Queen NEWS OF THE WORLD 1977 UK LP 1st Press FINAL UPGRADE MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		102
	$		135

QUEEN - NEWS OF THE WORLD

SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO
MINT SLEEVE AND INNER

FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 784
• MATRIX: YAX 5355-1 / 5356-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 GDA/ 3 TD

A FIRST PRESS NEWS OF THE WORLD MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE SMOOTH BUT UNLAMINATED AND CERTAINLY NO BAR CODES (LATER PRESSES HAD A SEMI GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE SURFACE)

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE MADE OF THICK MATTE PAPER AND HAVE ROUNDED CORNERS

LATER PRESSES WERE GLOSSY , THINNER, AND HAD SQUARE CORNERS

THERE MUST BE A LARGE THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP OPENING END, THIS MUST COVER MOST OF THE EDGE, WHEREAS LATER ISSUES HAS A SMALLER NOTCH IN THE CENTRE ONLY
the first issues had matrix numbers that ended -1/-1/-3

LATER PRESSES HAD THE POST 81 MATRIX NUMBERS EG; -5-1-1

THERE ARE NO MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ON THESE LATER PRESSES

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL PERFECT. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES BY SIDE ONE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, AND IT STILL LOOKS MINT

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY 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.LOUD AND CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOTHING AT ALL TO MAR THE SUBLIME STEREO REPRODUCTION.NO LOUD CLICKS AND CERTAINLY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

THIS LP PLAYS AS GOOD AS YOU COULD EVER WANT. IT IS QUITE STUNNING

ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A FEW RANDOM SINGLE TINY LITTLE STATIC DUST TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED EASILY RUBBED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

IN IMMACULATE CONDITION DUE TO HAVING BEEN PLACED INSIDE A PVC OUTER COVER FROM NEW

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

THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. NO RUBBING AND NO FADING OF THE COLOUR EITHER

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

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. ONE MINUSCULE ONE ON THE TOP EDGE BY THE LEFT CORNER.
NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. USUALLY FOUND BADLY RUBBED, THIS ONE HAS NO LOSS OF COLOUR APART FROM A PIN PRICK ON THE BOTTOM  RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS 

THE SPINE IS A HUGE WIDE SPINE THAT IS UNSQUASHED. AGAIN THE COLOUR IS UNFADED AND RUNS PERFECTLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. NO RUBBING AT EITHER END

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. NP PRESSURE LINES AT ALL

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS. 

THE FIRST PRESS DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO WEAR TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE OR THUMB NOTCH AND NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT. THIS IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE BOTTOM SEAM IS SPLIT 99% OF THE TIME. THIS ONE HAS THE TINIEST LITTLE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS IN THE MIDDLE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT

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

GARRY