Queen Keep Yourself Alive 7" Orig UK Scarcer Dark Tan Labels A4/B1U

	£		21
	$		28

A QUICK MESSAGE TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS , APOLOGIES FOR MY RECENT ABSENCE , AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OFF FROM DEALING WITH ANY RECORDS DUE TO LOOKING AFTER AND THEN THE SUDDEN VERY SAD LOSS OF MY FATHER , I AM NOW BACK WITH A GREAT SELECTION OF MANY VERY RARE RECORDS AND OBVIOUSLY MY USUAL AND OTHER VERY COLLECTABLE 7" AND LP RECORDS , I HAVE LOTS OF FANTASTIC RECORDS TO LIST SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON MY LISTINGS , MANY THANKS . 



PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RECORDS , CD's , CASSETTES AND DVD's ARE FULLY PLAY TESTED FROM START TO FINISH ON BOTH SIDES AND INCLUDING ALL SIDES FOR ALL DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ALBUMS AND BOX SETS ETC THANK YOU .
ALL RECORDS ARE FULLY PLAY TESTED ON MY TRUSTY AIWA TURNTABLE AND GOOD QUALITY JVC AMP . THIS DOES ONLY HAVE A STD BASS AND TREBLE CONTROL WHICH I HAVE SET ON A HIGH " TINNY " SETTING . I LIKE TO SET IT LIKE THIS AS IT PICKS UP EVEN THE VERY SLIGHTEST BIT OF NOISE SO I KNOW I CAN DESCRIBE EVERY LP CORRECTLY ETC . I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT PLAYED ON BETTER OR TOP QUALITY SYSTEMS WITH GREATER AND MORE TECHNICAL SOUND CONTROL ETC , THESE RECORDS WILL SOUND A LOT BETTER THAN I HAVE DESCRIBED . I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I OFTEN GIVE RECORDS ANOTHER QUICK PLAY ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF TRACKS ON MY PERSONAL TOP QUALITY PIONEER SYSTEM AND I DO FIND THAT MOST OF ANY NOISES LIKE CRACKLE ETC ARE MUCH MUCH QUIETER , SOME EVEN HARDLY SOUND AT ALL . I TEST EVERY RECORD AND FIND THAT MY AIWA WILL COVER MANY OTHER SIMILAR SET UPS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE , I DID WANT TO JUST POINT THIS OUT , THANK YOU .
Please note that i do tend to use in and around the " Very Good Condition " grade for most of my records , although none are heavily scratched etc and most will just have some general light surface marks only . The only exception to this is if the record does have scratches and lots of marks etc but is very rare and collectable and will be described in greater detail . I never use " Mint " or " Near Mint " unless the record is unopened from it's original shrink wrap and is clearly unplayed . Even with these i am wary because if the record has been stored for years in maybe a damp garage or loft etc and has not been opened , then we can only presume it should be mint because we obviously can't actually see the record . Everyone obviously has their own opinions as to what is very good and excellent , but in my case , i tend to think that most , if not all records do have marks to some degree ( lots even from new ! ) purely because they are vinyl and mark easy and have been used over a considerable amount of time in most cases . This is why i use Very Good most of the times . This is also why i do go into great detail with my descriptions , as the term " Very Good " can be a bit vague . I do use " Excellent Condition " sometimes , but in my case , i would class this as not played very much at all , excellent shine and just a handful of the very lightest and small surface hairline marks only , most only being visible under a light , so you know that when i use excellent , i really do mean excellent . Lots of my records as you can see by my feedback are better than described , more better than very good and closer to near ( if not ) excellent and i do pride myself on this fact , this is why i do use mainly " Very Good " but with very detailed descriptions also of which i will say i can go a little OTT with noise and general condition and can often make a record sound bad when it really isn't , i do just try my best to say how it is , please don't forget though , that all records will obviously vary in sound quality etc on other set ups depending on the quality and type of turntable / amps and stylus etc that are being used , but please do check out all of my feedback and you will see you can bid with confidence , thank you .
Buy any 2 non GF 7" singles or any 2 non GF LP's / 12" Singles and pay only one lot of postage .
Postage prices shown are for the UK . All items are sent via Royal Mail 2nd class std post , unless otherwise stated in the listing . Please note that I always obtain proper proof of postage when I post any items .
Please note, all records are packed in proper pro card mailers with a minimum of 3 stiffeners for LP’s and 2 for 7" singles ( more if i think they are needed ) . CD’s , Cassettes and DVD’s are sent in strong bubble wrap envelopes. These are also taped with brown parcel tape along all edges and seams for added protection.                                                                                       PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY ITEMS WHICH END OR HAVE A PAYMENT CLEARED ON A THURS , FRI OR SAT WILL BE POSTED ON THE NEXT MONDAY AS I NOW ONLY POST ON MON , TUES AND WEDS , THANK YOU .
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL RECORD / CD / DVD ETC INCLUDING COVERS AND INNERS AND ARE NOT STOCK PHOTOS ETC . PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY BRIGHT LINE MARKS OR PATCHES SOMETIMES SEEN ON THE PHOTOS OF THE RECORD ( ESPECIALLY ON SOME WITH DOUBLE LINE MARKS SEEN ON AND NEAR THE RUN INS ) ARE PURELY LIGHT REFLECTIONS AND ARE NOT MARKS ON THE RECORD , UNLESS THEY ARE MENTIONED AS ACTUAL MARKS IN THE DESCRIPTION , THE DARK SHADOW LINES ARE ALSO JUST REFLECTIONS FROM THE BEAMS ON OUR CEILING , PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE THIN LINES SOMETIMES SEEN IN PLACES ON THE COVER PICTURES WHICH LOOK LIKE CREASES , ARE JUST SHADOWS AND NOT CREASES , IF THERE ARE ANY CREASES PRESENT , THEY WILL BE MENTIONED IN THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW , THANK YOU .
Queen Keep Yourself Alive 7" Orig UK Scarcer Dark Tan Labels A4/B1U . On UK 4 Prong Dark Tan Paper Labels EMI 2036 . B SIDE: Son And Daughter . 

