Sold Date: May 28, 2020
Start Date: May 23, 2020
Final Price: £42.50 (GBP)
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The Beatles
Rare Rubber Soul
German 1st Press ODEON (1965)
144g vinyl

These rare pressings were pressed in Germany, in 1965 for export. This little beauty is the very 1st pressing, without the Hor-Zu logo on the white Odeon label.

Catalogue Number:
SMO 84 066
Matrix Numbers:
YEX 178-2 / YEX 179-1

The Vinyl:
VG(+).
After giving her a gentle vacuum clean, I listened to her-all the way through and was VERY happy with the audioi output!
Qulaity 144g slab of vinyl producing clear audio. I notice some light hairline marks to her, but nothing harsh to affect playback...I noticed a light revolutionary pop at the start of Michelle as well as the same at the start of I'm Looking Through You, but that really was it and I did not find it offensive. Just some very light and very occasional background noise.
When playing side 1 I noticed a slight wobble to the vinyl-which wasn't particularly evident when playing side 2...It did not have any adverse affects on playback.

The Labels:
EX-.
Lovely, bright white labels with a gold rim.
Free from writing and very little wear evident....All I can mark her down for is a slight loss of some of the golden rim to the side 2 label-please see the detailed images provided.
Would frame incredibly well.

The cover:
VG.
Front laminated and in great condition. It remains solid.
I can see 4 small pin marks-one to each corner-where a fan had this baby on their wall. There is also a well repaired little tear to the opening and a small 1.5cm split to the bottom right corner...The back card has some light discolouration-as can be seen in the images provided...That is all for the bad points....The image to the front remains deep and rich in colour and has survived the last 65 years incredibly well.

The Inner:
VG+.
It is a period double windowed, lined inner in lovely condition...It has certainly done her job by looking after the vinyl for all these years.
Also has the much rarer text:
"Foreign Patents Pending."

SO FOLKS-ALL IN ALL THIS RECORDS REMAINS IN SOLID CONDITION THROUGHOUT, PROVIDING A LOVELY RICH AUDIO. VERY DISPLAYABLE.

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