Queen A DAY AT THE RACES 1976 UK LP 1st Press -1U/-1U MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		146
	$		193

INCREDIBLE MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

VAULT CONDITION VINYL 
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE

A lovely addition to this LP is the original receipt showing date of purchase as March 1977, just 3 months after the release date. along with the original W H Smiths price Sticker. This was placed inside the opening edge

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMTC 104
  MATRIX: YAX 5245 - 1U STERLING / YAX 5246 - 1U STERLING

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL JET BLACK. 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.

THE COLOURED SIDE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF ANY RUBBING

THERE IS ONE TINY VISIBLE  SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLOSSY MARK FREE DISC, WHICH IN DAY LIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, IT STILL LOOKS PRISTINE. A TRULY AMAZING EXAMPLE

THE TEST PLAY

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.

THE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS  OR TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT 

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN TOP COLLECTABLE CONDITION, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS

THE BLACK SURFACE IS VERY PRONE TO RUBBING AND MOST COPIES HAVE RUBBED AND SUFFERED RING WEAR, AND SEVER GREYING AROUND THE EDGES, BUT THIS ONE HAS ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THAT WHATSOEVER. THE REASON IS THAT IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE INSIDE A PVC OUTER SLEEVE

THE OTHER THING THAT FOR SOME REASON BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE ARE HEAVY EDGE PRESSURE LINES. MOST HAVE SO MANY ON THE EDGES THAT THE SLEEVE LOOKS AWFUL. THIS ONE ONLY HAS A FEW (SEE BELOW)

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THE BLACK COLOUR IS STILL JET BLACK AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED.

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

THERE ARE ONLY TWO PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARPAND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE INTACT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH ONLY THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER TIP END SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. IT IS STILL JET BLACK ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS SHOWING A LITTLE RUB. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

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 AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE JET BLACK SURFACE FULLY INTACT, AND IS UNRUBBED. NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST ANY OF THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS  A PRISTINE PAIR OF JET BLACK INNER PANELS. 

THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG STIFF CARD AND NOT PAPER LIKE LATER PRESSES. THE CARD HAS THE DEEP THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED. THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THE DIE CUT HOLE IS UNDAMAGED . USUALLY FOUND WITH SEAM SPLITS, THIS ONE IS PERFECT

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY