Queen THE WORKS RARE PHILIPPINES LP W/INSERT SHEET TEXTURED SLEEVE NEAR MINT

	£		19
	$		25

QUEEN - THE WORKS

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!!! CONDITION

SUPERB NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE

VERY RARE PHILIPPINES ISSUE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 240014 1
• MATRIX: EMC2400141 A / B

THE PHILIPPINES ISSUE DIFFERS FROM THE UK PRESS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THE SLEEVE: HEAVY CARD AND TEXTURED. (PASTE OVER) HAS THE LYRIC SHEET AD ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT AREA - THE INNER SLEEVE IS JUST A POLY LINED CIRCULAR BAG -  THERE IS A COMPLETE LYRIC SHEET WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE UK ISSUE.

THE VINYL IS FAR HEAVIER DISC THAN THE UK ISSUE -  THE LABEL IS LACQUERED AND HAS ' PAID MEMBER APPROVED' IN A SMALL CIRCLE ON THE 'M' OF EMI TOP THE LEFT OF THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED EMI LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS 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 JUST 102 TINY SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE. ALSO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LABEL THERE IS RESIDUAL LACQUER WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED WHEN PLACED ONTO THE SPINDLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AS I SUSPECT IT WAS LACQUERED ON THE DISC AND ORIGINALLY COVERED THE HOLE.

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SEE 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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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

THIS IS A VERY LOUD PRODUCTION AND PLAYS JUST SUPERBLY. OFTEN SOME FOREIGN PRESSES ARE INFERIOR HAVING VINYL NOISE AND OTHER UNWANTED EMBEDDED IMPERFECTIONS. THIS RECORDING IS JUST AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE UK ISSUE

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. .

EVERY NOTE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS ALBUM CAN BE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED. THIS IS AN IMMACULATE FIRST PRESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE AND ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT AND OCCASIONAL STATIC HEARD IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, (THE FINAL TRACK DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND), AND A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 3-4 DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE HEAVY CARD TEXTURED SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS WHATSOEVER, WHICH ON THIS TYPE OF COVER IS VERY UNUSUAL. THE SURFACE IS PASTED ON TO THE CARD AND HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY WRINKLES OF HEAVY CREASE LINES.

THERE ARE ZERO!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.

THE DELICATE GREY COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO  HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS ANYWHERE.THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND BOTTOM RIGHT HAVE REALLY TINY DINGS TO THEM 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE AND EASILY RUBBED COLOURS ALL THERE AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THERE IS ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY TIP END OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP, BUT THIS IS BEING VERY PICKY

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. BECAUSE OF THE PASTE ON. THERE IS SOME LIGHT BUMPS TO THE SURFACE WHERE IT IS AT ITS THINNEST HERE ON THE SPINE. NO SPLITS HOWEVER. A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP AREA OF THE RED COLOURING IS THERE AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WHITE FLECKS SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE AND THERE IS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS UNDAMAGED

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN UNRUBBED, AND IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL POLY INNER SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE VERY THIN LYRIC SHEET IS PERFECT CONDITION. ONE TINY DOT OF A STAIN ON THE QUEEN - THE WORKS SIDE, BUT OTHER THAN THIS IT'S PRISTINE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY