QUEEN Jazz 1978 UK 1st PRESS w/ATTACHED POSTER MINT/UNPLAYED
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73
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£ 73
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Jun 8, 2012
Sold Date
May 29, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
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Great Britain
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QUEEN Jazz 1978 UK 1st PRESS w/ATTACHED POSTER MINT/UNPLAYED
QUEENJazz
UK EMI (EMA 788) FIRST PRESSING (November 1978) OF QUEEN'S "Jazz" LP
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL TRI-FOLD BICYCLE RACE POSTER (STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE) AND THE HIGHLY GLOSSY INNER
STUNNING COPY - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED
PRESSED ON MID/HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE Jazz CUSTOM PICTURE LABELS
MATRIX: YAX-5550 -1U / YAX-5551 -1U (with 'STERLING' stamped on both run-offs)
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.
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: MINT
An immaculate pair of labels - clean, bright and factory-fresh with no spindle traces or signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked, even under bright light no wispy hairlines are visible
VINYL Audio: MINT
Beautiful copy - like-new - and my play-check at loud volume confirmed flawless sound throughout
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from a little discolouration to the extremities on the back (please see photos), the sleeve is in great condition
POSTER: MINT
The tri-fold poster is clean and unmarked and still firmly attached to the edge of the sleeve with all perforations intact
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
As-new with no seam splits
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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