Queen ?– Greatest Hits

Original 1981 Australian Issue, on Electra labels Complete, and all in Very Good Plus condition. VG+ throughout.

Comes with a printed inner sleeve with tracklisting and credits, and images of album covers on which each track originally appeared
In the runout matrix, "?" is hand-etched, all other characters are stamped.
Label: Elektra ?– 5E 564, Elektra ?– 5E-564 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Australia Released: 1981 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Arena Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 –Queen Another One Bites The Dust 3:33 A2 –Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 5:55 A3 –Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2:42 A4 –Queen Killer Queen 3:00 A5 –Queen Fat Bottomed Girls 3:22 A6 –Queen Bicycle Race 3:00 A7 –Queen Tie Your Mother Down 3:43 B1 –Queen We Will Rock You 2:00 B2 –Queen We Are The Champions 2:59 B3 –Queen Flash Producer – May* 2:47 B4 –Queen Somebody To Love Voice – Brian*, Freddie*, Roger* 4:55 B5 –Queen You're My Best Friend Electric Piano – John Deacon 2:50 B6 –Queen Keep Yourself Alive Producer – John AnthonyWritten-By – May* 3:30 B7 –Queen Play The Game 3:28 B8 –Queen & David Bowie Under Pressure Engineer, Mixed By – Mack (2)Written-By, Producer – Bowie*, Queen 4:06

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Marketed By – WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty. Limited
• Manufactured By – WEA Records Pty. Limited
• Distributed By – WEA Records Pty. Limited

Credits

• Design [Sleeve Design] – Cream (7)
• Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ?] – Meredith Brooks (2)
• Photography By – Snowdon*
• Producer – Mack (2) (tracks: A1, A3, B3, B7), Queen (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5, B7, B8), Roy Thomas Baker (tracks: A2, A4 to A6, B5, B6)
• Producer [Assisted By] – Mike Stone (tracks: B1, B2)
• Written-By – Brian May (tracks: A5, A7, B1, B3,), Freddie Mercury (tracks: A2 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B7), John Deacon (tracks: A1, B5)

Notes

Comes with a printed inner sleeve with tracklisting and credits, and images of album covers on which each track originally appeared.
In the runout matrix no.s, "?" is hand-etched, all other characters are stamped.

Outer sleeve:
Marketed by WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty Limited [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company
? & ©1981 Elektra/Asylum Records, 962 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90069. 665 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022. A Division of Warner Communications, Inc. [Warner logo]

Inner sleeve:
Track A1 Released from "The Game" album in August 1980
Track A2 From "A Night At The Opera". Released in October 1975.
Track A3 From "The Game" album. The result of a totally fresh recording environment in Munich, the single was released in October 1979 well in advance of the album.
Track A4 Released simultaneously with "Sheer Heart Attack" album in October 1974.
Track A5 From the album "Jazz". Released as double 'A' with Bicycle Race. Released October 1978.
Track A6 From "Jazz". Recorded in Montreux and the South of France. Released October 1978 as a double 'A' single with Fat Bottomed Girls.
Track A7 Released December 27, 1976. The second single from A Day At The Races.
Track B1 Released in Europe as the 'B' side of "We Are The Champions".
Track B2 From the album "News Of The World" and released in October 1977.
Track B3 From the album "Flash Gordon". Queen's first movie soundtrack venture, released November 1980.
Track B4 Released in November 1976
Track B5 Second single from "A Night At The Opera". Released in May 1976.
Track B6 Released July 11, 1975. Queen's very first single offering from the first album Queen.
Track B7 From "The Game" album. Released in May 1980.
Track B8 recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, September 1981.

Labels:
Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited
WEA Records Pty Limited [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MX199181
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MX199182
• Matrix / Runout (Side A hand-etched and stamped): ? MX199181 5E564-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B hand-etched and stamped): ? MX199182 5E564-2

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
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.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

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.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

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I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.

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I do not wish to withdraw the option of standard postage for the cheaper records, but it must be at your risk.