The Beatles U.K. LP Mono/Rubber Soul

Parlophone Label / Original Mono version
06. Rubber Soul (PMC 1267)
(Update: 18th. June 2023)

Parlophone 1st. Sleeve

INDEX

#6-1 Yellow Parlophone / THE GRAMOPHONE rim. / matrix-1/1(Loud Cut)
#6-2 Yellow Parlophone / THE GRAMOPHONE rim. / matrix-4/4
#6-3 Yellow Parlophone / THE GRAMOPHOME rim. / matrix-5/5
#6-4 Yellow Parlophone / ALL RIGHTS rim. /1981 Press / matrix-6/5

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#6-1 Rubber Soul (1st. Press "matrix-1/1 Loud Cut": PMC 1267)
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TITLE		Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1267
RELEASE DATE		3rd December.1965/First Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				The mono covers were manufactured by G & L or Ernest J. Day. G & L sleeve has the words "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." under the Parlophone logomark, but E. J. Day have not. In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K. Some countries did not alter the photo (ex. Mexico)
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1267" and the word "mono" were printed on upper right corner of the back cover.		"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer name credit: "6512 LL Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
#6-1: Sans Serif type (=this record)		Roman type	There are at least two subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Sans Serif" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Roman" type.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 579 - 1 Side-2: XEX 580 - 1
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579 - 1
	SIDE 2	XEX 580 - 1
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		None
PRINTER CREDIT		6512 LL Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Beginning in 1964, Parlophone (and all the other EMI companies) began printing a phrase in the centers of all their singles, EP's and LP's, which said: SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS. This notice appears on the labels of every UK market EMI product, from very early 1964, right through mid-1969. On 1st July 1965, EMI underwent a merger and each individual ceased to be a L.T.D. company and became a subsudialy of "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." which was owned by EMI. This merger meant yet another label change occurred and previous "Parlophone Co. Ltd." rims where replaced with the new "Gramophone" rims. Sleeves for "Rubber Soul (mono)" did two London’s of printing house: Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue has a sleeve made by Ernest J. Day. The matrix"-1 (one)" cuttings of the mono UK "Rubber Soul" are reported to be different from subsequent versions (so-called "Loud Cut"), in that after they were issued, the EMI cutting engineers were requested to cut down on the bass, since early buyers complained of skipping needles due to mistracking. Early first-pressing copies were pressed with loud mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX.579-1 and XEX.580-1). The common issue were pressed with normal mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX. 579-4 and 580-4).

#6-2 Rubber Soul (2nd. Press "matrix-4/4": PMC 1267)
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TITLE		Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1267
RELEASE DATE		1965/Second Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
		#6-1 Ernest. J. Day	#6-2 Garrod & Lofthouse	The mono covers were manufactured by G & L or Ernest J. Day. G & L sleeve has the words "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." under the Parlophone logomark, but E. J. Day have not. In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K. Some countries did not alter the photo (ex. Mexico)

BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1267" and the word "mono" were printed on upper right corner of the back cover.		"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer name credit: "12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
#6-2: Roman type (=this record)		Sans Serif type	There are at least two subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Roman" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Sans Serif" type.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 579 - 4 Side-2: XEX 580 - 4
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579 - 4
	SIDE 2	XEX 580 - 4
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		None
PRINTER CREDIT		12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. Sleeves for "Rubber Soul (mono)" did two London’s of printing house: Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse. The matrix"-1 (one)" cuttings of the mono UK "Rubber Soul" are reported to be different from subsequent versions (so-called "Loud Cut"), in that after they were issued, the EMI cutting engineers were requested to cut down on the bass, since early buyers complained of skipping needles due to mistracking. Early first-pressing copies were pressed with loud mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX.579-1 and XEX.580-1). The common issue were pressed with normal mixing version (whose inner groove says XEX. 579-4 and 580-4).

#6-3 Rubber Soul (3rd. Press "matrix-5/5": PMC 1267)
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TITLE		Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1267
RELEASE DATE		1966?/Third Press
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE		FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				The mono covers were manufactured by G & L or Ernest J. Day. G & L sleeve has the words "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." under the Parlophone logomark, but E. J. Day have not. In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K. Some countries did not alter the photo (ex. Mexico)
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Wrap-around cover. Round-cut corner. Catalog No. "PMC 1267" and the word "mono" were printed on upper right corner of the back cover.		"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				Printer name credit: "12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1267 PCS 3075"
LABEL CLOSE UP
			"THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. "(P) 1965" statement was printed on the label. Tax code "K and T" letters were embossed.
				"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was printed at the center of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
#6-3: Roman type (=this record)		Sans Serif type	There are at least two subtypes which feature differences in printing type in the song title and artist name. 1) One of them was printed in the "Roman" type. 2) The remainder were printed in the "Sans Serif" type.	SIDE 1	SIDE 2

