Queen NIGHT AT THE OPERA UK LP 'PROMO' -3/-3 NEAR MINT

	£		39
	$		51

QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

A GENUINE -PROMOTIONAL COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMtC 103
• MATRIX: YAX 5063-3 / 5064-3 (JUST ONE DIGIT ABOVE THE -2/-2 ) 
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 5 MRM / 4 MLP
• BLAIRS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2 /

PROMOTIONAL COPIES OF UK LP'S WERE GIVEN OUT TO RADIO STATIONS AND PRODUCCERS AND AT RELEASE PARTIES ETC.

HERE IS ONE IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB ALL ROUND CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRECTHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY TINY SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH I ONLY SPOTTED WHEN PLACED UPTO A SPOTLIGHT. A BARELY PLAYED NIGHT AT THE OPERA IS A RARITY INDEED

THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER HAS BEEN POSITIONED ON SIDE 2

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM A VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED ALBUM?

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A SMALL SUPERFICIAL SCUFF THAT HAS NO IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE WHATSOEVER

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 AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON,BEFORE LAYING ABID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOTHING AT ALL TO MAR THE SUBLIME STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL

IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THEN THERE IS THE VERY VERY ODD LITTLE SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC,AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SIDE, AND ABOUT 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY WITH MOST BEING IN THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB VINYL FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

INCREDIBLE 'WHITE' SLEEVE ON THIS SUPERB ALBUM.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.IT ALSO HAS THE FIRST PRESS EMBOSSED LOGO

USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH THE WHITE SURFACE FAR LESS THAN WHITE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT AN UNPROTECTED SLEEVE WOULD NATURALLY PICK UP FINGER MARKS AND DIRT, AND OF COURSE WOULD SHOW ON THIS SLEEVE MORE THAN ANY OTHER. ADDED TO THE FACT THAT THE COVER IS UNLAMINATED AND YOU HAVE THE PERFECT SENARIO FOR A GRIMY WHITE SURFACE. NOT ON THIS ONE THOUGH.IT HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE AND HAS THUS BEEN PROTECTED AGAINST MOST GRIME ATTACKS.

THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE AND AMZINGLY ONLY ONE MINISCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THERE IS THE BAREST AND I DO MEAN BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING BUT ALMOST NON EXISTANT. THE ONLY LIGHT BLEMISH IS THE SLIVER OF AGING TO THE SPINE EDGE. THIS IS IN THE FORM OF A SHADOW OF BROWNING

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH AGAIN USUALLY SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM SHELFWEAR, ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NOT ONE JOT OF WEAR AT ALL,

THE SPINE HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE ALL ALONG IT, AND IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. IT HAS AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED A SHADE OF LIGHT BROWNING ON THE SURFACE AND A TINY BROWN DOT HALF WAY UP

THE OPENING EDGE IS WITHOUT QUESTION AS SHARP AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO HAVE A COPY. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE.JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE IT HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT

THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG STIFF CARD AND NOT PAPAER LIKE LATER PRESSES. THE CARD HAS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED. THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY UNSPLIT. INCREDIBLY NO SIGN OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY