The SMITHS The Queen is Dead UK original A1//B1

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23

  ********THE ITEM IS LOCATED IN FRANCE ********

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Item description

Artist: The Smiths
Title: The Queen is dead
Label: Rough Trade
Pressing info: 1st UK pressing, includes inner sleeve

Matrix / Runout (Side A): MPO ROUGH 96 A1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER

Matrix / Runout (Side B): MPO ROUGH 96 B1X THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS

Cover: some seam wear, ring wear on back cover, some general shelf wear
Vinyl: plays great NM with some noise heard in the intro of A1 and in the beginning of A3, visually is VG+ due to several innocent hairlines caused by sliding the record in and out the hard inner sleeve (see below for vinyl grading)
Inner Sleeve: 2cm loss of color on bottom seam, no splits

Please feel free to ask questions, request to see more photos, or ask me to play the record before bidding.

Vinyl grading

Vinyls are inspected under a bulb providing strong light. Careful visual grading unless otherwise noted.

MINT New record fresh from the factory.
NM Clean glossy surfaces with no marks. Expect to play line new.
VG++ Very few light marks that should not affect play. Expect to play like NM but visually not as good as NM.
VG+ Some marks are visible that may produce some sound deterioration in a few places. Still offers a very enjoyable listening experience, but not for the audiophiles or the meticulous collectors.
VG Numerous marks are visible. There will probably be some ticks, pops, and crackle, but overall offers an enjoyable listening experience. The vinyl is still nice and is by no means trashed!
G Numerous scratches. Expect to play rather rough.

Cover grading

All visible flaws in the cover will be mentioned in details. Do not expect any surprises!

Shipping costs

France (Courrier suivie ou Colissimo): 1-2 records $11, +$2.5 for each additional record.
Europe (Registered mail with tracking number): $16.50, +$2.5 for each additional record.
Rest of the world, including USA, Japan, Canada, etc. (Registered mail with tracking number): $24, +$2.5 for each additional record.

Please note that a double LP counts as 2 records when calculating shipping costs.

Record will be carefully packaged in a brand new record mailer with stiffeners for extra protection. Record will be removed outside the cover so as to prevent damage to the seams of the cover during transit.