Queen GREATEST HITS II 1991 UK Double LP Ltd Gold Embossed PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com QUEEN - GREATEST HITS II

STUNNING MINT MINUS AUDIO

EX+ EMBOSSED GOLD LETTER 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE



CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PMTV 2 MATRIX NUMBERS:PMTV2 A-2U-1-1 / B-1U-1-1 / A1U-1-1 / B-1U-1-2

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT

ORIGINAL AS NEW SHEEN ON BOTH VOLUMES

WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES


THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION

DEEP RICH INKS THAT FULL STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

A CLOSE EXAMINATION REVEALS ZERO SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

 

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.

BOTH RECORDS ARE SUPERB

THERE IS NO FRYING BACON, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS PLAY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY AN OCCASIONAL SPECK OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HERE AND THERE

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS

 THE AUDIO ON THIS OUTSTANDING SET GRADES MINT MINUS

TAKE A LISTEN AND GRADE IT FOR YOURSELF


THE SLEEVE

 1ST ISSUE EMBOSSED GOLD LETTERING GATEFOLD

 

THE EMBOSSED LETTERING AND IMAGES ARE ALL IN PERFECT UNRUBBED CONDITION

 THE COLOUR IS 100% RETAINED AND LOOKING PRISTINE. NO FADING AT ALL

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE 

THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS A SMALL DING, AND THE ORTHER THREE JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TIPS

THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE A FEW WHITE FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE AND SOME RUB TO THE LEFT CORNER TIP

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ONLY A FEW TINY WHITE PIN PRICKS VISIBLE AND A THIN SLIVER OF RUB ON THE REEAR RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO RUBBING TO THE TEXT, AND BOTH ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THREE TINY WHITE FLECKS ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE RICH DARK COLOUR. IT IS HERE USUALLY WHERE THE SLEEVE SUFFERS MOST FROM RING WEAR, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE THERE IS NONE

A COUPLE OF SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE EDGES

THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. 

THE GLOSSY CARD INNER SLEEVES BARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION

THIS SLEEVE IS IN EX+ CONDITION