Dick’s Picks: The legendary Velvet Undergound and Nico and vinyl LP

QUEEN Greatest Hits (1981 Japanese 17-track LP compilation with track list variation, including Under Pressure with David Bowie and Teo Torriatte, but removes Bicycle Race; picture sleeve with back catalogue pictorial inner, an eight-page Japanese/lyric booklet & green & white obi-strip. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played P-6480E)

QUEEN The Complete Works (Mammoth 1985 UK Limited Edition Fourteen LP box set, featuring all of their classic albums up to & including The Works, complete with the Bonus 'Complete Vision' LP containing previously unreleased material. Each record is housed in a stunning white, embossed sleeve with a number on the front denoting each album, complete with unused fold-out poster map, a booklet charting the band's extensive tour history as well as the 'Complete Works' glossy colour photo-booklet, all housed in a generous 3" deep 12" square textured box, lavishly embossed with the artist & title in bold gold print. The packaging is Excellent with some minor spots of cosmetic age wear to a few edges & all vinyl discs are mint & unplayed. Essential! QB1)

QUEEN Queen (1973 UK 10-track LP, the band's debut album including Keep Yourself Alive & Son & Daughter plus a short instrumental version of Seven Seas Of Rhye. The matt picture sleeve [VG] has some corner creasing from ring wear as well as scuff marks to the paper's edges, whilst the vinyl remains clean & in Excellent condition with light evidence of play EMC3006)

QUEEN Sheer Heart Attack (1974 UK first issue 13-track LP, the group's marvellous third studio album including Stone Cold Crazy, Now I'm Here, Killer Queen & Brighton Rock, complete with lyric inner with angle corner cuts, fully laminated picture sleeve with the 'Trident' logo on the reverse. The sleeve has nice & shiny laminate with just a little shelf wear & despite a few edge splits to the inner, the packaging remains in Excellent condition. The vinyl too is Excellent & shows justthe odd couple of faint paper hairlines to highlight play EMC3061)

QUEEN Live Magic (1986 UK first press 15-track LP recorded live at Wembley Stadium, Knebworth & Budapest's Nepstadion, gatefold picture sleeve with picture inner. This is a stunning one owner example. The sleeve is Near Mint with few signs of age wear & the vinyl is near 'as new' EMC3519)

QUEEN Hot Space (1982 UK 11-track LP including Under Pressure, Staying Power, Body Language & Las Palabras De Amor, glossy picture sleeve with a factory sample 'Not For Sale' sticker on the reverse, includes a illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve displays just a little light general wear and the vinyl shows just light signs of play EMA797)

QUEEN Live Magic (1986 Australian 15-track LP recorded live at Wembley Stadium, Knebworth and Budapest's Nepstadion, complete with illustrated credits inner, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with some scuffing to the corners and the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play EMC.240675)

QUEEN Queen (1973 UK 10-track vinyl LP, the band's debut album including Keep Yourself Alive & Son And Daughter plus a short instrumental version of Seven Seas Of Rhye. The matt picture sleeve shows only a little edgewear and the vinyl is Excellent with just a little light cosmetic signs of play. A great copy EMC3006)

QUEEN News Of The World (1977 UK first press 11-track LP including We Will Rock You & We Are The Champions, housed in a thick gatefold picture sleeve complete with the original die-cut lyric inner. The sleeve shows some minor wear & the vinylremains in excellent conditon with few signs of play EMA784)

QUEEN Hot Space (1982 UK 11-track vinyl LP, including Under Pressure with David Bowie, Staying Power, Body Language & Las Palabras De Amor, glossy picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows light wear with a seam split to the inner, whilst the vinyl remains Excellent with little sign of play EMA797)