				Matrix No. is Side-1: XEX 579 - 5 Side-2: XEX 580 - 5
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-6-1
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579 - 5
	SIDE 2	XEX 580 - 5
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Wrap-around cover / Round-cut corner
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		None
PRINTER CREDIT		12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending PMC 1267 PCS 3075
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		Tracing-rice-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut sleeve
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		Black and Yellow Parlophone label with silver print: the name "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.(capital letter)" on the outer rim, the "SOLD IN U.K." remark, and the "(P) 1965" statement. he matrix number printed on the label is now misaligned to the datestamp, being too far on the left. It’s with this style that we find almost all the later standard pressings XEX 579-5 / XEX 580-5. Sleeves for "Rubber Soul (mono)" did two London’s of printing house: Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. and Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. This issue has a sleeve made by Garrod & Lofthouse.

#6-4 Rubber Soul (1981 Press "Limited Edition / ALL RIGHTS rim / matrix-6/5": PMC 1267)
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TITLE		Rubber Soul
CATALOG NUMBER		PMC 1267
RELEASE DATE		July 1981? / Limited Edition
TRACK LISTING		SIDE 1		SIDE 2
		Drive My Car		What Goes On
		Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)		Girl
		You Won't See Me		I'm Looking Through You
		Nowhere Man		In My Life
		Think For Yourself		Wait
		The Word		If I Needed Someone
		Michelle		Run For Your Life
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK

INNER SLEEVE
FRONT --> Click!		BACK --> Click!	White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-3-2.	CLOSE UP
					"4/81(April 1981)" was printed at the inner sleeve.
				"DRG" logo was added. "PATENT NO. 1.125.555." and "Made in Great Britain" were printed at the bottom.
FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
				The mono covers were manufactured by G & L. Has the words "TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." under the Parlophone logomark. In the original photo taken for the cover, there is a loose thread on right shoulder of John's jacket. This was airbrushed out on most covers in the U.K.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
			Full vinyl-coated cover, both sides of the cover are coated with thin vinyl film. Catalog No. "PMC 1267" was printed on upper right corner of the back cover.		"TRADE MARK OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.
BACK COVER CLOSE UP
				The credit "(P) 1965 Original Sound Recordings made by E.M.I. Records Limited." was printed on the cover.

"Made and Printed In Great Britain" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.				Printer name credit: "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
LABEL CLOSE UP
					"ALL RIGHTS rim (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter. The word "MONO" was added above and to the right of the Yellow Parlophone logo.
LABEL CLOSE UP
		"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS." statement was removed at the center of the label.
			"Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited (capital letter)" was printed at the perimeter.
LABEL CLOSE UP
SIDE 1			SIDE 2		This label has a slender printing type. "All songs written by Lennon - McCartney" was printed at the bottom of the label.

OTHER ITEM
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LABEL		Yellow Parlophone Type-8
MIX		MONO
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	XEX 579 - 6		MOTHER & STAMPER	1 / 4 HTM
	SIDE 2	XEX 580 - 5			4 / 5
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		EMI RECORDS LIMITED (capital letter)
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		-
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		(P) 1965
COVER FORM		Single type. Full vinyl-coated cover.
THE SIZE OF THE "mono" PRINT		None
PRINTER CREDIT		Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Photo: Robert Freeman
INNER SLEEVE		White paper sleeve "IMPORTANT NOTICE in rectangle box" Type-3-2.
PRODUCER		George Martin
COMMENTS		First released in the UK in 1981, it was the first time since 1969/70 that a mono mix of the album was sold by EMI. This premier mono reissue of the first of his eight albums (Please Please Me to Sgt. Pepper's) features a "60s" yellow/black reproduction label with a yellow Parlophone logo above the top. The word "thing" was added on the right side. Two of his Apple albums (The Beatles and Yellow Submarine) were issued by the Apple label, also in "mono" designation. The 1981 mono pressing was originally issued for individual sale. It wasn't until much later, in 1982, that the albums were released together as a box set (catalog number BMC-10). The 1981 issue is a press featuring his Y/B Parlophone reprint label from the '60s. After that, all mono pressings of the 80's and 90's used his standard universal silver/black 1 box label. Copies of the 1981 mono pressing are rare, given the generally limited number of pressings of the 1981 series and the fact that each variant of the box set (500 copies each) is a "limited edition" It is no exaggeration to say that. Side-1 of this pressing were recut at Abbey Road by Harry Moss. Harry Moss's initials 'HTM' are etched into the side 1 run out. Housed in a semi-gloss 'Garrod & Lofthouse' printed mono cover together with its original EMI inner-sleeve.