QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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Mar 22, 2013 Start Date
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QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS Nr MINT

BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN EMBOSSED G&L GATEFOLD - TOP COPY

QUEEN
A Night At The Opera

UK EMI (EMTC 103) FIRST PRESSING (December 1975) OF QUEEN'S CLASSIC "A Night At The Opera"
SUPERB COPY - SEEN LITTLE PLAY, SOUNDS SENSATIONAL AND HOUSED IN A BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN & WHITE EMBOSSED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

PRESSED WITH THE CUSTOM QUEEN EMI LABELS
MATRICES: YAX 5063 - 3 / YAX 5064 - 3 (etched "BLAIRS")
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL EMBOSSED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNAL LYRICS, PRINTED BY "Garrod and Lofthouse Limited" WITH FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE SQUARE CUT CORNER PICTURE INNER SLEEVE

Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece.
Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal ("Death on Two Legs," "Sweet Lady"), pop (the lovely, shimmering "You're My Best Friend"), campy British music hall ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Seaside Rendezvous", "Good Company"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody."
No one in the band takes anything too seriously, otherwise the arrangements wouldn't be as ludicrously exaggerated as they are. But the appeal — and the influence — of A Night at the Opera is in its detailed, meticulous productions.
It's prog rock with a sense of humour as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else

Side 1:
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) (3:43)
Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon (1:08)
I'm In Love With My Car (3:05)
You're My Best Friend (2:50)
'39 (3:25)
Sweet Lady (4:01)
Seaside Rendezvous (2:13)
Side 2:
The Prophet's Song (8:17)
Love Of My Life (3:38)
Good Company (3:26)
Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55)
God Save The Queen (1:11)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Superb copy, seen little use and my play-check at loud volume found no major audio issues of note - just 6 clicks on the quiet intro to 'The Prophet's Song' otherwise, the sound performance is flawless - beautifully clean, crystal clear, loud, sharp and bright
SLEEVE: MINT-
Practically as-new - crisp, clean and white, sharp and fresh - no edge or spine wear - lovely example
INNER SLEEVE: MINT-
Again, crisp, clean and fresh - no seam splits

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
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