QUEEN A Night at the Opera Vinyl LP - Embossed Sleeve - Blairs EMTC 103 -2 /-2

	£		27
	$		36

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I am finally selling my collection of many years

New free poly sleeve & spare inner included.

You?ll get a full refund if not as described or faulty.

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This vinyl has been visually / playback graded.

ALBUM 

QUEEN

NIGHT AT THE OPERA

GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH DIE-CUT PICTURE INNER 

LABEL: EMI

YEAR RELEASED: 1976

CATALOGUE NUMBER: EMTC 103

MADE IN: GT BRITAIN

DEAD WAX INFO (matrix?)

SIDE A

BLAIRS  GPT   3  YAX 5063-2

SIDE B

BLAIRS  GAN?  1  YAX 5064 -2

GRADES 

SLEEVE -EX

INNER -VG

LABELS - MINT /MINT

VINYL -VG+ /VG-

PLAYBACK GRADES -EX /VG

DESCRIPTION

DEEP DIVE

SLEEVE INFO

CONDITION 

& GRADE

TYPE: Non laminate gatefold

MAKER: E J Day

STICKER OR STICKER MARKS: No

HANDWRITING: No

RIPS: None

SPLITS: No

RINGWEAR: Mild

OPENING: Light softening

CORNERS: Nice and sharp

MY THOUGHTS: Nice condition sleeve. No major damage and pretty clean compared to many I have seen. Not pristine white, but  This one is not too bad at all..

GRADE

EXCELLENT

INSERT:

GRADE:VERY GOOD

INNER SLEEVE

TYPE:

FEATURES: SHAPED

SPLITS: BOTTOM EDGE ABOUT 4 INCHES

HANDWRITING:None

ORIGINAL:I believe so

GRADE

VERY GOOD

I will provide a plain white inner sleeve for shipping purposes.

LABELS

TYPE: PRINTED PAPER LABELS.

SPECIAL: N/A

SPINDLE MARKS: No spindles marks

CENTRE HOLE: Hardly any sign of wear

HANDWRITING: None

STICKERS: None

GRADES 

A= near MINT

B= near MINT

VINYL 

VISUAL GRADE 

FLATNESS:Nice and flat

SHEEN:Nice and glossy

SIDE A

INITIAL THOUGHTS: Generally looks good, no major marks like deep scratches. Doesn't appear over played. Looks decent with a few fine makers here and there, nothing serious and I will be play testing it and writing about it below. Grades as very good plus

FINE SUPERFICIAL MARKS: yes but not a crazy amount

MODERATE FINE SRATCHES: There are a couple of short ones fine like a hair and not deep at all,  no deep scratches or cuing marks.

HEAVY SCRATCHES: Nope, none

GRADES 

A = Very good plus

SIDE B

INITIAL THOUGHTS: 

Looks good at first glance. Mostly clean surface. There are more marks on this side. Some are sleeve marks, perhaps cleaning makes too. It doesn't look worn out, just like its had a couple of minor incidents. Leaving a collection of light wavy lines 3/4 their way over the side. There's a couple fine scratched on the last track which I will investigate. Looks very playable with no serious injuries. Grades as very good minus

FINE SUPERFICIAL MARKS:Yes, some loosely collected together as if caused when removing from the sleeve. There are other fines marks dotted about.

MODERATE FINE SRATCHES:There are a couple of short more pronounced marks, but no deep scratches

HEAVY SCRATCHES:Nope, none

GRADES 

B = VERY GOOD minus

AUDIO GRADES

I've played both sides through a couple of times without any issues arising. The recording quality is fantastic, it is a very loud record. I was listening through headphones and it was a treat. The bass in parts was ear blowing. The sound quality has stood up to the test of time. At no point did a track sound over played and the top notes, mids, and bottom end all sound clear and full without any hint of breaking up into a distorted mess. I didn't hear any repeating ticks, and at no point did the stylus skip grooves or get stuck. There was some back ground crackle that can be heard , you guessed it, in quieter parts. Some of it will be dust and some from fine marks. At no point were any hard scratches heard. Bohemian Rhapsody sounded excellent, full and loud and punchy. With light crackle in parts too. All and it I was really pleased with this play back session and the audio on this album. I am grading excellent for side one  and very good for side two, so an average of very good plus over all. 

Final thoughts

 A nice package with early credentials. Not a final upgrade, but still a strong copy with terrific audio, just not cd quality. A decent playing copy

POSTING

U.K POSTAGE 

Postage by Royal Mail

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Up to 2kg

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USA / JAPAN

£15.85  -International tracked and signed

THERE IS NO EUROPEAN POSTAGE AT THE MOMENT.