Queen JAZZ -1U/-1U UK LP 1ST 1GH/2M STAMPERS ATTACHED POSTER PLAYS 100% MINT -

	£		94
	$		125

QUEEN - JAZZ

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 788
• MATRIX: YAX 5550-1U/ 5551-1U THE VERY FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS!!!
• STERLING STAMPTED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1 AND 2
• RTB 2 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• RTB 1 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GH / 2 M ( A REALLY EARLY FIRST PRESS!!)

THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC QUEEN ALBUM, IN SUCH A MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THAT I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT

NOT ONLY IS THE VINYL PRISTINE, BUT THE SLEEVE , INNER AND POSTER ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION AS WELL

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WITH THE EMBOSSED LOGO AND THE LAMINATED INNER SLEEVE

HAS THE FIRST PRESS 3 PANEL POSTER WITH PINK REAR SURFACE STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THE LABELS IS JUST MINT. TOTALLY UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE NEAR THE HOLE, AND AS I PLACED THE LP ONTO MY TURNTABLE, I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL,

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, NOT EVEN THE WISPY HAIRLINES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT TO FIND ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST A COUPLE

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 MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

A STUNNING LOUDLY CUT VINYL WHICH PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO RANDOM SPOTS, AND THE ODD LITTLE DUST POP/ TIC HERE AND THERE

I AM CERTAIN YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE THAN THIS SET

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS TO THE DUSTY JET BLACK FRONT SURFACE, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED, AGAIN DUE TO THE PLASTIC OUTER. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, NOR IS THERE ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS. USUALLY THERE ARE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH SHOW WHITE THROUGH THE BLACK SURFACE, BUT ON THIS STUNNING EXAMPLE THERE ARE NONE WHATSOEVER. THERE IS THE BAREST AND I DO MEAN BAREST SHADOW OF COLOUR FADING JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPINE WHICH APPEARS  IN THE FORM OF SOME VERY FINE GREY SPECKS.THERE IS ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS PRISTINE

THE TOP EDGE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS RUBBED

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. FLAT AND CLEAN AND NONE OF THE BLACK HAS RUBBED AWAY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH, AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP BUT DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED BRILLIANT WHITE ONLY HAS THE ABSOLUTE BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING.AGAIN THE EMBOSSED JAZZ LOGO IS IMMACULATE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS APRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS THAT MAKE UP A GREAT SHOT OF THE BAND SETTING UP

ONE WAY TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A FIRST PRESS IS TO REMOVE THE INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS TO BE MADE OF CARD AND FULLY LAMINATED, AS THIS ONE IS. IT IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL 3 PANEL BICYCLE RACE POSTER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL AS NEW CONDITION AND IS CORRECTLY ATTACHÉ TO THE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE SLEEVE. IT HAS NO LOOSENESS ABOUT IT AT ALL

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE

AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM

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

GARRY