Queen JAZZ 1978 UK LP EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGOs One Play Ever -7/-1U MINT MINUS HEAR

	£		85
	$		112

QUEEN - JAZZ

MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO

ONE PLAY ONLY

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER

NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

EMBOSSED ON THE FRONT AND BACK

• 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:1 GTL /1 GLG

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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 NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE NEAR THE HOLE.

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL,

LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS, THE RECORD LOOKS PERFECT

A COUPLE OF VERY FINE SMALL HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO

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 HEAVY 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, THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE PERFECT

I HEARD A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE DUST TICS ON SIDE TWO

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS MINT MINUS 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB UNLAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO FRONT AND BACK

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 VIRTUALLY NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER,JUST A LIGHT DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

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 ARE JUST TWO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, BUT MOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO SHOW THE UNDERCARD.

 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 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 UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGES HAV A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNERS

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.ONE LIGHT DENT ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE

NONE OF THE BLACK HAS RUBBED AWAY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE BOTTOM TIP END, AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A VERY TINY BIT OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED BRILLIANT WHITE ONLY HAS THE ABSOLUTE BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES.

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 NEAR MINT WITH EASE

AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM

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

GARRY