Queen QUEEN II 1974 UK LP -6/-4U BLAIR No Crest On Sleeve PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
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QUEEN - QUEEN II
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO
WITH A STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE TO MATCH
'BLAIRS CUT'
- CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 767
- MATRIX: YAX 4735-6 / YAX 4736 (4735 CROSSED OUT) -4U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GO / 5 GMC
- ' BLAIR ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE TAN BASE COLOUR ON THE LABELS IS JUST PERFECT. TOTALLY UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND RED LOGOS ARE ALL CLEAN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE JUST 3-4 MINUSCULE SPIDERS LINE NEAR THE HOLETHE VINYL
INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL,
THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER AN LED MAGNIFYING HALO I CAN SEE JUST ONE MINUSCULE HAIRLINE AND A COUPLE OF WISPS
THE TEST PLAY
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 A HIGH 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,
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
AS SIDE TWO RUNS IN THERE ARE 4-5 LIGHT ROTATIONAL ONE SPOT NOISES CAUSES BY AN A HARD TO SEE INLINE MARK IN THE DEAD WAX. THESE ARE PRIOR TO THE MUSIC STARTING
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE
CREST DESIGN (c) QUEEN PRODUCTIONS LTD 1974 ON THE BACK
ENSURING THAT THIS IS A 1974 SLEEVETHIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM CREASING AND LAMINATE LIFT, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST PERFECTLY PRESERVED,
THERE ARE NO SERIOUS BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER, NOR IS THERE ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS. PLUS A GLEAMING LAMINATE FINISH.
NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKETHERE ARE JUST TWO VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY ADHERED FROM TIP TO TIP, WITH ONLY THE REAR RIGHT TOP CORNER TIP END SHOWING A SPECK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. FLAT AND CLEAN AND NONE OF THE BLACK HAS WORN AWAY, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS ONCE AGAIN INTACT. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND AGAIN EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITHA COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . AGAIN A GLEAMING LAMINATE, AND NO LAMINATE LINES ANYWHERE.ONE THIMB LIN NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF LAMINATED PANELS THAT JUST AHAVE ALITTLE AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES,
THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SET. BEAUTIFULLY WHITE AND UNWRINKLED. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. HAS THE CORRECT ANGLED CORNERS AND LONG THUMB NOTCH
THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT
AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF A CLASSIC ALBUM
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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