Beatles Rubber Soul Japan Orig. LP OBI ODEON RED WAX
Beatles / Rubber Soul
Japan Orig. LP
Odeon OP - 7450
Appendices: "Original OBI”, “F/B Cover”, “Inner Sleeve”, “Insert” & “Red Wax”
Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1966 ) of their original album, coming with complete appendices. The disc is rare odeon red wax, issued only for Japanese early pressing. The cover is glossy on its surfaces with the top & bottom rims flipped back. The price on the back cover is JPY1750, while obi is JPY1800 ( old price sticker was stripped ). It’s very hard to find this item in complete shape even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.
Condition: EX-/EX ( Cover / Disc )
COVER: Cover is excellent in condition, except for lightly worn corners & right-edge. It’s slightly tanned on the surface of back, with minor creases on the spine-rims. The right top corner of front & left top of back are lightly rippled. Slight ring-crease is on the front & back. Otherwise it has no tear, strip, dent, stain & writing...OK.
DISC: Disc is excellent in condition, keeping glossy. It has several slight scuffs on each side. There’re some spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scratch & hairline, which is to be rated as "EX".
OBI: VG, being rippled on the surface of each side. A folding crease is in the middle of each side. A few stain-marks are on upper left-rim of back side.
INSERT: G+, being lightly tanned, and creased in places on the surface of each side. Brown spots are on the back side.
INNER-BAG: G, being rippled on the surface of each side. The middle of bottom-edge is split.