Queen UK DEBUT LP 1ST PRESS -3U/-3U UNPLAYED 100% MINT

	£		128
	$		169

QUEEN - QUEEN

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED CONDITION

HUGGYPOO KISSY

-3U MATRIX - GENUINE VERY 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3006
• MATRIX: YAX 4623-3U / 4624-3U
• KIP HUGGYPOO KISSY ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• AGAIN! ETCHED INTO THE RUN OUT DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 GDP / 2 HM

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS DEBUT ALBUM FROM QUEEN. A FIRST PRESS CAN BE TOLD BY THE MATRIX NUMBERS WHICH ALL END -3U AND HAVE THE HIGGYPOO KISSY STUFF ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX. LATER ISSUES HAD -5 IN THE MATRIX WITH 'BLAIR' INSTEAD OF HUGGY

HERE THEN IS AN ABSOLUTE STONE MINT COPY OF THIS ICNIC ALBUM WITH A SLEEVE TO MATCH

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 EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES ROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THATS USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS UNDER A SPOTLIGHT.IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT THIS ALBUM HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED UNTIL MY TEST PLAY TODAY

WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE LP ONTO MY TURNTABLE, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE STILL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THE HOLE ITSELF WAS VERY TIGHT ON MY SPINDLE, ANOTHER GREAT COUPLE OF SIGNS THAT THIS RECORD HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

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

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, NOT EVEN THE WISPY HAIRLINES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT TO FIND. IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

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 FAULTLESSLY 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 GROVVES, AND OF COURSE THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THIS FIRST PRESS REPRODUCTIVELY.

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOTHING AT ALL TO MAR THE SUBLIME STEREO REPRODUCTION.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND STATIC OR EVEN VINYL NOISE. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

MAYBE THE ODD DUST POP OR TWO, BUT NO MORE. THIS IS A GENUINE ONE PLAY MINT CONDITION VINYL. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THIS COULD NEVER BE UPGRADED FROM

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FLIMSY NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.

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 ARE JUST FIVE MINISCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE WHICH EVEN THEN CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE LP IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL COLOURED AND NOT WHITE. THERE ARE TWO MORE OF THESE TINY TINY LINES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AGAIN REALLY HARD TO SPOT.

NO RING WEAR, AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH AGAIN USUALLY SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM SHELFWEAR, ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NOT ONE JOT OF WEAR AT ALL TO THE TOP EDGE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SLIVERS OF RUBBING ALONG THE BOTTOM.

ONE OTHER POINT ABOUT A FIRST PRESS. THE SPINE WORDING WILL ALSO APPEAR ALONG THE TOP EDGE AS WELL

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. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES

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.

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 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