Queen QUEEN UK DEBUT LP FACTORY SAMPLE 'BLAIRS CUT' -5 MATRIX PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		80
	$		106

QUEEN - QUEEN

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

FACTORY SAMPLE

INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3006
• MATRIX: YAX 4623-5 / 4624-5
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 RP / 1 AM 
• BLAIR RULES  / BLAIR ETCHED INTO THE RUN OUT DEAD WAX

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TAN AND RED EMI LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO MARKS, STAINS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO MAR THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT THEY ARE IN. THE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE 2

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 IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES

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 RECORDEDTHE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL OF THE ALBUMS THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. IT'S ALL HERE, RUN IN'S, RUN OUTS, LINKING GROOVES, AND OF COURSE THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THIS FIRST PRESS REPRODUCTIVELY.

FIRSTLY THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

SECONDLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD JUST ONE TINY DUST POP NEAR THE END OF SIDE TWO

INCREDIBLE VINYL AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THE PLAYBACK MINT MINUS!!!!

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, HAVE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FLIMSY NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR NEARLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE

THIS SLEEVE IS USUALLY FOUND SERIOUSLY RUBBED OR CREASED BECAUSE IT IS SO THIN AND THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE IS A VERY POWDERY FINISH AND EASILY WORN. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN..

THE DELICATE PURPLE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO  HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS ANYWHERE. THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND ONLY THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT , AND EVEN THEN IT'S ONLY REALLY VISIBLE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM.

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO EVEN SMALLER ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH AGAIN USUALLY SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM SHELFWEAR, ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. NOT ONE JOT OF WEAR AT ALL TO EITHER EDGE WITH ALL THE PURPLE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP. THE TOP EDGE ALSO HAS THE SPINE WORDING ALONG IT, AS A FIRST ISSUE SHOULD HAVE!!

THE SPINE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS SLEEVE IS. MOST WILL BE WORN THROUGH WITH THE TYPEFACE WORN AWAY. THIS ONE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT. THE SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS WITHOUT QUESTION AS SHARP AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO HAVE A COPY. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE,MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVEN BETTER CONDITION THAN THE FRONT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE PERFECT.

THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL 'CARE OF YOUR RECORD' EMI INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE REST OF THIS SET

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT !!!!

I AM CERTAIN THIS LP AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY