{"product_id":"queen-fully-signed-the-complete-works-1985-box-set-one-of-600-signed-copies","title":"Queen Fully Signed The Complete Works 1985 Box Set – One of 600 Signed Copies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional and highly collectable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1985 Queen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Complete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vinyl box set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring the original signatures of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and forming part of the exceptionally limited group of just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e600 sets signed by the complete band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Contemporary auction records confirm that 600 examples of this edition were signed by Queen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued by EMI in December 1985, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Complete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was conceived as the definitive retrospective of Queen’s recording career to that point. The substantial collection comprises \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, encompassing the band’s albums from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with the specially compiled fourteenth disc, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete Vision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the sleeve for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP XIV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that makes this particular set so significant. The elegant white sleeve, embossed with the Queen crest, has been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epersonally signed in silver felt-tip pen by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The contrast of the four silver signatures against the understated white presentation makes this one of the most distinctive officially issued Queen signed collectables of the period. Christie’s records an equivalent example with precisely this configuration.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe timing of the release adds considerably to its historical appeal. The collection appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the year of Queen’s extraordinary performance at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive Aid at Wembley Stadium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by which point the classic four-man line-up had become one of the world’s most celebrated rock bands. Importantly for collectors, this is not simply an unrelated album subsequently assembled with four autographs: the signed sleeve formed part of a deliberately limited group of box sets issued with the band’s signatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection is accompanied by its original supplementary material, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e book, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1971–1985 live performance\/tour itinerary booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and a large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworld map charting the countries in which Queen had performed or achieved record releases\/chart success\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These elements turn the set into an extensive documentary record of the band’s first fifteen years as well as an important signed artefact.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete Queen material bearing the signatures of all four members has particular significance following \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreddie Mercury’s death in 1991\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the presence of the increasingly private John Deacon alongside Mercury, May and Taylor gives complete classic-line-up pieces a special place within Queen collecting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eQueen – The Complete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e box set\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEMI in 1985\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreddie Mercury\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian May\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoger Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Deacon\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete classic Queen line-up represented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAll four signatures executed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilver felt-tip pen\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSignatures appear on the white embossed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP XIV sleeve\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOne of only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e600 box sets signed by Queen\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14-record collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIncludes the special \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete Vision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e disc\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIncludes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Complete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e book\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIncludes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1971–1985 live performance\/tour itinerary booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIncludes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworld map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e documenting Queen’s international reach\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal embossed Queen presentation sleeves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighly significant Queen and British rock memorabilia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkable piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining a comprehensive 1985 retrospective of the band’s career with the original signatures of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — one of only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e600 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sets signed by all four members of the legendary classic line-up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasures of Time","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62541280870787,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/2563\/5203\/files\/3E389C91-AB1E-4E94-8FBD-919701C7918B.jpg?v=1788436470","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftime.co.uk\/products\/queen-fully-signed-the-complete-works-1985-box-set-one-of-600-signed-copies","provider":"Treasures of Time","version":"1.0","type":"link"}