QUEEN "Innuendo" 1991 UK 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INNER EX++

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QUEEN "Innuendo" 1991 UK 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INNER EX++ LIGHT PLAY, BEST SOUND I'VE HEARD - CLEAN AND FRESH QUEEN Innuendo ORIGINAL UK PARLOPHONE (PCSD-115) FIRST PRESSING (February 1991) OF QUEEN'S FINAL STUDIO ALBUM "Innuendo" IN LIGHTLY PLAYED CONDITION DELIVERING THE FINEST AUDIO I HAVE HEARD FOR THIS OFT TROUBLESOME PRESSING MATRIX: PCSD 115 A-2U-1-1 / PCSD 115 B-2U-1-2 (the matrices are stamped with "Townhouse DMM" etched on both sides)THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE WITH GLOSSY ILLUSTRATIONS AND TITLESCOMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LAMINATED PICTURE/LYRIC INNER SLEEVESide 1: Innuendo / I'm Going Slightly Mad / Headlong / I Can't Live With You / Ride The Wild Wind Side 2: All God's People / These Are The Days Of Our Lives / Delilah / Don't Try So Hard / Hitman / Bijou / Show Must Go On Unbeknownst to the public, Freddie Mercury had been diagnosed with AIDS related symptoms in the late '80s. Although his health weakened by the '90s, Mercury insisted that the band work on music until the very end; their final album turned out to be 1991's Innuendo. Although it didn't receive the same critical praise as its predecessor, 1989's The Miracle, it was another strong album and global hit (again going gold in the U.S.). With hindsight, the song's lyrics are blatantly autobiographical from Mercury's standpoint, such as the reflective "These Are the Days of Our Lives" and the bold "The Show Must Go On." Also included are a pair of tracks that deal with mankind's inability to live harmoniously (the superb epic title track and "All God's People") and a humorous tribute to Mercury's beloved pet felines ("Delilah"). Queen's heavier side is represented by both the rock radio hit "Headlong" and "The Hitman," while "I'm Going Slightly Mad," "I Can't Live With You," and "Don't Try So Hard" show the band's pop sensibilities in full force, and on "Bijou," Brian May gets to show off his guitar chops. Innuendo was a very fitting way to end one of rock's most successful careers LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just a few light spindle traces - this copy has seen little play - NEAR MINT VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen but common with this press there are numerous light hairlines caused by the inner and 'misting' to the surfaces - these flaws however, have little audio consequence and the record has superb playback - visually VERY GOOD VINYL Audio: Sensational audio reproduction with a crystal clear, deep, rich sound and on my one careful play-check at loud volume there are no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no loud This is an exceptionally clean playing copy, which in my experience is pretty rare as this is a notoriously poorly pressed record but this must rank as the finest I have heard. Critically graded EXCELLENT++ for audio - in my opinion, just about as good as it gets SLEEVE: Clean, bright and fresh with none of the common 'foxing' and no real wear to speak of - the edges are crisp and square with no rubbing and the spine is straight and true with all text clear and bold - NEAR MINT INNER SLEEVE: Again, crisp and fresh with no wear - NEAR MINT PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUESTPLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVETHANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS PLEASE REFER TO MY 'ABOUT ME' PAGE FOR MORE DETAILED INFO ON MY PLAY-GRADING, EQUIPMENT USED, P&P etc ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NAGAOKA ANTI-STATIC LINE... read more

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