Queen JAZZ 1978 UK LP 1st Press Embossed Sleeve Final Upgrade PLAYS MINT HEAR

	£		150
	$		198

QUEEN - JAZZ

FINAL UPGRADE - MINT AUDIO

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
• MATRIX: YAX 5550-7/ 5551-1U
• STERLING STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1 AND 2
• RTB 2 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• RTB 1 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GRA /6 GDM

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THE LABELS IS JUST MINT. TOTALLY UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE NEAR THE HOLE.

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL,

LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO SEE

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

A STUNNING LOUDLY CUT VINYL WHICH PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

THERE IS NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS INTENDED

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND NO STATIC

SILENT THROUGH THE LINKING GROOVES
ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY WERE 3-4 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE RANDOM STATIC DUST TICS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS AUDIO MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS TO THE DUSTY JET BLACK FRONT SURFACE, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER. THERE IS  NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER,AND THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS ALBUM WAS PLACED INTO A PVC OUT FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. IN FACT THE ORIGINAL PRICE STICKER FROM THE STORE HAS BEEN RETAINED AND PLACED INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE OF THE REAR SECTION

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER.

NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS. USUALLY THERE ARE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH SHOW WHITE THROUGH THE BLACK SURFACE, BUT ON THIS STUNNING EXAMPLE THERE IS ONLY ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE BY THE SPINE WHICH HAS NOT DISCOLOURED THE SLEEVE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS PRISTINE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WITH THE BLACK SURFACE PERFECT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGES INCREDIBLY ARE IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN  PRISTINE CONDITION. 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.

NONE OF THE BLACK HAS RUBBED AWAY, AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED BRILLIANT WHITE AND EVEN THE VULNERABLE EDGES ARE STILL PERFECT

AGAIN THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS IMMACULATE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS THAT MAKE UP A GREAT SHOT OF THE BAND SETTING UP

ONE WAY TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A FIRST PRESS IS TO REMOVE THE INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS TO BE MADE OF CARD AND FULLY LAMINATED, AS THIS ONE IS. IT IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL 3 PANEL BICYCLE RACE POSTER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL AS NEW CONDITION

THIS SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE

AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM

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

GARRY