Queen A DAY AT THE RACES 1976 UK LP 1st press PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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QUEEN - A DAY AT THE RACES
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
A GENUINE -FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
EX+ SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL JET BLACK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE COLOURED SIDE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF ANY RUBBING
THERE ARE 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE TEST PLAY
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.
THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT.
THE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD NO MORE DUST POPS OR TICSTHROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN TOP COLLECTABLE CONDITION, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS
THE BLACK SURFACE IS VERY PRONE TO RUBBING AND MOST COPIES HAVE RUBBED AND SUFFERED RING WEAR, AND ANY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE USUALLY DEEP AND SHOW THROUGH WHITE AGAINST THE BLACK SURFACE AND LOOK AWFUL. THE SPINE ALSO GENERALLY RUBS THROUGH TO THE WHITE UNDERCARD
HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE A REALLY TOP CONDITION EXAMPLE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THE BLACK COLOUR IS STILL JET BLACK AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PROTECTED FROM NEW
IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER THERE IS AN OUTLINE FROM WHERE I REMOVED A LARGE PRICE STICKER. I WILL INCLUDE THE STICKER INCASE THE NEW OWNER WISHES TO REPLACE IT
THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS JUST ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE HOWEVER
THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING AND THE BOTTOM TWO HAVE A DOT OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE INTACT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH ONLY THE RIGHT HAND CORNER TIP ENDS SHOWING A SPECK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. IT IS STILL JET BLACK ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS SHOWING A LITTLE RUB. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
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 AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE JET BLACK SURFACE FULLY INTACT, AND IS UNRUBBED. THERE IS ONEPRESSURELINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS ONCE AGAIN A SUPERB PAIR OF JET BLACK INNER PANELS. ONE SMALL CREASE LINE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG STIFF CARD AND NOT PAPER LIKE LATER PRESSES. THE CARD HAS THE DEEP THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED. THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THE DIE CUT HOLE IS UNDAMAGED . THERE ARE IS ONE SMALL SIDE SEAM SPLIT
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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