QUEEN — JAZZ
Original 1978 Canadian pressing — Elektra 6E-166
A fantastic copy of Queen’s seventh studio album, originally released in 1978 and featuring “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “Bicycle Race,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “Dreamer’s Ball,” “Dead on Time,” “Mustapha,” and “More of That Jazz.” The Canadian release is catalogued as Elektra 6E-166.
This is the actual Canadian copy pictured, with the original Elektra label showing 6E-166-B / STEREO and the Canadian manufacturing credit.
Collector Details
Artist: Queen
Album: Jazz
Label: Elektra Records
Catalog number: 6E-166
Country: Canada
Year: 1978
Format: 12” LP
Configuration: Stereo
Jacket: Gatefold
Manufactured & Distributed by: WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.
Producer: Queen & Roy Thomas Baker
Recording: Mountain Studios and Super Bear Studios
Vinyl-Head Notes
Label matrix identifiers visible on the actual record:
The deadwax/runout matrix should be recorded exactly from this copy rather than inferred, since documented 6E-166 pressings have different runout combinations.
Condition
Vinyl: VG+
Jacket: VG+
A very clean-looking example with strong visual presentation. The photographs show the actual record and artwork included with this listing.
This is a collector-friendly Canadian copy of one of Queen’s great late-’70s albums.
