Queen QUEEN II UK LP 1ST ' BLAIRS CUT -8/-4U ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		47
	$		62

QUEEN - QUEEN II

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

WITH A STUNNING NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE TO MATCH

'BLAIRS CUT'

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 767
• MATRIX: YAX 4735-8 / YAX 4736 (4735 CROSSED OUT) -4U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 R / 1 GOR
• ' BLAIR ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TAN BASE COLOUR ON THE LABELS IS JUST MINT. TOTALLY UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND RED 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, APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES .

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,

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH 

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 FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THIS SLEEVE CAN SUFFER BADLY FROM CREASING AND LAMINATE LIFT, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY PRESERVED, AGAIN DUE TO THE PLASTIC OUTER. THERE IS 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.

USUALLY THERE ARE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH SHOW WHITE THROUGH THE BLACK SURFACE, BUT ON THIS STUNNING EXAMPLE THERE ARE NONE WHATSOEVER. NOR ARE THERE ANY LINES ON EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THERE IS A THIN DULL LINE RUNNING THROUGH THE WIDTH OF THE SLEEVE THROUGH THE 'QUEEN II' TEXT, THIS WAS A FACTORY CREATED LINE AND NOT MAN MADE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY ADHERED FROM TIP TO TIP, WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIP ENDS UNRUBBED

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 RAZOR SHARP BUT DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE REAR EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . AGAIN A GLEAMING LAMINATE, AND NO LAMINATE LINES ANYWHERE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF LAMINATED PANELS THAT JUST AHAVE ALITTLE AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND A SMALL STAIN ON THE RIGHT EDGE.

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 ROUNDED CORNERS AND LONG THUMB NOTCH

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