Queen THE WORKS UK LP 1ST PRESS A-3 / B-1 , 1-2 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		20
	$		27

QUEEN - THE WORKS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!!! CONDITION

SUPERB NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 240014 1
• MATRIX: EMC2400141 A-3-1-1 / B-1-1-1 (very early 1st press)
• 'STERLING' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED EMI LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO MARKS, STAINS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO MAR THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT THEY ARE IN. THE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE .

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT HAVE 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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. .

EVERY NOTE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS ALBUM CAN BE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED. THIS IS AN IMMACULATE FIRST PRESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE LIMITED PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

I HEARD A SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND  NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.

USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH THE COLOURS RUBBED, AND HEAVY RINGWEAR, AND IN ADDITION MAJOR CREASES.

THIS ONE IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION

THE DELICATE GREY COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO  HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS ANYWHERE. JUST A TINY SPECK OF HANDLING TO THE TOP EDGE, PLUS A STICKER REMOVAL RESIDUAL PLACEMENT MARK

THERE ARE JUST MICROSCOPIC LITTLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND JUST TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, AND NO RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER

THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH AGAIN USUALLY SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM SHELFWEAR, ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW WHITE FLECKS SHOWING THROUGH

THE SPINE IS THE ONE AREA THAT HAS SOME LIGHT BLEMISHES. THERE IS A TINY SCUFF OVER THE 'N' OF QUEEN AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED HOWEVER

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN UNRUBBED, AND ONLY HAS A ONE SMALL LINE ON EACH OF THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE ORIGINAL RED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND FLAT. UNCREASED AND UNWRINKLED.

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!!

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

GARRY