Queen A DAY AT THE RACES UK LP 1ST PRESS -1U PLAYED ONCE ONLY MINT MINUS

	£		102
	$		135

QUEEN - A DAY AT THE RACES

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!!! CONDITION

A GENUINE -FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMTC 104
• MATRIX: YAX 5245-1 / 5246-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 TM /3 LH 
• STERLING STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX 

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 IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES THAT HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE WHATSOEVER

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 RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

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 FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN TOP COLLECTIBLE 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 INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS.

THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS JUST ONE  TINY LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE HOWEVER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% 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 PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO THEM.

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 SPECK OF WHITENESS. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TWO THIN WHITE PARALLEL LINES ARE NORMAL ON THIS SLEEVE

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 ONE SLIGHTLY LONGER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE THAN THE ONE ON THE FRONT. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF TINY ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS ONCE AGAIN A PAIR OF JET BLACK AND MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS

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 NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT!!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY