Queen LIVE MAGIC UK LP 1ST PRESS A-2U/B-2U UNPLAYED PLAYS MINT MINUS
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QUEEN - LIVE MAGIC
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT MINUS CONDITION
A GENUINE -FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
A MUSEUM QUALITY SET!!!!
- CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3519
- MATRIX: EMC 3519 A-2U-1-1 / B-2U-1-2-1
AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINYL THAT HAS NOW AFTER MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY, BEEN PLAYED JUST ONCE,
HERE WE HAVE THE GENUINE FIRST PRESS IN THE BEST CONDITION IMAGINABLE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS IS STILL PERFECT. 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.
I HAVE EXAMINED THE SPINDLE HOLE UNDER A SPOT LIGHT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE WHATSOEVER.
THE VINYL
INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
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
I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED VINYL, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN MINT. I GUARANTEE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED
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. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOTHING AT ALL TO MAR THE SUBLIME STEREO REPRODUCTION.
NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL, AND I AM CERTAIN THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 3-4 DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, AND A LITTLE STATIC NO LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS DURING ' IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED'
A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS CLASSIC VINYL
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!
BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ON THE SURFACE, AND INCREDIBLY JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.
THE COLOURS ARE JUST PERFECT AND UNMARKED IN ANY WAY
THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE NOTORIOUS ON THIS SLEEVE FOR SHELF WEAR, BUT THESE ARE AS GOOD AS ANY COPY I HAVE SEEN, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR
THE SPINE IS A HUGE WIDE SPINE THAT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS ALL INTACT AND RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM UNINTERRUPTED, AND ONLY THE VERY BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH.
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 IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AGAIN A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS COVER. THERE ARE TWO TINY LITTLE LINES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, BUT NONE ALONG THE OTHERS
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS. IN FACT THE SLEEVE WON'T ACTUALLY LAY FLAT WHILST OPEN SHOWING THAT THE SLEEVE HAS REMAINED CLOSED FROM NEW AND MORE PROBABLY BEEN INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR ALMOST ALL OF IT'S LIFE
THE FIRST PRESS ROUNDED CORNER INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. NO WEAR TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE OR THUMB NOTCH AND NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT. IT IS ALSO FLAT AND UNCREASED
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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