Queen Greatest Hits 12" Vinyl LP Record - 1981 (near mint)
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I am reluctantly selling my Rock Vinyl Record collection. These albums were bought in my youth, they were only played by myself on my Thorens TD160 record deck [with tracking cleaning arm] and stored with great care. They probably haven't been played for over 30 years and kept safe in my loft since I moved early/mid 80's. I have now sold the record deck - hence I cannot confirm their playing status but I'm sure they were OK with no jumps. Looking at each surface I can see no marks unless indicated below – please read my specific listing info below and ask any questions.
This listing is for Queen Greatest Hits
Record condition and status:- This disc seems to be in Near Mint condition and has Matrix stamp of A2/B1
Sleeve condition:- Excellent
Insert condition:- Excellent condition Hardcover info sleeve
Please also check my other listings as I'm sure I can do combined postage
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released in the UK on 26 October 1981.[4] The album consisted of Queen's best-selling singles since their first chart appearance in 1974 with "Seven Seas of Rhye", up to their 1980 hit "Flash" (though in some countries "Under Pressure", the band's 1981 chart-topper with David Bowie, was included). There was no universal track listing or cover art for the album, and each territory's tracks were dependent on what singles had been released there and which were successful.
Queen's Greatest Hits was an instant success, peaking at number one on the UK Album Chart for four weeks. It has spent over 700 weeks in the UK Charts, and is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, selling over 6 million copies there.[5][6][7][8] It is certified 8x Platinum in the United States, and is Queen's most commercially successful album worldwide with over 25 million copies sold, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.[9][10] Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien hailed Greatest Hits as "impeccable" and "absolutely genius",[11] while British journalist Brian Viner called it the single greatest album ever made.[12]
Track listing
This section includes the track listings for the original Greatest Hits in its various forms. For other compilations, including the second and third Greatest Hits albums, see the relevant articles. On the 17-track UK editions, Freddie Mercury wrote ten songs, Brian May wrote five and John Deacon wrote two. Roger Taylor had not written any singles for the band at that time.
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (from A Night at the Opera, 1975) Freddie Mercury 5:57 2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (from The Game, 1980) John Deacon 3:36 3. "Killer Queen" (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974) Mercury 2:57 4. "Fat Bottomed Girls" (single version, from Jazz, 1978) Brian May 3:22 5. "Bicycle Race" (from Jazz, 1978) Mercury 3:01 6. "You're My Best Friend" (from A Night at the Opera, 1975) Deacon 2:52 7. "Don't Stop Me Now" (from Jazz, 1978) Mercury 3:29 8. "Save Me" (Single Version on 1981 Release only, from The Game, 1980) May 3:48 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 9. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (from The Game, 1980) Mercury 2:42 10. "Somebody to Love" (from A Day at the Races, 1976) Mercury 4:56 11. "Now I'm Here" (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974) May 4:10 12. "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" (from A Day at the Races, 1976) Mercury 2:54 13. "Play the Game" (from The Game, 1980) Mercury 3:33 14. "Flash" (single version, from Flash Gordon, 1980) May 2:48 15. "Seven Seas of Rhye" (from Queen II, 1974) Mercury 2:47 16. "We Will Rock You" (from News of the World, 1977) May 2:01 17. "We Are the Champions" (from News of the World, 1977) Mercury 3:00 Total length: 57:20price rating
