{"product_id":"classic-rock-magazine-september-2004-thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-black-sabbath-metallica-1498","title":"Classic Rock Magazine September 2004 Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott Black Sabbath Metallica (1498)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003eClassic Rock magazine – September 2004\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a striking \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Lynott \/ Thin Lizzy\u003c\/strong\u003e cover and a strong selection of classic rock features throughout the issue.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front cover is dominated by a close-up photograph of \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Lynott\u003c\/strong\u003e, accompanied by the large \u003cstrong\u003eThin Lizzy\u003c\/strong\u003e logo and the headline \u003cstrong\u003e“The Rocker Remembered…”\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The cover also promotes the results of a readers’ poll covering the \u003cstrong\u003e50 Greatest Live Albums Ever\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the issue additional interest for collectors of classic rock retrospectives and album guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is very much a \u003cstrong\u003eclassic-rock history and collector-focused issue\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Velvet Revolver and progressive\/classic rock coverage from the mid-2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front cover also advertises a \u003cstrong\u003eFREE CD exclusive to WHSmith customers\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eNo CD is visible in the supplied photograph\u003c\/strong\u003e, so the listing should be treated as being for the magazine itself only unless the disc is separately confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-owned vintage magazine with visible storage and handling wear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front cover remains complete, colourful and highly presentable overall, with the Phil Lynott image and major headlines still displaying strongly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is visible \u003cstrong\u003esurface rubbing and scratching\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly across the darker black areas of the cover where marks show more clearly. 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