Queen UK DEBUT LP Very 1st Press -3U/-2U 'OFF WITH HIS HEAD' 1G/1G PROMO NMINT

	£		537
	$		712

QUEEN - QUEEN 

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT EXAMPLE
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY
1G / 1G MOTHERS/STAMPERS
'OFF WITH HIS HEAD'

FACTORY SAMPLE - VERY RARE PROMO

 NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNERS


A couple of Months ago I listed one of these rare queen Albums. I had not ever seen one before and couldn't find any that had been sold. Imagine my surprise to come across a second copy!
The key difference with this one is that it has the 1G / 1G mothers and stampers which is identical to the white label promo
The text below is what I wrote when i listed the first copy and 99% of it is true for this one

THIS HAS TO BE THE RAREST VERSION OF THIS ALBUM. I CANNOT FIND ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT HAS BEEN SOLD.

USUALLY 1ST PRESSES HAVE THE MATRIX NUMBERS THAT END -3U / -3U AND THE ETCHING IN THE RUN OUT IS KIP HUGGYKISSY POO / AGAIN
THIS ONE HAS -3U ON SIDE ONE AND -2U ON SIDE TWO WITH THE ETCHING' OFF WITH HIS HEAD'

MY RESEARCH INTO THIS HAS LED ME TO FIND VERY RARE PROMOTIONAL COPY THAT WAS ISSUED AT THE EMI POP CONFERENCE IN 1973. DISCOGS HAS THAT LISTED WITH THE SAME MATRIX NUMBERS AND THE SAME ETCHING IN THE RUN OUT
THE WHITE LABEL PROMO HAS THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS 1G / 1G
THIS EMI PRESS HAS THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS 1 L / 1 P 

THE EMI CONFERENCE PROMO PRESSING WAS ISSUED IN A PLAIN DIECUT CARD SLEEVE AND THE LABEL WAS WHITE WITH RED TEXT AROUND THE RIM STATING THAT IT WAS AN EMI POP CONFERENCE PROMO

NOWHERE CAN I FIND AN EXAMPLE OF THE EMI LABEL VERSION WITH THOSE MATRIX NUMBERS.

THE FACT THAT THIS ALSO HAS THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER ON SIDE TWO LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY WELL HAVE ALSO BEEN GIVEN OUT AT THE CONFERENCE IN QUESTION

SO now there is a second copy available, this time with the 1G / 1G MOTHERS AND STAMPERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE EMI LABELS ARE PRISTINE. TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE AND UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO MINT . THERE JUST ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLES 

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. AND EVEN WHEN VIEWED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICK SIZED DULL MARSK ON SIDE TWO. OTHER THAN THAT GLEAMING AND NO HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

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

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND FREE OF ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

SILENT IN THE QUIET PASSAGES AND ALSO THE LINKING GROOVES AND JUST A COUPLE OF RANDOM TINY SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
THERE ARE ABOUT FIVE SMALL INOBTRUSIVE LIGT LOW LEVEL TICS ON SIDE TWO, A COUPLE AT THE END OF TRACK TWO AND A COUPLE MORE ELSEWHERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

 PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

 NON LAMINATED MATTE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THE COLOUR IS NEAR PRISTINE, NO RUB ANYWHERE , AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO COLOUR FADING EITHER

USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH HEAVY RING WEAR AND CREASING BUT THIS EXAMPLE ONLY HAS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AND LIGHT RING WEAR JUST OVER THE BOTTOM EDGE
THERE IS ALSO A SMALL NICK AT THE TOP OF THE OPENING EDGE

THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDHG IS PRISTINE. IT IS FULLY COLOURED AND HAS THE SPINE WORDING ON IT. BOTH CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS ALSO MINT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS AND THAT SMALL NICK AT THE TOP ON THE FRONT

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECT COLOURS AND NO RUBBING OR FADING

HAS THE CORRECT PLAIN INNER SLEEVE

I GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

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

GARRY