QUEEN Seven Seas Of Rhye RARE second Aussie 45 NM
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A$ 64 Sold For
Jul 30, 2010 Sold Date
Jul 23, 2010 Start Date
A$   50 Start price
3   Number Of Bids
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Description

QUEEN Seven Seas Of Rhye ~ RARE second Aussie 45 NM

 

Queen – Seven Seas Of Rhye 45 (orig. Australia STEREO Elektra EKM-458911974, NON-LP b-side)

Recorded: August 1973 ~ Australian release date: October 1974 (UK release date: 23 February 1974).

 

On offer here is an ULTRA RARE original AUSTRALIAN issue of the second single by QUEEN.  The A-side was lifted from the group's second album.  These hardly ever turn up, so do not miss the opportunity to acquire one of the RAREST QUEEN-related VINYL ARTEFACTS ever released worldwide!

 

weblink: http://www.queenpedia.com/index.php?title=Australia_7%22_Singles

 

 

SIDE 1

1.               Seven Seas Of Rhye (2:47)               Writ: Freddie Mercury

SIDE 2

2.              See What A Fool I’ve Been (4:30)      Writ: Brian May

 

PERSONNEL

Freddie Mercury    lead vocals; piano (track 1); backing vocals (track 2)

Brian May               lead guitar; backing vocals (track 1)

John Deacon           bass

Roger Taylor           drums; tambourine & backing vocals (track 1)

Recorded at Trident Studios in London (UK).

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen.

 

GRADING

Record:

M- visual: beautiful glossy sheen—OUTSTANDING; audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB overall; labels: exceptional overall, hardly any spindle wear, “*” written on side one.

DISC COMES INSIDE ORIGINAL WEA SLEEVE.

 

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

 

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