QUEENSRYCHE "RAGE FOR ORDER" 1986 US "BLUE-RING" VINYL LP / VERY RARE / NM

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"Rage for Order" is the second studio album by the American progressive metal band Queensryche, released on June 27th,1986. "Rage for Order" was more progressive than the band's previous releases, with a layered and complex musical structure that employs a two-guitar approach, but also brought keyboards forward in the mix. Despite the band's emphasis on keyboards and digital technology tricks such as the "reverse echo", "Rage for Order" was recorded and mixed in analog. The band's management insisted on Queensryche taking an image associated more with glam rock, glam metal or gothic metal. The tour supporting "Rage for Order" spanned approximately seven months and included being the opening act for Ratt, AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Ozzy Osbourne, although their music wasn't quite compatible. "Rage for Order" was the first album cover by Queenryche to prominently feature the band's Tri-Ryche logo, as nearly all later album covers would, each time with subtle changes made to the logo. A few thousand initial copies bear a bluish-silver banner that was later changed to black, in order to make the artist and title easier to read. In 2005, "Rage for Order" was ranked #343 in Rock Hard magazine's book of "The 500 Greatest Rock and Metal Albums of All Time". This is the 1986 US ORIGINAL "Blue-Silver Ring" FIRST PRESSING Vinyl LP on the EMI America records label. It is also a Capitol Records Promo LP. Please see pictures. This is VERY RARE to find on vinyl these days. The catalog # on the spine is: ST-17197. The bar code matrix # is: 0 7777-17197-1. The vinyl is graded visually by Goldmine standards as NEAR MINT. Looks hardly even played. This is a MASTERDISK / DMM Pressing. There is some writing on the Side 1 label. The cover is graded as a solid EX/EX+ Condition. Comes with ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE FULLY INTACT. Record has been stored in a heavy duty anvil case since 2006. Record will be shipped following business day as soon as payment is received. Media Mail WILL TAKE AT LEAST 3 TO 5 WEEKS DUE TO BEING SHIPPED BY BOAT, NOT AIR, from Hawaii. Priority Mail is $16 from Hawaii.