Queen LIVE MAGIC UK LP 1ST PRESS A-1U / B2U UNPLAYED PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		179
	$		237

QUEEN - LIVE MAGIC

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT  CONDITION

A GENUINE -FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

MINT SLEEVE

TIME TRAVEL QUALITY

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3519
• MATRIX: EMC 3519 A-1U-1-2 / B-2U-1-2-1
• ' TOWNHOUSE DMM ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

RECENTLY I SOLD A BATCH OF 80'S ROCK LP'S THAT WERE IN THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONDITION. I BELIEVE I HAVE BETTERED THAT NOW WITH A COLLECTION OF 70'S ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF.

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY METICULOUS WITH THEM. MOST ARE PLAYED JUST ONCE OR SOME NOT AT ALL, WITH A FEW HAVING 2-4 PLAYS AT MOST. THE VINYLS ARE JUST PERFECT AS YOU WILL HEAR WHEN YOU PLAY THE SOUNDBITES.

BACK IN THE 70'S RECORD SHOPS LIKE W.H SMITHS SOLD NUMBERING SYSTEMS SO THAT COLLECTORS COULD CATALOGUE THEIR RECORDS. IT INVOLVED A SHEET OF GUMMY NUMBERS IN SMALL SQUARES, WHICH WERE PLACED ON THE ALBUM SLEEVE. THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER WAS ALSO ON A RECORD CARD WHICH THE OWNER FILLED IN WITH THE ALBUM DETAILS. WHILST THIS DOES CAUSE A SMALL RESIDUAL MARK ON THE SLEEVE, ANYONE WHO COLLECTED RECORDS IN THIS WAY USUALLY CARED FOR THEM AND PROTECTED THEM LIKE THEY WERE THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THEIR LIVES.

THIS COLLECTION IS NO DIFFERENT. THE LP'S WERE ALL HOUSED INSIDE STRONG RECORD CASES, MEANING THAT THEY WERE PROTECTED FROM THE LIGHT, SO THERE HAS BEEN NO FADING OF THE COLOURS, AND BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY 20 IN EACH CASE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, AND IN MOST CASES THE SLEEVES ARE THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. YES IT MAY NOT BE EVERY COLLECTORS DESIRE TO HAVE THE SMALL NUMBER SQUARE ON THE SLEEVE, AND I COULD REMOVE THEM WITHOUT DAMAGING THE SLEEVE, BUT I AM GOING TO LEAVE THE DECISION TO THE NEW OWNER WHETHER TO REMOVE OR NOT.

ALSO WORTH A MENTION IS THE FACT THAT THE INNER SLEEVES ON MOST OF THE LP'S ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND UNWRINKLED. JUST NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVES!!!!

LET ME JUST SAY THAT IN MY OPINION YOU WILL NEVER EVER GET A BETTER CHANCE TO GET A ONCE PLAYED, UNPLAYED OR BARELY PLAYED 70'S CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS IS STILL PERFECT. 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.

I HAVE EXAMINED THE SPINDLE HOLE UNDER A SPOT LIGHT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE STILL RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED VINYL, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN MINT. I GUARANTEE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

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.

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC, EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES.JUST A SPECK IN BETWEEN TRACK ONE AND TWO ONE SIDE TWO 

I CAN HONESTLY SAY I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS CLASSIC VINYL

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!

BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ON THE SURFACE, NO FOLDS OR BENDS EITHER.

THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE COLOURS ARE JUST PERFECT AND UNMARKED IN ANY WAY

THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE NOTORIOUS ON THIS SLEEVE FOR SHELF WEAR, BUT THESE ARE AS GOOD AS ANY COPY I HAVE SEEN, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS A HUGE WIDE SPINE THAT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS ALL INTACT AND RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM UNINTERRUPTED, AND ONLY THE VERY BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH.

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 AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AGAIN A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS COVER. ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR OTHER EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS. IN FACT THE SLEEVE WON'T ACTUALLY LAY FLAT WHILST OPEN SHOWING THAT THE SLEEVE HAS REMAINED CLOSED FROM NEW AND MORE PROBABLY BEEN INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR ALMOST ALL OF IT'S LIFE

THE FIRST PRESS ROUNDED CORNER INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. NO WEAR TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE OR THUMB NOTCH AND NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT. IT IS ALSO FLAT AND UNCREASED

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY