Queen JAZZ -1U/-1U 1ST PRESS EMBOSSED 1-2 PLAYS MINT-

	£		63
	$		83

QUEEN - JAZZ

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
• MATRIX: YAX 5550-1U/ 5551-1U THE VERY FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS!!!
• STERLING STAMPTED 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: 6 PP / 2 PM

THIS IS A GENUINE FiRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC QUEEN ALBUM, IN  MAGNIFICENT CONDITION NOT ONLY IS THE VINYL PRISTINE, BUT THE SLEEVE , INNER AND POSTER ARE AS WELL

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE EMBOSSED LOGO AND THE LAMINATED INNER SLEEVE

HAS THE FIRST PRESS 3 PANEL POSTER WITH PINK REAR SURFACE

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 ARE NO SPIDER LINES NEAR THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS LP IS IN A BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM A VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED ALBUM?

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF TOTALLY INSIGNIFICANT WISPY HAIRLINES 

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM TAKING THIS EXTRA EFFORT AND TIME TO ALLOW POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO ACTUALLY HEAR WHT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID, AND FAIRLY SO , THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A TOTAL LOTTERY AND THAT BIDDERS DESCRIBE AN ALBUM IN ONE WAY AND WHEN ITS RECEIVED IT IS NOTHING LIKE THE DESCRIPTION. WELL I HOPE TO CHANGE THE SITUATION WITH HOW I LIST MY LP'S.

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.ALL OF THE QUIET SPOTS ARE HERE AS WELL AS THE RAW POWER OF QUEEN. THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME, JUST LISTENT TO THE OPENING TRACK TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THER VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, THERE IS CERTAINLY NO FRYING BACON OR CLICKS, JUST THE VERY ODD AND RANDOM BIT OF STATIC AND A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS TO THE DUSTY JET BLACK FRONT SURFACE, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST PERFECTLY MAINTATINED, AGAIN DUE TO THE PLASTIC OUTER. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, NOR IS THERE ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS. THERE ARE JUST TWO MINISCULE LINES CLOSE  TO THE SPINE, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST AND CLEANEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE IS HAVE SEEN

THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS PRISTINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, JUST A LIGHT SLIVER OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP EDGE

THE SPINE IS THE ONE AREA THAT HAS SOME MILD SHELF WEAR SOME LIGHT COLOUR LOSS AND A COUPLE OF THUMB TO FINGERS SQUASHES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED BRILLIANT WHITE AND ONLY SHOWS THE VERY MILDEST SPOTS OF HANDLING. THE EMBOSSED LOGO AGAIN IS IN MINT CONDITION

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 AND HAS NEVER BEEN PINNED TO A WALL

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM

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

GARRY