Queen JAZZ 1978 UK LP 1st Embossed Sleeve Attached Poster PROMO NEAR MINT HEAR
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Description
QUEEN - JAZZ
GOLD STAMPED PROMO
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO
WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER STILL ATTACHED
NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
- MATRIX: YAX 5550-7/ 5551-1U
- STERLING STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1 AND 2
- RTB 2 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- RTB 1 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 H/4 ??
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THE LABELS IS JUST MINT. TOTALLY UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THERE ARE JUST 2-3 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES NEAR THE HOLE.
THE VINYL
INCREDIBLE GLOSSY CONDITION VINYL,
LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES ON THE LAST TRACKS SIDE ONE AND A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO
AKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.A STUNNING LOUDLY CUT VINYL WHICH PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS INTENDED
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND JUST THE ODD BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
AS SIDE ONE FADES OUT I HEARD 2-3 ABSOLUTELY MINUSCULE TICS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE 'EMBOSSED'GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS TO THE DUSTY JET BLACK FRONT SURFACE, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER,JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING ALONG THE EDGES
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER.
NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS. USUALLY THERE ARE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH SHOW WHITE THROUGH THE BLACK SURFACE, BUT ON THIS EXAMPLE THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE AT ALL
ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS PRISTINE
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WITH THE BLACK SURFACE PERFECT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SOME RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNER, THE REST OIF THE SURFACE IS PERFECT
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.
NONE OF THE BLACK HAS RUBBED AWAY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH,ON THE BOTTOM TIP END, AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE GOLD STAMPED PROMO IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
THE WHITE AREAS DO SHOW SOME MILD HANDLING
AGAIN THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS IMMACULATE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS THAT MAKE UP A GREAT SHOT OF THE BAND SETTING UP
THE ORIGINAL 3 PANEL BICYCLE RACE POSTER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL AS NEW CONDITION AND IS STILL PERFECTLY ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GATEFOLD
ONE WAY TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A FIRST PRESS IS TO REMOVE THE INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS TO BE MADE OF CARD AND FULLY LAMINATED, AS THIS ONE IS. IT IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THIS SLEEVE GRADES VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT
A VERY NICE COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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