'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

QUEEN

'A NIGHT AT THE OPERA'

SUPERB 'TIME CAPSULE' COPY- MINT- PLAY CONDITION!

ORIGINAL 1st SLEEVE

SEE OUR OTHER  RELATED LPs WE ARE SLOWLY LISTING FROM THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTION!

AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

 

Released 1975

Label    EMI EMTC 103

Matrix       YAX 5063 -2   BLAIRS

                  YAX 5064 -2  BLAIRS

 

THE VINYL   MINT- 

ARCHIVED LP FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION - KEPT IN STUNNING CONDITION

Just one example from this staggering collection we are offering..

PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF VERY CAREFUL TIMES FROM NEW!  AND IT REMAINS IN SUPERB LIKE NEW CONDITION

This vinyl shows A COUPLE OF feint spider lines around the centre hole

No wear to the hole at all

The vinyl IS SUPER GLOSSY AND BRIGHT  with just some TINY FEINT  whisp  - it is quite amazing how this record has been preserved like this since it was pressed!

The LP has NO REAL static we could hear and nothing else in play of any note anywhere at all. 

There is some settled dust on the vinyl where it has been archived for decades!

IT PLAYS SUPERB THROUGHOUT!!! AND A WONDERFUL LISTEN

OVERALL THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS HIGHLY PRIZED LP. 

 

THE LABELS   MINT-  FLAT MATT LABELS

 

THE SLEEVE   EX+ STRONG

Original 1st edition  GATEFOLD sleeve WITH ORIGINAL EMBOSSED CREST AND NO 'QUEEN PRODUCTIONS' TITLE (Which was printed on second pressings onwards)

Printer credits   - GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

WE HAVE UNEARTHED A CRACKER!!  

AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE -... WITH THE  SQUARE WIDE SPINE

LITTLE SIGN OF HANDLING AND THERE'S JUST THE LIGHTEST DISCOLOUR ON THE SEAM EDGES HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING

THE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB SHAPE- NO DULLING ANYWHERE- NO GRUBBY MARKS ANYWHERE

NO RINGWEAR

THE OPEN EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH NO FEATHERING . 

THE SPINE IS CLEAN WITH NO RUB OR SQUASH OF ANY NOTE, NO SPIDER LINES

BOTH PANELS ARE SUPERB WITH NO RING PRESS

THE GATEFOLD OPENING IS IMMACULATE LIKE NEW

 We cannot add any more than this! ITS A  PRISTINE EXAMPLE

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT- STRONG

ORIGINAL  SINGLE CORNER CUT SLEEVE - NO TEARS OR DAMAGE  OR DISCOLOUR AT ALL - THE LIGHTEST RING PRESS ONLY- THE BEST INNER WE HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS!

 

 

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

 

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

 

ENJOY! ;0)          

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