SUPER-RARE LATE 1965 / EARLY 1966
U.K. EXPORT ALBUM TO U.S. MILITARY BASES
WITH "STEREO" BLACK PRINT DESIGNATION ON FRONT COVER

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

ITEM#: PAR338
PRICE: ------

The 1965 Christmas season was a very special time for Beatles fans. While previous albums had been collections of great performances, Rubber Soul is best appreciated when considered as an entire record - one that set a new standard for the Beatles and rock albums. George Martin's reflections indicate that this record's cohesive and innovative nature was intentional. "It was the first album to present a new, growing Beatles to the world. For the first time we began to think of albums as art on their own, as complete entities."

EMI ALSO EXPORTED ITS RECORDS TO COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THAT HAD LIMITED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY SENT DISCS TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND A FEW OTHER OUTLETS. DURING 1965 AND 1966, EMI MANUFACTURED ALBUMS FOR SALE AT U.S. BASES. THESE ALBUMS WERE SOLD AT THE PX, A MILITARY POST STORE WHERE GOODS ARE SOLD TO SERVICEMAN AT REDUCED PRICES. THE COVERS TO THESE ALBUMS WERE MANUFACTURED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD. AND ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME LAYOUT WITH THE STANDARD LAMINATED FRONT COVERS AND FLAT SURFACE BACK COVERS. THESE COVERS WERE SHRINKWRAPPED  AND HAVE BEEN FOUND WITH $2.50 PRICE STICKERS ADHERED TO THE SHRINK.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THE SUPER-RARE 1965 PARLOPHONE  EXCLUSIVE U.K. EXPORT STEREO PRESSING OF "RUBBER SOUL" -  FEATURING THE ULTRA-RARE front laminated, tri-flipback 'Garrod & Lofthouse LTD.' MANUFACTURED cover THAT HAS THE SMALL BLACK PRINT "STEREO" DESIGNATION TOWARDS THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER (PAR3075.SC2A, SPIZER). THE COVER, WHICH REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP,  IS A FINE NEAR MINT EXAMPLE WHICH RETAINS A MIRROR-LIKE SPARKLING, UNSCRATCHED, UNWORN HIGH-GLOSS FRONT LAMINATE FREE FROM ANY THUMBNAIL WRINKLES OR SPINE BENDS. BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE CLEAN UNWORN. THE REAR PANEL IS OVERALL CLEAN WHITE AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SEAMS ARE SMOOTH FULLY INTACT AND THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. All corners AND opening edges are sharp and undamaged. THERE IS A 4" SHRINK SEAM SPLIT AT THE TOP RIGHT AREA, BUT SHRINK REMAINS INTACT WITH NO AFFECT TO COVER AT ALL.

This pristiNE RECORD HAS the black & yellow Parlophone label, WITH Both labels carrYING the 'Sold in UK...' text AND 'The Gramophone Co..' worded rims. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: "YEX 178-3" AND "YEX 179-3".  THE Stamper codes ARE : "2 / GP" AND "2 / GA".  A 'KT' PURCHASE TAX CODE IS VISIBLE IN THE CENTER NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE OF THE SIDE ONE LABEL. THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL IS A SHIMMERING NEAR MINT, DISPLAYING Factory-fresh deep-gloss playing surfaces bearing just a couple of harmless light marks fROm the inner-sleeve. THE Immaculate labels bearS ONLY two or three FAINT, small spindle marks only.

THE SET IS COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 1966 BLACK AND WHITE PRINTED INNER-SLEEVE ADVERTISING CONTEMPORARY EMI LP ALBUMS, IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.