Hello, I have a doubt, I'm looking the box, but I see that exists two boxes. One is limited with a serial number and the other box is the same box without the serial number?¿ I don't understand the difference..
That's correct. The first few hundreds were numbered and the "bonus lp" with b-sides (XIV)was autographed by all four members. I have one of them :-)))).
That one will be very expensive
You should get the regular version without autographs for ca. 150 €
Apparently 10,000 were produced back in 1985, but all aren't numbered. I've got one but I'm not sure if mine is numbered.
The first 600 boxes (numbered of course) were all signed on the "complete vision" LP and worth something like €1000-1200.
Numbered but unsigned and un-numbered are less expensive, between €150-250 depending on the seller.
brENsKi wrote:
i'm sure the boxset i used to own was numbered - but no signatures
Yes your right. It was only a very limited number that were signed.
Mine was numbered but unsigned, though a friend of mine does own a signed copy. The signatures are scrawled with not much care. But imagine sitting round a table in Queen productions office having to sign a couple of hundred copies of something!
There are THREE versions of 'The Complete Works' box:
- 1985 numbered version with all sleeves embossed (I'm not sure if 6000 or 10000 were pressed)
- the same as above, but with the band's signatures on the sleeve of the 14th LP (I heard that 600 copies were signed)
- 1990 (or so) repressed unnumbered version with mixed sleeves (some embossed, other plain).