I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION

-4/-4 PRESS MONO - 1965

PLAYED NO MORE THAN 1-2 TIMES EVER

 

 

CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PMC 1267 MATRIX:XEX 579-4 / 580-4 MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 PAA / 7 TGA KT TAX STAMP THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART A FEW OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. 

THE EARLY MONO BEATLES RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. HOWEVER MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALBUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL IS FLAWLESS!!!

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.  EVEN THE VERY VULNERABLE 'MICHELLE' WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS HEAVY VINYL NOISE IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY EXCEPT FOR THE TINIEST VERY LIGHT STATIC RIGHT AS THE TRACK FADES OUT

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT 

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. JUST THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

NO CLICKS AND I CANNOT SAY I EVEN HEARD ANY TICS OR POPS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING ALBUM MINT MINUS

A FINAL UPGRADE RECORD FOR SURE

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE AND THIS HAS STOPPED ANY CREASING TO THE SURFACE .

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND JUST THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND JUST ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

ZERO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 1 FREE FROM ANY WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE RUNS UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS HAVING A SPECK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION.  FULLY  LAMINATED EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND  NOT EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ANGLE IT INTO A STRONG LIGHT

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECT, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS REALLY CLEAN WITH ONLY THE LIGHTEST SPECK OF HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE

IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE AND TOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!!  I

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY