Queen JAZZ UK LP RARE -1U/-1U 1ST PRESS W/POSTER NMINT

	£		48
	$		64

QUEEN - JAZZ

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
• MATRIX: YAX 5550-1U/ 5551-1U (THE VERY FIRST PRESS)
• STERLING STAMPTED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES 
• RTB 1 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2 / RTB 2 ON SIDE 1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 D / 6 GAO

THE SUPERB JAZZ ALBUM, AND WHAT MAKES THIS ONE SPECIAL APART FROM THE GREAT REPRODUCTION AND EXCEPTIONAL SLEEVE , IS THE FACT THAT IT IS THE RARE -1U/-1U 1ST UK PRESS

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 JUST TWO RIDICULOUSLY TINY SPIDER LINES NEAR THE HOLE, SHOWING WHY THIS LP IS AS GOOD AS IT IS

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY  CONDITION VINYL, AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTER HAS BEEN RETAINED

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM THE FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT

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,IN A FEW RANDOM PLACES, AND THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VINYL NOISE, BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AS THEY REPRESENT THE OVERALL QUALITY AND REPRODUCTION OF THIS GREAT FIRST PRESS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE

THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS TO THE DUSTY JET BLACK FRONT SURFACE,AND MOST COPIES HAVE SEVERE WHITE CREASE LINES ALL AOUND THE PERIMETER EDGES BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST 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 IS ONE TINY THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, AND TWO MINISCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS PRISTINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINISCULE AMOUNT OD SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A TINY SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE SPINE

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 WHITE AREAS ARE JUST WHITE, AND THE SURFACE IS UNMARKED. AGAIN NO CREASES ETC, JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE

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

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM

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

GARRY