QUEEN II ORIGINAL BLAIR 1974 UK Press LP & 1st INNER EX+ COPY SUPERB

	£		19
	$		25

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

QUEEN

'II'

VERY HARD TO FIND GENUINE UK  1st SLEEVE AND EARLY VINYL Pressing LP  -

1st LAMINATE SLEEVE  & 'CORNER CUT' INNER SLEEVE

BELOW AVERAGE PLAYS - AND WITH 1st CORNER CUT INNER SLEEVE -PLAYS AMAZING..SUPER RARE TO SEE A COPY THIS GOOD.

Released 1974

Label    EMI EMA 767

Matrix        YAX 4735 -8   BLAIRS

                   YAX 4736 -7  BLAIRS CUT 

THE VINYL   EX+ STRONG   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the highly prized early ORIGINAL pressing with the BUFF/RED LABELS - Stored from new this LP has seen WAY BELOW AVERAGE CAREFUL plays only, and remains in pristine condition everywhere.

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.

a couple of light spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines, a couple of the lightest of hairlines and thats it-  nothing else!  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

On playing through we heard nothing bar the tiniest of lead in static in the OPENING dead grooves..and THAT WAS ABOUT IT...

 NO STATIC OR CRACKLE DURING 'WHITE QUEEN' OR 'NEVERMORE'

YUP!.. it sounds as good as we have heard

All those classic quiet passages played superb.. overall this is easily as clean a copy as we have heard for  avery long time indeed.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT-  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE     EX STRONG

OK, First off we have to point out..ONLY the very first  sleeves are plain under the crest on the back sleeve..later copies from 1975 had 'crest design Queen productions 1975' ADDED in tiny writing (this also applies to 'A night at the opera').. 

this is the correct first sleeve for the first vinyl.. beware mix and match sets!

Correct LAMINATED GATEFOLD TOP LOADER first UK issued earliest sleeve  - with titles on  spine edge

PRINTER CREDITS -  GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

 This is in SUPER CLEAN condition, AND A GENUINE FIRST SLEEVE.

The edges are all super clean with no real traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

The first sleeves had the lamination go right to the very edge..

No  ringwear or ring 'creasing'  - just the lightest of 'dull' ring press , and all edges are super crisp.

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -just a few spots off eathering on both edges

The spine is superb with no damage or squash and all titles are perfect, a few light spots of rub on the top spine end.

A couple of tiny little laminate spider lines over the edges in  a few places..

the open out is beautiful creamy and remains in stunning condition everywhere

we again stress..many copies we see are 'composite copies' to make a nice clean set..but very often the sleeves, inners, and vinyls do not match

THIS SET MATCHES PERFECTLY- MAKING IT NOT ONLY THE EARLIEST 1974 COPY,  BUT ALSO THE HARDEST TO FIND WITHOUT THE WRONG BITS!!!.  Check the sleeve, the inner and those matrix numbers!

We cannot add any more than this! ITS A BEAUTY!

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT-  wow!!!!

Becoming so hard to find!!!  (for reasons mentioned above)  THIS example is a stunning textured paper inner with TWO BOTTOM corner cut (later inners were rounded edges) this one has no discolouration and is quite stunning everywhere..

ONLY THE TINIEST OF 'NICKS' ON ONE SIDE OF THE THUMB GROOVE STOP THIS BEING  A STRAIGHT MINT.. SO RARE TO SEE ONE THIS GOOD!

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)