COVER: Factory paper sleeve generally in a very very strong very good condition . A very very few extremely light and very small general age related / surface / handling marks in places . The usual but quite light ring wear marks are present and there are a few bits of general very light soft creasing / denting in places and the usual more prominent creases / dent lines caused by the impression of the outer edge of the record towards the corners . Some normal useage / age related wear on the top opening edges and there is the letter T written small in blue biro on the inside of the opening edge , other than this it is mainly just some dent wear . Some usual but small bits denting / soft creasing etc on the corners , but very little in the way of rub wear , there is a tiny bit of general very light and small bits of rub wear in places only on the edges . 

LABELS: Four prong paper labels generally in between very good and near excellent condition . Very nice and clean overall with just a very light and small round sticker residue mark on S1 label at approx two o'clock , but this can only really be seen more when held at certain angles to or under a light , i think this is just about visible in the label photos if you use the zoom facility , i do think this could quite easily come off with some care using some residue remover , there are just a very few extremely light  usual spindle marks , being a bit picky , then there is some showing mainly round the spindle hole , but this doesn't appear to be through wear and i actually think it has been like this since the time of manufacture . Both labels are writing free .
RECORD: The overall visual grade of the playing surface under normal average household light conditions is a very very very strong very good condition , though i think most people would say a lot closer to between very good and near excellent condition ( certainly far better than very good ) with just some very light and fine mostly just whispy type hairline surface marks on both sides , there are no nasty deep feelable gouges / nasty deep scratches whatsoever , i will say that a lot of the finer hairlines are also only more visible when held at certain angles to or under a light . Please see below for audio description .
AUDIO A SIDE: Silent run in has some usual noise , mainly just a light " sch " noise . It plays perfectly crisp and clear throughout on the music playback with really hardly any obvious noise that was worthy of mention , i just heard a very light and brief bit of background " sch " noise just after the run in onto the intro only , but this really was very light and brief only , there was no nasty crackle and no nasty ticks , there were just a couple of very faint isolated pops in places . Silent run off has some usual noise , there is also the same light " sch " noise as was on the run in . This side on the music really does play and sound great overall and the audio tones are still awesome . 
AUDIO B SIDE: Silent run in has some usual but very light only crackle and with a very brief light " sch " noise . It plays perfectly crisp and clear throughout on the music playback with really no obvious noise that was worthy of mention , there was no nasty loud crackle and no nasty loud ticks , there were just two or three extremely light other isolated pops in places . Silent run off has some usual noise and a " sch " noise . This side on the music really does play and sound great overall and the audio tones are still awesome . 
There were no jumps etc when tested on my deck and it still retains a good shine . Any noises tend to be in short bursts only , are over quickly , are not constant and do not spoil any enjoyment . If any noises are more frequent or louder etc , they will be described separately in the above detailed descriptions thank you .
All in all a good overall example of this now very collectable item . Thank you very much for your time and interest and happy bidding . Please do read the following ref record gradings explained thank you .

Very Good: The record has obviously been played many times , but displays no major deterioration in sound quality , despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch , some light noise may be heard in places especially on the quieter parts , but will not overpower any of the music , light edge warps etc are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Very Good / Near Excellent: The record has obviously been played but shows no overly excessive play wear . There will be some light only surface marks though most will be just fine hairlines , there will be no major deterioration in sound quality at all though some amount of light noise / occasional light pop may be present in places especially on some of the quieter parts , but none of this will be loud or constant , the record will play through perfectly , light edge warps etc are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Near Excellent: The record has obviously been played but shows only light signs of this , a few of the lightest non feelable surface marks being mostly very fine hairlines will be present , but it displays no deterioration in sound quality . Some brief bits of very light noise and very occasional usual light pop maybe present in places and would be acceptable on some quieter parts , but none of this will be loud or constant or overpower any of the music , light edge warps etc are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Excellent : The record shows some signs of having been played , but there is very little lessening in sound quality . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Please note that whilst I haven’t increased my postage charges for quite a while now , this now other recent price increase , has seen me unfortunately have to put a slight increase on my postage charges . This is also topped with the rise in cost for quality card mailers , jiffy bags , stiffeners , other packaging materials etc plus Ebays fees incl fees for seller postage costs ( 12.8% included in the total selling price ) plus their other now higher fees of 12.8% plus 30p per item sold . Please also note that I now send ALL non GF LP’s / 12" singles with a minimum of 3 stiffeners and all 7" singles with a minimum of 2 stiffeners ( more if i think they are needed ) , i never do and don't agree with making money from postage , but with all the added fees / extra stiffeners etc , all of this whilst not sounding a lot , does soon mount up and i actually do end up losing money on posting records , but I do obviously want to still remain competitive and still offer my usual top quality service , sorry again for this , thank you .