QUEEN 'A DAY AT THE RACES' 1976 UK 1ST PRESS LP CUSTOM INNER AND GATEFOLD SLEEVE

	£		15
	$		20

FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION BELOW BUT FIRST PLEASE NOTE:

FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND AND TO ENABLE YOU TO PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE, BEFORE TESTING THE RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED USING A VPI MW-1 CYCLONE VACUUM RECORD CLEANER, I THEN TEST PLAY ALL TRACKS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ON A REGA RP1 TURNTABLE FITTED WITH AN RB101 TONEARM AND BIAS 2 CARTRIDGE THROUGH SONOS PLAY 5 SPEAKERS, FURTHER MORE I GRADE ALL RECORDS STRICTLY IN LINE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTOR RARE RECORD GUIDE GRADINGS AS FOLLOWS:

MINT: THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT: THE RECORDS SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN THE SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD: THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS, AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD: THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES, THE COVER AND THE CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC.

FAIR: THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE; IT MAY EVEN JUMP, THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE TORN, STAINED AND/OR DEFACED.

POOR: THE RECORD WILL NOT PLAY PROPERLY DUE TO SCRATCHES, BAD SURFACE NOISE ETC. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.

BAD: THE RECORD IS UN-PLAYABLE OR MIGHT EVEN BE BROKEN, AND IS ONLY OF USE AS A COLLECTION FILLER.

WITH CLEAN CLEAR PLAY AND SOME AUDIBLE BUT LOW LEVEL STATIC VINYL SURFACES LOOK NR PRISTINE WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PLAY AND RETAIN ALL OF THE ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS FACTORY SHEEN LIKEWISE THE CUSTOM EMI LABELS ARE CLEAN AND FRESH LOOKING APART FROM A FEW SMALL FAINT SPINDLE TRAILS TO EACH COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL SINGLE DIE CUT STIFF CARD CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE AGAIN IN SUPERB PRISTINE ORDER APART FROM A SINGLE DISC PRESS SEAM SPLIT TO ONE SIDE EDGE OF AROUND 4CM, THE OUTER GATEFOLD SLEEVE HAS GENERAL MINOR WEAR AND DISC PRESS ALONG WITH SOME SMALL AGEING FOXING SPOTS SPECIFICALLY TO REAR PANEL, THE INNER PANELS ARE NR PRISTINE AND CLEAN, THE EDGES AND CORNERS HAVE GENERAL SHELF WEAR.

A VERY RESPECTABLE UK 1ST PRESS COMPLETE EXAMPLE.

CAT No - EMTC 104

MATRIX No - YAX 5245-4U/YAX 5246-4U

STAMPERS - 3 GTP/GOL

SLEEVE - VG+

INNER SLEEVE - VG+

LABELS - EX-/EX-

VINYL VISUAL - EX/EX

VINYL PLAY - EX-/EX-

I AM LISTING OTHER QUEEN ORIGINAL UK ALBUMS INCLUDING FIRST PRESS EXAMPLES OF A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A DAY AT THE RACES, NEWS OF THE WORLD AND SHEER HEART ATTACK AMONGST MANY OTHER ARTIST AND FIRST PRESS ALBUMS SO WHY NOT TAKE A LOOK IN MY EBAY SHOP 

AFTER PURCHASE:

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I would very much like to retain, and indeed add to my 100% feedback rating so please In the unlikely event any purchaser of any item from me feels that the item is not as described and/or is unhappy with the item, provided I am advised of the issue within 7 days of receipt of the item I will refund in full with no arguments once I have received the item back. Please contact me for any issues that you have rather than just leave a negative rating, I am open and willing to sort any issues out to every ones satisfaction, again as a buyer for a long time myself I know how disappointing it can be if things are not as they appear once received, in addition if their is any item you wish to query or any aspect of the item you want more info on again contact me and I will be happy to answer any questions where I can.