Sold Date: March 20, 2019
Start Date: March 10, 2019
Final Price: £900.00 £630.00 (GBP)
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THE BEATLES

RUBBER SOUL

1968 STEREO EXPORT PRESSING

CAT NO. PCS 3075


MASTER MATRICES YEX 178-3/ YEX 179-3
MOTHERS AND STAMPERS SIDE 1: 2 GA SIDE 2: 2 L

Made exclusively for the export market, in particular the USA.

THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. HAS NO BLEMISHES, NO CREASES OR RECORD RING WEAR. RETAINS ORIGINAL COLOURS AND GLOSS. SPINE NEAT AND LEGIBLE TEXT. NO MARKS OR WRITING. COMPLETELY INTACT AT ALL SEAMS AND OPENING SIDE COMPLETELY FLAT. RARE SILVER STEREO TYPEFACE. VERY CLEAN AND SHINY UNBLEMISHED LAMINATE. FOLD-OVERS PERECTLY INTACT. TINY SCUFF TO TOP RIGHT CORNER.

 VINYL LABELS ARE EXCELLENT PLUS, ALMOST PERFECT WITH NO SPINDLE PERIMETER WEAR TO THE LABEL AND BARELY ANY VISIBLE SPINDLE LINES. HAS THE KT TAX CODE AND AN EXTRA DOT ERROR BEFORE UK ON SIDE 1.

THE VINYL IS AT LEAST EXCELLENT+, UNDER BRIGHT HALOGEN LIGHT WITH THE DISC HELD ANGLED SOME ULTRA-FEINT WISPY LINES AND A COUPLE OF TINY DUST SIZED SPECKS AT MOST. NO SCUFFS, NO WARPS, NO DINKS, NO HAIRLINES, NO SCRATCHES AND NO GROOVE WEAR. GLOSSY MIRROR SHINE, VERY CLEAN VINYL RETAINING A NEW LOOK. NO BLEMISHES TO NOTE. CERTAINLY HAS BEEN HARDLY EVER PLAYED. LAYS COMPLETELY FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE AND HAS NO WARPS. HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. THIS IS AS CLOSE TO MINT AS ITS LIKELY TO EVER FIND.

ORIGINAL SEPIA ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION.


THE AUDIO IS NEAR MINT WITH NO DETRACTIONS TO NOTE. PLAYS PERFECTLY FROM BEGINNING TO END. NOT EVEN BACKGROUND NOISE OR TICKS. NEW RECORD QUALITY STANDARD AND AN AUDIOPHILE COPY.

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WILL BE DELIVERED IN STRONG CARDBOARD PACKAGING 
MAINTAINED IN A PVC SLEEVE COVERING THE ENTIRE ITEM WITH THE RECORD ITSELF HELD IN A HIGH GRADE ANTI-STATIC INNER, AND THEN INSERTED INTO A GENERIC SLEEVE AND KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN SLEEVE.
SPECIAL DELIVERY PLUS INSURANCE POSTAGE WITHIN UK IS INCLUDED
OVERSEAS DELIVERY WILL BE TRACKED AND INSURED
RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM USED
HAPPY TO REFUND ON RETURN IF NOT HAPPY