Sold Date: December 28, 2020
Start Date: December 18, 2020
Final Price: £13.35 (GBP)
Bid Count: 3
Seller Feedback: 1741
Buyer Feedback: 0

IF BIDDING FROM OUTSIDE THE UK THEN PLEASE NOTE THAT I USE EBAY'S GSP FOR POSTING. THESE COSTS CAN BE HIGH. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAY THESE PRICES THEN PLEASE DO NOT BID. For the UK any item sold over £20 will be sent tracked (£3.90) and any item over £50 will be sent special delivery (£9). Due to increased costs from third parties unfortunately I have had to raise p&p costs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM (see below) AND NOT DISCOGS!!
I am selling off some of my collection so:-
For auction here is a very nice DEMO single by Queen with 'Tie Your Mother Down' coupled with 'You And I' and issued on the EMI label EMI 2593 in 1976. This is a returned item as a VG+ description did not seem to match the previous buyers expectations. There is a very slight dish to it but it plays all the way through without any jumps or sticking. If you watch the record arm it does sway from left to right at the beginning of each side and I don't know why- maybe it's just the actual pressing. It's not mint so do not expect a mint copy. All faults have been explained in this description. So just to make sure:-
Very Good (VG)The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable
It comes in a respectable EMI company sleeve sleeve
Visibly it's very nice with only the lightest of marks more noticeably a scuff on the B side at the beginning. There are some marks on the record rim which I have tried to capture in the scans.
Audibly it plays VG+ and sometimes better but please do not expect a mint playback!

Please bid with confidence as I have a 100% positive feedback rating.
I am willing to post multiple items abroad which will be tracked and signed-for. Payments for this method go direct through Paypal as Ebay's GSP does not cater for multiple item sales unfortunately.
I try to adhere as closely as possible to the Record Collector Magazine grading system which is shown below as a guide. I do ad + and - to gradings for intermediate conditions. Any record described as 'Mint' will mean 'Unplayed'. RECORD COLLECTORS GRADING SYSTEM Mint (M)The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.Excellent (EX)The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.Very Good (VG)The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptableGood (G)Te record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etcFair (F)The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.Poor (P)The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missingBad (B)The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler