A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 4/4 (First pressing)

This iconic LP is now over 40 years old and this early pressing plays with immense quality and has the famous Blair's, not 'Blair's cut' etched into the dead wax as per the early pressings.

YAX 5063 - 4 / YAX 5064 - 4 // Mother stampers MOH 3 & RM 2

Side One is Near Mint-

Side Two is Near Mint

The picture inner is Near Mint-

The

labels are Mint-

Visual grading

This record still has that lovely glossy sheen of new vinyl and has obviously been hardly played.  There is only one tiny spindle line on Side One and just a few more on Side Two.  You can only see a handful of very faint hairlines which have no doubt been caused caused by sleeve removal.  All in all a superb looking vinyl and the audio more than matches it.

Play grading  

The audio on Side One plays with wonderful quality with barely any background noise, the clarity and richness of the sound really is of the highest order.  The only negative is a little bit of static at the beginning of 'Death on Two Legs' due to a small fingerprint type mark.  Following that the side plays as Mint- in my opinion and I am not one to over-grade as my feedback confirms.  With complete silence between tracks this vinyl plays with genuine quality.

There is only a hint of static at the start of 'The Prophet's Song'.  It plays with near perfection!  The 'now I know' plays with stunning audio with just one click.  The quiet intro into 'Love of my Life' is so clear it defies belief!  A few very quiet dust ticks but this is without doubt one of the best versions I have heard of this classic track for a long time.  The remainder of the side plays in impeccable style also with no background interference at all.

It would be difficult to improve upon this audio.  It may not be a first pressing but being a 4/4 pressing it is still a very early one and very few will play with this depth and sheer quality.

  Gatefold cover

The embossed G & L gatefold has been very looked after and only has minor shelf wear.  The edges and spine are in wonderful condition with no rubbing and overall the cover has retained its 'whiteness' very well.  There are just a few tiny marks here and there and also has a small water mark on the bottom left.  The opening edge looks barely handled although I would say there is just a hint of rubbing on the corner.

Picture inner

This inner has the rounded corners and has no splits.  There is just one very small area of wear but the record has not cut through.  It is extremely clean with no marks at all.

Labels

Both labels are in superb condition with almost zero spindle wear.

Play tested on my Technics SL-J110R turntable system

YAX 5063 - 4 / YAX 5064 - 4 // Mother stampers MOH 3 & RM 2

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