Thursday, December 19, 2024

Rubber Soul: label variations with missing running times


On pressings of Rubber Soul the earliest Mono and Stereo issues list the four individual Beatles by name on the label, with no mention of "The Beatles". Within a short period of time "The Beatles" was added to the label just above the individual names creating a significant variation. In addition additional variations can be found due to the absence or inclusion of "running times" on a number of tracks. 

On some labels the running times for Side-1 track 1, 3, & 5 and Side-2 Track 1, 2, 3, & 5 are absent while updated labels include the running times for all tracks.  

  


Label variations with and without "The Beatles" and with and without running times are summarized below.
 
1) Compo mono pressings where the label has only the Beatles' individual names and is missing running times

2) Compo mono pressings where the label has only the Beatles' individual names and all running times are present

3) Compo mono pressings where the label has "The Beatles" added above the individual names with all running times present 

4) Compo stereo pressings where the label has only the Beatles' individual names and is missing the running times noted above.

5) Compo stereo pressings where the label has only the Beatles' individual names and has all the running times.

6) Compo stereo pressings where the "The Beatles" is added to the label and all the running times are present. 


While Rubber Soul has a number of label variations any one, in excellent condition, adds perhaps a twenty percent premium to the value.        



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