Queen THE GAME 1980 UK LP FOIL SLEEVE A-4U / B-7U NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

QUEEN - THE GAME

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

FOIL SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 795 
• MATRIX: YAX 795 A-4U / 795 B-7U 
• MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A CALIF  STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
• SMALL FLOWER LOGO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE AND BLACK EMI LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO MARKS, STAINS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO MAR THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT THEY ARE IN. THE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THERE ARE 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS  FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD 

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES.

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 DISTORTION AT ALL

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE, THE ODD SECOND OF STATIC, A TINY BIT  AS EACH SIDE STARTS, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

 I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

SUPERB EXCAMPLE

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF THE DELICATE SILVER COLOUR BEING WORN AND THEREFORE MANY COPIES THAT YOU WILL SEE LOOK SHABBY. THIS COPY IS NOT MINT BY ANY MEANS, BUT ISIN A VERY COLLECTABLE CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE BEAUTIFUL SILVER FOIL APPEARANCE IS JUST NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST SOME VERY LIGHT GREYING  AROUND THE EDGES.

SO THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND MOST OF THE SURFACE HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. FOUR ALONG THE TOPAND JUST TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100%% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND THE SILVER RUNS FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP . EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS IN TOP CONDITION. MOSTLY FLATWITH A COUPLE OF VERY SLIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS AGAIN 100% INTACT EVEN DOWN TO THE TIP ENDS, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A FEW EDGE PRESSURE LINES AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE PICTURE / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. 

TOTALLY WHITE WITH NO HANDLING MARKS WHATSOEVER. NO CREASE MARKS AND AMAZINGLY NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. NOR IS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE TOP OPENING NOTCH ALONG THE TOP

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

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

GARRY