Queen GREATEST HITS UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER PLAYS 100% MINT-
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QUEEN - GREATEST HITS
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!!! CONDITION
SUPERB MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:EMI EMTV30
- MATRIX: EMTV30 A-10-1-1-19 / B-7
- 'PENTHOUSE' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED WHITE AND BLACK EMI LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THERE IS NO MARKS, STAINS JUST A COUPLE OF STRETCH MARKS ON SIDE ONE WHERE THE LABEL WAS FORCED INTO POSITION BY THE FACTORY MACHINE. THE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ONLY. CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER HAD THE ONE PLAY.
THE VINYL
INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM AN UNPLAYED ALBUM?
THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES THAT HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE WHATSOEVER, AND A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE 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. .
EVERY NOTE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS ALBUM CAN BE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED. THIS IS AN IMMACULATE FIRST PRESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE ONE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS
THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, AND A FEW LITTLE DUST TICS ARE THE ONLY THING YOU ARE LIKELY TO HEAR
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!
IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.
USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH THE COLOURS RUBBED, AND HEAVY RINGWEAR, AND IN ADDITION MAJOR CREASES.
THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION!!!
THE DARK COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS ANYWHERE. JUST ONE TINY LITTLE SCUFF TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP
THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LITTLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP AND NONE AT ALL ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, ALSO NO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL , AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH AGAIN USUALLY SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM SHELFWEAR, ARE IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. A FEW SMALL SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH ON EACH EDGE ONLY
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE AND EVEN AS FAR DOWN AS THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS WHICH ARE PRISTINE AS WELL. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED
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.
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT. THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. THERE ARE TWO VERY LIGHT AND TINY LINES NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THAT'S ALL
THE ORIGINAL WHITE DISCOGRAPHY INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND NOT ONE CREASE LINE ANYWHERE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER SAW FIT TO PLACE AN ANTI-STATIC BAG INSIDE THE INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE RECORD AND SLEEVE. ALL FOUR SQUARE CORNERS ARE MINT AS IS THE THUMB NOTCH
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!
AN ABSOLUTE VAULT COPY OF THIS SUPERB QUEEN ALBUM
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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