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Queen NEWS OF THE WORLD 1977 US LP 1st Speciality Press PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com QUEEN - NEWS OF THE WORLD
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH PRINTED INNER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT WOTH JUST ONE NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED DULL STREAK LINE
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.
NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS OR TICS AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HERE AND THERE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB ON THE LEFT TWO
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE .NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE
ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE EXPORT NOTCH SITS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFFS NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ONLY SHOW A SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SLIVERS OFRUB ON THE LEADING EDGES AND A DOT ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
THE DIE CUTPAPER INNER SLEEVE HAS A PERFECT CENTRE HOLE AND ONLY A SMALL SEAM SPLIUT ON ONE SIDE
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
