LPs in this auction cycle, please wait to make payment until I adjust the eBay invoice to reflect one shipping cost.

PLEASE NOTE:  I ship to the United States only!!  NO International bids will be accepted, no exceptions – I will NOT ship overseas.

 

                                    GRADING STANDARDS

                        COVER

MINT             Perfect in every way, rarely used grade

NrMT+           Hint of corner/edge wear if any, no ring wear

NrMT             Ever so slight corner/edge wear, hint of ring wear

NrMT-            Slight corner/edge wear, ever so faint ring wear

VG++             Very light corner/edge wear, faint ring wear

VG+                Light overall corner/surface wear, light ring wear

VG                  Moderate shelf wear, light to moderate ring wear

                        VINYL

MINT             Absolutely no marks on the vinyl surface, rarely used grade

NrMT+           Very faint rub or two with no surface marks

NrMT             No scratches or spindle marks – may have a few extremely faint, inaudible hairlines or a paper scuff seen only under very bright light

NrMT-            No scratches or spindle marks – may have a few light, inaudible hairlines seen under bright light from sliding in and out of the inner paper sleeve

VG++          No scratches or spindle marks – may have some light, inaudible hairlines seen under bright light from sliding in and out of the inner paper sleeve

VG+                No scratches, but may have a spindle mark – light hairlines and/or paper scuffs will be present, which do not affect play or overall quality of the recording

VG                  May have a scratch deep enough to feel with a fingernail, but no skips – several hairlines and needle trails will be present which do not affect overall play

 

I have a collection of nearly 2000 albums and hundreds of 45s that I have accumulated over the course of the last 50 years. The collection consists of mainly Rock n Roll from the 60s, 70s, and 80s with most LPs either first or second pressings. This is an extremely clean collection, as condition was very important to me whenever I purchased an album (this includes both the cover and the vinyl). My kids are not interested in inheriting any of my albums, so I will be listing my collection a little at a time over the course of the coming year. If there is an artist, group, or particular album you are looking for, let me know and if I have it, I will write it up and list it on eBay with a “Buy it Now” option.