QUEEN "Jazz" 1978 UK 1st PRESS w/ATTACHED POSTER EX+

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Nov 15, 2010 Sold Date

Nov 5, 2010 Start Date

£ 22 Start price

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QUEEN "Jazz" 1978 UK 1st PRESS w/ATTACHED POSTER EX+

GREAT COPY, HARDLY BEEN PLAYED, SENSATIONAL AUDIO

QUEEN
Jazz

ORIGINAL UK EMI (EMA 788) FIRST PRESSING (November 1978) OF QUEEN'S "Jazz" LP - (IN)FAMOUSLY DUBBED AS "FASCIST" BY ROLLING STONE - IT COMES COMPLETE WITH THE BICYCLE RACE POSTER (STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE) AND THE HIGHLY GLOSSY INNER - GREAT COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE (IF ANY) PLAY AND SOUNDS SENSATIONAL THROUGHOUT

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE Jazz CUSTOM PICTURE LABELS
MATRIX: YAX-5550 -1U / YAX-5551 -1U (with 'STERLING' stamped on both run-offs)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GH and 2/M
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE (with embossed "JAZZ") PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE WITH ATTACHED TRI-FOLD POSTER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY "G&L" PICTURE INNER SLEEVE

Famously tagged as "fascist" in a Rolling Stone review printed at the time of its 1978 release, Jazz does indeed showcase a band that does thrive upon its power, thrilling upon the hold that it has on its audience.
That confidence, that self-intoxication, was hinted at on News of the World but it takes full flower here, and that assurance acts as a cohesive device, turning this into one of Queen's sleekest albums.
Like its patchwork predecessor, Jazz also dabbles in a bunch of different sounds -- that's a perennial problem with Queen, where the four songwriters were often pulling in different directions -- but it sounds bigger, heavier than News, thanks to the mountains of guitars Brian May has layered all over this record.
If May has indulged himself, Freddie Mercury runs riot all over this album, infusing it with an absurdity that's hard to resist.
This goofiness is apparent from the galloping overture "Mustapha," and things only get a lot sillier from that point out, as the group sings the praises of "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle Races," as May and Mercury have an unspoken competition on who can overdub the most onto a particular track while Roger Taylor steers them toward their first disco song in the gloriously dumb "Fun It."
But since over-the-top campiness has always been an attribute in Queen, this kind of grand-scale exaggeration gives Jazz a sense of ridiculousness that makes it more fun than many of their other albums.

Track Listing:
Side 1: Mustapha / Fat Bottomed Girls / Jealousy / Bicycle Race / If You Can't Beat Them / Let Me Entertain You
Side 2: Dead On Time / In Only Seven Days / Dreamers Ball / Fun It / Leaving Home Ain't Easy / Don't Stop Me Now / More Of That Jazz

LABELS: The labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with no spindles or any real signs of use - this copy has seen little (if any) play - NEAR MINT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and are practically unmarked (light hairlines only - caused by the thick card inner) - NEAR MINT
VINYL Audio: The audio is very strong with a crystal clear, rich and vibrant (dense) sound and on playback at a loud volume there are no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no sticks/jumps and just the occasional light click/pop here and there (but nothing I found at all intrusive) - critically graded an EXCELLENT+ for audio - but the finest sounding copy I have heard of this first pressing
SLEEVE: The sleeve is clean and unmarked with some rubbing/creasing to the edges - most obvious on the black spine but it's good and solid - EXCELLENT
POSTER: The tri-fold poster is clean and unmarked and still firmly attached to the edge of the sleeve (all perforations are intact) - NEAR MINT
INNER SLEEVE: The thick card deeply glossy inner sleeve is NEAR MINT and has no splits

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