QUEEN 1973 DEBUT LP UK EMI 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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QUEEN 1973 DEBUT LP UK EMI 1st PRESS NEAR MINT

QUEEN
Queen

UK EMI (EMC 3006) FIRST PRESSING (July 1973)
A WELL LOVED ORIGINAL COPY BUT WELL CARED FOR AND PLAYING WITH PRACTICALLY NOTHING TO FAULT

PRESSED WITH EMI LABELS WITH THE QUEEN CREST AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT
FIRST ISSUE MATRIX AND ETCHINGS: YAX 4623 - 3U KIP - HUGGYPOO KISSY / YAX 4624 - 3U AGAIN!
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE EMI INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE

Queen came fully formed and hit the ground running on their eponymous debut LP and almost every one of Queen's signatures are already present, from Freddie Mercury's operatic harmonies to Brian May's rich, dense, orchestral guitar work.
That rich, florid feel could be characterised as glam, but even in these early days that appellation didn't quite fit Queen, since they were at once too heavy and arty to be glam and — ironically enough, considering their legendary excess — they were hardly trashy enough to be glam.
But that only speaks to the originality of Queen: they may have traded in mystical sword 'n' sorcerers themes like so many '70s prog bands, and they hit as hard as Led Zeppelin (and Jimmy Page's guitar army certainly was a forefather to May's overdubs), but they didn't sound like anybody else, they were too odd in their theatricality to be mistaken for anyone else

Side 1:
Keep Yourself Alive (3:46)
Doing All Right (4:10)
Great King Rat (5:41)
My Fairy King (4:07)
Side 2:
Liar (6:26)
The Night Comes Down (4:24)
Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll (1:48)
Son And Daughter (3:19)
Jesus (3:45)
Seven Seas Of Rhye... (1:10)

LABELS: VERY GOOD
Both labels are clean and unmarked but there are lots of spindle wear.
This copy has clearly been very well played
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD
Some scuffs and hairlines are visible but none of these have any significant effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing but an odd one-off light tick noted.
No scratches, loud clicks or pops, no groove wear or distortion
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Fine example of this thin delicate cover with all spine text clear and only a little rub on the edges and corners

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY

Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way  1251 (GS 8.2.1 (1251))


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