QUEEN II Original BLAIRS Press LP EX+ PLAY ARCHIVED COPY 2nd Sleeve & inner

	£		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'

SUPERB ORIGINAL BLAIRS PRESSING

2nd SLEEVE & INNER

***ARCHIVED COPY - PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES ONLY  ***

SEE OUR OTHER  RELATED LPs WE ARE SLOWLY LISTING FROM THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTION!

AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

Released 1974

Label    EMI 767

Matrix     YAX 4735 - 8     Stampers: 5 PL  BLAIRS

                YAX 4736 - 4U  (Has the crossed out 4735)   Stampers: 1 GTH  BLAIRS

THE VINYL    EX+  

ARCHIVED ORIGINAL PRESSING - WITH THE ETCHED OUT INCORRECT MATRIX NUMBER ON SIDE 2 (Corrected on later presses)

LP FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION - KEPT IN SUPERB  CONDITION.. 

ORIGINAL UK  ISSUE LP - 

**PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES ONLY AND ARCHIVED**

Just one example from this staggering collection we are offering..

THERE ARE SOME LIGHT WHISP LINES,  A FEW LIGHT FEINT HAIRLINES, A COUPLE OF MARKS THAT DONT SOUND AND  THATS ALL.

SOME INTRO STATIC A LITTLE IN STATIC IN PLAY AND  NOTHING ELSE, IT IS A SUPER EXAMPLE.

A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN COULD REMEDY THIS EVEN BETTER.

A FEW LIGHT SKATE LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLES

OVERALL THIS SET IS REALLY QUITE SPECIAL.

THE WHOLE RECORD IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC LP

THE LP SET HAS BEEN STORED AWAY FOR DECADES.

THE LABELS   MINT    FLAT MATT LABELS 

THE SLEEVE  EX+

Original  2nd EDITION  GATEFOLD TOP LOADER LAMINATED SLEEVE - WITH  INNER LYRIC SLEEVE

HAS THE QUEEN PRODUCTIONS CREDIT BELOW CREST- This was added to second sleeves and all Queen LPs after the 'Trident split' in early 76.

Sleeve printed in UK

Printer credits  GARROD & LOFTHOUSE 

A SUPERB EXAMPLE of THE CLASSIC SLEEVE

NO RING WEAR- NO GRUBBINESS OR DISCOLOUR AT ALL OF ANY NOTE

THE INKS ARE LIKE NEW, NO MARKS

LAMINATION IS PRISTINE, WITH BARELY  A HINT OF DULLING

THERE ARE  A FEW LIGHT LAMINATE SPIDER LINES ON THE EDGES AND SPINE.

NOTHING OF ANY NOTE TO WORRY OVER.

THIS IS FAR BETTER SLEEVE THAN A LOT OF SLEEVES WE SEE, THAT ARE BENT AND WORN AND DULL.

NO TIP RUB OF ANY NOTE

OPEN EDGE IS SHARP WITH NO FEATHERING OF ANY NOTE

ALL COLOURS ON THE INSIDE GATEFOLD - STONE MINT

THE OPEN EDGE is sharp as new

 We cannot add any more than this! ITS A  SUPERB EXAMPLE - 

THE INNER SLEEVE    EX+

ORIGINAL   TEXTURED LYRIC PAPER SLEEVE - ROUNDED CORNERS PROVING THIS IS A SECOND EDITION INNER (Only he very first had the 'corner cut' style)

SOME LIGHT MOTTLING SPOTS, BUT NO SPLITS OR WEAR OR DISCOLOUR.

A SUPER EXAMPLE.

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)