Beatles – Rubber Soul limited edition 1982 red vinyl mono Japan LP with obi

$250.00

Free U.S. shipping!  A 1982 limited edition red vinyl mono Japanese pressing of Rubber Soul by the Beatles, including the original obi.

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Offered for sale is a limited edition red vinyl mono Japanese pressing of Rubber Soul by the Beatles, including the original obi.

This album features the UK track listing.

About this copy: This copy of Rubber Soul is a 1982 Japanese mono pressing on the EMI/Odeon label of an album that was originally released in 1966 (in stereo only.)

The cover is M-.  The obi is M-.  The lyric insert is M-.

The red vinyl disc is M- with one spindle mark on the labels and no marks on the vinyl.  Beautiful disc!

A nice copy of a scarce Beatles LP.

Background: Released in December, 1965, Rubber Soul was the seventh Beatles album to be released by Capitol Records.  The album, which had a different track lineup from the UK version, reached #1 on the U.S. album charts.

The UK version reached #1 in that country.

In the 1960s, most Japanese LPs were issued in stereo only, so most Japanese buyers never had the opportunity to hear the original mono mixes of most of the Beatles songs.

In 1982, EMI records released limited edition red vinyl pressings in mono of all of the Beatles albums from Please Please Me through Yellow Submarine.  This series was reissued in 1986, though that series featured a different obi from the 1982 issue.

Allmusic.com gave Rubber Soul a 5 star review:

While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs on Rubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate folk-rock arrangements that reflected the increasing influence of Dylan and the Byrds. The group and George Martin were also beginning to expand the conventional instrumental parameters of the rock group, using a sitar on “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” Greek-like guitar lines on “Michelle” and “Girl,” fuzz bass on “Think for Yourself,” and a piano made to sound like a harpsichord on the instrumental break of “In My Life.”

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: EMI/Odeon
Catalog Number:
EAS-70135
Year of Release: 1986
Format: Mono
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Weight 9 oz
Dimensions 12.4 × 12.4 × 0.2 in