Queen DEBUT LP 1973 UK 1st Press FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE- RARE PLAYS NR MINT HEAR
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Description
- QUEEN - QUEEN
SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
MEGA RARE FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE
- CAT: EMC 3006
- MATRIX: YAX 4623-5 / YAX 6824-5
- BLAIR RULES / BLAIR IN THE RUN OFF WAX
THE RECORD LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE TAN BACKGROUND COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND STRETCHES FULLY ACCROSS THE LABEL AND INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY, AND AS FOR PLAY, THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS GREAT. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYLING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE
THE TEST PLAY
THIS RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY FROM START TO FINISH
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE TO TALK ABOUT APART FROM THE VERY ODD BIT OF STATIC HERE AND THERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT / NEAR SILENT
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB AUDIO NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVETHE VERY RARE FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION
. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR, AND ACTUALLY I THINK THIS IS HOW THE SLEEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE LAMINATE REALLY SHOWS OFF THE DEEP PURPLE COLOURS.
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A TINY PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT AND A DOT OF RUB ON THE TIP END
THERE ARE THIRTEEN SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINEEIGHT ALONG THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. IN FACT APART FROM THE EDGES PRESSURE LINES THE REST OF THIS FRONT IS ABSOLUTLEY IMMACULATE
FIRST PRESS SLEEVES HAD THE WORD "QUEEN" ALONG THE TOP EDGE AS WELL AS ON THE SPINE WITH THE CATALOGUE NUMBER, LATER ISSUES OMITED THE TOP EDGE WORDING. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN WITH THE LAMINATE SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS UNBLEMISHED.
THE SPINE IS VERY THIN AND JUST HAS A FEW ROUGH SPOTS WHERE SOME OF THE FRONT PRESSURE LINES HAVE CREPT OVER. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND THE ENDS UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH ONE TINY SPECK OF FEATHERING
TURNING THE COVER OVER REVEALS THE MONTAGE OF PICTURES, AGAIN PROPERLY AND BEAUTIFULLY ENHANCED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE LAMINATE, WHICH IS AGAIN IMMACULATE. AGAIN TO PROVE THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE THE FOLLOWING WORDING IS SITUATED ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE
"MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN" File under POPULAR: Pop Groups G&L 7307 "Printed and made by garrod and Lofthouse Ltd" EM 3006
AGAIN THERE ARE A FEW LAMINATE LINES ON THE SPINE. BUT NONE ELSEWHERE
SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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