Queen A DAY AT THE RACES 1976 UK LP 1st Press INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
QUEEN - A DAY AT THE RACES
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
A GENUINE -FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNER
- CATALOGUE:EMI EMTC 104
- MATRIX: YAX 5245-1U / 5246-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 TG /3 LL
- STERLING STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL JET BLACK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE COLOURED SIDE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF ANY RUBBING
THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE. I EVEN USED A MAGNIFYING GLASS
THE VINYL
INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD LOOKS MINT
THE TEST PLAYTHE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT.
THE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SEMI SECINDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IS ALL I HEARD
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN TOP COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS
THE BLACK SURFACE IS VERY PRONE TO RUBBING AND MOST COPIES HAVE RUBBED AND SUFFERED RING WEAR, AND ANY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE USUALLY DEEP AND SHOW THROUGH WHITE AGAINST THE BLACK SURFACE AND LOOK AWFUL. THE SPINE ALSO GENERALLY RUBS THROUGH TO THE WHITE UNDERCARD
THIS EXAMPLE IS IN SUPER CONDITION, READ ON.....
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THE BLACK COLOUR IS STILL JET BLACK AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE
THE ONLY MINUSCULE SPECK OF WHITE IS VISIBLE CLOSE TO THE LOWER HALF OF THE SPINE, AND ANOTHER JUST ABOVER THE TOP EDGE
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS. THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE PERFECTLY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM TIPS HAVING A TINY PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON IT
THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!!! PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE SLEEVE THERE ARE SOME VERY FINE SCRATCHES ON THE SURFACE. NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY UNDERCARD TO SHOW THROUGH
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE NEARLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE INTACT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TOPS HAVE A SPOT OF RUB. THE BOTTOM LEFT ONES ALSO AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT FRONT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. IT IS STILL JET BLACK ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST THE BOTTOM END ENDS SHOWING A DOT OF WHITENESS. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS WITHOUT QUESTION AS SHARP AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO HAVE A COPY. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE JET BLACK SURFACE FULLY INTACT, AND IS UNRUBBED. ONE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.
A LIGHT SHDAOW OF GREYING JUST OVER THE BOTTOM EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS ONCE AGAIN A PAIR OF JET BLACK AND MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS
THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG STIFF CARD AND NOT PAPER LIKE LATER PRESSES. THE CARD HAS THE DEEP THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED. THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THE DIE CUT HOLE IS UNDAMAGED . THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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