Queen JAZZ UK LP 1ST 1 PLAY TOP SLEEVE W/POSTER MINT

	£		125
	$		166

QUEEN - JAZZ

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY CONDITION

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
• MATRIX: YAX 5550-7/ 5551-1U
• STERLING STAMPTED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• RTB 1 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THIS REALLY BEGGARS BELIEF THAT SUCH A POPULAR ALBUM SHOULD REMAIN UNPLAYED FOR ALL THIS LENGTH OF TIME. OK SO IT HAS HAD ONE PLAY PLUS MY TEST PLAY, BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ALBUMS OF IT'S TIME

COMES IN A STUNNING SLEEVE AS WELL

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE EMBOSSED LOGO AND THE LAMINATED INNER SLEEVE

HAS THE FIRST PRESS 3 PANEL POSTER WITH PINK REAR SURFACE

THE RECORDS

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 NO SPIDER LINES NEAR THE HOLE, AND IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE THAT THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY

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, NOT EVEN THE WISPY HAIRLINES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT TO FIND. IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

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. I HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE SOME OF THE QUIETER MOMENTS AS WELL AS THE RAW POWER OF THE QUEEN SOUND.

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOTHING AT ALL TO MAR THE SUBLIME STEREO REPRODUCTION. MAYBE THE ODD DUST POP OR TWO, BUT NO MORE. THIS IS A GENUINE ONE PLAY MINT CONDITION VINYL

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS TO THE DUSTY JET BLACK FRONT SURFACE, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTATINED, AGAIN DUE TO THE PLASTIC OUTER. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, NOR IS THERE ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS. THERE ARE THREE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE IS VERY SMALL, AND THE OTHER TWO ARE SLIGHTLY LARGER AND PROTRUDE TO THE EDGE OF THE BLACK AND WHITE CIRCLES.

THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS PRISTINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE HAS TWO WHITE LINES ACCROSS IT WHERE THE TWO LINES ON THE FRONT SURFACE HAVE ENCROACHED A LITTLE ONTO THE SPINE. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . THE TWO LINES HAVE MADE A SLIGHT APPEARANCE ON THE BACK, BUT ARE BARELY VISIBLE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE BEEN BENT SOMEHOW, BUT ON CLOSER INSPECTION I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS GRIPPED A LITTLE TOO TIGHTLY BY SOMETHING OR SOMEONE, WHICH CAUSED THE LINES. I AM PROBABLY MAKING THEM OUT TO BE MASSIVE BUT IN REALITY THEY ARE QUITE SMALL BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO IGNORE THEM

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS APRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS THAT MAKE UP A GREAT SHOT OF THE BAND SETTING UP

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

THE ORIGINAL 3 PANEL BICYCLE RACE POSTER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL AS NEW CONDITION AND HAS NEVER BEEN PINNED TO A WALL

HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THOSE TWO LINES I WOULD BE GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS, BUT WITH THEM NEAR MINT MINUS IS A MORE ACURATE GRADE

AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY