Queen UK DEBUT LP 1ST PRESS EARLIEST -3U MINT-

	£		75
	$		99

QUEEN - QUEEN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

A GENUINE EARLIEST PRESS -3U FIRST PRESS ON HEAVY VINYL

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3006
• MATRIX: YAX 4623-3U / 4624-3U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 3 LR / 2 OL
• KIP-HUGGYPOO KISSY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• AGAIN! ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

QUEEN'S DEBUT ALBUM ON THE RED AND TAN EMI LABEL. THIS LP IS THE FIRST PRESS AS DENOTED BY THE -3 MATRIX NUMBERS WHICH WERE THE EARLIEST. ALSO ON THIS FIRST PRESS THE DEAD WAX ETCHING IS DIFFERENT TO THE LATER -5 PRESS WHICH HAS 'BLAIR RULES' ETCHED THERE.

THIS THEN IS THE GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THE SOUGHT AFTER QUEEN DEBUT ALBUM

THIS LP IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION HAVING BEEN PLAYED ONCE ONLY AT MOST

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TAN AND RED EMI LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO MARKS, STAINS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO MAR THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT THEY ARE IN. THE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED AND FURTHER EVIDENCE IS SEEN AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHERE THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES ON SIDE 2 AND NONE AT ALL ON SIDE ONE

THE VINYL

STUNNING VINYL WHICH GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE PLAYING SURFACE AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 COMPLETE TRACKS  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 REPRODUCTION 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. IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THEN I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FLIMSY NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.

USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH THE COLOURS RUBBED, AND HEAVY RINGWEAR, AND IN ADDITION MAJOR CREASES.

THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS ONLY MINOR BLEMISHES

THE DELICATE PURPLE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO  HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE JUST SOME MINISCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND A COUPLE MORE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES.

THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH AGAIN USUALLY SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM SHELFWEAR, ARE IN MINT CONDITION.

THE SPINE HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE ALL ALONG IT, AND IT'S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT AT THIS STAGE THAT ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS SLEEVES ALSO HAVE THE SPINE TYPEFACE DUPLICATED ALONG THE TOP EDGE AS WELL

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL NICK ON THE BACK EDGE WHERE AN ERRANT THUMB NAIL HAS CAUGHT IT, AND MADE A SMALL INCISION

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT. THERE IS A BLACK BORDER TO THE SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY SUFFERS FROM COLOUR RUBBING, BUT AGAIN THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES ON THE PERIMETER EDGES.

THE ORIGINAL 'CARE OF YOUR RECORD' EMI INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE REST OF THIS SET

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY