Queen JAZZ -1U/-1U UK LP 1ST PRESS W/ATTACHED POSTER 1-2 PLAYS EVER MINT MINUS

	£		86
	$		114

QUEEN - JAZZ

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
• MATRIX: YAX 5550-1U/ 5551-1U THE VERY FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS!!!
• 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: 3 PG / 3 RL

THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC QUEEN ALBUM, IN SUCH A MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THAT I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT

NOT ONLY IS THE VINYL PRISTINE, BUT THE SLEEVE , INNER AND POSTER ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION 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 STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE

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 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDERS LINE NEAR THE HOLE.

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL,

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, PLUS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DULL PATCHES TO THE SHEEN ON SIDE TWO

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. AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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, AND JUST THE ODD BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OF STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THERE ARE THREE TINY DUST PO / TICS JUST AS SIDE ONE STARTS AND AFTER THAT I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 MORE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

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 VERY CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER, AGAIN DUE TO THE PLASTIC OUTER. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER,JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE.

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 NONE WHATSOEVER. 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 EDGE IS 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 EDGE IS VERY SIMILAR WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE RIGHT TIP AND A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE LEFT CORNER.

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

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

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 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 AND IS CORRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE SLEEVE. IT HAS NO LOOSENESS ABOUT IT AT ALL

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