QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS w/INNER NEAR MINT
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QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS w/INNER NEAR MINT
QUEENA Night At The Opera
1975 UK EMI (EMTC 103) FIRST PRESSING
GREAT COPY, BARELY PLAYED AND LIKE NEW
MATRIX: YAX 5063 - 3 / YAX 5064 - 3
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
A clean, unmarked set of labels with little signs of use.
Label 1 has been pressed off-centre with a tear around the spindle hole.
Nothing too detrimental (please see photos)
VINYL Visual: MINT / NEAR MINT
Both sides shine like new.
Side 2 has one tiny pin-point white pressing spot which gives rise to 4 clicks as it is passed over.
This would have been present from new
VINYL Audio: MINT / NEAR MINT
Plays like new throughout with nothing to fault the crisp, clean and sharp sound apart from the aforementioned 4 clicks on Side 2
SLEEVE: MINT
A stunning example which is as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again like-new with just a little record pressure on the bottom edge but the record has not split through
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))
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