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Help authenticity of this signatures

Hi! I'm buying this framed CD but I'd like to know if according to you they are originals. I like them but he thing strange to me Is that all signatures has the year, I never seen similar signatures before.. Just something from recent years..

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Permalink Reply by Giankiss74 on May 28, 2022 at 11:34pm

This Is a larger photo, If can help..

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Permalink Reply by Innuendo on May 29, 2022 at 12:15am

I don't think I've ever seen all 4 members sign a cd. Too small a surface. They typically would've signed two to a cd booklet page if given the option. I like the John and Roger. I like the Mercury, hate the Fed. B in Brian looks a bit odd as well. But they're also signing a very small space, so that could be the issue. I really didn't trust it the first few minutes looking at it, but I think it's just really odd from signing a small space and genuine. Strange piece, though. Not sure why 3 of then signed the year when they so little room to begin with.

I did accept your friend request, but I don't get here very often anymore. Feel free to reach me at innuendoopinions@gmail.com anytime. I'm always happy to help.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on May 29, 2022 at 12:33am

Just as an aside, this is really badly framed, IMO.

Also, it appears that a personal dedication has been cut from the corner of the signed page. I’m not a fan of when people do that. For me, it removes the original context and is a wanton act of destruction. More than likely, the dedication was written in Freddie’s hand, which would have helped with authentication.

Cutting personal dedications is shortsighted and rather childish, IMO. What does it achieve? Does it really allow someone other than the original owner to pretend that the autographs were signed for them?

Again, just my opinion, but the cut ruins this piece. Unless it is cheap, I’d pass on it.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on May 29, 2022 at 1:03am

I also never understood this cutting away of context, quality and value. I agree about the framing. Very poor and distracting.

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on May 29, 2022 at 1:27am

I agree with what both you and Eric are saying completely but would love to voice another side.. this item is something I would love as a bargain hunter. Context is taken away by cutting the name sure, but ive said before that I do buy cuts and this is a good example (even if just partially cut. Its still a cut).. authenticity aside, I would take this as a bargain because of lack of adequate storage, presentation, and of course, the cut. I can envision a good way to mat and frame this. If I was inclined to spend the money needed for this, it would be very tempting. Ive said before how I have turned a corner and am completely against cutting items like this. But the damage is already done. its now something that can be used as a bargaining chip. Again authenticity aside. This still holds value. Its great that the cut is pointed out. Its always up to the buyer if they can live with the damage. Personally, i hate seeing other peoples names on items I own. I do have a few but the few I do have bugged me so much that I still had to buy a 2nd autograph without inscriptions just so I could mentally move on.

Just as how people were rubbing off the Polly signatures from the Gilmour cds, (which was just completely ridiculous and a slap in their faces) there are people who look at this hobby differently. One man's garbage is another man's treasure. So again, authenticity aside, i would love to own this if is proven authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on May 29, 2022 at 2:19am

It does maintain value, but I couldn’t tell you what a bargain price for something like this would be. (I am not a fan of Queen, so do not know that particular market.)

This was likely once a very nice item, which IMO has been ruined by poor handling over the years. Again, my advice to the OP would be to buy it only at a relatively cheap price, and only if he can live with the damage. Even a fold — for the record, it still looks like a cut, to me — would constitute damage, and result in weird toning issues, as Eric points out. Personally, if I were in the market for a ‘forever piece’ from Queen, this wouldn’t be it.

The subject of personal dedications is one that really deserves its own thread, but, as a book collector, I can tell you that that world is slowly coming back around to inscribed copies being a good thing, especially for deceased authors. Given that this Queen item originates from Montreux, it was possibly signed for an associate at Mountain Studios. If so, the dedication would add worth, for me, not take it away.

I recently talked an acquaintance on other forum around from attempting to remove a dedication on a Bill Hicks autographed cassette he’d just paid £1,500 for. He then suggested cutting a piece from elsewhere on the cassette insert, to stick over the dedication. Again, I tried to persuade him that this is also an act of wilful destruction. Why on Earth anyone would consider such a thing is beyond me.

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Permalink Reply by Giankiss74 on May 29, 2022 at 1:17am

He says he bought from Montreaux shop for 1650 CHF, he asks 950 euro.. I Will meet the seller in person. There Is something I can look to have some other indications? He says the corner Is not ripped, Just blent over.